This week, the dark fiber space continued to see improved performance and the expansion of fiber optic networks and data centers across the country.

Hitron Technologies Americas, a telecommunication networking company, reportedly deployed the MaxLinear MxL267 Full-Spectrum Capture (FSCTM) digital cable front-end receiver for its DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems and gateways.

With natural disasters becoming rampant, companies around the world are investing billions of dollars in fool-proof contingency plans to keep mission-critical applications up and running through severe catastrophes. Given this, redundancy and business continuity services have become a critical part of any managed services offering package. Managed service providers are keen on differentiating their services with more features and a competitive pricing.

TeliaSonera International Carrier has unveiled TeliaSonera IPX, one of the major IPX platforms currently available globally. TeliaSonera IPX has been developed using TSIC's international fiber backbone comprising of 200 PoPs across the globe.

Digital Lightwave, a company serving the communications networking industry through its optical test equipment and technologies, confirmed the availability of its smallest and lightest test solution: 40/100G solution - NIC NXG and NIC BP (Battery Power) chassis.

Looking to improve its telecommunications capacity for its utilities coming up in the future, Central Electric Power Cooperative and N.W. Electric Power Cooperative has chosen BTI's Metro Networking Solutions. Central Electric Power Cooperative (CEPC) is an electric generation and transmission cooperative, with its office in Jefferson City, Missouri.

JDSU, a company serving the optical-networking market, expanded its diode portfolio with the launch of two high-performance lasers: ST Series Fiber Laser Pump for manufacturing and FCD561 Series of continuous-wave lasers for the Life Sciences market.

DukeNet Communications, a fiber provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions, reportedly upgraded its core network with 100G-capable coherent Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, and its carrier and enterprise customers can now seamlessly deploy 40G and 100G solutions without having to alter their existing fiber infrastructure.

L-com, a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, recently added MPO options to its online cable configurator. The added capabilities will enable website users to receive pricing details immediately in regards to MPO cable assembly configurations.

Ciena Corporation has unveiled novel packet capabilities for its 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. Network operators are offered an extremely scalable, converged packet-optical offering by the latest E-Suite packet modules for the 6500, which include Ciena's service aware packet operating system (SAOS).

Gladstone, Missouri, is the latest area to be a recipient of the Google Fiber project, marking it among a few cities and states that have become a part of this large endeavor. It may take some time before Google can actually get the network working, but the city council has approved the measure paving the way forward and making it easier for the Internet search company to install services.

United Fiber & Data recently announced that its very first Premier Partner award, which was introduced to honor its partners, goes to PEG Bandwidth, a company that provides customized cell site backhaul solutions for wireless operators to support 4th generation (4G) deployments. United Fiber & Data has been providing solutions to PEG Bandwidth to help provide cell site backhaul service in hard-to-reach locations.

Juniper Networks, a company that deals in network innovation solutions, recently announced that its QFX3000-M QFabric System has been selected by Yahoo Japan Corporation (YAHOO! Japan) for deployment at its new, environment-friendly Shirakawa Data Center.

Hibernia Networks, a provider of global capacity solutions including submarine and terrestrial networks across North America, Europe, and Asia, will be expanding and enhancing its services using CoreSite solutions.

Alpheus Communications, a provider of Texas metro-regional fiber and networking solutions, has extended Ethernet services into Mexico via new relationship with Marcatel, a Mexican concessionaire.

DE-CIX has successfully completed the optical foundation of its latest flagship DE-CIX Apollon platform. The latest optical layer, implemented in four supernodes and three feeder sites across Frankfurt, is capable of offering a complete capacity of 12Tbps across its mesh-network topology. The latest switching platform from DE-CIX, developed using this optical platform, is presently in the implementation mode, and will be available for service in September 2013.

QLogic has revealed that the latest Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director has been qualified for usage with QLogic FlexSuite adapters. Versatile, high performance building blocks for ground-breaking storage area networks or SANs will be offered by the QLogic FlexSuite adapters in association with Cisco MDS switches.

Arcing, an expert in SDN technologies, has improved their Intelligent Switching Solution (ISS), a comprehensive, feature-rich software product for developing a wide range of Intelligent Ethernet switching applications. The system ranges from entry level, fixed-port fast Ethernet switches to module-based Gigabit stackable switches; and Metro Ethernet-based carrier-class systems to Data Center as well as Industrial switching solutions.

Home networks are becoming more ubiquitous but at the same time more complex as they are now using a hybrid of wired and wireless technologies like MStar Semiconductor, a company specializing in semiconductor solutions for display and digital home platforms. Recently, it extended its support of the newly ratified IEEE 1905.1-2013 standard for Convergent Digital Home Network targeted to Heterogeneous Technologies.

Telecommunications equipment provider Corning Inc. has recently bagged a major contract from Allied Fiber, which is currently constructing the Miami-to-Atlanta segment of its planned nationwide network system. Under the terms of contract, Corning will be providing the optical fiber for this 754-mile stretch of Allied's network neutral dark fiber infrastructure. The project is schedule to be completed by year's end.

Slic Network Solutions, a fiber provider in St. Lawrence County in upstate New York, has reached its 3,000th subscriber. The network is being expanded into more rural areas of the county thanks to funding from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Slic is receiving grants and loans totaling over $33 million. The company will serve more than 6,000 customers with high-capacity video and Internet services when the work is completed.

An Internet outage affecting the war-torn country of Syria has been blamed on the failure of a fiber-optic cable. The outage effectively cut off the country from the rest of the Internet for almost a day. It is not known whether it was due to a technical failure or whether the Syrian government, which is locked in a civil war, deliberately cut off one of the three fiber cables connecting the country to the rest of the world.

Zayo Group, a company offering -based bandwidth infrastructure services and carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection services to various companies around the world, has now strategically expanded its Tier 1 internet protocol (IP) strength in the Minneapolis region.

This week, the Dark Fiber Community continued to see improved performance and the expansion of fiber optic networks and data centers across the country.

Fibrenoire has recently completed two acquisitions, buying out the Montreal-based fiber optic networks Societe des Reseaux Dedies et Prives Inc. (SRDP Telecom) and Reseau du Haut-Richelieu Inc. (RHRI), thanks to the support of Novacap. This gives the company the largest business-dedicated fiber network in Quebec, with more than 75 million meters of fiber.

The new Jesurun A19 Android TV box that lets users run Android apps on TV with an Ethernet jack is available from Focalprice, says liliputing.com, a portal dedicated to deliver information on mobile and computer technologies.

Alliance Fiber Optic Products designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of fiber optic components and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market.

Although Ethernet is a familiar feature of many business and home networks, it's an evolving standard.

Latisys, a provider of outsourced IT infrastructure solutions, has inked a partnership agreement with Ascenty a metro fiber and data center services provider in Brazil. This enables the offering of an integrated platform to serve the needs of medium-to-enterprise-size business customers in Brazil.

The company's FTTH portfolio, including the Total Access 5000 and Total Access 300 series, offers comprehensive set of broadband solutions from an all-Ethernet platform. By choosing ADTRAN's FTTH portfolio, Sycamore can now deploy a high-capacity fiber access network that can handle bandwidth intensive services, including IPTV, Voice over IP (VoIP) and high-speed Internet at ultra-broadband speeds.

Grandview, Missouri, is the latest community around Kansas City to approve Google Fiber being offered to its residents and businesses.

SES, a provider of satellite communications services owning a fleet of 52 geostationary satellites, has entered an agreement with BeyonDSL.net Limited, a company that offers advanced broadband services to its customers in the U.K. Under the new partnership, SES Broadband will be delivered across the U.K. and Ireland by BeyonDSL with a new brand name 'Satellite Internet,' providing download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s to the users.

Ever since 1940, when the first offshore well was drilled from a fixed platform, Belden Inc., a provider of end-to-end signal transmission solutions, has continued to be the primary signal transmission partner for this market. Even today its solutions reduce platform downtime and make installations safe and secure. Belden will be displaying its latest rage of cabling, networking and cyber security products at The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2013.

Data center provider CoreSite Realty Corporation has recently signed a strategic deal with 24/7 Mid-Atlantic Network, a provider of custom, high-capacity transport and network solutions including metro dark fiber, wireless backhaul, last mile transport, private fiber networks and carrier-neutral colocation. The company has a large clientele spread across Baltimore; Washington, D.C. metro; Northern Virginia and Delmarva Peninsula areas.

This week, the Dark Fiber community continued to see improved performance and the expansion of fiber optic networks and data centers across the country.

If Carrier Ethernet 2.0 is your move, and iConverter is your NID, then Omnitron has got something for you. It's recently released NetOutlook EMS, a management and monitoring software suite for Ethernet demarcation, is everything you could ever hope for.

Google Fiber, the gigabit-speed fiber optic Internet service provided by search giant Google, is coming to Austin, TX in mid-2014. Kansas City, MO and the surrounding area was the first place to be eligible for the super-fast Internet. Since Google is known primarily for its popular search engine, the big question being asked about Google Fiber is why Google is foraying into the business of ISPs?

Google may be making headlines for pushing super-high-speed fiber optic cable in parts of the country, but there's another fiber optic provider which no one is talking about: school districts. Yes, schools are increasingly pairing together to make deals to establish fiber optic networking within their districts.

LightRiver Technologies recently entered into an agreement with ABB Tropos Wireless Communications Systems under which LightRiver will offer Tropos IP wireless mesh solutions to the utility market. As such, LightRiver is now considered an Elite Reseller of Tropos Utility Networking Solutions and will provide a focused network foundation to enable smarter grids, in turn increasing the reliability of modern power systems.

Times Fiber Communications is enabling easier installation and less tower loading with the release of PowerOptX hybrid cables.

Multenet Technologies, a networking and communication products manufacturer, launched its new dual-SIM eModem which is a specially designed Ethernet modem that can support both GPRS and EDGE connectivity.

As companies all over the world realize the salient benefits of ethernet services, providers are coming up with newer plans and services to exploit the market. In order to enhance the availability of Business Ethernet access available to BroadConnect customers, BroadConnect Telecom has introduced an upgraded Ethernet service, the company has announced.

In today's fast paced business environment, clod-based and hosted IT solutions can literally make or break a business. In an effort to make managed hosting and cloud computing more accessible to the businesses based in Jacksonville, CenturyLink a provider of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions, announced that it will be undergoing a major fiber network expansion into metro Jacksonville, F.L.

Oceans keep us apart more than anything else on the planet. It seems an obvious statement, as Earth is literally covered in ocean and we are not an aquatic species. Communications technology has been bridging those distances for a long time now, using wireless systems and satellites to bring us into the homes of friends all the way around the world. From a user standpoint, we are closer together than ever before, but from a provider standpoint, oceans still get in the way of infrastructure.

SolveForce, a Los Angeles, California Metro Ethernet Internet and MPLS Services solutions provider, has rolled out in various cities for MPLS, Dark Fiber, T1 Line, T3 Internet, Hosted VoIP and Metro Ethernet services. It has just announced that it is now providing some of the lowest prices in Telecom services, with prices it claims to be are the lowest amongst competing providers.

An increasing number of households today rely on unmonitored home security systems to take care of their belongings when they are away from home. PhantomLink, a provider of a range of Internet-enabled self-monitored security technologies and wireless HD security cameras, has expanded its offering with the introduction of PhantomLink Ethernet Adapter.

The recent surge in mobility, wireless and the cloud has put increased pressure on existing broadband systems in the United States, as providers can no longer be supported by the backhaul network infrastructure that is currently in place. In an effort to create infrastructure that can efficiently meet the new demands of technology, Allied Fiber LLC is providing a new dark fiber and colocation facility.

Most countries benefit from increased infrastructure investment when they are announced to host world famous events like the Olympics. Now that Brazil is hosting the 2014 World Cup, the country realizes this benefit in the form of fiber optic high speed internet.

CyrusOne, a global colocation solutions provider, launched the CyrusOne Service Advantage program, which unites CyrusOne's global organization behind a single IT service management (ITSM) platform that enables anytime, anywhere management of employee and equipment resources and services.

The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER), a non-profit membership organization, announced that the construction of the KINBER's Pennsylvania Research and Education Network (PennREN) is now complete. The statewide broadband network is slated to offer advanced data networking to non-profit organizations across 50 counties of Pennsylvania.

Wavien, a technology licensing company developing long-life high-performance light sources and engine prototypes for the projection and general lighting industries, recently introduced its new venture, Recycling Light Technology (RLT), with its architectural illumination system for architecture.

This week, the Dark Fiber Community continued to see improved performance and the expansion of fiber optic networks and data centers across the country.

As consumer and business applications continue to drive network capacity demands and demand for bandwidth increases, the 10G transport infrastructure is finding it hard to cope. Hence, the optical networking industry is rapidly moving toward 100G solutions for high-capacity networking options, something that Hutchison global Communications (HGC) is in need of.

TP-LINK, a provider of networking products, announced a series of gigabit Ethernet switches for any business looking to upgrade their LAN.

It is not terribly surprising that CenturyLink is raising a procedural objection to the iProvo sale to Google Fiber. There is a long history of major telcos and cable companies opposing municipal broadband projects, for example.

In order to enhance the capacities of subsea cable systems, Xtera Communications, a provider of optical networking solutions has introduced a next-generation optical repeater.

Telx, one of the world's biggest interconnection and data center providers, revealed it has established new gateways between New York City and Sao Paulo, Brazil in a partnership with Seaborn Networks. Seaborn Networks is the developer and operator of Seabras-1, the first direct submarine cable connection ever to be erected between New York City and Sao Paulo in Brazil.

OFS, a manufacturer of fiber-optic products, has announced its introduction of TeraWave ULA Ocean Fiber, a new single-mode submarine fiber-optic cable. "A breakthrough in ocean fiber technology, TeraWave ULA Fiber offers a unique combination of the industry's largest effective area, excellent cabling performance, and significantly reduced attenuation for reliable coherent transmission at 100 Gb/s over trans-oceanic distances," the company said in a release.

Enabling high speed broadband services in underserved and remote areas ensures that every section of the society can avail maximum chances to progress and grow, and consistent construction of advanced telecommunications infrastructure is imperative for achieving that goal.

Independents Fiber Network (Independents), a wholly owned subsidiary of Com Net Incorporated, and Cyan, a major player in software-defined networks (SDNs) for service providers and data center operators, have successfully demonstrated 100G services over Ohio's GigE Plus Fiber Optic Network.

Holocom, Inc., a prominent company in homeland, private and global security markets, recently said that its HC508 Alarm Processor Unit (APU) has been successfully cleared for use in alarmed PDS applications for the U.S. Air Force. Members of the U.S. Air Force CTTA office at Scott Air Force Base were responsible for evaluating the HC508 APU.

Sewell Direct, a provider of solutions for connectivity, recently unveiled the new Sewell Gigaglider USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter that lets users enjoy the security and speed of wired Internet even without an Ethernet port.

"One more search per session" is not the only reason for Google Fiber, but comes close of explaining Google's consistent and continuing interest in the speed of Internet access. The issue still is why the firm believes speed is so important. There are a couple reasons.

This week, the Dark Fiber Community continued to see improved performance and the expansion of fiber optic networks and data centers across the country.

North Kansas City appeared to take a page out of Provo's playbook recently, as its city council established a 20-year lease of its LINKCity fiber optic network to Google Fiber. The lease itself is valued at $3.2 million, and serves as evidence of Google's increasing interest in dark fiber.

Gigaclear and Rutland Telecom have launched a fiber network in part of the United Kingdom's market town of Uppingham.

Whether it is in the Salt Flats of Bonneville breaking land speed records in strange contraptions or the digital world, speed still gets everyone's attention. The latest speed attention grabber in the digital domain is Sony's So-Net ISP, offering download speeds of up to two Gbps and upload speeds of one Gbps for its residential customers in Japan. Fiber is making this transition possible for countries that are experiencing these high speeds. Although Japan has 25 percent of households with Fiber to the Home or FTTH, the UAE has the largest penetration at more than 70 percent.

Missing Game of Thrones? Sad about the lack of late night Cinemax in your life? Google Fiber TV subscribers have just gotten two more reasons to not regret dropping cable and satellite: HBO and Cinemax.

Hurricane Electric has set up a point-of-presence or PoP at Cologix's INFOMART data centre located in Dallas. The Standard Connections offering from Cologix will be advantageously used by the latest PoP, thereby allowing Hurricane Electric to extend its international network and will now be able to address the requirements from the latest set of network clients situated in Dallas, and have a presence in all the markets across the North American platform of Cologix.

Google's rapid expansion of Google Fiber, the ultra-fast 1 Gbps connection, continues unabated. After last week's announcement of Austin, Texas as the next Google Fiber city, and two years after the initial foray into Kansas City, Google yesterday stated that Provo, Utah would land the next round of Google Fiber expansion.

Operators are looking for new ways to compete in the dynamic market. Many have started deploying solutions that eliminate the cost as well as complexity of interconnections between discrete WDM and OTN systems in order to deliver services that are faster than competitors'.

Windstream has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide voice, data and Internet service to GSA offices in America's Heartland. The contract covers GSA's Region 6 which includes Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas.

A case study conducted by Thinklogical LLC has highlighted the improved performance of United (Netherlands), a full service technical service company for multimedia audio-visual productions, attributing the accomplishment to United's upgrading from a copper-based system to Thinklogical fiber optic KVM routing and extension system.

The big news in fiber this week was Google moving a fiber network into the Austin, Tex. market, and the reaction of other companies to that news.

Sprint has been named a challenger on Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers. It was previously one of the niche players in the Quadrant. The company is known in the communications industry for its unmatched wireless services. But in recent years, the company has substantially increased its wireline investments.

In its latest San Diego RootScore Report, the independent mobile analytics firm, RootMetrics has identified Verizon and AT&T as San Diego's two top-performing carriers. Showcasing outstanding overall performance in the RootMetrics tests of network speed, e-mail delivery, and webpage and app loading, the two companies jointly grabbed the first position in the coveted RootScore Awards.

Emerson Network Power, a provider of data center infrastructure management solutions, reportedly unveiled the Avocent Matrix High Performance KVM specifically designed for the media and entertainment industry.

A new survey indicates that small and medium-sized companies willing to upgrade their networks to all-fiber are seeing some big operational cost savings. In total, most companies that make this change are reportedly seeing about 20 percent less in costs from one year to the next.

New York-based Internet host GalaxyVisions and colocation provider ColoGuard revealed that they have been approved to begin testing, using and distributing next-generation Internet protocol (IPv6) addresses to their customers.

To cater to the managed service delivery needs of Canadian service provides, OneAccess Networks, a manufacturer of multi-service routers, has signed a distribution agreement with FONEX data systems Inc. The integrated Layer 2/3 functionality provided in The One Series Multi-Service Router (MSR) portfolio will give a wide range of broadband WAN options to service providers, enabling them to offer cloud services and applications to the SMB and enterprise customers.

Quanta QCT, a specialist in the manufacturing of server, storage and network equipment for cloud-ready data centers, launched a Value SKU for the MESOS CB220 storage appliance. This is a cluster-in-a-box solution that is pre-configured with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Storage Server 2012, and is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB).

Those that are not computer savvy or familiar with cabling terminology ought to know that the use of Ethernet cables is what enables one to connect devices such as modems, routers and adapters to establish a working network. This is a type of twisted EIA/TIA cable, which is what reduces electrical interference and crosstalk, and uses a RJ-45 Ethernet connector to enable an at-home or office computer data connectivity on a network to be able to transmit data signals.

Hurricane Electric Internet Services has obtained 100G Wavelength services on Zayo Group's recently implemented 100G routes. Zayo recently upgraded its 100G Wavelength routes from New York to Washington, D.C., and Chicago to Memphis.

Network recording is essential for effective network troubleshooting, diagnostics and security forensics, and the lack of solutions in this space has challenged operations teams' deployment of 100GbE network technology.

Eltek, specializing in high efficiency power systems that are required in telecommunications, industrial applications and renewable energy projects, added a new modular IBB-250WM wall mount DC power system to its family of Industrial Building Block (IBB) power systems.

ASSIA, Inc., strategic partner, and trusted solutions vendor to broadband service providers across the globe, recently announced that they are excited over the proposed deployment of vectored DSL for providing Australian consumers with 100 Mbps. The last two years, have seen a number of successful field trials of the technology and an increasing number of service providers deploying vectoring to enhance their broadband connections.

In order to upgrade the traffic signals down Ohio 63, a proposal of $1.3 million project has been planned. To aid in future economic development the plan will also call for installing fiber optic cable. The project, called "Signal Inter Connect," will be managed and bided upon by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

France now aims for 100 percent fiber-to-the-home coverage by 2020 in the Paris metro area, as part of a new government agreement with France Telecom and SFR. France Telecom and SFR will roll out fiber in 198 and 122 towns, respectively, not classified as being very densely populated.

The ink has barely dried on the news that Google Fiber's next target is Austin, Texas, but already the service will have competition when it makes its appearance. AT&T announced early April 9 that it was looking to bring its own one gigabit service to Austin with an expansion of its Project VIP service.

The hip city of Austin, Texas is already known for its annual SXSW festival, bringing together technology and alternative culture, but the city will now also be getting Google Fiber. Google and Texas capital have sent out invitations to an event, though they remained vague about what they were actually announcing.

The year 2011 was regarded as the seventh most expensive year in U.S. history for losses due to natural disasters; more than 6,500 cell towers and sites were damaged because of Hurricane Irene, leading to severe flooding in Vermont and New York.

Intergraph Security, Government and Infrastructure or SG&I has unveiled an enhanced version of its G/Technology Fiber Optic Works offering. Utilities, communications providers, municipalities and state agencies will be able to administer fiber optic infrastructure in a simplified manner using the latest release, version 1.2.

With advancements to the Internet and multimedia, videos have become an indispensable part of life-logs for personal experiences. To improve on the user experience and provide efficient video, Thinklogical, a manufacturer of secure fiber optic video and KVM routing and extension systems, has introduced some new products that demonstrate a high-productivity post-production video editing workflow.

Broadcasting is undergoing massive changes with the advent of several new technologies. Aspera and EVS have partnered to serve broadcasters, affiliates and viewers fast and quality content in the growing multi-screen industry.

SolveForce is introducing new Internet services including MPLS, T3 line, VoIP, T1 line, and Ethernet services in Pittsburgh. In addition, companies in the region will be able to enjoy fast Ethernet and point to point lines. Known for its very affordable pricing on services, SolveForce's services are going to be beneficial for the area.

SolveForce recently launched telecom services which include T1 line, VoIP, MPLS and T3 line service in the Cincinnati region and businesses are now eager to leverage SolveForce to serve the surrounding Cincinnati cities.

Carrier-neutral data center operator, Open Data Centers, has announced that dark fiber and lit services provider, Sunesys LLC, is now available for lit and dark fiber solutions from its New Jersey data center facility.

The costs of fiber to the home (FTTH) are dominated by the civil works required to put fiber in the ground. This can amount to as much as three quarters of the total cost of the network. There are currently a number of options for deploying fiber. The cable can be directed buried into the ground or pre-installed in a direct buried duct. It can be installed in existing or new ducts laid in trenches, drilling directly under the surface of the ground, or using poles for overhead cable where necessary.

Small and medium-sized telephone companies that have upgraded their networks to all-fiber access annually report operational cost savings averaging 20.4 percent, according to a study commissioned by the Fiber to the Home Council Americas (FTTH Council), and conducted by RVA.

Berk-Tek, a subsidiary of Nexans, has successfully entered into a long-standing tactical contract with Leviton. A best-in-class copper and fiber solution, which merges Leviton's exhaustive connectivity portfolio with the finest performance of Berk-Tek's cables, will now be offered by the Berk-Tek Leviton Technologies or BLT alliance. Customers will be offered a premier alternative for dependable and high-performance networks.

Network service provider Mod Mission Critical announced the launch of its Los Angeles, CA-based Inter-Building Cross (IBC) Connect platform.

Molex Incorporated launched its Brad Direct-Link unmanaged switches that are available in 5- and 8-port modules based on Ultra-Lock push-pull technology.

Omron Network Products (ONP) will demonstrate the new SX4-SDI subsystem a stand-alone optical subsystem that can transmit four 3G-SDI signals over 500m on a single fiber simultaneously.

Telarix, a provider of interconnect business optimization solutions, has continuously strived to enable carriers, resellers and emerging market providers to automate their wholesale interconnect purchase processes with its off-the-shelf suite of software modules coined iXTools.

Cyan has announced that Arvig Communications has selected Blue Planet and Z-Series to deliver advanced new services across its Minnesota service footprint.

For companies that share sensitive data across applications and organizations, managing complicated security and compliance mandates sometimes becomes a struggle. They need to develop a foolproof security and risk management strategy to avoid complications in the future.

Fujitsu Network Communications, a provider of connection-oriented Ethernet and optical transport technologies, stated that Canadian telecommunications company TELUS has installed Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) in order to realize 100G performance in its inter-city regional network deployments.

Last year, two businesses in the LA telecom industry formed to create Wilcon, a provider of fiber and data center infrastructure solutions in Southern California. I recently spoke with Jon Deluca, president and CEO at Wilcon, at COMPTEL PLUS in Las Vegas about what the company offers, how it sets itself apart from competitors and its recent partnership with Brocade.

GreenPeak Technologies, a semiconductor company specializing in low power RF communication required for smart home applications, recently unveiled the GP501 ZigBee transceivers which enables a coexistence scheme making way for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee chips to work in tandem in the same device.

The Egyptian military has captured three divers accused of cutting a major undersea cable entering Alexandria, Egypt. The March 27, 2013 apparent attack disrupted Internet access for possibly hundreds of ISPs scattered along the cable route.

Telecom New Zealand has launched its new "Ultra Fibre" services to businesses and consumers in New Zealand. The rollout of what Telecom New Zealand calls "ultra fast broadband" is slated to be available to 75 percent of New Zealanders by 2020.

TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, has recently deployed its Fujitsu 100G solution on the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP), to meet the bandwidth requirements for high-speed data services, Internet video services and smart phones, while ensuring a better cost per unit and a lasting technology foundation for their evolving packet-centr.ic regional and national network

TELEHOUSE America, a company that provides dedicated data centers, and international Internet exchanges, recently inked new partnership agreement with German WDM optical component and subsystems developer, Cube Optics AG, for the supply of DWDM technology. TELEHOUSE America offers its services to a variety of clients via 44 branded data centers in 23 cities throughout Asia, Africa, North America and EMEA.

Brocade, a specialist in fabric-based data center networking solutions, has unveiled Brocade Fabric Vision technology, an advanced storage area networking (SAN) hardware and software solution. This SAN solution helps users realize greater uptime while simplifying SAN deployment and management. It also provides high visibility and insight into the storage network.

Overture, a preferred provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions for the metro edge, has unveiled Overture 6500, the first platform in the company's new Open Service Delivery Family.

According to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, China's Fiber Optic Test Equipment Market, which earned $81.1 million in revenue in 2012, is set to touch $123.9 million in 2019. The expansion will be fuelled by growing need for greater bandwidth and the increasing deployment of fiber to the X (FTTX).

Zayo Group recently announced that it will now provide connectivity to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Data Center facility in Mahwah, N.J. through its newly expanded fiber infrastructure. Financial customers at the NYSE Data Center will now be able enjoy access to major exchanges such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, London's Basildon exchange and 755 Secaucus outside of New York City. This will be in addition to gaining access to other key locations within Zayo Group's 11,100 on-net building network.

A provider of measurement solutions for the optical fiber, cable, and component manufacturing industry, Photon Kinetics has reportedly expanded its 2500 Optical Fiber Analysis System with the addition of a high-performance 850 nm fiber laser. The company has partnered with Canadian provider of fiber-based lasers and molecular spectroscopic and imaging systems; Genia Photonics to develop this new high resolution, differential mode delay (DMD) measurement technique for a multimode optical fiber.

Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. (AFOP) designs, manufactures and markets a range of fiber optic components, and integrated modules incorporating these components, for communications equipment manufacturers and service providers. The company achieved an unexpected sales growth in the first quarter of 2013. This higher than anticipated net sales in the first quarter of 2013 is indicative of a stronger than expected demand from customers across several lines and market segments. Encouraged by the trend, AFOP raised its revenue guidance for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co., Inc., a developer of rugged wireless and wired M2M connectivity solutions for harsh environments, has unveiled SPECTRE RT 300 series industrial wired Ethernet routers.

The Fort Morgan City Council recently gave the green light on a study of the city's fiber optic network with a budget of $40,000. The fiber optic network being studied is used chiefly by the city, Morgan County, and the Fort Morgan school district. The funding for this endeavor came from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs through a grant awarded about 11 years ago.

This is not a typo. That's right, it's a one followed by a zero. The Hall County School District in Gainseville, GA, is going to gain access to a whopping 10 Gbps wide area network (WAN) connectivity for its 41 locations.

Remember the days of dial up Internet, when you had to wait a few (or more) minutes for your computer to connect before being able to surf the Web? While some of us only remember this very vaguely (like me) and it seems that broadband connections have been around forever, this may not ring true for some areas in the world, like Europe.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a provider of communications solutions and services to businesses, recently announced that it has been recognized as the fastest growing Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) vendor for the third quarter of 2012, according to the recently released Dell'Oro "Ethernet Switch Quarterly Report for the third quarter 2012."

The faster the better, and most Web developers might as well dub that their secondary mission statement. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is in the hot seat this time for receiving approval of a Study Group pursuing 400 Gigabit Ethernet speeds. And some think we can do more.

ADTRAN, a provider of networking and communications equipment, reportedly upgraded its Total Access 5000 system with a new single-slot Carrier Ethernet module. The new card will enable the 21-slot Total Access 5000 to hereon support more than 200 Gbps per slot. The module, called Ethernet Transport Optical Switch (ETOS-10), is supposedly based on the company's Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ETOS-1 and should cater to the criteria for maximum sales in access and edge networks.

Emulex, a provider of hardware and software solutions for global networks, stated that its Connect Partner Program has been upgraded with a new loyalty program, improved reseller training tools and restructured deal registration and Web enablement. This year, the company is planning to bring its reseller partners in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region into the partner program.

OceanWorks International recently announced that it has re-deployed the VENUS coastal network in the Strait of Georgia. During the early fall of 2012, a power connector on the VENUS array failed. To rectify the situation, a joint team of engineers from OceanWorks International (OWI) and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) went aboard the CS Wave Venture for a week (Feb 5-9) to repair and resurrect the network.

Currently, wires and cables for rolling stock are hugely in demand in overseas markets. In response to this need, Hitachi Cable has introduced a new lineup of halogen-free, heat-resistant LAN cables for rolling stock.

Weidmuller has recently announced new serial to fiber-optic Ethernet converters, belonging to its Industrial Ethernet Portfolio.

Pluribus Networks has received investment from China Broadband Capital, as part of its Series C financial support. Till date, Pluribus Networks has collected a minimum of $44 million investment, which will be utilized to fulfill customer requirements for implementing,software-defined virtualized Fabric solutions in China. Menlo Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and Mohr Davidow Ventures have also invested in Pluribus Networks.

Sunesys, LLC will deliver a 10Gbps private Wide Area Network to Hall County School District. The network will link 41 locations throughout the school district spread across Georgia. A minimum of 8,300 fiber route miles are offered by Sunesys in Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Illinois and California.

Across the pond, researchers over at the University of Southampton in England have revealed the result of hard work and dedication to strengthening today's dark fiber efforts. We've all heard of the popular comic book character Flash who could run at the speed of light, but now, this team touts its newest rivaling technology - optical fibers that can reportedly transfer data t 99.7 percent of the universe's speed limit, or in other words, at the speed of light.

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Uncertainties surrounding FCC reforms is impeding the progress of small, independent telecommunications providers in the U.S, says a new survey by NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association.

Sabritec, a Smiths Connectors brand and custom connecting devices manufacturer, has just released its new Size 16 Low Loss Floating Fiber Optic CP 29504/4 Pin Termini that has been designed for a range of apps and markets.

As one of Europe's most experienced market analysis and consulting firms, Idate gives organizations the best information available for making strategic decisions in telecom, Internet and media industries. Information for the report was gathered from 39 member and candidate countries of the FIFTH Council Europe, an industry organization promoting the acceleration of fiber-based ultra-high-speed access networks for consumers and businesses.

Anova Technologies, a provider of financial and exchange connectivity services, has acquired a long haul microwave network between the Washington, DC Equinix facility, at 1275 K Street, and NASDAQ, at 1400 Federal in Carteret, N.J.

Ultra-high speed systems on chips developer, ClariPhy Communications, Inc. recently shipped over 11,000 units of its LightSpeed 40G coherent SoC products, into applications throughout long haul, regional, metro and submarine networks. ClariPhy's LightSpeed 40G coherent SoC products attempt to tackle the issue of high bandwidth demands, brought on by cloud computing, IPTV, streaming HD video and smartphone apps, through a low-power and cost-effective solution that can be quickly deployed in high volumes.

Sunrise Telecom, a provider of test, monitoring and workflow management solutions, has announced the addition of Operations, Administration and Management (OAM) and MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) capabilities to its Ethernet service activation platform.

EXFO Inc., a company that designs fiber optic testing, monitoring and automation equipment, has recently launched its MXS-9100, which it developed together with DiCon. The device, which is a rack-mountable MEMS MxN Matrix Optical Switch, is available only from EXFO at the moment.

Anritsu Company recently announced that its MP1800A will be used for driving the performance of Mindspeed's CDR Retimers at the OFC/NFOEC, March 19-21, Anaheim, CA.

Davinci Virtual, a provider of global virtual office solutions, has expanded to 90 more locations in 2013, thanks to its ever-growing preferred partner center network.

Telecom Association, which voted to determine the top Ethernet over copper (EoC) and metro fiber providers in the industry, granted Transbeam, the national integrated communications provider, a position among the top five.

While just about every municipality worth its salt across the United States - not to mention many of the residents of said municipalities - wants a crack at getting Google Fiber in their particular towns, cities and villages, the rollout has been painfully slow for many. But after getting Google Fiber up and running in Kansas City, Google dropped word yesterday in the Google Fiber blog about further expansion.

Go!Foton, a supplier of optical materials and components for various applications, along with Samsung Electronics reportedly unveiled the new Invisia Indoor Living Unit (ILU) solutions that are designed to equip multi-dwelling units (MDU) with FTTH services easily and quickly.

Five companies formed a CDFP (400 Gbps form-factor pluggable) industry consortium to define a transceiver module/plug mechanical form factor and a host-board electrical edge connector and cage. The companies include Avago Technologies, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., JDS Uniphase Corporation, Molex Incorporated and TE Connectivity.

OFS, a specialist in the design and manufacturing of fiber optic network products, announced upgrades to its Furukawa Electric FITEL SmartFuse fusion splicing software. The software will now feature automated optimal facial-fit alignment and a new effective live fiber splicing method.

OFS, a specialist in fiber optic network products, has launched a new highly nonlinear fiber, HNLF-SPINE, which features stable phase-matching characteristics that can ensure nonlinear efficiency. The company designs, develops and makes optical fiber, optical fiber cable, connectivity, FTTX and specialty photonics solutions.

To enhance routing flexibility and connectivity survivability in networks, MoSys (MOSY), a company specializing in semiconductor solutions that enable fast, intelligent data access for network and communications systems, announced its new LineSpeed 100G Multi-Mode Gearbox integrated circuit (IC) for next-generation networking and communications systems.

Kansas Fiber Network has chosen Cisco's carrier packet transport and coherent optical DWDM technology for upgrading its groundbreaking packet optical network. The improved network, capable of offering maximum 100 Gigabit per second or 100 G speeds, allows KFN to address the rising customer requirements for Ethernet, mobile backhaul and high-speed private line services in a simplified and scalable manner.

A recent study, Cisco Visual Networking Index Forecast, indicated that global IP traffic has increased eightfold over the past five years and will increase another threefold over the next five years. The usage of video, data and mobile traffic has increased tremendously.

The market for ultra-high density optical distribution frames in telecom and datacom equipment centers is prospering, as the data storage in enterprise data banks is growing at a rate of 50 percent per year. Exponential growth in the demand for ubiquitous upstream/downstream video over smartphones, as well as increased construction of data centers, has been critical in this development.

Pacnet, provider of integrated network and technology solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, has recently adapted the Infinera DTN-X platform, supported with 500-Gigabit/second (Gb/s) long-haul super-channels. Built on the design principles of the highly successful Infinera DTN platform, the Infinera DTN-X platform promises to offer scale, simplicity and efficiency of the digital optical network into the terabit age.

O3b Networks, which helped create Africa's first commercial 3G mobile and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, has taken another gigantic step forward in an effort to transform communications in Central Africa with its next generation satellite constellation, offering faster, better and more affordable connectivity across the Democratic Republic of Congo.

CyrusOne recently announced that its data center facility in Carrollton, Texas has successfully earned the TIA-942 certification and is now PCI-DSS compliant. The new data center is the fifth facility of CyrusOne to have achieved this certification.

After a challenging 2012 and a weak first quarter 2013 outlook, independent telecoms analyst firm Ovum is expecting a modest growth for the Optical Components (OC) vendors this year. The research firm's latest data shows that global OC components will grow 4 percent in 2013.

Fiber optic cables are designed for long distance and high-bandwidth network communications, carrying digital information over long distances to give users the bandwidth to access digital communications services of the future, and today's IP-based broadband apps.

For a company to be competitive in today's technologically advanced society, it needs to be able to offer flexible processes, 24/7 availability and real-time updates for critical business information, and the way to meet these challenges is with a reliable and secure IP network.

To develop high-capacity linecards that provide multi-degree reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing (ROADM) capabilities, Cyan and Nistica have signed onto a joint development agreement. With this agreement, Nistica's compact, optics-only versions of Wavelength Selective Switches (WSS) - with an intelligent optical layer - will be able to deliver single-slot integrated line-cards that provide 2-, 4- or 8-degree connectivity in the modern networks.

Calix, Inc., a company that deals in access innovation solutions, recently announced that its Calix E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) and 836GE Residential Services Gateway (RSG) have been selected by Lake County (DBA Lake Connections) for a Broadband Stimulus fiber access project across Lake County and eastern Saint Louis County in northeast Minnesota. Lake Connections has taken up the $69.8 million project to provide ultra high-speed data, voice telephony and advanced video service in the previously underserved area.

This week's main highlight comes from COLO@ and ADVA Optical Networking, where the latter was selected by the former to provide increased dark fiber capacity. COLO@ seems to understand ADVA's strong business objectives toward addressing the high demand for future growth, as well as the company's desire to offer an unprecedented level of service for its future and existing customers. Keeping this in mind, COLO@ made the decision to invest in ADVA to increase its network capacity for optimum efficiency.

AEPONYX, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, is set to empower fiber optic network operators to start enabling their deployments based on SFP-based Carrier Ethernet equipment with WDM-PON, allowing them to reap the benefits of a 40-fold capacity increase in their existing fiber. The company revealed its plan to showcase at the OFC/NFOEC2013 Exposition in Anaheim, March 19-21, 2013.

ADVA Optical Networking is touted as a company that is "building tomorrow's networks." Committed to not just staying in-the-know, ADVA works to steer the industry forward. The company boasts robust and reliable products and services that work to guarantee the fastest, highest-capacity and most agile networks available. In some exciting dark fiber news this week, the company has been selected by collocation and datacenter services company, COLO@, where it will use the ADVA FSP 3000 to increase capacity between its downtown Atlanta, G.A. data centers.

According to a report released today by research firm Frost & Sullivan, increases in fiber cable network deployments has likewise increased demand for fiber optic test equipment globally. As such, according to the report, entitled "Technology Advancements Drive the Need for Fiber Optic Test Equipment Globally," global market revenue for fiber optic test equipment is estimated to reach $805.8 million in 2018.

TeliaSonera International Carrier's global network is delivering 100G services across North America by leveraging Infinera's DTN-X platform. The global IP carrier has upgraded its services at 1102 Grand to a 100G core transport network, in order to address the burgeoning demand, and support international network thoroughfare as well as new local fiber initiatives throughout Kansas City.

China Education and Research Network (CERNET) has implemented the ground-breaking core routers from Juniper Networks in a bid to set up China's maiden 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) backbone network. CERNET has implemented T4000 Core Routers from Juniper at its regional network centers. The firm is therefore well equipped to deal with the extremely fast broadband goals of the Chinese Government's latest education Project 211, which aims to increase the research standards of major universities in China.

Ritter Communications, an Arkansas-based communications provider, and Ciena Corporation, a network specialist, have signed a partnership that allows Ritter Communications to deploy Ciena's packet networking and converged packet optical technologies throughout its regional fiber optic network that serves over 25,000 Internet subscribers in Arkansas and west Tennessee.

A rising demand for cables and wires seem to signal the recovery of the construction industry. Improvements in the economy we've seen in the short term within construction and infrastructure maintenance activities should therefore spark a new demand for cables and the copper used to make them.

Akado Telecom has planned to deploy its high-speed metro optical network in Moscow and the surrounding region based on Infinera's DTN and ATN platforms. The DTN platform offers a solution for metropolitan core networks, whereas the ATN is apt for a compact metro aggregation solution with a common network management solution for end-to-end point-and-click transport services.

Sunesys has announced that its highly reliable network is now available from Open Data Centers' facility. Sunesys is a subsidiary of Quanta Services and a specialized contracting services company, delivering infrastructure network solutions for the electric power, natural gas and pipeline - and telecommunications industries.

Wilcon recently announced that it has deployed its Metro Ethernet network featuring Brocade MLX series routers in Los Angeles. The new Metro Ethernet network leverages the company's extensive dark fiber network to provide businesses in the area with best-in-class services and will enable them to meet increasing growth in data traffic. Wilcon is a specialist operator of an extensive network that connects major colocation facilities, data centers, and enterprise locations with dark fiber and lit circuits.

Today's bandwidth-intensive environments require higher levels of service and at the same time demand reduced costs and power usage. QLogic, a company that has been offering high-performance Fibre Channel solutions for EMC and its customers for over a decade, announced that its 2600 Series 16Gb Fibre Channel adapters are now available through the EMC Select program for a broad range of EMC storage platforms.

Cinegy recently announced their expansion plans into the Latin American markets with the partnership of Avcom, the Venezuelan based reseller and systems integrator. It is planned that Avcom will sell Cinegy's data driven production workflow solutions for the television broadcasting industry.

As connectivity has always been a problem at the Isles of Scilly, the European Regional Development Fund, BT, and Cornwall Council have come together to bring high speed connectivity to the area.

Wired Real Estate Group Inc., a cloud, colocation and data center real estate advisory firm recently took over Applied Computer Research, Inc., (ACR), also a cloud provider for the real estate industry.

To meet the present demand for fiber installation systems that are less intrusive and can be rapidly deployed in today's challenging environments, Clearfield, Inc., a provider of fiber optic management, protection and delivery products for the communications networks of leading ILECS, CLECs, MSO/cable TV companies and mobile broadband providers, has come up with the FieldShield Fiber Delivery and Protection System.

ADTRAN, a provider of next-generation networking solutions, is supporting the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) high speed broadband service by Medicine Park Telephone.

Alpheus Communications, a provider of Texas metro-regional fiber and networking solutions, has signed a dark fiber IRU agreement with Fidelity Communications. The pact is expected to help Fidelity scale and transport bandwidth between Dallas and Memphis while serving its broadband customers.

Birns Telecommunications, a supplier and integrator of communications equipment and services, has launched a new highly specialized colocation data center in New York. Birns Telecommunications specializes in telecom products and services - particularly telephone equipment, network design, broadband Internet, and applicable installations.

Sunesys, LLC, a dark fiber and lit services provider, has announced the company's lit and dark fiber solutions from within its Piscataway, NJ data center facility. Located 16 miles south of New York City, Open Data Centers' Piscataway facility claims to be a cost-effective, high availability, carrier neutral colocation site.

PEER 1, a global Web hosting provider, recently announced that it is reaping great benefits from integrated routing, switching and security technology from Juniper Networks, a company involved in network innovation. The solution is deployed in PEER 1's U.K. data center to provide its customers with carrier-grade performance, reliability and security.

The Dark Fiber Community works to bring you a weekly abundance of dark fiber-related news as well as industry insight and trends. Today's lack of accessible dark fiber in the market is a critical concern, which only calls further attention to the need for powerful and innovative dark fiber solutions worldwide.

Fiber management and connectivity provider Clearfield Inc. has added a new platform to their product suite called the FieldShield Fiber Delivery and Protection System. The new platform is designed to offer a space saving footprint that spans across all deployment environments, tailored to aerial, direct bury and data center last mile optical fiber needs.

In some exciting dark fiber news this week, 24/7 Mid-Atlantic Network, a provider of high-capacity transport and dark fiber network services and solutions, revealed this week that it reached an agreement with a global telecommunications provider in which it will provide extensive dark fiber capacity for.

Internet service providers and fiber network consultants are involved in the rather difficult task of planning, designing and managing fiber optic networks, while local governments are busy collecting broadband network data, property information, and community data so that they can plan and design additional broadband capacity. Given the enormity of the task, to what extent is this actually possible?

Data Centers have evolved tremendously in the last few years, promising to offer data center and colocation services at extended levels around the clock. Datacenters.Pro is one such company which builds solutions that help organizations to prosper in online network pipelines.

Zayo Group has successfully deployed a native 100G wavelength network covering a route from Memphis to Chicago. Previously, only dark fiber customers were able to leverage the Memphis to Chicago network route.

Towerstream Corporation, a 4G and Small Cell Rooftop Tower company, has acquired Delos Internet (Delos).

Lightwave Logic, a company whose core technology is the design and development of organic polymeric optical materials, is all set to proceed with plans to develop an advanced telecom modulator. The company recently delivered prototype devices coated with its advanced organic nonlinear electro-optical polymer, Perkinamine Indigo, to its partner microelectronics.

Service fulfillment is a major aspect of business for IT companies all over the world. In these days of intense competition, telecom operators cannot risk to lose their customers by not fulfilling their expectations. Hence, they are often pushed to the brink and look for expert assistance.

Skorpios Technologies is leveraging its proprietary STAB process to demonstrate a full C-band tunable CMOS photonic laser, manufactured in a commercial foundry. The company notes that application of this wafer scale integration process creates a planar and hermetically encapsulated photonic CMOS Integrated Circuit (IC) that doesn't need any expensive post-fabrication assembly processes.

Infinera, a provider of Digital Optical Networks, recently announced that its Infinera DTN-X platform has been deployed by MedNautilus, the Mediterranean operations of the Telecom Italia Sparkle Group, the wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia Group. By upgrading its subsea network with the Infinera DTN-X platform, Telecom Italia Sparkle Group will now be able to deliver up to 100Gb/s international connectivity services.

United Fiber & Data, or UFD, will be shortly unveiling a fiber-optic network providing a redundant, high-availability, low-latency course from New York City and its adjoining areas to Ashburn, Virginia. Major destinations will be linked for Internet peering and high-bandwidth networking.

Sky Broadcasting Group, PLC is now poised to become the second-largest broadband company in the United Kingdom. Telefonica U.K. has agreed to sell its O2 and BE consumer broadband and fixed-line telephony business to the company.

The city of Seattle and Gigabit Squared recently signed an agreement in December for Gigabit Squared to supply high-speed Internet to 12 demonstration neighborhoods in Seattle. However, Mayor McGinn has mentioned that number has now increased to 14 demonstration neighborhoods, the two additions being Ballard and West Seattle.

Missoula has woken up to face the reality that in order to help its budding tech industry, it needs to have speedier Internet. Slow Internet has been one of the deterrents for new businesses that want to open up shop in the region.

Infonetics Research provides market research and consulting in the communication industry by defining and tracking emerging and established technologies around the world. Research the company provides helps organizations to plan, strategize and compete more effectively in order to use relevant information more accurately.

In 2011, Xtera was among the first companies to deploy 100G channels in commercial 100G networks. The company also supplied equipments for soft-decision Forward Error Correction (FEC). The company's 100G solution offered an equipment density with up to 2.5-Tb/s capacity per rack

Southern Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company, has expanded Georgia State University's fiber optic network.

The Dark Fiber Community works to bring you a weekly abundance of dark fiber-related news as well as industry insight and trends. Today's lack of accessible dark fiber in the market is a critical concern, which only calls further attention to the need for powerful and innovative dark fiber solutions worldwide.

CommScope, a company committed to helping its clients build up the most cutting edge communication infrastructure, has come up with a new solution that will enable the MSOs to expand their service offerings, without making any additional investments on network upgrades.

Local Government Innovation Fund, LGIF Council unanimously approved a loan of $500,000 to North Central Ohio Regional, NCOR Council of Governments, for IT consolidation for local governments.

Ekinops recently announced that its coherent 100G systems have been deployed across the long-haul Ukrainian network of Datagroup, a leading Ukrainian telecommunications operator. Ekinops will also serve as Datagroup's 100G supplier. Datagroup is a provider of integrated communications services to individuals, businesses, and education and research organizations.

Speeds of 400 Gbps or 1 Tbps are most often discussed as possibilities for the next round of optical networking standards - a topic I've explored in my last couple of columns. But another option - already deployed by several service providers in various world regions - is a rate of 500 Gbps.

SolveForce revealed its plans to deliver optimum Internet connectivity to serve San Diego and other cities in the State of California. The company will provide Metro Ethernet, FastE and GigE services to businesses and residential customers according to their usage and needs.

Ekinops, a provider of next-generation optical transport solutions for service providers and private networks, revealed that the Ukrainian telecommunications operator Datagroup has selected the company to provide its coherent 100G systems for its long-haul Ukrainian network.

The year 2012 was a bleak period for the cable broadband equipment and subscribers market during which CMTS and edge QAM revenue decreased 15 percent, to $1.39 billion. However, according to excerpts from Infonetics Research report, the market seems to have turned the corner, setting the stage for strong growth in 2013.

Cross River Fiber has successfully completed a fiber optic build-out in Northern New Jersey, spanning a minimum of 40 miles. The latest sturdy fiber optic network, which belongs to Cross River Fiber, will be used to by Cross River Fiber and Hudson Fiber Network to deliver a portfolio of Lit and Dark Fiber bandwidth offerings to end-users.

SolveForce has launched plans to provide telecom and Internet solutions to all business establishments in the State of Washington according to their requirement.

FiberMedia Group, a data center service provider, recently signed four new partners to its Accelerate Partner Program. This news comes in the wake of last month's launch of the company's channel neutral program which offers FiberMedia agents an opportunity for product suite expansion through cloud offerings and powerful colocation.

Last week, the news broke that Ceragon Networks Ltd., a top wireless backhaul specialist, had received initial orders for its FibeAir IP20-C solution, which was launched only weeks prior. In a statement last week, the solution was described as a "new generation of multi-core, packet radio solutions," and was selected by an esteemed expert within the backhaul and wireless space, PEG Bandwidth.

There are a host of advantages to living in the country. Peace and quiet top the list, followed by the ability to see the stars at night and enjoy a slower overall pace of life. But that slow pace of life is often reflected in broadband speeds - something rural Washington State looked to change with a series of development projects.

Texhoma Fiber has chosen to use ADTRAN, Inc.'s Ethernet over Fiber (EoF) solution to provide flexibility and reliability for SLA-based wholesale broadband and mobile backhaul services for more than 250 miles of fiber optic lines. ADTRAN's services are currently being used as the infrastructure foundation for Texhoma.

DAS solution provider TE Connectivity this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is promoting a new 10gbps optical transport product that it says can effectively move large amounts of bandwidth from a base station to a venue.

In this week's Dark fiber news, Google Fiber, in Kansas City, said it's able to deliver Internet speeds that are 100 times faster than most locations worldwide. This was an important win for Kansas, which was up against 1,100 other locations as the destination for the new fiber center.

EXFO Inc,. in association with RAD Data Communications, has improved the interoperability of their mutual, end-to-end network tracking offering. EXFO's Brix Service Assurance solution was initially compatible with RAD's ETX EtherAccess Ethernet Demarcation device. EXFO's solution for network provisioning, troubleshooting and maintenance is now also compatible with RAD's latest MiNID Service Assurance SFP.

Allied Fiber's Dark Fiber Community (DFC) has announced it has accepted a new member into its family. With over 130 members already, Allied Fiber has decided to welcome Colo Atl into its DFC, which serves as a portal for access to the entire dark fiber industry.

PEG Bandwidth has chosen Ceragon Networks' FibeAir IP-20C to complement its extensive, 12-state fiber network.

With the rise of cloud computing and virtualization, companies are embracing SDN to blur the boundaries between networks and computers, allowing enterprise data centers to create and configure virtual machines (VM) remotely. Cyan is a global provider of software-defined networks (SDN) for service providers, data center operators and private networks.

Infinera, a provider of digital optical networks, reportedly demonstrated 500 Gb/s super-channel transmission along with Russia's central science and research telecommunications institute, FSUE ZNIIS. The DTN-X trial with FSUE ZNIIS took place at ZNIIS' Techno Park in Moscow, successfully demonstrating 8 Terabits per second (Tb/s) of DWDM capacity across 1,175 kilometers.

OFS, a designer and manufacturer of fiber optic network products, unveiled its HomeRun Indoor MDU Cabling Solution in the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) markets. The company is a provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, connectivity, FTTX and specialty photonics solutions.

Molex Incorporated, a company serving the data communications, telecommunications and consumer electronics markets, recently unveiled its next-generation PoE plus magnetic PDJack connectors in single- and multi-port versions. Molex Magnetic Modular Jacks include wire-wound components (magnetics) in standard RJ45 jacks.

Ceragon Networks Ltd., wireless backhaul specialist, has received initial orders from PEG Bandwidth, a provider of customized cell site backhaul networks for wireless carriers, for the FibeAir IP20-C.

OFS, a designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, connectivity, FTTX and specialty photonics solutions, has unveiled AllWave FLEX and AllWaveFLEX+ Bend-Optimized Single- Mode Fiber with a 200 micron coating for use in cables with higher fiber counts and in microcables where cable diameters must be minimized.

New Jersey-based Cross River Fiber has been striving to provide high-speed fiber optic network to key financial exchanges and strategic data centers throughout the New Jersey metro area. Keeping up that momentum, it has expanded its New Jersey fiber optic footprint to Mahwah.

OFS launched the FOX Solution SlimBox System in the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) markets.

A bill approved yesterday by the Kansas State House will reduce regulation in the state while phasing out consumer-financed subsidies for universal land line service. The bill received a high degree of approval with 118 votes and only one disapproval. It is expected to receive support at the Senate as well.

As broadband subscribers approach 635 million globally, digital subscriber line (DSL) continues to be the access medium with the highest installed base. Some might argue that growth rates for fiber to customer connections are higher, but that's debatable.

Carrier Ethernet provides flexible bandwidth scalability, whereas legacy systems have inflexible bandwidth scalability because of the limitation of the technology. At a time when the world is creating unfathomable amounts of data per day, the last thing you want is for your network to be inflexible regarding bandwidth.

Comcast Corporation announced that it is the first service provider in the world to offer Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0), certified through the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) for E-Line and E-LAN services, Comcast announced in a statement recently. The CE 2.0 certification will allow businesses to see better service, easier management access and be able to work across multiple networks.

Veeco Instruments, Inc. recently announced that its SPECTOR Ion Beam Deposition (IBD) System has been selected by Rheinbreitbach, Germany-based NANEO Precision IBS Coatings. Veeco's SPECTOR IBD system will help NANEO effectively expand its portfolio of high-quality optics for a wider range of applications such as ultrafast optics, high-power lasers, and aerospace.

Google recently began rolling out Google Fiber in Kansas City. Google Fiber is a fiber-optic based network infrastructure that allows Google to deliver high speed Internet and television services to subscribers. By utilizing fiber-optic cable, Google is able to deliver Internet speeds 100 times faster than the speeds found in most parts of the country. While there are numerous options available for these service from other vendors, none of them can compete with the Internet bandwidth Google Fiber is able to deliver.

In this week's Dark fiber news, Frost & Sullivan stated that the Total Telecommunications Services Market in Colombia is set for notable growth by 2017. The expansion will be a result of the operator's efforts to expand coverage services and create competition and government plans.

With so many companies opting for 40Gbps and 100Gbps network connections, the need for solutions to troubleshoot such networks is bound to be on the rise in the near future. In what appears to be a move to harness the potential in this market that is still in its dawn hours, EXFO Inc. announced the introduction of the FTB-88100NGE Power Blazer Multiservice Test Module.

Global Caribbean Fiber (GCF), a provider of network services in the Eastern Caribbean, reportedly used Ciena' 6500 Packet-Optical Platform powered by WaveLogic's coherent optical processors and GeoMesh optical bypass to upgrade its Antilles Crossing submarine network. Architected for network modernization, Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform converges comprehensive Ethernet, TDM and WDM capabilities in one platform that delivers emerging and existing services from the access edge to the backbone core in a cost-effective way.

GL Communications Inc. has unveiled new Hand Portable Test Instruments which is very simple and easy to use and are designed to test real-time IP and Carrier Ethernet networks.

Communications networks specialist, CommScope has announced that it has been successful in demonstrating the technical feasibility of Category 8 cabling for enterprise networks.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan on Colombia's Total Telecommunications Services Market has revealed that in 2012 the market generated revenue of $10,710.0 million and that based on current market trends, this figure is set to grow to $14,060.7 million in 2017. The expansion will be propelled by operators' efforts in coverage service expansions. These will catalyse competition and government plans for digital inclusion - 'Vive Digital'.

Aviat Networks, Inc recently announced that it will be providing one of the largest city municipalities in the U.S with $10 million worth of microwave backhaul equipment and services for driving public safety network in the region. By winning this contract, Aviat Networks has consolidated its position within the market as a premier and trusted provider of first responder microwave systems.

Getting the right kind of Fiber Optics setup can be essential for a company that is trying to make a name for itself in the business world. If a company can actually use a technology that is more powerful and reliable than Fiber Optics, then all the better for that particular company. LaserMotive, a research and development company that specializes in laser power beaming, is working to come up with a new line of Power over Fiber (PoF) products that could change the way companies power their Fiber Optics.

Hudson Fiber Network, a transport and IP services provider serving the needs of the financial companies, unveiled its new Mahwah optic fiber route.

Private Equity firm GTCR is evaluating numerous opportunities within the cable industry. The company recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire NewWave Communications from Pamlico Capital.

ADTRAN is now offering its Total Access 5000 broadband platform to Glandorf Telephone Company, which provides telecommunications services to business and residential customers in Northwest Ohio.

Crestron recently introduced its new 64X64 DM commercial switcher that distributes and manages 64 AV sources of any signal type over any distance (long or short) via CAT5e or fiber. It features a hot-swap modular blade I/O expansion system that enables the user to easily modify, configure, and upgrade a DM system in the field. Users can also select from a number of input and output blades including HDMI, DM 8G+ HDBaseT, DM 8G Fiber and DM 8G Single-Mode Fiber. Each blade provides eight inputs /outputs of any one type and seamlessly integrates copper and fiber outputs on the same platform.

SolveForce, a provider of advanced communications solutions, has recently launched Philadelphia Ethernet services in Pennsylvania. With this launch, SolveForce has once again strengthened its position as the most cost-efficient telecom service provider in the region.

To remain afloat in the market, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have to struggle with the task of satisfying the increasing demand for bandwidth without quoting prices that seem absurd to users. This is not an easy thing to do while still maintaining favorable profit margins. Needless to say, any ISP that manages to strike a balance between quality and price definitely hits it big in business.

Zayo Group, an international provider of fiber-based Bandwidth Infrastructure services and carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection services, has said that it will soon make its presence in Jacksonville, Fla. This announcement was made after Zayo acquired the U.S. carrier to introduce its long-haul network in Jacksonville.

The newly published Dell'Oro Group Q4 2012 SAN report and the Crehan Research Q4 2012 quarterly market share report stated that QLogic, a provider of fiber channel adapters, has held on to the top position in the fiber channel market and maintained over an 11.4-percent lead over its nearest rival. The company claimed that its fiber channel adapters are equipped with the ability to transform from a 16Gb Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapte, to a 10GbE Converged Network Adapter that supports NIC, FCoE and iSCSI traffic.

Though there aren't too many developed national markets where a new national fiber to the cabinet network will change the industry, Italy might be the exception to the general rule. The reason is that, compared to most other Western European countries, Italy is underserved by fast Internet access services.

SolveForce, a company who works to help users find high-quality and affordable telecom networks, has expanded its services in Austin, TX. The company has reportedly introduced Metro Ethernet over Copper technology to the area, as well as other services that improve the output of businesses in the region.

A wide array of news topics landed on the doorstep of the dark fiber segment this week, and with that amount of news in play, it's always worthwhile to take a look back at some of the biggest developments. That's just what we're going to do now with our Week in Review coverage, so settle in and let's run down the high points of the week in dark fiber!

With the growth of the Internet, more devices are connecting to networks, more users are online and more data-ridden services are triggering an almost inexhaustible appetite for increased bandwidth. Further, the transpacific market, more specifically northern Asia, is experiencing a dramatic increase in demand for capacity.

Hughes Network Systems, as part of a contract with the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT), is building an 11,000-site broadband network that will bring high-speed Internet and voice connectivity to previously unserved regions. The new $24-million satellite network will connect schools, hospitals, government locations, community centers and public calling offices across Mexico's 32 states.

Data Foundry recently announced that its colocation and networking services have been selected by Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) for ensuring availability and performance efficiency for their mission-critical systems and applications. CSD's voice and video communication platform will be hosted by Data Foundry's flagship Texas 1 facility.

Datapod has announced the new launch of the Datapod App. The new app will allow CIO's to design their own data center. Datapod specializes in delivering unique alternatives to data center installation, as the new app will help with better servicing the industry, according to Datapod founder and director Scott Carr.

At present Sidera Network provides multiple 10 Gb backbone connections to MetroCast, but will be changing it to 100 Gb transport connectivity. This will not only serve residential users but also Internet and business video users as well.

The communication infrastructure nearly collapsed in plush Manhattan in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Verizon's three month- long reconstruction initiative gave the lower Manhattan an improved fiber optic backbone network, strong enough to help the city withstand for decades, more such jolts from nature.

Webair recently announced that its NY1 data center has cleared control procedures and compliance testing as specified under the SSAE 16 - standard, developed by the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and used for reviewing service organization control processes. The SSAE 16 Examination was carried out by an independent auditing firm BrightLine CPAs & Associates, Inc.

Leading IP-based and mobile communications carrier, AT&T, announced that it would begin reconnecting the fiber optic cables on US 68/K 80 Eggners Ferry Bridge, from 9.00 pm CST by February 1, 2013, which will be completed it by the next day.

Lightower Fiber Networks, a company that provides dark fiber network solutions to government bodies, has announced that the company has earned the status of authorized vendor with the Massachusetts state government. With this, the company can now offer various internet and network related services to government bodies in Massachusetts.

Sunrises' latest move is the release of a firmware upgrade to their CM3000 Cable Modem Network and Spectrum Analyzer and CM3800 Sweep System and DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Network Analyzer.

OFS, a specialist in the design and manufacturing of fiber optic network products, unveiled a method for fusion splicing of silica fiber and sapphire fiber using a standard S178 portable fusion splicer. The company provides optical fiber and optical fiber cable connectivity, and FTTX and specialty photonics solutions.

Holocom and Fiber SenSys, leading manufacturers of Protected Distribution Systems, recently announced that the U.S Army and Navy has successfully evaluated and approved their advanced HC508 and SL508 Alarm Processor Units in San Diego, California. The tests on the new alarm processor units were conducted by the members of the U.S Navy SPAWAR and U.S Army CTTA offices, and have been attributed directly to advanced technology solutions for Protected Distribution Systems.

Lyfe Communications Inc., a major player in the development of next-generation media services integrating TV, high-speed Internet and enhanced voice services, recently opted for Integra Telecom's high-bandwidth fiber solutions, for all its properties in Utah.

While some network service provides continued to expand dark fiber footprint this past week, others were busy obtaining carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification. As a result, the dark fiber community was bustling with a variety of interesting developments this past week.

Leviton has successfully tested its Opt-X Unity 40G/100G Pre-terminated MTP Trunk Cables in a 40 GbE channel using multi-vendor core Ethernet switches and QSFP optical transceivers.

The Fiber Optics Products Management company Clearfield has announced that the company has introduced the FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) Below-Grade OSP Cabinet. According to the company, this OSP cabinet offers below grade deployment, which means deployment will be conducted within an underground vault.

RAD Data Communications, a specialist in offering Service Assured Access solutions, has recently won the MEF's New Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification for its Carrier Ethernet devices.

Recent predictions indicate that by 2015 Ethernet services market will reach $48 billion. This demand will require new levels of efficiency for mobile backhaul. When selecting equipment vendors, carriers are looking to have more certainty about the telecom equipment that they deploy in their network. Solutions need to meet the stringent standards for the MEF.

Centrally located between the U.S. coasts, the Chicago-metro market is important not only for its financial services, but also for content, cloud and media. Sidera Networks, which offers dark fiber, colocation and advanced network services, will extend its existing low latency network in the area to three Elk Grove Village data centers.

Genesis Technical Systems Corp. will be showcasing its ground-breaking DSL Rings technology at the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting and Expo, scheduled in Florida on February 4-5, 2013. For the first time, rural and urban customers of telecommunication companies or Telcos in North America will be able to experience DSL Rings, capable of offering 400 Mb/s over current copper telecommunications infrastructures.

MPLS networks are said to reduce costs for companies compared to conventional data services like frame relay and ATM. It also allows network designers to lessen the number of hops between network points, and hence is more reliable. MPLS networks reportedly provide faster disaster recovery facilities.

Limited airflow and high cross talk are becoming recurring problems in many servers and computing systems. Molex Incorporated, a provider of complete interconnect solutions, comes with a new high-density iPass+ zHD vertical connectors that solves these issues.

Market research firm Infonetics Research's latest report, Ethernet over Coax (EoC) Equipment and Subscribers in China, shows that there is huge market potential for EoC technology in China. And cable operators are ready to exploit this technology to grab a piece of the growing broadband services market in China. In fact, using EoC technology, China's cable operators are preparing to compete with major telecom players like China Telecom and China Unicom.

Exploring opportunities in this field, Sidera Networks has announced that the company has brought its dark fiber and lit services to the largest data center park in Elk Grove, IL. A new route has been established between Chicago and three data centers in Elk Grove Village, where Sidera will provide its services in that region.

Anova Technologies has upgraded the fiber path between 1400 Federal and 111 8th avenue, yielding "literally multiple dozens of microseconds trimmed off the round trip latency." In a recent statement, the company was proud to announce that this upgrade makes it the fastest fiber connection available on the route in question.

Zayo Group has launched 100G Wavelength services in the Northeast Corridor. The routes of New York City to Philadelphia and Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. have been upgraded and will now offer 100G Wavelength services.

Infinera's DTN-X platform will be implemented by OVH for its Pan-European Network, thereby offering 500 Gigabit per second or Gb/s super-channels. As compared to the current network capacity, OVH will be able to offer 10 times more network capacity using the DTN-X platform. This platform will now be able to connect data centers across 10 key cities in seven European countries.

Crehan Research has unveiled its newest report on Server-class Adapter & LAN-on-Motherboard (LOM). As per Crehan's long-term predictions, server-class networking bandwidth is set to increase fivefold by 2017.

ABI Research, a renowned provider of quantitative forecasting and in-depth analysis of the latest trends in global connectivity and other technologies, today announced that it expects the MoCA households in North America to exceed 25 million by the end of 2014, with an almost similar demand rise for HomePlug in Western Europe. The first important shipments of MoCA 2.0 and HomePlug AV2 standards are coming up in 2013, which will offer not only much higher gigabit speeds, but more robustness based on diverse line conditions.

Bell customers in Quebec and Ontario with Bell TV, DSL Internet and either Bell Home Phone or Bell Mobility wireless service are in for an unexpected bonanza as the company is offering them an unlimited Internet add-on option for just $10.

Network technologies are constantly evolving as businesses demand more speed to increase their base productivity. To answer this demand in Canada, End to End Networks has added new offers to its broadband services, which already include a wide portfolio of business-class DSL, cable, wireless, T1, and E10/E100 fiber solutions.

ABI Research, the market research and intelligence firm based in New York, offered its latest evaluations of wired home networking IC vendors, with Broadcom in the lead, followed by Qualcomm and MStar in second and third place, respectively. ABI Research judged innovation and implementation in companies competitively across a broad spectrum of criteria including: market share, product portfolio and activity in the hybrid networking space.

The dark fiber community continues to expand worldwide. Last week, the news came from China and Japan. This past week, it was Croatia, while cities and states in the U.S. are quickly expanding the optical networking infrastructure. Also, reports suggest that networks are rapidly adopting 100G Ethernet technology.

Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group), the Croation government's national utilities company, and ADVA Optical Network, yesterday announced the first successful application of 100G Ethernet technology in the country. Both companies together conducted a successful testing of the technology over 400km, between the cities of Zagreb and Split, in collaboration with their regional partner ITeRATIO.

Transmode AB, a supplier of packet optical networking solutions, recently announced that SpringNet has deployed a next generation network based on Transmode's TM Series platform with their ROADM based flexible Optical Networking technology.

For businesses looking to improve computer accessibility anywhere in the building, Gefen provides a new solution that streams KVM signals over a Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure.

Alpheus Communications, a provider of Texas metro-regional fiber and networking solutions, is now supporting Berkeley Eye Center, one of the comprehensive eye-care facilities in Texas, to link its data center and retail locations.

Onvoy, a provider of wholesale telecommunication services, has begun the New Year on a bright note and is all set to carry the optimism into the second quarter of 2013. The company has added 121 new rate centers in New York that will provide an entry for its VoIP services into the region.

Few people, if any, could honestly say they "like" competing with Google. So Google Fiber in Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. continues to raise questions. Logically, many in the Internet service provider business wonder, or worry, whether Google really wants to be in the ISP business in a bigger way.

Carrier-neutral data services are the latest trend with service providers as they provide easy connectivity to a wide range of carriers. It becomes easier for service providers to build their communication networks and enhance the end user experience if they have a Carrier-neutral data service. This type of service is also ideal for companies who need to use different types of connectivity options.

Cross River Fiber, a provider of boutique dark fiber optic and telecommunications solutions, has successfully completed the deployment of its direct end-to-end dark fiber route between Weehawken and Secaucus, New Jersey.

Factory-terminated cables are always associated with high costs, because of higher inventory expenses, requirement of cable slack storage and the pre-terminated cables themselves.

NTT Communications has picked Hibernia Networks, a global capacity services provider, to deploy 100 Gigabits of diverse network capacity in Europe.

Superior Essex Communications LP unveiled its 10Gain XP Category 6A unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables featuring a nominal diameter of 0.275 inches.

The first fiber-optic wire from Cuba to the mainland, which was put down almost two years ago, has recently been turned on for the first time.

Infinera, a provider of digital optical networking systems, has successfully demonstrated a new technology that has the potential to double the transmission capacity of existing submarine cables. This trial demonstrates how Infinera's long haul FlexCoherent super-channel technology, in combination with Soft Decision Forward Error Correction (SD-FEC), can optimize both reach and capacity on submarine cables worldwide, company officials said.

ATTO Technology Inc., a specialist in storage and network connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, recently unveiled the Celerity 16Gb/s Fiber Channel Quad-Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA).

EXFO, Inc. has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI), wherein with the signed contract between the two organizations, EXFO's FG-750 Node iOLM is now completely competent with Sumitomo's reflective termination filter technology. Both organizations will also advantageously utilize their individual FTTH test and diagnosis expertise in sophisticated optical-line testing and tracking applications.