Apr 13, 2011
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Cable industry commends data-roaming proposal |
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By Sara Jerome - 04/07/11 02:53 PM ET
The cable industry commended an action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday that will require Verizon and AT&T to enter data-roaming ag...more |
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Mar 29, 2011
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Cox expands wireless in Oklahoma, fiber network in Rhode Island |
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March 29, 2011 — 8:39am ET | By Jim Barthold
Cox Communications has always marched to the beat of a different drummer than the rest of its cable brethren (think Ginger Baker versus John Densmor...more |
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Mar 13, 2011
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AT&T Imposing 150GB Data Cap for DSL Customers Starting May 2 |
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March 13, 2011 -- By Chloe Albanesius
AT&T on Sunday confirmed that it will impose a 150GB data cap for its DSL customers, effective May 2.
Users who exceed 150GB will be charged $10 for eve...more |
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Feb 16, 2011
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Photonics HyperHighway Could Make Internet 100 Times Faster |
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SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. 16, 2011 — Broadband Internet in the UK could become 100 times faster under the University of Southampton's six-year Photonics HyperHighway project, which recently receive...more |
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Jan 21, 2011
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DiCon Optical Switch Tested in Boeing P-8A |
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RICHMOND, Calif., Jan. 21, 2011 — DiCon Fiberoptics Inc. announced that its secure switching unit (SSU) operated successfully in Boeing’s first mission systems test flight of the new P-8A Poseidon...more |
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Dec 28, 2010
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The Most Popular Stories of the Year |
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Because the content on Photonics.com is so diverse, we have divided the most popular stories for 2010 by subject (Lasers, Optics and Imaging). This is one of the top five story for the year in the Opt...more |
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Nov 10, 2010
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Fujitsu Cuts Optical Switch Power Consumption in Half |
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KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov. 10, 2010 — Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced its new optical waveguide switch consumes only half the power of a traditional switch through the use of fine-patterned silicon g...more |
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Oct 13, 2010
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Broadband Pioneer Awarded Honorary Degree |
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GLASGOW, England, Oct. 13, 2010
A Nobel laureate who helped create the technology that made the Internet possible has been presented with an honorary degree by the University of Strathclyde i...more |
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Sept 8, 2010
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Disney, Time Warner Cable strike new deal |
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September 2, 2010 | 4:22 pm
After several weeks of tense negotiations, Walt Disney Co. struck a new deal to keep its broadcast and cable channels on Time Warner Cable, one of the nation's largest...more |
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Aug 10, 2010
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Russia’s FORATEC selects Ciena’s CN 4200 |
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AUGUST 10, 2010 -- Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) says that Russian telecommunications operator FORATEC chose the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform for an optical transport network build-out i...more |
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Aug 9, 2010
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Trinity Communications uses ARRIS RFoG for triple play services |
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AUGUST 9, 2010 -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) says that Trinity Communications, a cable operator based in South Pittsburgh, TN, has launched digital voice, video, and high-speed data triple-play services thro...more |
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Aug 5, 2010
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Where Telcos Must Go Next |
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AUGUST 5, 2010 | R. Scott Raynovich
To create more value with your customers, you need to provide them with a better user experience. Telcos need to learn that.
For example, it’s ...more |
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Aug 4, 2010
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Dell’Oro: GPON market picture rosy for next five years |
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AUGUST 4, 2010 -- Market research firm Dell’Oro Group predicts that revenues from access equipment that enables operators to deliver new revenue-generating, bandwidth intensive services to subscribe...more |
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July 1, 2010
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Comcast: 'AnyRoom DVR' is Live in 20+ Markets |
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Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has launched its AnyRoom DVR service in more than 20 markets -- initially to its Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT)-based digital video footprint.
Comcast debuted ...more |
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June 30, 2010
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JDSU CEO Sees Wireless Test Boom |
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Continuing its efforts to become a major force in communications testing, JDS Uniphase Corp. (Nasdaq: JDSU; Toronto: JDU) is showing off a new focus on wireless and LTE, buttressed by its acquisition ...more |
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June 10, 2010
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Ciena Loses Out on MEN Deferrals |
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Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq: CIEN) says the value of deferred product revenues it can't recognize from the Nortel Networks Ltd. Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) division it now owns will total US$90 million, hig...more |
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May 25, 2010
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Infinera Ditches 40G, Talks 100G |
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Infinera Corp. (Nasdaq: INFN) has at last answered questions about its 100-Gbit/s plans, but its ditching of in-house 40 Gbit/s is sure to cause some controversy.
A week ago, Infinera was a c...more |
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May 19, 2010
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Level 3: Vendors Should Lower Opex |
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NEW YORK -- Packet-Optical Transport Evolution -- Service providers need more vendor help in reducing the operating costs of running their networks, and a big part of that is greater interoperability,...more |
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Apr 15, 2010
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Enablence Makes Its Tier 1 Bid |
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Enablence Technologies Inc. (Toronto: ENA) is on the acquisition trail again, this time plunking down $50 million for a deal that would net the company some Tier 1 carrier business.
The deal,...more |
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Apr 14, 2010
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OFC/NFOEC Bids Goodbye to San Diego |
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OFC/NFOEC goers who fell in love with San Diego might want to skip this story.
Go on, look at our photos from 2008 (in two parts) and 2010. Nice place, isn't it?
Now, for everyone el...more |
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Mar 25, 2010
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OFC/NFOEC: For ROADMs, Less Is More |
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SAN DIEGO -- OFC/NFOEC 2010 -- Vendors of reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) technology have talked about colorless, directionless, and contentionless cases. Next up might be "gridles...more |
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Feb 5, 2010
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Corning Sheds Light on Optical Trends |
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China gave Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW)'s optical fiber business a significant boost in 2009, but that growth will slow in 2010, while fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments haven't yet generated as much de...more |
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