AppliedMicro Debuts 10G/40G OTN Framer/PHY

AppliedMicro introduced a 10G/40G Optical Transport Network (OTN) framer/PHY System-On-a-Chip (SoC) for Carrier Ethernet router and WDM transport systems. The PQX is AppliedMicro's third generation of OTN framer device with integrated high speed PHYs and Fractional-N clock synthesizers. The PQX provides I/O bandwidth at 240 Gbps at high performance and maintains compliance to various standards such as SONET/SDH, XFP/SFP+, and SFI5.1/CFP. Support...

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Anritsu Upgrades Handheld Analyzers for LTE

Anritsu introduced LTE options for its MS2712E and MS2713E Spectrum Master handheld spectrum analyzers. These allow field engineers and technicians to conduct RF, modulation, and Over-the-Air (OTA) measurements on 10 MHz LTE signals during the deployment, installation, and operation of LTE networks.Anritsu said its handheld analyzers now enable users to accurately and quickly validate the RF quality and performance of LTE signals. It can also help...

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Bharti Arranges US$8.3 billion for Acquisition of Zain Africa

Bharti Airtel has arranged for the entire US$8.3 billion in financing needed for its proposed acquisition of Zain's African unit (Zain Africa BV). The financing was oversubscribed, with major international banks committing to underwrite the total amount. http://www.bharti.comhttp...

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Vitesse Accelerates its Optical Solutions Portfolio

Vitesse Semiconductor announced a number of IC innovations spanning from the access to the core of next generation optical networks. Highlights include:Enhanced Forward Error Correction (eFEC) technology for implementation in ASICs or FPGAs. Vitesse's proprietary Continuously Interleaved BCH (CI-BCH) eFEC code can be implemented in single FPGA form at 100G. The company calculates that compared to existing FEC solutions, its CI-BCH eFEC enables both...

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Ciena Unveils its Converged Optical Ethernet Portfolio

Following the completion of its acquisition of the optical networking and Carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business, Ciena outlined its new product portfolio for Converged Optical Ethernet.Ciena said its product strategy will be framed around three key values: maximizing the capacity, scalability and reliability of customers' networks through optical technology; maximizing the flexibility, efficiency and economics...

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Corning Fiber Carries 100G for 1,500km in 12 Spans

Corning has demonstrated the ability to carry 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps over longer fiber spans without using expensive regeneration.The 100G system travels a distance of 1,500 km and consists of 12 spans, each 125 km. The configuration uses Corning's SMF-28 ULL optical fiber, the lowest attenuation ITU-T G.652-compliant fiber, and Ciena's 100G Adaptive Optical Engine, both of which are commercially available. The average fiber attenuation of each span...

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OIF Approves 100G Transmitter Implementation Agreement

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) approved an implementation agreement (IA) for the 100G Integrated Polarization Multiplexed (PM) Quadrature Modulated Transmitter. The implementation agreement supports DP-QPSK as a modulation format as specified in the OIF's 100G Framework Document and also specifies operating rates up to 32GBd. However, the IA strives to remain modulation format and data rate agnostic to maximize applicability to other future...

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Vendors Showcase 100G at OFC/NFOEC

Infinera, Juniper, Finisar, Opnext are collaborating on a live demonstration of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interoperability at this week's OFC/NFOEC conference and exhibition in San Diego. The companies are showing the ability to pass 100 GigE traffic between a router and an optical transport system using two different CFP optical transceivers implementing the IEEE 802.3ba 100GBASE-LR4 draft standard. The demonstration features a Juniper Networks...

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AT&T's New Triple Play -- Mobile, TV, Internet

AT&T announced a new $99 bundle that lets customers can choose three services for their bundle: TV, high speed Internet, home phone or wireless voice service -- an option not available in most cable bundles. Bundles can include DVR and DVR service, plus a one-year price guarantee and significant monthly savings. "At AT&T, we know that customers want flexibility, value, great service plus the option to include wireless voice service as part...

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Aviat Networks to Resell E-Band's 70/80 GHz Backhaul

E-Band Communications Corporation, a developer of 70/80 GHz point-to-point wireless backhaul solutions, announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement under which Aviat Networks will market and support E-Band's radios worldwide. E-Band's flagship product is the E-Link 1000EXR, a full duplex fiber-equivalent speed Gigabit Ethernet point-to-point radio which provides +22 dBm of output power and extremely low latency (<5us). Aviat's...

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Insight Research: Telecom CAPEX to Hit $224 Billion by 2015

The Insight Research Corporation is predicting that cCapital expenditures (CAPEX) by telecommunications service providers will increase at a compounded rate of 2.4 percent, from $199.6 billion in 2010 to $224.5 billion in 2015."Telecommunications and Capital Investments 2010-2015: Looking Beyond the Financial Crisis" notes that CAPEX spending among fixed-line operators will continue to decline, but mobile operators in developing countries will continue increasing their capital outlays to meet the pent up demand for service. On the other hand, when...

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NSN Ups Mobile Internet Traffic Offload

Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled an upgrade to its core mobile network technology that allows operators to offload Internet traffic at an optimal point in the network -- typically close to an Internet peering point -- in order to minimize the distance it is transmitted. This saves transport and traffic processing costs.Traffic offload can be deployed across Nokia Siemens Networks' Flexi Network Gateway (NG) and as a software upgrade to the Serving...

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NSN Shows hiT 7300 Coherent 40G Transponder

Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled its hiT 7300 coherent 40G transponder for integration into the hiT 7300 DWDM platform, which has been deployed for more than 80 customers worldwide. The company said its hiT 7300 coherent 40G transponder platform is easier to install than existing systems because it does not require the costly and time-consuming fiber measurement. In new deployments, operators can avoid even the need for dispersion compensating modules,...

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