Oki Develops a 43 Gbps Modulated Laser

Oki Semiconductor introduced a new Electro-Absorption Modulated Laser (EML) with 1.3 μm wavelength band capable of 43 Gbps serial transmission up to 10 km. Sampling is set for June 2010 and product launch is scheduled to take place in October 2010.OKI Semiconductor already offers an EML with 1.55 μm wavelength band compliant with XLMD-MSA for 40 Gbps. This device has a transmission range of around 2 km. http://www.okisemi.com/en/company/news/r2...

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Infinera Appoints Vice President of Architecture

Infinera has hired Michael Frendo as Vice President of Architecture to lead the development and implementation of long-term architectural direction at the company. Mr. Frendo joins Infinera after a series of senior architectural and engineering roles at leading companies including Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, McDATA Corp and Avaya. http://www.infinera.comhttp...

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New 4.8 Tbps Trans-Pacific Unity Cable Ready for Service

Unity, a consortium of six international companies, together with its suppliers NEC Corporation and TE SubCom (formerly Tyco Telecommunications), announced that the new Trans-Pacific Unity submarine cable system is ready for service.The 9,620 km Unity cable system is architected with five fiber pairs and is designed to deliver up to 4.8 Terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth across the Pacific, with each fiber pair having a capacity of up to 960...

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MobileIron's iPad App Monitors Corporate SmartPhones

MobileIron, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, introduced its MobileIron Sentry App for the Apple iPad. The app provides a mobile command center from which IT departments can monitor and take action on smartphones accessing enterprise email. The MobileIron Sentry App for iPad delivers real-time monitoring and response capabilities including:Dashboard view of smartphone connection activity.Identification of unauthorized or risky access.Blocking...

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Fujitsu to Demo MPEG-4 Encoding Solutions, Low Latency 10Gb Ethernet

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. will demonstrate its portfolio of high-fidelity, low-latency media solutions at the NAB Convention in Las Vegas later this month. The exhibit includes the latest IP-9400 MPEG-4 AVC encoder, designed specifically to meet the demands of mobile live event contribution. Fujitsu said its design significantly reduces operational costs as broadcasters convert from MPEG-2 to AVC encoding in their high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) microwave, satellite and IP digital news gathering and live event capture...

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Gigamon Names VP of Marketing

Gigamon, which supplies Intelligent Data Access Networking solutions, announced the promotion of Kevin Jablonski to vice president of marketing and business development. Jablonski joined Gigamon in 2008. He brings nearly three decades of experience to his new role. Jablonski has cultivated and established many lucrative business relationships with large corporations such as HP, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, AT&T and EMC. Prior to Gigamon, Jablonski...

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Australia's NBN Picks First Partners, Issues More RFPs

NBN Co Limited (NBN Co), the consortium established to design, build and operate Australia's forthcoming wholesale-only National Broadband Network (NBN), selected three key technology partners: IBM, Oracle and Accenture.IBM was selected for infrastructure hosting, which consists of acquiring servers, storage, operating systems, Oracle for the software platform. Accenture was picked for implementation and ongoing support services.Portland Group...

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Two Minute Video: Beyond Gigabit Wireless Backhaul

Presented by Paul E. Obsitnik, Bridgewave Communicationshttp://www.bridgewave....

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