PMC-Sierra Releases Pluggable GPON ONT Design

PMC-Sierra introduced a pluggable GPON Optical Network Terminal (ONT) reference design that can connect any Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) equipped with a standard Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) port to a high-speed Passive Optical Network. The low-power, plug-and-play ONT allows carriers and system vendors to upgrade existing service-oriented home and small/medium business equipment, including gateways, routers, and integrated access devices,...

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Vietnam's VTN Deploys ADVA for Managed Wavelength Services

Vietnam's largest telecommunications carrier, Vietnam Telecoms National (VTN), has deployed ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000 to provide managed Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) connectivity services to enterprises across the country. The VTN network traverses the entire length and width of Vietnam, boasting a network of 1,000 customers across more than 3,000 kilometers. Major financial institutions in Vietnam are using the managed WDM...

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Infonetics: Cisco's Q1 Boost in IP Core and Edge Router

Cisco's service provider IP core and edge router revenue rose by 6% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the previous quarter, and up 33% compared to the first quarter of 2009, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Meanwhile, other vendors reported declines in Q1 due to supply constraints.Some highlights: Combined worldwide revenue from service provider IP edge routers, IP core routers, carrier Ethernet switches, and multiservice...

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TeliaSonera Carries 127 Gbps Single Wavelength over 1,700km

TeliaSonera, in partnership with Opnext, demonstrated a single wavelength, real-time coherent 127G PM-QPSK (Polarization Multiplexed Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) modem running over a 1,700km span. The trial conducted over a long haul link with 10 Gbps and 40 Gbps mixed traffic ran from Uppsala, Sweden to Olofström, Sweden and back for a total distance of 1700km and represents the longest un-regenerated real-time test to date. The TeliaSonera...

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ClariPhy Raises $24 Million for its 10/40/100G ICs

ClariPhy Communications, a start-up based in Irvine, California with engineering in Argentina, has raised $24 million in series C funding for its high speed communications ICs. ClariPhy's portfolio includes mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for 10, 40 and 100 Gbps optical networking and communication applications. ClariPhy plans to use the funding to deliver a new class of single chip MXSP ICs that significantly increase an optical network's reach and tolerance to impairments (such as chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion...

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Level 3 Teams with GlobeNet

Level 3 Communications has formed a partnership with GlobeNet, an international provider of submarine cable transmission capacity, to offer transport and high-speed Internet services between North and South America. Through the relationship, Level 3 will be able to offer its high-speed Internet protocol (HSIP) services packaged with GlobeNet's sub-sea cable capacity on routes between South America and North America. GlobeNet will be able to offer...

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NetApp Posts Revenue of $1.17 Billion

NetApp reported quarterly revenue of $1.17 billion compared to revenues of $880 million for the same period one year ago. GAAP net income was $145 million, or $.40 per share compared to GAAP net income of $68 million, or $0.21 per share for the same period in the prior year. NetApp estimates revenue for the coming quarter to be in the range of $1.10 billion to $1.14 billion."With 50% growth in product revenue this quarter, NetApp significantly outperformed the competition. With accelerating revenue growth every quarter, we culminated our fiscal...

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SiTime Builds Market in MEMS-based Timing

SiTime, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, has 85% share of the MEMS-based timing market, according to a recent report from Yole Développement, a leading MEMS technology consulting firm. The report also forecasted that the MEMS-based timing market will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 80% from 2010 to 2015. SiTime's portfolio of MEMS-based silicon timing solutions include high performance differential and spread spectrum...

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Quantenna's 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi Powers In-Home Video Distribution

Quantenna Communications introduced its third-generation Full-11n 4x4 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) chipset, enabling whole-home video distribution of multiple HD streams using 802.11n Wi-Fi. Quantenna's newest 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset breaks ground in several ways. First, the design has been optimized for volume production and the company estimates it is approaching the 3x3 MIMO price range. Device size has been cut in half and power consumption...

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Cortina Builds its Integrated Access Portfolio

Cortina Systems, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, has expanded its Integrated Access silicon portfolio with the addition of EPON ONU, GPON ONU, and OLT devices. Cortina Systems' CS8017/CS8210 ONUs are consolidated EPON/GPON ONU solutions with integrated VoIP processors and Ethernet switches. Cortina Systems' CS8022 OLT is the 2nd generation quad EPON OLT with integrated switch. The devices include a device driver, software applications,...

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Ookla Clocks Average Global Broadband Speed at 7.6 Mbps

The average global download speed is 7.6 Mbps, according to a newly release study from Ookla, the company that operates the popular speedtest.net bandwidth testing service. Ookla conducts more than one million speed and quality tests daily, primarily through its Speedtest.net and Pingtest.net sites, and has completed more than 1.5 billion tests to date. Using data from its servers, Ookla is able to capture specific broadband metrics than can be...

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Video: Ribbit's Voice Innovation Platform

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