Telecom industry surging with broadband demand According to the TIA’s (www.tiaonline.org) 2007 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast report, in 2006, the U.S. telecom industry grew at its fastest rate since 2000 — showing that...
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Archive for February, 2007
Belden to acquire Hirschmann Automation and Control
Belden to acquire Hirschmann Automation and Control Belden (www.belden.com) has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH (HAC – www.hirschmann-ac.com), from HgCapital, a European private equity investor, for...
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SMP participates in Solarflare’s 10GBASE-T demonstration
SMP participates in Solarflare’s 10GBASE-T demo SMP Data Communications, a developer and manufacturer of high-speed cross-connect products for communication networks, recently participated in a demonstration of 10GBASE-T products in operation at Solarflare Communications’ test...
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Optical Entertainment Network launches FTTH services
Optical Entertainment Network launches FTTH services It took a change in infrastructure deployment strategy and optical access technology but Optical Entertainment Network (OEN; search for OEN) has announced commercial availability of its FISION Triple...
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3M Introduces No-Polish Quick Termination Field Installable Fiber Optic Connector
3M Introduces No-Polish Quick Termination Field Installable Fiber Optic Connector 3M added a new, no-polish fiber optic connector to its fiber connector family. The device enables fast, on-site installation of...Read more »
New single mode and multimode SC, LC connectors for tight-jacketed cable applications from Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics introduced some new single mode and multimode SC, LC connectors specially designed for tight-jacketed cable applications. These connectors are a non pull-proof design,...Read more »
Introducing the Fiber Optic Cleaning tutorial!
With the prosperity of Gigabit Ethernet and 10Gigabit Ethernet, fiber optic cleaning has become one of the most critical procedures in ensuring high quality fiber optic link and communications in today’s university campuses and...
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ITU Frequencies and Wavelengths – 100GHz Spacing – 100 Channels
ITU Frequencies and Wavelengths – 100GHz Spacing Frequency (THz) Wavelength (nm) 186.00 1611.79 186.10 1610.92 186.20 1610.06 186.30 1609.19 186.40 1608.33 186.50 1607.47 186.60 1606.60 186.70 1605.74 186.80...
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ITU Wavelength Bands Range
ITU Wavelength Bands Band Name Description (meaning) Wavelength Range (nm) O-band Original 1260 ~ 1360nm E-band Extended 1360 ~ 1460nm S-band Short 1460 ~ 1530nm C-band Conventional 1530 ~ 1565nm L-band Long 1565 ~ 1625nm U-band...
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How to choose a fiber optic inspection microscope?
There are at least a dozen of different fiber optic inspection microscope on the market. So how do you choose one that is best for your application and budget? Here are some clues. Consider...
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