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Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Intros Industry's First Mass Fiber Automatic Blade Rotation Cleavers For FTTx Termination Efficiency

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a leader in fiber optic product design and manufacturing, introduces the FC-6RM-C fiber cleaver, the industry’s first and only automatic blade rotation cleaver for high precision cleaves of 1 to 12 fibers for use in fusion splicing, field termination, and other precision applications. For single fiber applications, the company has launched the FC-6RS automatic blade rotation cleaver. Both units address the market need for a more precise fiber cleaver that eliminates the time consuming and error prone process of height and blade rotation adjustments, thereby increasing ease of use, precision, and the cleaver’s maximum product life.

2012-06-14

B&B Electronics Strengthens Fiber Access Solutions Portfolio With Acquisition Of IMC Networks Business

B&B Electronics, a developer of wired and wireless connectivity technology, has expanded its portfolio to include the industry’s most comprehensive offerings of fiber access networking solutions through its acquisition of IMC Networks.

2012-06-14

Rugged Dual Mode Handheld Visual Fault Locator

GAO Fiber Optics is offering its rugged handheld visual fault locator which is used for troubleshooting of both single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cables. It is suitable for fiber optic network maintenance in telecommunications and CATV systems.

2012-06-14

Siemon Labs Testing Highlights Performance Risks Of Low-Cost Generic Fiber Optic Assemblies

Siemon, a leading global manufacturer of IT network cabling and infrastructure systems, has released the results of comprehensive benchmark testing on optical fiber assemblies. Performed by Siemon Labs, these tests included randomly selected fiber jumpers from 5 well-known global brands, including Siemon, as well as jumpers from 4 low-cost generic assembly houses. The results clearly showed a significant performance gap between the global brands and the generic products, with a significant number of generic assemblies failing to meet minimum standards requirements across a range of performance-critical parameters.

2012-06-14

Conolog Corporation Executes First Contract For The Newly Launched Fidra – An Industry First Physical Fiber Optic Switch

INIVEN (A Division of Conolog Corp [OTCQB: CNLG]), an innovator of protective relaying and monitoring solutions, today announced the first sales contract for new Fidra – an industry first in fiber optic protective relaying communication. Under the agreement, INIVEN will manufacture, deploy and support Fidra units to Southern Company, one of the largest providers of electricity in the nation, serving over four million customers across the southern US.

2012-06-14

Juniper names low latency expert Andrew Bach as its financial services chief architect

Andrew Bach, a name that's become synonymous with the low latency networking movement in the financial services industry, has joined Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) as the vendor's new chief architect for its Financial Services Team.

2012-06-13

Sprint paves 100G, 400G optical network core path with Ciena

Sprint (NYSE: S) is laying a foundation to scale the speed of its optical backbone network by deploying Ciena's (Nasdaq: CIEN) 6500 Packet Optical Platform.

2012-06-13

Windstream assists Pratt Industries be more productive with MPLS-based UC services

Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) has racked up a new win in its business services column as Pratt Industries, one of the largest privately-held 100 percent recycled paper and packaging companies, has employed its managed unified communications services.

2012-06-13

Gig.U partners with University of Florida, local utility to establish Gigabit-capable network

Gig.U has established a pact with Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and the University of Florida (UF) to bring gigabit fiber connectivity to residents and businesses in the Innovation Square area surrounding the university's campus.

2012-06-13

CWA union workers go to the FCC to against Verizon's cable deal

A group of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) employees represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union will gather in front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) building today to protest Verizon Wireless' proposed co-marketing and services deal with cable operators.

2012-06-13