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PacketLight Networks provides metro & long-haul 100G muxponder/transponder

PacketLight Networks says it now offers the first standards-based, 1RU 100G muxponder/transponder for metro and long-haul applications. The OIF-compliant PL-1000GM/GT aggregates multirate and multiprotocol 10G and 40G services into a 100G OTU4 uplink trunk.

2012-06-11

Sidera Networks taps into Latin America low latency opportunity by Seaborn agreement

Sidera Networks is tapping into the Latin American telecom industry by establishing a long-term agreement on Seaborn's U.S.-Brazil Sebras-1 submarine cable system.

2012-06-11

Cable&Wireless adds 100 Gbps to Hong Kong & Singapore nets

Cable&Wireless Worldwide, whose addition of 100-Gbps to certain European routes was announced last month, has added similar capabilities to metro networks in Hong Kong and Singapore. As with the European deployment, Cable&Wireless will leverage Ciena Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CIEN) 6500 Packet-Optical Platform.

2012-06-07

Farmers Mutual Telephone delivers cell-site backhaul services by ADTRAN Optical Networking Edge

ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) says that Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. (FMTC) in Northwest Ohio will use the systems provider’s Optical Networking Edge (ONE) technology to supply wireless services and cell-site backhaul for Tier 1 mobile operators.

2012-06-07

Limelight CEO: Self-contained Netflix does not threaten content delivery firms

A Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) with its own network for streaming movies and TV shows isn't the massive threat to content delivery network providers (CDNs) that some--especially in the markets--have made it out to be.

2012-06-07

Donovan of AT&T says carrier is at the 'forefront' of IPv6 transition

AT&T (NYSE: T) used World IPv6 Launch to point out that it, like its cable counterparts, very much understands that the Internet is changing and, despite those who might look at the big carrier as staid, it "is at the forefront of enabling the transition to the Internet of things."

2012-06-07

Zayo to obtain FiberGate, get more dark fiber in D.C. metro

Louisville, Colo.-based Zayo Group is at it again with plans to acquire dark fiber services provider FiberGate. The acquisition of the Washington, D.C. metro area provider will add 130,000 fiber miles to Zayo's network in and around the city, along with 315 on-net buildings and two expansions to Frederick and Baltimore, Md.

2012-06-06

GCI, Alaska Communications take part in forces in wireless effort

Alaskan wireline carriers Alaska Communications (Nasdaq: ALSK) and General Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: GNCMA) apparently see strength in numbers--especially when it comes to competing with wireless behemoths AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ).

2012-06-06

Huawei disputes reports of massive layoffs, concedes possible job cuts

Estimates that Huawei will lay off 10,000 workers from various business units may be a bit high, but the world's second largest maker of telecom gear, battered by competition and "other difficulties" could still be in line from some major job cuts.

2012-06-06

CRTC tackles broadband speed claims, plans live testing

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) wants to know whether its nation's broadband providers are actually delivering the high-speed data speeds they're claiming and is examining the FCC's broadband testing programs in the United States and the Ofcom model in the U.K. as possible ways to find out.

2012-06-06