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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

North American network & content security spending rises, bucks international trend

While the rest of the world slumped, the North American network and content security product market ticked up a bit in the first quarter, according to Infonetics Research's first quarter "Content Security Gateway Appliances, Software and SaaS" and "Network Security Appliances and Software" market reports.

2012-06-06

Modernization centerpiece: Globe begins rollout of fiber optic cable

Globe Telecom Inc., the country’s second-largest phone company, is laying down 10,000 kilometers of fiber-optic cable this year, as it aims to improve Internet speeds and service reliability for its subscribers across the country.

2012-06-05

Minnesota Telecom (NESC) Selects CALIENT & Cyan to Deploy the Industry First CDC Optical Network for Services Innovation

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader in photonic switching technology, and Cyan Inc. , a global innovator of software-defined packet-optical transport systems, today announced that Minnesota Telecom's Northeast Service Cooperative (NESC) has picked the two companies to deploy a revolutionary fiber-optic network to deliver a wide range of data services, at speeds up to 10Gbps, to customers in rural Northeast Minnesota.

2012-06-05

Conolog Corporation Executes First Contract for the Newly Launched Fidra -- an Industry First Physical Fiber Optic Switch

INIVEN, 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.

2012-06-05

Legrand | Ortronics Introduces Mighty Mo(R) Fiber Raceway

Legrand | Ortronics, a global leader in high performance network infrastructure solutions, introduces Mighty Mo(R) Fiber Raceway, a dedicated pathway for critical network cabling. It is a unique overhead system that routes and protects fiber optic cords between termination equipment, patch panels and fiber optic splicing cabinets or frames. Fiber Raceway is simple to configure and install above equipment racks, below runway or cable tray. It provides an easily accessible solution to any situation.

2012-06-05

Military & aerospace markets for fiber optics build to takeoff

A recent study by Information Gatekeepers says the avionics market for fiber optic components, subsystems, and systems is set to reach $775 million in 2015, rising from $306 million in 2009. The market includes both military and commercial aircraft including fighter and transport aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and commercial aircraft.

2012-06-05