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Fujitsu Labs touts small 25-Gbps per channel optical transceivers

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. says its researchers have developed a compact, cost-effective optical transceiver capable of transmitting 25 Gbps per channel. The development aims to meet the needs of next-generation high-speed servers.

2012-05-31

PEG Bandwidth chooses systems from Ekinops and Extreme Networks for LTE mobile backhaul

Ekinops and Extreme Networks say they have partnered to provide optical transport gear and 10-Gigabit Ethernet mobile backhaul switches to PEG Bandwidth for the carriers’ network upgrade.

2012-05-29

China Telecom steps to Alcatel-Lucent for FTTH network expansion

China Telecom (NYSE: CHA) has set an ambitious plan to build out a Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network across 31 of the country's provinces.

2012-05-29

Huawei, ZTE deny allegations of illegal European subsidies

Huawei and ZTE (Shenzhen: 000063.SZ), China's two main telecom vendors, maintain recent media reports that suggest they got illegal government subsidies to gain an advantage over rivals such as Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) and Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC) in Europe are false.

2012-05-29

Cross River Fiber capitalizes on NYSE Euronext's new data center rules with New Jersey fiber routes

Cross River Fiber, a competitive dark fiber provider, is going to build a new dark fiber route to Mahwah, N.J. in an effort to appeal to the state's financial trading community.

2012-05-29

Infonetics: Residential gateways will drive new broadband revenues

The key weapon a service provider has to increase the amount of money subscribers spend on broadband services can be found right at the residential gateway, indicates a new Infonetics study.

2012-05-29

Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan tests the 1G broadband waters

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE: CHT), Taiwan's largest telco, has begun a trial of 1G fiber-based broadband Internet services.

2012-05-27

TELUS, Orange take part in new remote telehealth pact

Telus Health Solutions (Toronto: T.TO) and Orange have come together to target new remote health opportunities for chronic disease patients.

2012-05-27

Astral Media acquisition of Bell Canada gets green light from shareholders

Bell Canada (NYSE: BCE) has cleared another hurdle in its effort to acquire Astral Media, as that company's shareholders approved the deal at a meeting held this week in Montreal.

2012-05-27

Senator urges FCC, DOJ to review cable deal of Verizon, DSL/POTS bundling

Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) pending marketing deal with cable companies is under fire from U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), who said he believes the pact raises competitive concerns.

2012-05-27