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AT&T prepares new home security, automation service offering
AT&T (NYSE: T) is the latest service provider to put its stake in the burgeoning home security and automation market with plans to launch its own home-monitoring service.
2012-05-07
21% data center growth of Cincinnati Bell drives plans for CyrusOne IPO
Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) is so confident about the growth prospects of its CyrusOne data center business that it's planning to take the unit public sometime later this year.
2012-05-07
Lumos Networks sees 16% increase in wholesale, data service revenues in Q1 2012
Lumos Networks (Nasdaq: LMOS) reported its first-quarter 2012 revenue rose slightly to $51.4 million, up from $51.1 million in Q4 2011, but down year-over-year, from $52.6 million, as competitive wholesale and data products offset declines in legacy voice revenues.
2012-05-07
Consolidated Communications broadband & backhaul initiatives assist minimize Q1 voice service declines
Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL), which is in the process of acquiring fellow ILEC SureWest (Nasdaq: SURW), saw its share of IP service growing pains as it reported first-quarter 2012 revenues of $93.4 million, down 1.4 percent year-over-year, from $95.4 million in Q1 2011.
2012-05-06
Lumos Networks enters into the colocation or data center game
Lumos Networks (Nasdaq: LMOS) is making its mark on the data center services market with its new colocation service for customers in its Mid-Atlantic serving region.
2012-05-06
Sonic.net establishes super-fast network for future
On a small, quiet street in Sebastopol, in a neighborhood better known for its eclectic sculptures than for early adopters of the hottest technologies, residents are surfing the Internet at some of the fastest speeds available in the country.
2012-05-06
Crews increasing fiber through Clear Creek Canyon
Parts of U.S. 6 west of Denver will be closed on several days this month as crews install a fiber optic line through Clear Creek Canyon.
2012-05-06
Global Industry Analysts, Inc.:Surging Demand for Medical Fiber Optic Systems Drives the Global Medical Fiber Optics Market
Innovative and new areas of medicine, in which fiber optics can be used, have created abundant opportunities for medical fiber optics. Of late, fiber optic sensors have gained prominence in the medical field, owing to their accuracy, small size, and safety (non-electrical). Fiber optics are primarily used for site illumination in a majority of medical applications. They are used as standalone light sources (as in surgical lights, dental lights) or as integrated components in endoscopes. Fiber optics are also used as laser delivery devices for laser surgery in urology, cardiology, and ophthalmology applications. Other areas of fiber optic applications in the medical field include image transfer, medical X-ray, and sensors. Also, fiber optics are increasingly being used in developing equipment and tools, which aid in minimally invasive surgery and diagnostics. Growing demand for fiber optics in the healthcare sector is pushing suppliers to expand product capacity and manufacturers to focus on developing fibers, which provide enhanced performance and control feature, when compared to the previous versions. For instance, lasers have become more precise than their former versions and cost much less than before. Fibers, on the other hand, are coated with fluorescent dyes, to enable them to transmit weak signals and signals that have to go through curved paths in sophisticated instruments. Additionally, advancements in fiber optic networks are transforming the medical world by merging diagnostic radiology and communication technologies.
2012-05-06
Infonetics pegs optical transceiver sales at $3.3 billion in 2016
Growth in 100-Gbps, tunable, and SFP+ optical modules points toward an overall expansion of the optical transceiver market, according to Infonetics Research. The market research firm expects the optical transceiver market to be worth $3.3 billion, according to its newly released 10G/40G/100G Optical Transceivers Market Size and Forecast.
2012-05-03
2012: Vytran To Feature Compact, Semi-Automated Optical Fiber Splicer At CLEO
Vytran, an innovative supplier of optical fiber splicing and processing solutions, will feature its newest optical fiber splicer, "CAS-4100," and show a selection of other high-performance fiber processing equipment, at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2012 exposition (booth #1426). CLEO: Expo is scheduled for May 8-10, 2012, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.
2012-05-03