ip optical network in news
Security makes a quantum leap
News Voice over IP and videoconferencing data is being transmitted over the network which uses existing optical fibre connections owned by tech giant Siemens. The world's largest quantum... [10 Oct 2008]
UK faces broadband deadline threat
News Although wireless technologies will play a part, the move to super-broadband will require the deployment of optical fibre deeper into the local access network, either to the street cabinet or directly to... [16 Apr 2007]
London to get citywide Ethernet LANs from BT
News The service can also be extended to greater speeds, as optical techniques can run multiple channels on the fibres used, through dense wavelength digital multplexing, which sends signals on different colours. [15 Sep 2005]
BT names buddies for £10bn 21CN
News Ericsson will supply control systems for 21CN, while Ciena and Huawei will supply the optical electronics that will convert the signals carried at high capacity over the cables connecting the metro and core nodes. [28 Apr 2005]
Japanese set data tranmission speed record
News The team, comprising scientists from Keio University and divisions of Japan's largest telcoms firm NTT, achieved a speed of 43 gigabits per second over an optical network between two campuses of Keio... [04 Nov 2003]
Microsoft begins to embrace Bluetooth
News The company will also offer a separate Bluetooth-enabled optical mouse for $89. Using PAN, devices can create a network based on internet protocol (IP), which lets machines linked in a... [16 Oct 2002]
Marconi signs Italian optical network deal
News Marconi has signed a deal with Italy's Omnitel Vodafone to build a 10,000km optical network. The network, built using SDH and DWDM optical networking technology, will go... [31 Jan 2002]
Cisco divides to conquer
News The engineering division will now be split into 11 groups, specialising in different parts of the business: access, aggregation, Cisco IOS Technologies Division (ITD), internet switching and services, ethernet access,... [24 Aug 2001]
Cisco strikes deal with France Telecom
News France Telecom will use Cisco's GSR 12416 routers in its optical IP network. Cisco systems has secured a huge sale with France Telecom - who will use the networking giant's most powerful... [26 Jul 2001]
Cisco makes major move in optical market
News The company is a major (70 per cent) contractor to the US' first Network Access Point to combine IP and optical technologies. BellSouth is building a network in Florida... [06 Nov 2000]
KPN announces job cuts in streamlining strategy
News KPN's optical fibre network, which went live earlier this year, is to be transformed into an IP backbone. In addition, the existing telephone network is to be given data... [31 Oct 2000]
France Telecom invests in North American network
News Alcatel has been chosen to provide dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) equipment, Nortel will lay the synchronised optical network (SONET) and Level 3 is to install the dark fibre... [27 Sep 2000]
Lucent boasts $17m Polish network contract
News Lucent Technologies has won a $17m contract to build a high-capacity optical voice network for Poland's largest telecom operator, Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TPSA). Once complete the system will carry all... [12 Jul 2000]
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