Google, Other Industry Leaders Announce Google TV

SAN FRANCISCO — A distinguished lineup from the consumer electronics industry — Intel, Sony, Logitech,  Best Buy...

Hitachi Announces 10GEPON

SANTA CLARA, CA -- Electronics vendor Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc. (HCTA) offers many flavors of PON...

Fiber-Based Solution for Distributing Video to MSOs

A national fiber distribution service for delivering video programming to cable MSOs was announced by...

CommScope Expands BrightPath Solution

HICKORY, NC -- Telecom equipment vendor CommScope introduced two significant additions to its BrightPath fiber-to-the-home...

13% Growth in Global Fixed Broadband Subscribers

SINGAPORE - Although fixed broadband services are often eclipsed by the hype surrounding mobile broadband...

Four Award-Winning Applications

ANN ARBOR, MI -- The super-fast research network Internet2, which serves as a testbed for...

US Lacking in Broadband Competition

NORTHFIELD, MN — While most U.S. consumers have few broadband choices, those in lower-income states...

LG-Nortel to Become LG-Ericsson

STOCKHOLM - Telecom equipment vendor Ericsson, which has bought other assets of the bankrupt Nortel, will now...

FSAN and Broadband Forum Collaborate on GPON

ATLANTA -- The Full Service Access Network (FSAN), a group of international network operators and...

Alcatel-Lucent Stretches DSL to 300 Mbps, Easing Transition to Fiber

PARIS – By combining a 19th-century analog technology with today's most advanced technologies, Alcatel-Lucent engineers...

Gigabit Home Gateway From ZyXEL

ANAHEIM, CA – Broadband equipment vendor ZyXEL Communications announced a new integrated access device for...

AFL Releases New FlexTester

AFL announced the Noyes OFL280 FlexTester, a handheld, multifunction OTDR and loss test set offering...

HomePlug Joins the IEEE Family

Portland, Ore. – HomePlug has been a popular protocol  for in-home networking over powerlines for...

Clearfield Unveils Small-Port-Count Fiber Enclosure

MINNEAPOLIS — Clearfield Inc. announced a new addition to its fiber management series, the FieldSmart...

200 Mbps Is the New 100 Mbps

Zeewolde will become the ?rst town in the Netherlands with symmetrical Internet speeds of 200...

Multicom Announces Wide-Bandwidth Optical Transmitter for FFTx, HFC

ORLANDO, FL – Multicom announced a new, wide-bandwidth 1310nm MUL-1310TX-1000 Optical Transmitter, suited for use...

OFS Announces Fiber-to-MDU Solution

SAN DIEGO, CA - Fiber optic product supplier OFS announced the EZ-Bend Bundled MDU Cabling System, which...

FTTH Council to Offer Professional Certification

WASHINGTON, DC - The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council is developing the first certification program aimed at...

Lynx2 Splice Connector From Sumitomo Eliminates Crimping

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC —  Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduced the Lynx2 CustomFit Splice-On Connector with SC...

Zhone Adds EFM to Platform for Fiber Migration Path

Oakland, CA — Access network equipment supplier Zhone Technologies announced Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)...

OFS Solution Connects Fiber to Cell Sites

SAN DIEGO -- The deluge of wireless data generated by smart phones has led wireless...