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PMC-Sierra licenses Aware's VDSL2 technology
US-based Aware, Inc., a leading supplier of broadband technology, Friday
announced PMC-Sierra, Inc. as a new licensee of Aware's StratiPHY3(TM) VDSL2
technology. As a leading provider of broadband communications semiconductors,
PMC-Sierra is using Aware's StratiPHY3 technology for its MSP7140 VDSL2
residential gateway system on a chip (SoC) product.
"We are pleased to be working with PMC-Sierra as it executes on its digital home
strategy," commented Edmund Reiter, Aware's president. "PMC-Sierra's latest
product demonstrates a deep understanding of the multi-service gateway market,
and we welcome our expanded partnership as a further endorsement of StratiPHY(TM)
as the most effective way to develop and maintain high-performance and
interoperable DSL-enabled SoCs."
With an integrated VDSL2 modem, PMC-Sierra's MSP7140 is ideally suited for
multi-service VDSL2-based gateways. The MSP7140 device, with Aware's StratiPHY3,
is interoperable with legacy VDSL1 and emerging VDSL2 central office chipset
solutions, and is backwards compatible to ADSL2+. The MSP7100 SDK also supports
PMC-Sierra's MSP7120/30 ADSL2+, which uses Aware's StratiPHY2+ IP.
Aware will be demonstrating its industry-leading StratiPHY3-based multi-vendor
VDSL2 interoperability this month at NXTcomm in Chicago.
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LuminentOIC renews BPON triplexer transceiver supply agreement with Tellabs
LuminentOIC renewed its supply agreement with Tellabs for Broadband Passive
Optical Network (BPON) triplexer transceivers. Tellabs has been using
LuminentOIC's Triplexer transceivers in its Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) for
Fiber to the Premise deployments since 2004. The renewal extends the existing
share of BPON triplexer business commitment from Tellabs through the end of
2008.
"To remain competitive and meet customer demand, we must forge long-term
relationships with key suppliers," said John Brots, Tellabs executive vice
president for global operations. "LuminentOIC has been an innovative supplier
with demonstrated ability to provide us with critical components for
next-generation applications."
Near Margalit, Chief Executive Officer of LuminentOIC, stated, "We are pleased
to continue our long lasting relationship with Tellabs, a recognized industry
leader in triple-play PON deployments, and are committed to providing highly
reliable, complex technologies to mass volume deployments for current and
next-generation PON requirements."
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Aegis Lightwave intros carrier-grade optical layer Monitor
US-based Aegis Lightwave, a company focused exclusively on providing a wide
range of optical channel monitoring solutions to the fiber-optic communications
industry, introduced the Centurion™ OLM 8000, a standalone and NEBS-compliant
optical layer monitor for cable operators and telecom service providers. The OLM
8000 is designed specifically for remote management of passive DWDM systems and
will be on exhibit at NXTComm 2007 in Booth 1945, complete with a live
demonstration.
The OLM 8000 is the most cost-effective solution for turning DWDM passives,
while in service, into actively managed network elements and can be implemented
to avoid complex forklift upgrades to DWDM actives. The OLM 8000 gives operators
the DWDM channel visibility needed to effectively manage and scale their passive
DWDM networks while they continue to deploy the simple, low-cost and highly
reliable DWDM passives of their choice.
The OLM 8000 adds a management layer to DWDM passives and provides effective
demarcation at all-optical wavelength handoff locations. It also provides
critical performance monitoring at the physical layer where necessary, such as
in converged “IP-over-DWDM” or “Ethernet-over-Optical” networks. The OLM 8000
proves-in for cost-sensitive applications such as monitoring “narrowcast” DWDM
wavelengths that carry voice, data and video-on-demand services in cable
operators’ access networks. The OLM 8000 is ideal to retrofit the large embedded
base of DWDM passive multiplexers and demultiplexers as well as standalone
optical amplifiers. It can be implemented in-service by simply connecting an
optical monitoring port on the OLM 8000 to any existing optical test point along
a DWDM span, without disturbing the optical transmission line.
“The integration with carriers’ network management systems has been seamless and
field trials have been a resounding success,” said Mark Lourie, Vice President
of Marketing, Aegis Lightwave. “Our low-cost optical channel monitor engine
enables us to tap into a pent-up demand for affordable remote management of DWDM
passives.”
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PMC-Sierra touts GEPON milestone
California-based PMC-Sierra Thursday announced that its Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
solution is now deployed in more than four million Gigabit EPON Optical Network
Units (ONUs). This significant industry milestone demonstrates that FTTH is now
the preferred technology for Gigabit/s access to the home and business. Gigabit
FTTH deployment is outpacing DSL broadband access in Japan (according to the
Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), and in Korea, PMC-Sierra
and DASAN Networks recently announced a Korea Telecom contract for expected
deployment of 800,000 EPON ONUs this year in Seoul. In China, benchmark testing
is underway on equipment from three of China's largest equipment vendors based
on PMC-Sierra's Gigabit/s EPON silicon, led by China Telecom. In addition, PMC-Sierra
recently introduced a solution that meets the ITU-T G.984 specification for GPON
Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), targeted for the emerging GPON markets in
North America and Europe.
"As the first to reach high volume deliveries, PMC-Sierra is well positioned to
be a leader in emerging Gigabit EPON markets such as China, while it continues
to grow market share in Japanese and Korean deployments," said Jeff Heynen,
directing analyst, broadband and IPTV, at Infonetics. "Based on the deployments
to date and the benchmarking and field trials that are currently underway, it
seems likely that EPON will be the predominant Gigabit access technology in most
of the key Asia markets."
"This is an important benchmark for the FTTH industry as these high volume
deployments will drive economies of scale that will lower overall FTTH equipment
costs and cost of ownership," said Victor Vaisleib, general manager of the FTTH
Business Unit at PMC-Sierra. "And, PMC-Sierra is able to leverage the extensive
technology and product base we established from our leadership in the EPON
market to successfully enter the emerging GPON markets in Europe and North
America."
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Fluke intros new MicroScanner2 Cable Verifier
Fluke Networks announces the introduction of the new MicroScanner2 Cable
Verifier. This new cable tester shows installers the four most important test
results — cable length, wire map, cable ID and distance to break or short — as
visual representations on a single screen. This makes testing faster and reduces
the chance of human error switching between tests.
“Seeing all test results at once saves time and improves technician accuracy.
That allows us to deliver high quality installations at a lower cost to our
clients, “ said Kevin Kolinac, owner of Communications Facilities & Design, Los
Angeles, CA.
The new MicroScanner2 also recognizes and displays what types of services are
available at the outlet being tested, such 10/100/1000 Ethernet, POTS telephone
service, or Power over Ethernet (PoE). This allows cabling technicians to
quickly differentiate between cabling and service problems during installation
or troubleshooting.
“We're installing more and more wireless access points powered by PoE.
MicroScanner2 will help us verify the both the cabling and the PoE service to
the AP all at once,” continued Kolinac.
No need for awkward, inefficient adapters
Users of the new MicroScanner2 can verify and ID tag RJ11, RJ45, and coax cables
without adapters. MicroScanner2 is also a built-in tone generator, producing
both analog and digital tones compatible with Fluke Networks’ IntelliTone Pro
Probe. This permits precise identification of specific wire pairs and cables on
active networks.
Built to survive rough handling on the job
MicroScanner2 is designed with a new rugged, ergonomic case that makes it the
right tool for any job environment. The rubberized over-mold protects against
rough handling while offering a comfortable, non-slip grip.
Product availability
MicroScanner2 is available for immediate delivery from Fluke Networks sales
partners worldwide. The new MicroScanner2 is available as a stand-alone unit, or
as part of a professional test kit. The kit contains a MicroScanner2, an
IntelliTone Pro 200 Probe, six Cable ID termination devices with both for RJ45
and coax connectors, a breakout cable for with eight clips for testing
unterminated cable, RJ11, RJ45 and coax patch cords, and a deluxe carrying case.
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Agilent to acquire Adaptif Photonics
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Adaptif Photonics GmbH have signed an agreement
for Agilent to acquire Adaptif, a privately held company. Adaptif provides key
technology and products used for advanced polarization analysis and control for
the test of optical components and systems in telecommunications, as well as in
the sensors and laser market. The transaction is subject to standard closing
conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
Adaptif's technology and intellectual property complements Agilent's product
offerings, and the acquisition will enhance Agilent's instrument portfolio for
fiber-optic test. Adaptif has established itself as a recognized supplier of
test products for polarization analysis in the industry. The acquisition will
help Adaptif's and Agilent's customers obtain comprehensive insight into their
optical components and high-speed optical network designs with a full spectrum
of test solutions. Adaptif has a close association with the renowned optical
center of expertise at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg and has
developed extensive intellectual property in optical-measurement product
development.
"This acquisition is one step in a series of actions we have taken to strengthen
our optical test and measurement offerings and allows us to offer a full range
of electrical and optical test equipment for high-speed broadband network
designs," said Photonic and Network Test Division VP and General Manager Alois
Hauk.
"Adaptif's expertise and product offerings in polarization test are leading-edge
in the optical test industry and significantly enhance our ability to address
our customers' needs in this field," said Juergen Beck, business manager for
Agilent's Photonic Test & Measurement Segment.
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PicoChip upgrades WiMax basestation reference design
picoChip announced the next version of its industry-standard WiMAX basestation
reference design, with a software upgrade to support Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 and
MIMO. The new PC8532 WiMAX platform has its first public display at WiMAX World
Europe this week (Booth Number 204). It is the only basestation reference design
to support WiMAX Wave 2 and IO-MIMO, and scales from access point (femtocell) to
sophisticated multi-sector carrier macrocells. The PC8532 is used for WiMAX
certification and has already demonstrated the widest range of interoperability
with third-party terminals.
"The ability to upgrade our WiMAX basestations by software is fundamental to our
strategic market advantage", said Paul Senior, VP Marketing of Airspan Networks
and WiMAX Forum Board member. "picoChip's programmable PHY has been demonstrated
to support IOT between systems running WiMAX Forum CertifiedTM 16d, 16e SISO,
and 16e Wave 2 MIMO, all from a common hardware platform. This capability allows
our customers to deploy WiMAX services today, confident in their ability to
migrate to the latest features and performance enhancements as WiMAX evolves."
The PC8532 supports Wave 2 and IO-MIMO in both uplink and downlink. Wave 2 is
the latest version of the WiMAX standard, adding increased support for mobility,
while MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output) increases data-rate and reliability by
simultaneously sending and receiving data by multiple antennas. The 2x2 MIMO
system used in WiMAX significantly reduces CAPEX and OPEX for carriers, by
increasing coverage and data-rate compared to other wireless technologies or to
non-MIMO WiMAX. As a result, Wave 2 delivers maximum download and upload
transmission speeds of 40Mbps and 12Mbps respectively.
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Vimicro and Microsoft strengthen working alliance in China to develop digital
multimedia market
Vimicro Corporation, a leading fabless semiconductor company designing advanced
mixed-signal multimedia products and solutions, and Microsoft China, reaffirmed
their strategic partnership during a ceremony in Beijing on May 24. The
companies are continuing to cooperate in the Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia
Technology Center, originally established in 2003 within Vimicro's Beijing
headquarters, and are expanding the scope of their work together to include the
mobile multimedia sector. Mike Yu, vice president of Vimicro is appointed as the
Dean of Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center.
Vimicro and Microsoft China are finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding to
increase their joint efforts in further developing the digital multimedia
market. One goal of the Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center is to
enable Vimicro's multimedia processors to be compiled to the requirements of
Windows Vista drivers and be ready to get Windows Vista logo certification.
''Vimicro is honored to be Microsoft's ongoing partner,'' said Dr. John Deng,
chairman and founder of Vimicro. ''Over the past four years, Microsoft and
Vimicro have experienced great successes. As a result of our collaboration,
Vimicro has earned international recognition for the quality of our products at
a faster rate and Chinese Ministry of Information Industry's recognition as the
outstanding representative of Chinese IC design industry. Together, Vimicro and
Microsoft are continuing to cooperate in multimedia area and expand the
international digital multimedia market.''
Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang, corporate vice president of Microsoft and chairman of
Microsoft China Research and Development Group stated, ''Technology innovation
is essential to China's sustainable economic development. Microsoft desires to
contribute to China's innovation blueprint by developing a flourishing IT
eco-system through collaborating with partners on innovation. Vimicro is one of
the outstanding independent innovation representatives in China. Through
combining the innovation thoughts, strength and experience together, we're
confident that this new collaboration will continue to provide world-class
digital multimedia experiences
Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang, corporate vice president of Microsoft and chairman of
Microsoft China Research and Development Group stated, ''Technology innovation
is essential to China's sustainable economic development. Microsoft desires to
contribute to China's innovation blueprint by developing a flourishing IT
eco-system through collaborating with partners on innovation. Vimicro is one of
the outstanding independent innovation representatives in China. Through
combining the innovation thoughts, strength and experience together, we're
confident that this new collaboration will continue to provide world-class
digital multimedia experiences to consumers.''
Through their partnership over the past four years, Vimicro and Microsoft have
cooperated in real-time multimedia communications and 3C convergence areas. The
collaboration has already resulted in breakthrough PC-camera and embedded
notebook-camera solutions.
Vimicro and Microsoft began collaborating in 2002, when they formed a strategic
partnership to promote Windows-based digital imaging technology in the worldwide
market. The partnership combined Vimicro's VXP imaging technology with the
Windows XP platform to provide an enhanced multimedia experience for PC-users
worldwide.
About Vimicro
Vimicro International Corporation is a leading fabless semiconductor company in
China designing, developing and marketing proprietary digital multimedia signal
processing chips and solutions enabling multimedia applications for mobile
phones over 2.5G/3G networks and PCs over broadband Internet.
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Harmonic intros CWDM forward path transmitters
Harmonic Inc. Wednesday expanded its family of high-performance PWRLink™
transmitters with the introduction of CWDM-based 1310 nm forward path
transmitters that significantly enhance cable operators' ability to deliver more
bandwidth to the home. The new PWRLink transmitters make it possible to easily
increase available bandwidth without adding new fiber by combining multiple
wavelengths to deliver traffic to the node. Cable operators deploying these new
transmitters can increase revenues by expanding capacity for value-added
services, while minimizing capital expenditures with a highly scalable solution
that is fully compatible with the existing access network infrastructure.
Applications such as high definition (HD) television, video-on-demand (VOD),
high-speed Internet and gaming have created a dramatic increase in demand for
bandwidth. Deploying additional fiber closer to the home is one way to increase
capacity but is normally very costly and not always a feasible option.
Harmonic's use of CWDM technology in its new transmitters offers an alternative
by providing two or more wavelengths in the 1310 nm frequency band that can be
combined onto a single fiber for forward transmission and then separated at the
node to be demultiplexed and processed by different receivers. Thus, without any
change in the fiber links or node locations, capacity can be greatly expanded.
"Cable operators have needed to expand bandwidth over the years as channel
counts grew, but today the requirements are escalating as never before due to
the highly bandwidth-intensive services that continue to grow in popularity,"
said Sunil Frida, Director of HFC Solutions for Harmonic Inc. "HD, VOD and
high-speed data in particular are driving the need for more forward capacity.
Harmonic addresses the bandwidth crunch in a number of ways, with solutions
including ultra-efficient compression, switched digital video and network
segmentation. The new PWRLink CWDM transmitters help to optimize bandwidth by
using multiple fiber wavelengths to transport more traffic to the node. With
these systems, cable operators now have a highly cost-effective, scalable and
easy-to-implement solution that saves on fiber usage and also provides more
flexibility by enabling different wavelengths to carry different types of
traffic or content according to the operator's specific requirements."
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Avago intros 10 GbE LRM transceivers with electronic dispersion compensation
(EDC)
San Jose-based Avago Technologies Tuesday announced a new family of 10 GbE LRM
transceivers incorporating electronic dispersion compensation (EDC). The new
product family includes X2, XENPAK and XFP. The company is a leading supplier of
analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer
applications. Avago's new HFBR-707X2DEM X2 module reliably delivers 10G data
rates in enterprise networking environments using multimode fiber. The
HFBR-707X2DEM will be part of an interoperability demonstration of 10GBASE-LRM
over 220 meters of multimode fiber at the Ethernet Alliance® booth during
Interop Las Vegas 2007 in booth #2265.
Having played an active role in the now completed 10 GbE LRM standard
development, Avago is also aggressively paving the way for 10 GbE LRM SFP+
products. David Cunningham, Strategic Marketing Manager for Avago Technologies
who chaired the IEEE 802.3aq/10GBASE-LRM standards committee, commented, "Avago
has long been a pioneer in enterprise networking and our active role in the
development of emerging Ethernet technologies is no different. We are heavily
involved with defining the SFP+ 8431 standard which will define SFP+ for
10GBASE-SR, LRM and LR products. Once finalized, this standard will drive the
growth of higher density, next-generation networking equipment for demanding
enterprise and data center environments."
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Shanghai-based Zhangjiang High-tech industrial park to establish VC fund
Shanghai-based Zhangjiang High-tech industrial park is planning to establish a 1
billion yuan risk capital investment fund to support fast-developing enterprises
in the park. It is reported, 300 million comes from Zhangjiang Group, 3 million
from Zhangjiang holdings and 4 million are collected from the market. Main
investment will be put in semiconductor, software, etc. The fund is mainly used
to fuel fast-developing companies and those who has potential to be public
listed. The administrative committee of the fund will invite famous investors
like IDG, Sino-century assets management Co.Ltd. etc. to involve in the fund
management.
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Nortel and Toshiba to jointly develop WiMAX base stations
Nortel and Toshiba will jointly develop WiMAX base stations for mobile
communications terminals for the Japanese and global markets, combining
Toshiba's high-efficiency amplifier and miniaturization technology and Nortel's
next-generation broadband wireless technology.
Nortel will develop the digital module for the base station, utilizing its
extensive WiMAX-related research and development capabilities and its expertise
on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, or OFMD, and multiple input
multiple output, or MIMO, technologies that support high-speed wireless
broadband communications.
Toshiba will develop the radio module for the WiMAX base station based on its
advanced miniaturization and high-efficiency amplifier technologies.
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JDSU appoints Helmut Berg as head of its Communications Test & Measurement
business
JDSU announced that Helmut Berg has been appointed to lead its Communications
Test & Measurement business, replacing John Peeler who has announced his plans
to leave the company in June.
Berg has served JDSU CommTest for 14 years in a variety of senior executive
positions, most recently as senior vice president of its Lab & Production
product division. Berg will now report to Kevin Kennedy, JDSU's president and
chief executive officer, and will oversee the Communications Test and
Measurement senior management team.
Since joining the company in 1993, Helmut has led the conceptualization and
development of some of JDSU's most successful test and measurement innovations
and managed every product line across its Lab & Production, Field Service and
Service Assurance Solutions portfolio. He also served on the Board of the
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).
"We are very pleased to have the established leadership and experience of Helmut
Berg managing JDSU's Communications Test and Measurement business as we continue
to capitalize on our strong market leadership in this segment," said Kennedy.
"We also want to thank John Peeler for his dedication, significant contributions
and years of service and support of JDSU."
"I am proud to have been a part of this great team and look forward to taking on
new challenges in a new industry," said Peeler. "I leave JDSU's Communications
Test and Measurement business knowing that it is in good hands and well
positioned to build on its long history of test and measurement innovation and
leadership."
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Entropic appoints Susan Huberman as Marketing VP
San Diego-based Entropic Communications, a leader in home networking for digital
entertainment, announced that global corporate brand strategist Susan Huberman
has joined the company in the newly created position of vice president of
corporate marketing and communications. Susan will lead the development of the
company's brand positioning and integrated communications strategy as Entropic
continues to build on its leadership position in connected home entertainment.
Susan has nearly 20 years experience in strategic marketing management for
private and public companies in consumer electronics, high tech and consumer
packaged goods. Before joining Entropic, she was VP of corporate marketing at
Cymer, Inc., where she led corporate branding and strategic marketing.
"Susan's vast experience in global marketing and communications will help us
establish our brand position as a connected home chipset company," said Patrick
Henry, president and CEO of Entropic. "Susan is an expert in brand development,
product positioning, and strategic marketing, and we are delighted to have her
join the Entropic management team."
Susan was founder and chief marketing officer of MOD Consulting, a strategic
marketing firm serving the marketing needs of growing companies. Prior to MOD,
Susan was chief marketing officer for Iomega Corporation where she was
responsible for global communications, brand management, customer support and
emerging technologies. She was VP of Marketing at Munchkin, Inc., has held a
variety of senior marketing positions at Hewlett Packard, and began her career
in consumer packaged goods at Alberto Culver. Susan was also a management
consultant in Accenture's consumer products practice.
"I am excited to be joining the Entropic team," said Susan Huberman, vice
president of corporate marketing and communications. "I look forward to
leveraging my consumer and technology marketing skills to help build the
Entropic brand into a recognized leader in connected home entertainment."
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Intel Capital invests in 6 startups
Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, kicked off its
eighth annual CEO Summit with the announcement of six investments totaling $31
million. The deals, all led by Intel Capital, include: China-based 51.com
(social networking) and Phoenix Microelectronics (microelectronics); Aternity
(application management software) and Ceedo (portable computing environment),
both based in Israel; and from the United States, Jajah (Internet telephony
solutions) and Tutor.com (education network).
This year’s CEO Summit, held at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif, is
being attended by more than 400 executives -- an event record -- from Intel
Capital portfolio companies and global 2,000 companies. The event includes
keynote presentations, expert panel discussions and more than 500 matchmaking
meetings between portfolio company CEOs and industry executives as part of the
focus on learning and deal-making.
“With global reach, larger investment stakes and active collaboration, Intel
Capital is a leader in company building and becoming engaged with companies
beyond our initial investment,” said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital.
“By bringing together savvy business executives, global decision makers and our
inspired entrepreneurs, the CEO Summit demonstrates our proactive strategy in
helping our portfolio companies succeed. We look forward to welcoming CEOs,
executives and entrepreneurs from around the world to this year’s event.”
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Dune Networks, Bay Microsystems partner on Carrier Ethernet
California-based Dune Networks, a leading provider of switching fabric and
traffic management solutions and Bay Microsystems, Inc., the world’s fastest
growing network processor company, announced a joint design for Carrier Ethernet
applications. The design incorporates Dune Network’s SAND™ Traffic Manager and
Switch Fabric Chipset and Bay Microsystems’s Chesapeake™ Network Processor and
Traffic Manager and provides a comprehensive, interoperable, solution for
Carrier and Metro network equipment suppliers. The companies have produced a
design application note describing the implementation, which is now available to
customers.
The design documentation provides detailed information regarding the integration
of the critical technologies into a variety of Ethernet and multiservice line
card applications. Dune’s switch fabric, and Bay’s network processing
functionality are highly complementary and the traffic management capabilities
offered by the respective solutions together solve critical Quality of Service (QoS)
problems: Dune’s SAND Traffic Manager optimizes for traffic profiles across the
switch fabric, while Chesapeake’s integrated traffic manager optimizes for
customer facing traffic on the line card.
Eyal Dagan, CEO of Dune Networks explained, “We are happy to work with Bay
Microsystems, and jointly present our complementary technologies to companies
and developers wanting to design Metro Ethernet and Carrier products. In our
eyes, this can enhance the ROI for both companies as these markets heat up.”
The seamless interoperability represented by the joint design provides a market
leading solution for network processing, high performance switching and traffic
management functionality. The companies will provide cooperative support and
documentation for those customers targeting these key advanced technologies for
today’s broadband networks.
“The interoperability and collaborative design support offered by Bay and Dune
will have far reaching benefits for network equipment suppliers and their
service provider end-customers,” said Charles Gershman, Bay’s President & CEO.
“Those building, marketing and deploying Carrier Ethernet and multiservice
platforms can now achieve a faster time to market while offering the most
advanced Network Processing, Switch Fabric and Traffic Management solutions up
to 40G and beyond.”
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China to do $4.3B high-tech shopping in US, including 27 contracts in
California
A delegation of Chinese business leaders committed to buying $4.3 billion in US
technology, hoping to soften a political backlash to the massive trade imbalance
dividing two of the world's economic powers.
The agreements were trumpeted at a ceremony, two weeks before the scheduled
start of government talks in Washington where leaders will try to tackle the US'
$232 billion trade deficit with China and other prickly issues.
California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi hailed 27 contracts as an "important step in
furthering the deep relationship between this state, this country and China."
To underscore China's resolve to explore more US investments, executives from
more than 200 Chinese companies are meeting with their US counterparts in 24
cities scattered across 23 states, said Ma Xiuhong, vice minister of China's
Ministry of Commerce.
In its first stop, just north of Silicon Valley's high-tech heartland, the
Chinese coalition primarily sealed deals with computer software, semiconductor
and telecommunications companies.
The US beneficiaries included high-tech bellwethers Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, HP
and other companies.
Already boasting the world's largest population, China has become an
increasingly attractive market for makers of high-tech gear as the country's
rapid economic growth feeds the demand for more powerful computers and more
sophisticated mobile phones, advanced photonics components and chips for FTTP
and IPTV, and new software for OSS/BSS and network security.
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RDA Microelectronics launches first TD/GSM dual-mode RF chipset supporting
HSDPA
RDA Microelectronics has launched first TD/GSM dual-mode RF chipset in the
world. RDA Microelectronics started R&D on HSDPA from year 2006. The newly
developed chipset is an upgraded version of their previous dual-mode solution -
RDA8206. RDA8206 was the first chipset for CMOS TD/GSM dual-mode RF transceiver
in China. It has been tested and accepted by major baseband vendors. RDA8206 is
the first dual-mode RF chipset which support HSDPA in the world and it
represents the trend of future TD-SCDMA RF chipset development.
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Global WiMAX chipset market to reach 21 million units in 2011
The global WiMAX chipset market is expected to reach 21 million units in 2011,
growing from 300,000 chipset units in 2006, with growth being driven by the
emergence of mobile WiMAX applications, reported market research firm In-Stat.
Vendors of ICs for fixed WiMAX applications have redirected their efforts to
mobile WiMAX since about the middle of 2006, said In-Stat. "Fujitsu, Intel,
Sequans and Wavesat were the fixed WiMAX baseband market leaders in 2005 and
2006; all have since shifted focus to mobile WiMAX," said In-Stat analyst Gemma
Tedesco.
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Teridian touts STB chip shipment milestone
California-based Teridian Semiconductor Corp. Wednesday celebrated a major
company milestone, the shipment of 100 million ICs into cable and satellite
digital set-top boxes worldwide. As a leading vendor for a who's-who list of
set-top box (STB) manufacturers, Teridian's semiconductor solutions provide the
connectivity in systems from DirectTV, EchoStar's Dish Network, Thomson, and
Motorola. Teridian's broad STB product portfolio currently includes modem ICs
for satellite STBs, smart card reader chips enabling conditional access (CA)
features, A/V Pro video switch, and 10/100 Ethernet semiconductors enabling IP
connectivity.
"Selling 100 million chips into set-top boxes makes a company a significant
player in the industry," said IdaRose Sylvester, senior research analyst for
market research firm IDC's Semiconductor Group. "New, quickly expanding
applications like IPTV are further driving the need for innovative mixed signal
semiconductor devices, providing more opportunity for market-leading companies."
"We're a broad incumbent player in this market, with an extensive offering,"
said Steve McClure, vice president of marketing for Teridian. "The bulk of our
shipments have been going into digital cable and satellite set-top boxes, though
now we're seeing our market expand into new high-growth areas such as secondary
smart card slots for e-payment, IP set-top boxes, personal video recorders,
next-generation terrestrial boxes supporting pay TV, and digital TVs with
integrated STB functions."
McClure continued, "We're thrilled about reaching such a significant milestone,
and plan to continue driving this industry forward with an aggressive roadmap to
extend intelligent integration within multi-media systems. Part of that strategy
includes unveiling a new modem-related IC later this quarter."
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JDSU's Michael Ricci to join Ikanos as CEO
Ikanos Communications, Inc., a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast(TM)
broadband solutions, announced that Michael A. Ricci will join Ikanos as its
president and chief executive officer on June 4, 2007.
Ricci will succeed Daniel K. Atler, who has served as interim chief executive
officer since October 2006 and was previously Ikanos' chief financial officer.
Atler will continue as an officer of Ikanos and will be responsible for driving
corporate development strategy. Cory Sindelar, who took on chief financial
officer responsibilities in October 2006, will continue as the Company's chief
financial officer.
Ricci brings over 28 years of semiconductor and communications industry
experience. Ricci comes to Ikanos from JDS Uniphase Corporation, where he was a
senior vice president and general manager of the Optical Communications Group.
Previously, Ricci served as a vice president and general manager at Intel
Corporation's Communications Group. During his five year tenure there, he led
the Business Development Group, the Optical Products Group and the Telecom
Products Division. Prior to Intel, Ricci served in executive management roles at
Level One Communications and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Ricci holds a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
"After a thorough selection process, I am pleased to announce that Ikanos' Board
of Directors has appointed Michael A. Ricci as the company's next president and
chief executive officer," said G. Venkatesh, chairman of the board of directors
for Ikanos. "Michael's extensive industry experience and track record of growing
revenues and profits are great assets which we believe will help drive Ikanos'
future growth. On behalf of Ikanos' board of directors, I wish to thank Dan for
his leadership and look forward to his continued contributions."
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IPG Photonics reports strong first quarter
results
• Company Grows Revenue 28%
• Operating Income Increases 48%
• Net Income Increases 113%
Oxford, Mass.-based IPG Photonics Corporation (Nasdaq: IPGP), the global leader
in high-performance fiber lasers for diverse applications, Tuesday reported
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Revenue increased by 28% to $41.8 million for the first quarter of 2007 from
$32.7 million for the first quarter of 2006 primarily driven by sales to
materials processing applications, which increased by 53% to $33.2 million.
For the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006, operating
income increased 48% to $11.1 million from $7.5 million, net income increased
113% to $6.6 million from $3.1 million, and earnings per diluted share increased
114% to $0.15 from $0.07. Operating expenses increased by $3.3 million to $8.3
million or 20% of revenue as a result of the growth in revenues and expenses
associated with being a public company.
There were no adjustments to net income and earnings per share in the first
quarter of 2007. For the first quarter of 2006, adjusted net income was $4.9
million and adjusted earnings per diluted share were $0.13. Adjusted net income
and adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2006 are non-GAAP
measures that exclude a $1.9 million charge related to the change in the fair
value of the Company’s series B warrants and $0.5 million in accretion related
to preferred stock. Please refer to the exhibit to this press release for a
reconciliation of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share to net
income and earnings per share, respectively, for 2006.
Cash and cash equivalents were $49.1 million at March 31, 2007, a decrease of
$26.5 million from December 31, 2006 mainly as a result of the repayment of
$18.2 million of term debt and capital expenditures of $7.3 million.
Comments on the First Quarter
“IPG has continued to solidly execute on its business plan in the first quarter
of 2007 as we reported another quarter of strong top- and bottom-line
performance,” said Dr. Valentin Gapontsev, IPG Photonics’ Chief Executive
Officer. “Our first-quarter growth was driven by increased sales of fiber lasers
into the materials processing market, particularly our high-power kilowatt
lasers in automotive cutting and welding, as well as our pulsed lasers for
marking applications,” continued Dr. Gapontsev.
“Leverage in our operating model drove substantially improved financial results,
particularly a 48% increase in operating income,” stated Dr. Gapontsev. “We
continue to make important progress on our growth strategy, including displacing
existing laser technologies as our fiber laser products gain traction with a
growing number of customers.”
Outlook
For the second quarter of 2007, IPG Photonics expects revenues in the range of
$42 million to $45 million. The Company anticipates earnings per diluted share
in the range of $0.14 to $0.17 based on 45,602,000 common shares, which includes
42,909,000 basic common shares outstanding and 2,693,000 potentially dilutive
options.
“We remain enthusiastic about our prospects for strong performance throughout
2007. We are executing well on our strategy and demand for our products remains
robust,” concluded Dr. Gapontsev.
IPG Photonics is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers
and amplifiers for diverse applications in numerous markets, such as materials
processing, communications, medical, and scientific and research. Founded in
1990, IPG Photonics pioneered the development and commercialization of optical
fiber-based lasers, a new generation of lasers that combine the advantages of
semiconductor diodes with the high amplification and precise beam qualities of
specialty optical fibers. Fiber lasers deliver superior performance, reliability
and usability at a lower total cost of ownership compared with conventional
lasers, allowing end-users to increase productivity and lower operating costs.
Headquartered in Oxford, Massachusetts, IPG has additional plants in Germany,
Russia and Italy, and regional sales offices in Michigan, Japan, China, South
Korea, India and the United Kingdom.
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Xelerated raises $23M in VC funding
California-based Xelerated, the price/performance leader in network processing,
Tuesday announced that it has closed a $23 Million financing round led by the
Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (the Sixth AP Fund). Xelerated's existing
investors Atlas Venture, Alta Partners, Accel Partners and Amadeus Capital
Partners also participated in the financing round. The company has a global
customer base and the new funding will mainly be used to expand sales and
support as well as for development of new products.
"Adding the Sixth AP Fund to our already strong investor base gives us the
perseverance required to build a global world-class semiconductor company," says
Johan Bvrje, CEO of Xelerated. "We now have the means to realize our vision of
becoming the number one supplier of feature-rich Ethernet solutions for Metro,
Access and High-end Enterprise systems. The new funds allow us to increase our
presence on key markets and to accelerate our revenue growth based on existing
and new products," Johan Bvrje concludes.
"Xelerated's customers, globally leading system vendors in China, Japan, Europe,
Israel and the USA such as Fujitsu, Huawei and ZTE, as well as the product
offering's clear customer benefits, convinced us of the company's tremendous
potential," says Mats Augurell, Sixth AP Fund. "Our ambition is to give
Xelerated the necessary means to establish itself as the number one global
network-processor supplier for high-performance Ethernet solutions."
Eva Lindqvist, business partner of the Sixth AP Fund, former president of
TeliaSonera International Carrier and incoming chairman of the board at
Xelerated adds: "Xelerated is ideally suited to capitalize on current market
trends. The build-out of broadband solutions for Triple Play services has
dramatically added to the demand for low-cost, feature-flexible merchant
components."
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Oplink challenges OCP's "poison pill"
California-based Oplink Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPLK), a leading photonic
components, intelligent modules, and subsystems solution provider, has filed an
action in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking to invalidate certain aspects
of the "poison pill" shareholder rights plan adopted by the Special Committee of
the Board of Directors of Optical Communication Products, Inc. ("OCP") (Nasdaq:OCPI).
As previously announced, Oplink has entered into an agreement with The Furukawa
Electric Co., Ltd. ("Furukawa") to purchase Furukawa's majority stake in OCP.
Under the terms of the agreement, Oplink will acquire all of the shares of OCP
common stock held by Furukawa, constituting approximately 58% of OCP's
outstanding shares, in exchange for a combination of cash and Oplink common
stock worth approximately $1.50 per OCP share. Shortly after entering into the
agreement with Furukawa, Oplink delivered to OCP's board of directors an offer
to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of OCP at a price of $1.50 per share
in cash, subject to certain conditions. The $1.50 per share price represents a
9% premium to OCP's 30-day average closing price prior to the announcement of
the agreement with Furukawa.
On May 4, 2007, OCP announced that the Special Committee of its board of
directors had adopted the poison pill. The poison pill is designed to, among
other things, prevent Oplink from consummating its transaction to acquire
Furukawa's OCP shares.
"We remain interested in discussing our proposal to purchase all remaining
shares of OCP with the Special Committee," stated Joe Liu, president and CEO of
Oplink. "However, we believe that the actions taken by the Special Committee in
adopting the poison pill are inappropriate. While the Special Committee's stated
reason for its actions is to protect the interests of OCP's minority
shareholders, the interests of the minority shareholders are not threatened by
the transfer of Furukawa's OCP stake to Oplink."
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China Telecom picks Fiberhome's FTTH system using Teknovus' EPON chipsets
California-based Teknovus, the leading provider of Gigabit Ethernet Optical
Network (G-EPON) chips for the deployment of triple-play services in FTTH (Fiber
To The Home) and FTTB (Fiber To the Business) broadband access networks
announced that Fiberhome's FTTH system is being used as a benchmark for testing
and deployment by China Telecom. Fiberhome is a leading provider of FTTH
solutions throughout China and has designed their winning solution based on
Teknovus' chipsets.
Fiberhome is one of Teknovus' leading customers in China. China Telecom's
selection of the Fiberhome FTTH system requires other vendors participating in
the testing to benchmark their systems against Fiberhome's superb performance
results. Fiberhome's FTTH system, based on Teknovus' IPTV-enabled triple-play
architecture, ensures QoS (Quality of Service) per application per user.
Teknovus' ONU (Optical Network Unit - the Customer Premises Equipment) requires
around 2 Watts of power, providing the lowest-energy usage of any available
solution. For China Telecom, power savings is crucial as the country deploys
fiber-based broadband communications nationwide.
"Fiberhome is our first EPON vendor in China to have secured major deployments
throughout the country,"stated Greg Caltabiano, President & CEO of Teknovus. "We
are delighted that China Telecom chose Fiberhome as a benchmark for system
vendors in this test process. Fiberhome has deployed their solutions in every
province in China. We are experiencing fast acceleration in our customer
deployments throughout Asia."
China publicly announced their intention to go with EPON for FTTH networks. "We
believe PON will be so important that FTTH will stand for 'Fiber Takes over the
Home',"said Chungcheng Fan, Vice Director, China Institute of Communications,
speaking at OFC in March. "EPON will be the winner," he continued.
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Aprius raises $11M in VC funding
Lightspeed Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) co-led an $11
million Series A financing in Sunnyvale, California-based Aprius, a recently
formed startup in the high-speed computer interconnect field. Lightspeed
Founding General Partner, Chris Schaepe, and NEA General Partner, Forest Baskett,
join the company's board of directors as a result of the investment.
"Aprius' founders are among the most advanced researchers and successful
executive team in the area of high speed computer interconnects," said Dr.
Baskett. "NEA expects great things to emerge from this company and this exciting
field."
"I am pleased to have an opportunity to work with the Aprius founders again
after having served on the board of their prior company, LightLogic, which was
acquired by Intel," said Mr. Schaepe. "When Marc Verdiell, Aprius' CEO, left
Intel in 2006, we extended seed financing to him as Marc is one of the most
innovative entrepreneurs we have worked with."
The company will pursue the area of high-speed computer interconnects. The
proceeds from this funding will be used primarily for product development and
operations.
"We are happy to have the support and backing of two of Silicon Valley's most
respected venture capital firms," said Mr. Verdiell. "We look forward to
benefiting from their expertise in the communications and computing fields as
Aprius continues to develop its next generation technologies."
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Conexant delivers SoCs for GPON/GE-PON gateways
California-based Conexant Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in semiconductor
solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, Monday delivered
the world's first family of system-on-chips (SoCs) for gigabit and gigabit
Ethernet passive optical network (GPON/GE-PON) residential gateway applications.
The CX95202 "Xenon-IIIG" GPON and the CX95203 "Xenon-IIIE" GE-PON devices are
targeted at optical network units (ONUs) that are used on the client-side of
fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. The high-performance devices have a
processing capacity of more than 10 gigabits per second (Gb/s). PON technology
provides operators with additional bandwidth capacity, enabling them to
cost-effectively deliver triple-play voice, video, and data services over a
fiber optic cable. PON is also used to provide a high-speed "last mile"
connection from a central office (CO) to homes and businesses.
"Operators worldwide are planning to use PON technology for next-generation
network upgrades to improve their ability to deliver bandwidth-intensive
services such as video-on-demand and IPTV," said Akram Atallah, senior vice
president and general manager of Conexant's Broadband Access business. "With the
launch of our new 'world's first single-chip' PON residential gateway solutions,
we now offer our customers a comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading
solutions that deliver the performance required for both advanced DSL and
next-generation fiber optic networks."
"Carriers are moving as quickly as they can to establish robust networks that
have the speed and capacity required for triple-play service deployments," said
Aileen Arcilla, senior research analyst for market research firm IDC. "PON is
becoming a viable broadband access technology to be implemented in residential
gateways, which are critical to driving mass subscriber growth."
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Cavium announces IPO pricing
California-based Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM) announced an initial
public offering of 6,750,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $13.50 per
share (before underwriting discounts and commissions). Cavium Networks has
granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,012,500 additional
shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting
discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. Cavium Networks'
common stock will be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "CAVM"
and will begin trading Wednesday, May 2, 2007. All of the shares in the offering
are being offered by Cavium Networks.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as joint
book-running managers for the offering, with Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, Needham
& Company, LLC and JMP Securities LLC serving as co-managers. A copy of the
final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10014,
Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone at 1-866-718-1649 or by e-mail at
prospectus@morganstanley.com, or by contacting Lehman Brothers Inc., c/o
Broadridge, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11786, by e-mail at
Qiana.Smith@Broadridge.com or by fax at 1-631-254-7268.
A registration statement relating to this offering was filed with, and declared
effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering is being made
solely by means of a prospectus. This press release shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any
sale of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that
enable intelligent processing in networking, communications and security
applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software
compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps that enable
secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband &
consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are
supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support,
reference designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in
Mountain View, CA with design team locations in California, Massachusetts and
India.
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TXP launches mini-size GPON ONTs
Richardson, Texas-based TXP Corporation, an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM)
of ITU standard GPON Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), announced the launch of a
new 7200G family of mini-size, Power over Ethernet based GPON ONTs to telecom
service providers worldwide.
The mini size and ease of installation of these new ONTs makes them well-suited
for operators deploying FTTP in multi dwelling and single living units that are
limited in space. The new models can be mounted indoors and require no tools to
install. Their mini size makes them less intrusive since they are only one
quarter the size of current generation GPON ONTs. This compact packaging,
coupled with the benefits of remote powering with Power over Ethernet,
translates into lower cost and ease of installation for service providers.
Today's announcement adds to TXP's industry-leading iPhotonics® family of fully
interoperable, ITU standards compliant GPON ONTs which are currently being
deployed and are in GPON trials worldwide.
The 7200G ONTs provide operators an extremely cost effective solution to deliver
up to 1000Mb/s of bandwidth to end users in a compact and simple to install
package. The new line of ONTs initially provide a single Gigabit Ethernet port
that supports Triple-Play IP-based services, including high-speed Internet,
Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
Multiple-port ONT models will be brought to the market over the next few months.
"Our new mini-size ONTs add to our growing family of ONT products for single
family homes, multi-family dwellings, and businesses, for both indoor and
outdoor installations," commented Michael C. Shores, President and CEO of TXP
Corporation. "We believe the addition of the 7200G line of ONTs strengthens the
full range of capabilities that we offer and is perfectly timed with the
accelerating worldwide roll-out of new 'fiber-to-home' infrastructures needed to
deliver 'triple-play' services."
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WTD unveils 10Gbps tunable transponder integrating with MZ LiNbO3 external
modulator and 16-channel Mux/Demux
The global famed optical component supplier, China-based WTD (Wuhan
Telecommunication Devices Co., Ltd.) announces the 10Gbps tunable transponder
available. The sample product had been unfolded earlier in OFC /NFOEC2007, US.
The newly announced 10Gbps tunable transponder is integrated with MZ Lithium
Niobate (LiNbO3) External Modulator and 16 channels 622Mbps Mux and Demux, fully
compliant to Telcordia GR-253 and OIF SFI-4, Dynamic Wavelength Provisioning for
Reconfigurable OADM Applications. The new transponder is a best choice for
Metro/Regional/Long Haul DWDM Universal and Spare Line-card. Product line
manager says: the new 10Gbps tunable transponder is full C+L band tunable, the
announcement of this product will extend our 10Gbps product line, provide our
customers a better SDH/DWDM solution. From the user aspect, it could decrease
the operation cost by reduce the emergency product.
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General Photonics releases PolaWise polarization measurement system
California-based General Photonics Corporation, a leader in dynamic polarization
and timing management technology, is pleased to announce the production release
of its new polarization measurement system, PolaWise™ (PSGA-101).
The PSGA-101 is a powerful measurement system that accurately characterizes all
polarization-related properties of light waves and optical materials. Based on
General Photonics’ patented binary magneto-optic polarization state generation (PSG)
and analysis (PSA) technology, PolaWise™ effortlessly performs multiple
functions, including polarization mode dispersion (PMD), polarization dependent
loss (PDL), polarization extinction ratio (PER), state of polarization (SOP),
and degree of polarization (DOP) measurements, as well as Mueller Matrix
characterization of optical components.
PolaWise™’s powerful, user-friendly graphic interface allows real-time SOP
display on a Poincaré sphere, as well as plots of PDL or PMD vs. wavelength, on
a large integrated flip-top LCD screen - an industry first that provides large
viewing area on a compact, portable enclosure. A VGA port also enables the use
of larger, external graphic displays for more detailed viewing. Finally, a
front-panel 2x20 character LCD screen allows quick, simple control and data
display for applications that do not require graphics. This high-performance
instrument comes complete with an internal tunable laser for PDL and PMD
measurement, as well as the ability to control third party tunable lasers via a
GPIB port. An Ethernet port is provided for easy PMD measurement of installed
fiber. For added convenience, removable USB storage media can be used for easy
data storage and transfer. PolaWise™ - a wise instrument and a smart choice!
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Infineon touts VoIP chipsets with HD sound telephony
Infineon Technologies, a leading provider of integrated electronic circuits for
communication applications, has achieved a new milestone in voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) voice quality. By integrating high-definition (HD) sound
telephony into its VoIP products, Infineon has made it possible, for the first
time, for users to enjoy audio in a quality far superior to that offered by
conventional telephony. This HD technology delivers sound so crystal-clear and
natural that users can conduct conversations in an audio quality on a par with
radio.
Voice over IP has become a standard technology for businesses and end users.
However, although highly innovative, VoIP's inability to provide consistently
high audio quality has been a weak point of the technology. With the HD sound
telephony features incorporated into Infineon's VoIP chip sets, service
providers can now offer IP telephony-ready home gateways that deliver flawless
audio quality.
"HD sound quality will take voice over IP's usability a great step forward and
encourage broader acceptance," says Dominik Bilo, Vice President Sales and Group
Marketing, Business Group Communication Solutions at Infineon. "We expect VoIP
will increasingly displace traditional telephony worldwide and will find rapid
take-up among customers, thanks to its better quality."
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Optiwave refines OFC design tool
Ottawa-based Optiwave Systems Inc., the leading provider of optical component
and system design tools, announced the immediate availability of OptiSystem 6.0
– the latest version of its optical communication system design suite. This
major release delivers a number of exciting new features, which facilitate the
simulation and design of emerging optical communication technologies; including
WDM Passive Optical Networks (PON) and Radio over Fiber (RoF) systems.
“OptiSystem’s capabilities enhance our design process allowing us to provide a
rapid delivery of enhanced capabilities on our microWDM platform,” said Dr.
Ahmed Atieh, Technical Lead Engineer at BTI Photonics, an established Optiwave
customer. “The technical support from the Optiwave team meets our expectations
in achieving the desired simulation requirements.”
The refined component libraries in OptiSystem 6.0 are designed to boost the
productivity of optical engineering professionals developing designs for
advanced optical communication systems. "Complexities in optical communication
systems require a simulation design environment such as OptiSystem," said Jan
Jakubczyk, President and CEO of Optiwave. "As we are now in the sixth iteration
of this comprehensive design suite, the focus is on having a design environment
which is flexible to meet the demands of today’s system engineers.”
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Lumics intros high power pump diode laser
Berlin-based Lumics, a manufacturer of pump laser modules, fiber laser and laser
diode components announces the LU0940C1000 high power pump diode laser source
with 1kW of optical output power. The device is based on multiple single emitter
laser diode modules. The 19" rack mount unit is offered with a watercooling
system and driver electronics. The output power is delivered from optical fibers
and can be customized into fiber bundles or pump combiners.
The pump laser source is available at 915nm, 940nm, 960nm and 975nm wavelength.
The system uses hermetically sealed TO220 fiber coupled single emitter diodes to
operate over wide ambient temperature range. The staineless steel watercooling
unit does not require any special water. The dimension are specified as 4U in a
19" rack mount with depth of 450mm. The input voltage is specified with 110V /
220V AC. The diode lifetime is specified with up to 400.000h MTTF. The laser is
designed for industrial laser applications as a pump source or a direct diode
application in material processing. The high performance of the device is based
on Lumics proprietary chip technology which ensures very high reliability with a
breakthrough in laser facet passivation.
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KDDI R&D Labs tests Novera Optics' λ-PON DWDM
California-based Novera Optics announced that KDDI R&D Laboratories has
concluded lab trial testing on Novera's λ-PON™ (Lambda-PON) dense wavelength
division multiplexing (DWDM) technology to conduct a feasibility study for use
in next-generation transport services as both parties start to develop advanced
next-generation products. KDDI R&D Laboratories is a subsidiary of KDDI
Corporation, a leading Japanese service provider offering both mobile and fixed
communications services. KDDI enables next-generation services such as IP
networks, mobile communications, ubiquitous broadband, network security, and
seamless multimedia applications.
Over a three-month period of laboratory testing, KDDI R&D Laboratories has
recorded positive results for Novera's DWDM technology for providing future
services. KDDI R&D Laboratories also will begin a study of new products for
broadband services with WDM-PON technologies.
"Novera's DWDM technology tested very positively in our lab trials," said Dr.
Yukio Horiuchi, senior manager of the Optical Access Network Laboratory in KDDI
R&D Laboratories. "With the testing completed, we are now starting to discuss
potential next-generation products and applications, and we are excited about
the possibilities of working with Novera Optics."
With an extensive research and development organization, KDDI addresses a wide
range of next-generation communication technologies, including IP applications,
accelerated mobile communication services, and third- and fourth-generation
networks.
"A company in the optical networking industry has many potential partners with
whom to engage in service trials, so we feel fortunate in having chosen KDDI,
whose track record of innovation and technical rigor is second to none," said
Bernd Hesse, vice president of marketing and business development at Novera
Optics. "It is a great honor to have our DWDM-PON technology validated by this
industry leader and have an opportunity to study more advanced products and
applications with KDDI R&D Laboratories. We are thrilled with the results."
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Oplink to acquire majority stake in Optical Communication Products
Oplink Communications, Inc., a leading photonic components, intelligent modules,
and subsystems solution provider, announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement with The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. ("Furukawa") to acquire a
majority interest in Optical Communication Products, Inc. ("OCP").
OCP is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber-optic communication
components and subsystems. They manufacture a line of transceivers,
transponders, transmitters, receivers, DWDM and CWDM solutions that address the
metro, local, PON and storage area networking markets.
Under the terms of the agreement, Oplink will acquire all 66,000,000 shares of
OCP common stock held by Furukawa, constituting approximately 58% of OCP's
outstanding shares, in exchange for $84,150,000 in cash and 857,258 shares of
Oplink common stock. The purchase price values the OCP shares being purchased at
$1.50 per share, with 85% of the purchase payable in cash and 15% payable in
Oplink common stock (valued at Oplink's 30-day average closing price). The
closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including
antitrust review. Oplink has delivered to OCP's board of directors an offer to
acquire the remaining outstanding shares of OCP at a price of $1.50 per share in
cash, subject to certain conditions.
The acquisition of OCP is expected to broaden Oplink's portfolio of offerings
and significantly expand its addressable market. The combination of OCP's
expertise in active optical components and subsystems and Oplink's leadership in
passive components and subsystems will create the industry's leading solution
set for metro and access applications.
"We are excited about the strong strategic fit of our companies and believe this
acquisition will substantially benefit our combined customers, including Nortel,
Cisco, Alcatel, Tellabs and Huawei, among many others," commented Joe Liu,
president and CEO of Oplink. "As the market leader in providing components and
subsystems for the access market, which is an important and growing market with
telecom and datacom customers, OCP is
