Optical

Ciena reported solid results for its first quarter of fiscal 2013, ended January 31, 2013, with revenue of $453.1 million.  There was a GAAP net loss for the fiscal first...

TeraXion, which manufactures optical components and modules, acquired COGO Optronics' Canadian subsidiary along with critical intellectual property assets. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Today's announcement is another milestone in line...

Telstra has selected Ericsson to upgrade its national optical transport to 100 Gbps technology.  Specifically, Ericsson will provide its SPO 1400 metro optical family and the MHL3000 for long-haul applications,...

Metrored has selected Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogic Coherent Optical Processors to support a new international long-haul link between Mexico and the United States. The upgraded connection will...

TE Connectivity introduced a 10 Gbps optical transport Serial Link Combiner (SLC) for small cell backhaul. TE’s SLC is a CPRI rate muxponder that can support up to 225 MHz...

Global Caribbean Fiber (GCF), the main provider of network services across the Eastern Caribbean, is upgrading its Antilles Crossing submarine network with Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogic coherent...

Optelian introduced a flexible 100G platform that can be configurable either as a muxponder or transponder, The new MPX-9110, which is packaged in a 1RU box, can aggregate and transport...

In its annual investor meeting last Friday, Corning outlined growth opportunities with its Gorilla Glass business, in fiber for telecommunications and in environmental and life sciences.  Some highlights: Gorilla Glass...

Infinera reported Q4 2012 revenue of $128.1 million compared to $112.2 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $112.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. GAAP gross margins...

Dow Corning and IBM have developed a new type of polymer material capable of transmitting photonic signals at high speed. The researchers have fabricated thin sheets into flexible optical waveguides....

KDDI has selected Infinera's DTN-X platform to upgrade the Miyazaki – Okinawa Cable network in Japan.  The upgrade will enable 100G services across the country. KDDI owns and operates the...

Infinera has completed Operations Systems Modification for the Integration of Network Elements (OSMINE) Services process for the its DTN-X platform and the latest release of its DTN platform. This was...

Marlin Equity Partners, a Los Angeles California-based private investment firm with over US$1 billion of capital under management, completed its acquisition of Sycamore Networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Sycamore...