Optical transport grows sharply in 2Q – 2008

(courtesy of Lightwave – Pennwell)

According to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide optical transport equipment market grew to a new quarter high of $3.5 billion. The top vendors in the quarter were Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, and Nortel, which garnered nearly 50 percent of the market share.

2008 FTTH Conference & Expo

September 22 – 24, 2008 is going to be full of action when the 2008 FTTH Conference & Expo comes to Nashville, TN. Come by and visit if you live close or are around for business. There are going to be lots to do there. Many fiber optic companies will be attending this year. We put together a small list of just some of the companies that will be attending this year.

We will be attending. We’re at Booth 317 this year. Come say hi and register your company with us. It’s about time you did some networking. Learn about the new Jilong KL-300 we are offering and see some live demos on many of the products we carry in stock. This year we will have a tech on hand that can answer your fusion splicer questions, 2 sales members, our spokesmodel and one of our buyers. We’re friendly people so drop by and tell us about your company and learn more about ours. We would love to hear from you.

Other companies you will see at the 2008 FTTH Conference this year -
Alcatel – Lucent
EMBARQ Logistics
eFiberTools.com
EXFO
FTTH Council
Furukawa America
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc
our friends at Lightwave Magazine
NEC Corporation of America
Nortel
Pannaway Technologies
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
Taikan Company Inc.
Tyco Electronics
Verizon Enhanced Communities
Vermeer Corporation & HammerHead
Windstream Supply
and many others.

Will you or your company be attending? Tell us and we will post you on our blog!

Despite economics, WDM-PON remains in the mix

(courtesy of Lightwave and Meghan Fuller Hanna)

In its recent “PON and FTTH Subscribers” report, Infonetics Research noted that while GPON represents the most immediate growth opportunity, annual port shipments for the emerging WDM-PON segment are expected to grow at a 41% compound annual growth rate between 2007 and 2011. Much of this growth will come from the Asia-Pacific region, the analyst firm says, thanks to early WDM-PON adopters like Korea Telecom.

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Suo Cable Net taps Alcatel-Lucent for Japanese GPON

(couresty of Lightwave – Pennwell)

Suo Cable Net, a Japanese cable-TV operator, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to design, integrate, and deploy a GPON. The new network, which will enable Suo Cable Net to begin rolling out high-speed Internet and video services this month, will be the first commercial GPON deployment in Japan, the systems house says.

With more than 10 million FTTH subscribers, Japan is one of the most advanced countries in terms of high-speed broadband coverage. While most initial deployments used BPON technology, GE-PON has been the technology of choice