1Vault Networks taps FiberLight for network diversity

(courtesy of Lightwave and Pennwell)

FiberLight LLC, provider of metro optical transport, is partnering with 1Vault Networks to provide optical transport capacity throughout the South Florida market by connecting diversely routed fiber between 1Vault Network’s Category 5 Data Center in Fort Lauderdale and global IP provider NTT America.

FiberLight says the agreement provides it with new partnership opportunities in Fort Lauderdale while meeting its core business strategy of supplying metro optical backbone between data centers and high-bandwidth user locations in growing metro markets.

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Fiber Optics and Food – Coming to a Kitchen Near You

(courtesy of Stephen O’Riorden at FiberOpticNews blog)

Here’s that final touch you’ve been looking for in the kitchen remodel war with the Joneses: efficient fiber optics (EFO), the “breakthrough in accent lighting technology,” could be perfect for your undercounter needs.

You want green? This is the most efficient fiber optic lighting system in the world, according to developer Energy Focus Inc., based in Solon, Ohio. “One 70 watt EFO lamp delivers

2008 FTTH Conference and Expo

We will be attending the 2008 FTTH Conference & Expo which is the place to learn about FTTH deployment, its economic impact and the technology needed to make it happen. The next-generation in broadband is here and now.

2008 FTTH Conference and Expo - Booth 317

Linking Communities at the Speed of Light
September 21 – 25, 2008
Gaylord Opryland® Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN
Monday September 22, 2008 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Will you or your company be attending the expo? Leave us a comment that you will be there.