CeBIT Australia 2010 kicks off
May 24, 2010 CeBIT Australia 2010 kicks off today with a fantastic line up of leading national and international ICT and Government leaders set to speak during the three day exhibition. Sydney’s Darling Harbour is once again adorned to promote the event, CeBIT flags taking pride of place on the city’s flagpoles to signal the return of the nation’s... read more
May 21, 2010
Furukawa Electric Announce the commercial availability of its clad alignment FITEL S123C fusion splicer to the global market
January 19, 2010
Furukawa Electric announce the launch of 2 new Fusion Splicers - S178A (core alignment) & S153A (cladding alignment)
December 2009
In January 2010 Furukawa Electric Co. LTD. (FEC) will introduce the latest FITEL Core Alignment Fusion Splicer
Also the launch of the world's first Large Diameter Fiber (1,200µm) splicer - “S184PM-SLDF Fusion Splicer”
Buyer Beware
When Buying second hand equipment please check with AusOptic International to see if the equipment is stolen or imported through unauthorized channels, we run a register of serial numbers of all splicers and cleaver plus their repair history, some equipment seen from overseas have been interfered with which voids the equipment firmware licence and/or have not been maintained by Furukawa Electric Co trained personal
http://furukawa.jp/fitel/eng/fusion/070821.pdf
SUPERCOMM BOOTH # 2820
Georgia Public Web Selects Optelian DWDM Network
Ottawa, ON/Marietta, GA - October 22, 2009 -
Optelian, a trusted designer and manufacturer of optical transport systems, today announced that Georgia Public Web has deployed a 40-channel, long-haul, multi-node, inter-state DWDM network utilizing Optelian’s LightGAIN optical transport system.
Georgia Public Web (GPW), a non-profit facilities-based company providing internet access and other telecommunications services to communities, carriers, and customers throughout Georgia, had requirements to upgrade a large multi-node CWDM network to a higher capacity DWDM network. After considering several vendors as well as the incumbent, GPW chose Optelian for their highly modular, flexible DWDM solutions.
“Optelian has an excellent reputation for providing trouble-free optical transport systems and for providing comprehensive support before, during, and after the sale,” said Jim Hendrickson, VP and CTO at GPW. “We spoke with people at Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers who use Optelian products. Based on their recommendations, we felt the superior quality of Optelian systems and especially their ability to deliver on time was ideal for our requirements. It was mission critical for us to deploy a highly-reliable system that could be installed expeditiously.”
This 40-channel DWDM network spans over 1,400 km and has 29 nodes. The system provides for add/drop and regeneration capabilities. GPW is taking full advantage of LightGAIN’s modular architecture. Plug and play transponders, amplifiers, dispersion compensation, and DWDM modules made it very easy to support the unique service and optical requirements at each site. Optelian’s any-rate 2.7Gb/s and 10Gb/s tunable transponders provide significant cost savings for sparing requirements.
“We are extremely pleased to be working with a highly respected service provider like GPW,” said Dave Mills, VP Sales at Optelian. “GPW has built a world class optical transport network that delivers a wide range of services throughout Georgia and North Florida. The LightGAIN platform will allow GPW to seamlessly and non-disruptively scale future services as their customers’ demands increase.”
“The service we received from Optelian was outstanding,” commented Mr. Hendrickson. “We had two lengthy segments in the network that were hot cutovers. Together with Optelian, we were able to turn the routes up without any service impacting outages and adhere to our committed service dates. We received outstanding technical support from Optelian from day one. They have a can-do attitude and work hard to ensure that the job is done right, and on time.”
Optelian will be displaying its LightGAIN optical transport system in booth 2820 during SUPERCOMM 2009 at McCormick Place in Chicago, October 21-23, 2009.
About Optelian
Optelian, a trusted designer and manufacturer of optical transport systems, serves some of the world’s largest network operators. With more than 200 customers and over 80,000 wavelengths installed, the company is known industry-wide for its exceptional product quality, speed of delivery, superior customer support and custom-design capabilities. Since 2002, Optelian’s portfolio of optical solutions has enabled telecom, multi-service operator (MSO), utility and enterprise customers to expand their fiber capacity so they can increase revenue, cost-effectiveness and efficiency. The company’s Sales, Marketing and Service operations are located in Marietta, Georgia, with in-house development and manufacturing based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.optelian.com.
About Georgia Public Web
Georgia Public Web is a member owned non-profit corporation formed in 1998 that is “Bridging Georgia’s Digital Divide” by delivering high-end telecommunication services to communities throughout the State of Georgia.
Georgia Public Web is a facility-based technology solutions company operating an advanced facilities-based telecommunications network with over 3,000 route miles of active fiber optic cable. GPW products include:
High-speed Internet access
Point-to-Point private lines offering broadband connectivity
Frame relay services
Technical consulting services
Network operations center/collocation services
Keira N. Shein
Partner Wilkinson Shein Communications
410/363-9494 office443/742-8406
cellkeira@wilkinsonshein.com
www.wilkinsonshein.com
MEGLADON MANUFACTURING GROUP, LTD. "MASTERS THE MEASUREMENT" OF APC CONNECTORS WITH NORLAND PRODUCTS CC 6000
NORLAND PRODUCTSMonday, September 14, 2009
Cranbury, NJ- - Megladon Mfg has made another momentous step towards improving the quality and performance of Angle Polished Connectors (APC). By utilizing the HLC termination process and Interferometric equipment from Norland Products Inc., Megladon has drastically increased their ability to make accurate and repeatable APC geometrical measurements. Historically, interferometers have only been able to measure the apex offset of APC connectors within +/-10um of accuracy. Due to the nature of the “floating ferrule” and ferrule movement found in the SC APC connectors, it has been difficult to get good reproducibility and accurate results when taking these measurements. The fiber industry has to date not given the issue much attention, but as our dependency on APC cables increases, it is necessary to address how this issue can deteriorate performance. “APC connectors should provide exceptional back reflection performance, but if the geometry is at the edge of the specification, high bandwidth transmission will suffer,” says Daniel Hogberg, Product Group Supervisor for Megladon Mfg. “It is necessary to accurately measure APC connectors to ensure that cables are being manufactured to the appropriate specification, and then to optimize performance.” Not all interferometers have been able to “master the measurement” and establish a solid point of reference. “At Norland Products, we have spent many hours developing our CC6000 interferometric system to help us overcome this difficulty,” says Neal Wagman, Sales Manager for Norland Products. “Our development has enabled us measure the SC/APC connector quickly, accurately, and very inexpensively.” Norland Product’s SC APC mount allows for exceptional control in measuring SC APC connectors, and has allowed Megladon Mfg. to implement tighter controls within its manufacturing process. The new process has enabled measurements with +/-5um of accuracy, and helps Megladon continue setting new standards in back reflection performance and building the best performing APC connectors in the marketplace with ScratchGuard™ HLC technology .
Megladon Manufacturing Group, Ltd., a subsidiary of TyRex Group Ltd. ®, is recognized as a leader in the fiber optic marketplace. Founded in 1997, Megladon made it their mission to provide customers with fiber optic products that far exceed industry standards. As technology innovators, Megladon created the ScratchGuard™ HLC (Hardened Lens Contact) termination, which has changed the market and taken it to the next level.
For additional information on Megladon and their patented processes please visit the company’s website at www.megladonmfg.com or respond by email to scratchguard@megladonmfg.com . For more information concerning Norland Products Interferometric portfolio, please contact Neal Wagman at nwagman@norlandprod.com or www.norlandproducts.com .
Norland Products has taken the knowledge gained from over 20 years of interferometric measuring experience to produce the first low cost, automated, non-contact interferometer for fiber optics .
https://www.norlandprod.com/news_article.asp?article_id=1482
The Norland Connect-Chek ® CC6000 automatically and precisely measures radius of curvature, apex offset of polish, and fiber undercut or protrusion on any PC or APC single fiber connector.
The breakthrough technology used in the CC6000 is unlike any other system on the market today and now allows interferometric connector analysis to be affordable to all users.
https://www.norlandprod.com/foindex.tpl
August 2009
AusOptic's new ecommerce site is up and running with orders going through, like all valuable web sites it will be on a continuous improvement program.