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Lightwave Breaking News |View online | October 21, 2009


Yankee Group: U.S. Broadband Stimulus Plan short by nearly $17 billion The Yankee Group asserts that the current $7.2 billion in stimulus funds earmarked for extending broadband service across the U.S. is "woefully inadequate" because it represents less than a third of the investment necessary to connect every U.S. household.
On the Blog: Ciena updates MEN shopping list An update on what Ciena does and doesn't want for its $521 million.
Transmode's brings mobile backhaul offering to US market By Stephen Hardy -- After announcing the offering in September for the European market, Transmode will introduce its Multi-Service Mobile Backhaul Solution to the U.S. market this month at both Supercomm and SCTE Cable Tec Expo.


MRV debuts LambdaDriver IP switching module for migration to packet optical transport networks MRV Communications Inc. has announced the first shipment of its LambdaDriver OPN 800/1600, a packet switching blade that is the core of MRV's packet optical transport (P-OTS) network system.
IPC selects Hibernia Atlantic's Global Financial Network for data networking Transatlantic bandwidth provider says it has been selected by IPC Systems, a provider of communications services to financial services firms, to help create the foundation for its Next Generation Data Network Solutions in North America and Europe.

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Ekinops helps build uncompressed HD video network Modern VideoFilm, headquartered in Burbank, CA, has deployed Ekinops equipment to build an optical network for transporting uncompressed high-definition (HD) video, the systems vendor says. The network is used to transport video and data during the post-production process for movies and TV shows.
Telx launches Financial Business Exchange Telx, one of the largest U.S. domestic interconnection and colocation data center operators, has announced creation of the Telx Financial Business Exchange (FBX), a new exchange devoted to providing proximity to the interconnected capital markets community.
PMC-Sierra and Entropic Communications collaborate to extend fiber reach for cable operators The companies will demonstrate 1G and 10G EPON technologies for the MSO market at SCTE Cable-Tec.
Transmode extends Multi-Service Muxponder technology to 10G Transmode has launched its next-generation 10G Multi-Service Muxponder, targeted for mobile backhaul and other next-generation network (NGN) migration applications.

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