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Lightwave Breaking News |View online | November 4, 2009

CENX takes tips from MEF, opens Carrier Ethernet exchanges
By Stephen Hardy -- Acting on the conclusions reached by the Metro Ethernet Forum’s (MEF’s) Ethernet Exchange Committee, MEF executives have launched CENX, a private company that aims to make carrier-to-carrier interconnection of Carrier Ethernet services comparatively easy and economical by establishing Carrier Ethernet Neutral Exchanges through which carriers can interconnect and buy and sell Carrier Ethernet capacity.

Hibernia Atlantic on track to complete Project Kelvin cable build
Hibernia Atlantic says it is on track to complete a multimillion euro cable build project, known as Project Kelvin, providing the island of Ireland with its first direct 40-Gbps network.

EXFO adds bidirectional RFC 2544 capability to AXS-200/850 Ethernet test set EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has released a new software suite that provides bidirectional RFC 2544 enhanced functionalities on the AXS-200/850 Ethernet Test Set, a handheld performance assessment tool designed to simplify the installation, activation, and maintenance of Ethernet networks and services.
USDA Rural Development Telecommunications Program accepts more ADC fiber products ADC says its OmniReach Hub-in-a-Pedestal (HIP) fiber distribution hub, OmniReach Passive Optical Splitter Modules, Fiber Cable Assemblies, and Value-added Module VAM system have been accepted by the USDA Rural Development Telecommunications program.

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Saving costs in MDU deployments Dave Kiel, market manager, Americas public networks, at Corning Cable Systems, describes strategies for lowering the cost of installing fiber in MDUs.

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