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TEKTRONIX ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PICOSECOND PULSE LABS Tektronix, a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, has announced the acquisition of Picosecond Pulse Labs. The move is intended to strengthen the


Tektronix portfolio in the growing market for test equipment to support 100G/400G optical data communications research and development. Picosecond Pulse Labs offers products


that include ultra-high-speed pattern generators. The company recently introduced the PatternPro line that includes multi-channel 32Gbps data generators and analysers for 100G/400G applications. ‘Picosecond Pulse Labs has a long


history of designing and manufacturing cutting-edge instrumentation and brings a particular focus on the high-speed optical test market with its new 32Gbps error detectors and pattern generators,’ said Amir Aghdaei, president of Tektronix. ‘When combined with our high-speed oscilloscopes and other product offerings, Picosecond will further strengthen our portfolio of solutions in the critical 100G/400G data communications segment.’


CITYFIBRE AND PETERBOROUGH SEAL PARTNERSHIP ON GIGABIT CITY ROLL-OUT CityFibre has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Peterborough City Council, in the UK, at a ceremony held in the city’s Town Hall. Following the recent announcement of


its intention to invest privately in the fast-growing city, CityFibre and the Council aim to ensure an efficient and well-planned network roll-out that will benefit Peterborough and transform it into a ‘Gigabit’ city. The roll-out, starting next spring, will


see 90km of core fibre infrastructure deployed throughout the city, bringing the benefits of Gigabit speeds to key business districts, data centres, and mobile base-stations, as well as schools, hospitals, and other sites important to the community.


Telent on-track with contract extension


Telent Technology Services has been awarded an extension to its on-rail


telecoms support and maintenance contract with Level 3, formally known as Global Crossing UK. Telent has been supporting Level 3 across


the UK since March 2009 and has now been granted a multi-million pound, five-year extension to the original contract, ensuring continuity until March 2019. Telent says the Level 3 on-rail


infrastructure is vital to the UK rail industry as it is used operationally by Network Rail


and the vast majority of train operators. The fibre optic network alone spans some 14,000km, and carries business-critical services for many UK organisations. In addition to supporting the on-rail fibre


network, Telent also supports Level 3’s Railnet voice estate, which comprises more than 250 PBX and over 40,000 telephony end-points. These services are again vital to the UK rail


industry as they are relied upon by Network Rail and many other UK rail industry participants.


Adtran director elected as FTTH Council vice chairman


Kevin Morgan, director of marketing communications for networking solutions provider Adtran, has been elected 2014 vice chairman of the FTTH Council Americas board of directors. The company says Morgan’s recent


appointment reaffirms Adtran’s commitment to advancing the fibre technology and standards that enable service providers across America to simplify


Nexans and TeliSwitch form partnership


Nexans and TeliSwitch have formed a partnership to promote a suite of automatic optical distribution frame (AODF) solutions – which, the companies say, offers the potential for FTTH operators to dramatically reduce their network reconfiguration and service times, especially for PoP (point of presence) installations


in remote, hard-to-reach locations. This TeliSwitch patented


AODF technology, which relies on a robot to make totally repeatable and reliable physical patch-cord connections around a specialised cylindrical geometry, can be deployed as part of a fully integrated turnkey solution using the Nexans range


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of FTTH cables, connectors, patch-cords and splitters. At the heart of the AODF is a


robot that provides a secure and reliable cross connection at the first physical layer in the fibre-optic network – with the patch-cord connector always installed in the right socket. Remote operation eliminates routine site visits by engineers for network


reconfiguration and equipment recovery, cutting service times and costs. Testing can also be carried out remotely during low-traffic periods, such as at night, and in case of network failure it allows for a shorter mean-time-to-repair (MTTR). ‘The AODF solution offers in


particular, enhanced reliability, reduced service times and costs.


Thanks to the remote configuration, the payback period could be less than 12 months,’ said Jean-Christophe Monatlik, marketing and development manager, Nexans. ‘We are already planning field trials with Stokab, the Swedish telecoms operator owned by the City of Stockholm and a provider of dark fibres.’


the delivery of advanced, bandwidth-rich services. The FTTH Council Americas is a non-profit


association consisting of approximately 300 companies and organisations, and is devoted to expanding the availability of ultra-high speed broadband. The Council strives to increase deployment of all fibre access networks by showcasing the value of fibre-enabled applications.


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