Monthly Archives: July 2009

The 40G market embarks upon a 'golden age'

This article originally appeared on fibresystems.org. The market for 40 Gbit/s optical transport equipment is growing strongly and looks set to enjoy a five-year period of deployment opportunity before the 100 Gbit/s market gets into full swing, according to industry … Continue reading

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NSN, Juniper pick up the IPoDWDM baton

This article originally appeared on fibresystems.org. WDM NICE, 2009 — Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Juniper Networks seem to be forging an ever closer relationship. Having recently joined forces to sell Carrier Ethernet equipment, the pair are now working together … Continue reading

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Zero touch optical networks: a progress report

Multiple equipment vendors at IIR’s WDM Nice conference talked up their strategies for optical network automation using GMPLS. Continue reading

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