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  • Munich-based telecom technology company ADVA Optical Networking said it teamed up with optical-fiber network operator CFN Services for the formation of a high-speed connection between Washington and the New York and New Jersey area, as Wall Street pushes to shorten trading times.

    Business Watch 2011

  • Weeks, chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated, noted by the White House for leading the company through the ups and downs of the optical-fiber industry.

    Guests in the first lady's box at the State of the Union address The Reliable Source 2011

  • Munich-based telecommunications technology company ADVA Optical Networking said Tuesday it teamed up with optical-fiber network operator CFN Services for the formation of the high-speed connection between Washington and the New York and New Jersey area.

    Wall Street to Link Up With Washington Donna Kardos Yesalavich 2011

  • In Japan, optical-fiber broadband connections are available to 90% of households, but 70% of those with access don ' t subscribe to them because of the high cost.

    A Call for Tokyo for Internet Action James Simms 2010

  • Under the contracts, ITI and Nokia Siemens will supply the gigabit-capable passive optical-fiber networks before Nov. 30, a notice on Bharat Sanchar's Web site showed.

    BSNL Gives Contracts to ITI, Nokia Siemens 2009

  • NEW DELHI -- State-run Indian telecommunication company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has given a contract worth 1.67 billion rupees ($34.3 million) to ITI Ltd. and another of 1.85 billion rupees to Nokia Siemens Networks for optical-fiber networks.

    BSNL Gives Contracts to ITI, Nokia Siemens 2009

  • The research, which focused on developing new semiconductors for computers and electronics, led to advances in optical-fiber communications and light-emitting diodes, making them practical for everything from DVD players to automotive dashboard displays.

    Aluminum Alloy Releases Hydrogen From Water | Impact Lab 2007

  • Optical-broadband Internet is possible because the Japanese and South Korean telecommunications industries invested heavily in optical-fiber lines.

    Coming Soon: The Superfast Internet 2007

  • The 4K footage was compressed with a prototype JPEG 2000 encoder from NTT, then transmitted 9,000 miles from Keio University in Japan to the Calit2 facility over 1-GB optical-fiber networks.

    Eye-Popping Streaming Film Debuts 2005

  • The physical network itself, a web of optical-fiber lines, routers, hubs and switches, and the technologies that support and enable it.

    What will the next generation Internet be like? | Impact Lab 2002

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