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Bell Aliant extends FTTH in Quebec
July 24, 2014Bell Aliant Inc. (TSX: BA) says it will spend approximately CAN$70 million to deploy fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology to connect 125,000 premises in seven Quebec communities. The build follows successful deployment of the company’s FTTH-based FibreOP services in Quebec City.
Optical Cable Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
July 18, 2014OCC's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share on the Company's common stock effective July 15, 2014. The dividend will be paid on or about August 15, 2014, to shareholders of record on July 29, 2014.
Greenlee Communications launches FI-100 fiber identifier
July 10, 2014Professional tool provider Greenlee Communications has released the new FI-100 Fiber Identifier, designed to quickly and efficiently measure the presence and direction of traffic in fiber-optic cables and display the approximate core power on the seven-segment display.
VeEX closes Agizer, Optixsoft acquisitions
July 2, 2014Test and measurement specialist VeEX Inc. has closed two acquisitions of companies in Eastern Europe with expertise in fiber-optic test equipment and software. Terms of the deals to buy Agizer and Optixsoft were not disclosed.
MRV unveils smaller OptiDriver optical transport chassis
June 25, 2014Optical transport systems vendor MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC) has added 12- and 16-slot chassis to its OptiDriver line aimed at applications that don’t require 48 slots of capacity. The company expects the new chassis to appeal to smaller data center interconnects, Tier 3 service providers, cable operators, enterprises, and others with similar requirements.
MRV unwraps OptiPacket metro service edge platform
June 17, 2014Optical transport systems specialist MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC) has unveiled a new line of metro service edge platforms. The OptiPacket (OP-X) line offers the ability to combine intelligent packet transport and optical transport line cards in an 8RU chassis to access a universal 3.2-Tbps switch fabric.