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By cableunion, February 3, 2012 11:10 pm

3M (News – Alert) announced new high-speed products from its 3M Twin Axial Cable Assembly lineup and they were demonstrated at the DesignCon 2012. The new solutions are supposed to offer design engineers with low-profile foldable cabling options for internal and external electronics applications and also enhance the airflow and cable management in them.

3M explained that the new cable assemblies are based on 3M’s SL8800 Series, a flat foldable and longitudinally shielded high-performance twin axial cable ribbon cable. Users who need high data-rate applications, including servers, storage, switches and data center networks, can employ the 3M Cable Assemblies for SFP+, 3M Cable Assemblies for QSFP+ and the 3M High- Routability External MiniSAS Cable Assembly 8G26 Series. The assemblies are also compatible with InfiniBand, Ethernet, Fiber Channel and SAS (News – Alert) protocols.

The company added that the 3M SL8800 Series Cable is an optimal solution for space constrained systems. This cable is unjacketed, extremely thin and can even be folded with minimal loss or performance impact. SL8000 Series Cable can route along the sides of cabinets and through narrow openings in densely packaged equipment.

3M Twin (News – Alert) Axial Cable assemblies feature unparalleled flexibility, unique mechanical capabilities and optimal performance for high-speed applications not found in other cables.

Officials with 3M claimed that the 3M Twin Axial Cable Solutions they have made available are some of the most versatile cables currently on the market – from both a design and capability perspective. They believe that this is truly the cable of the future and are excited to offer this cable with a variety of assembly options for their customers. The new products are based on 3M Twin Axial Ribbon Cable, a recipient of R&D Magazine’s 49th Annual R&D 100 Awards that recognizes technological products across a variety of industries. 

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By cableunion, February 3, 2012 11:10 pm

3M (News – Alert) announced new high-speed products from its 3M Twin Axial Cable Assembly lineup and they were demonstrated at the DesignCon 2012. The new solutions are supposed to offer design engineers with low-profile foldable cabling options for internal and external electronics applications and also enhance the airflow and cable management in them.

3M explained that the new cable assemblies are based on 3M’s SL8800 Series, a flat foldable and longitudinally shielded high-performance twin axial cable ribbon cable. Users who need high data-rate applications, including servers, storage, switches and data center networks, can employ the 3M Cable Assemblies for SFP+, 3M Cable Assemblies for QSFP+ and the 3M High- Routability External MiniSAS Cable Assembly 8G26 Series. The assemblies are also compatible with InfiniBand, Ethernet, Fiber Channel and SAS (News – Alert) protocols.

The company added that the 3M SL8800 Series Cable is an optimal solution for space constrained systems. This cable is unjacketed, extremely thin and can even be folded with minimal loss or performance impact. SL8000 Series Cable can route along the sides of cabinets and through narrow openings in densely packaged equipment.

3M Twin (News – Alert) Axial Cable assemblies feature unparalleled flexibility, unique mechanical capabilities and optimal performance for high-speed applications not found in other cables.

Officials with 3M claimed that the 3M Twin Axial Cable Solutions they have made available are some of the most versatile cables currently on the market – from both a design and capability perspective. They believe that this is truly the cable of the future and are excited to offer this cable with a variety of assembly options for their customers. The new products are based on 3M Twin Axial Ribbon Cable, a recipient of R&D Magazine’s 49th Annual R&D 100 Awards that recognizes technological products across a variety of industries. 

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By cableunion, February 2, 2012 7:57 pm

RagingWire Data Centers has revealed that its Ashburn, Virginia facility has deployed its initial carriers including Level3 Communications, XO Communications, Verizon Business, FiberGate, Abovenet (News – Alert) Communications, Fiberlight Communications and Yellow Fiber Communications.

The carrier neutral facility offers complementary space and power for qualified facility-based fiber providers.

“Carrier interest in the RagingWire Virginia data center has been extremely high,” said Yatish Mishra, president and CEO of RagingWire, in a statement. “We see fiber providers as our partners in providing the highest possible levels of service to our customers, many of whom have extremely large bandwidth requirements.”

Carriers were selected on the basis of several criteria including customer demand, high bandwidth availability, unique capabilities and competitive pricing. They are capable of delivering a variety of services from dark fiber and optical wavelengths to conventional telephone service. These carriers are accessible for RagingWire VA1 customers via fiber cross-connects.

The company has also selected several other carriers for possible deployments, officials at RagingWire said.

“Our commitment to highly available network capacity is unparalleled,” said Daniel Golding, vice president and general manager of RagingWire Northern Virginia in a statement. “We want to ensure that the capacity our customers demand is always available by utilizing multi-carrier, diversely-routed and protected cross connects.”

In addition to the Virginia facility, RagingWire also has two data centers in Sacramento, California which provide access to numerous carriers for over 150 customers. The new RagingWire Virginia facility will offer 140k square feet of data center capacity for customers in order to meet t high-density, data-intensive enterprise demands.

The data centers in California and Northern Virginia are N+2 redundant, offering 100 percent availability and highly scalable power and cooling. The company also offers managed IT services to companies with mission critical IT systems.

Back in December, TMCnet had the news that RagingWire’s company founder George Macricostas has been appointed as executive chairman of the board of directors. He will be now responsible for RagingWire’s overall strategic direction and will provide visionary leadership and financial oversight.

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By cableunion, February 2, 2012 5:24 pm

Clearfield (News – Alert), a provider of fiber management and connectivity platforms for communications providers, has unveiled two new products to address the communications industry’s need for increased fiber density.

The new multi-fiber push-on (MPO) which is equipped with the Clearview Cassette is expected to deliver 12 times the fiber connectivity than previously available solution. In addition, the second product, the Half-Wide LGX Blade, doubles optical component density for those requiring an LGX footprint.

“While today it may be difficult to imagine the application requirements that would require more than 20,000 ports of fiber connectivity on a single frame, that same thought was projected when the first high-count IFC cable was brought to market or the first 144-port fiber panel just ten years ago,” said Johnny Hill, chief operating officer for Clearfield, in a statement.

“Bandwidth requirements are driving the demand for fiber and forcing network managers to make room for more fiber everywhere in their networks,” Hill added. “A design principle of the FieldSmart product line is to lead the market in port density and access, and this new solution demonstrates our ongoing commitment.”

The company claims both the products are capable of reducing capital equipment costs by half when compared to a standard connector option for the identical port count.  Clearview Cassette, according to company officials, can deliver 12 units of self-contained fiber management within the device and provide the scalability and modularity of incremental fiber connectivity whenever it is required.

 Promising double optical component connectivity, the Half-Wide LGX Blade helps service providers address increasing bandwidth demands.

While the traditional LGX footprint is preferred, either due to standardization on a previous design or existing architecture, service providers have been limited in the number of ports they could deploy, Hill added. “The introduction of our Half-Wide LGX Blade allows our customers to double the number of optical components deployed in the identical space without impairing access.”

The half-wide LGX blades offer all of Clearfield’s optical component technologies, including WDM, DWDM and optical circulators. The solution is housed in Clearfield’s 19” or 23” Optical Component Chassis.

Recently, Clearfield announced that its FieldSmart platform was selected by West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative (WK&T). The FieldSmart platform will be deployed in the central office of WK&T.

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By cableunion, February 2, 2012 12:12 pm

To meet increasingly demanding business needs of U.K.’s enterprise community, ADVA Optical Networking and Openreach, the infrastructure division of BT Group (News – Alert), have jointly launched a new optical spectrum access (OSA) service. Part of Openreach’s optical spectrum service (OSS) portfolio, OSA provides new levels of network connectivity.

Built on ADVA (News – Alert) Optical’s scalable wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system FSP 3000, enterprises will now be able to transport enormous amounts of data throughout the U.K. with much improved latency and unparalleled encryption and security, said the partners.

In a statement, Jon Hurry, managing director, Strategy, Commercial, Portfolio & Policy, Openreach said, “The response to the FSP 3000 introduction has been exceptional.”

He added, “Since the pre-launch of this service we’ve collaborated with a range of communications providers, whose customers are expecting dramatically more from their networks. Scalability and protecting their investment is at the heart of our customers’ strategy; they need to transport increasing amounts of data across greater distances more securely and faster than ever before. OSA meets those criteria. Today’s launch marks a milestone for U.K. businesses seeking to position their networks as a competitive advantage.”

According to the collaborators, the OSA service provides dedicated single or resilient point-to-point optical fiber links throughout the U.K. With a route distance of up to 103 km, the service accommodates a range of interfaces and uses the same low-latency technology deployed extensively in many of the world’s leading financial trading networks.

Configured to specific networking demands and accommodating a full range of protocols and service interfaces, OSA has been built with the sole purpose of moving large amounts of data faster, farther and more securely, stated ADVA Optical Networking (News – Alert).

Alistair Swales, senior vice president, U.K. sales, ADVA Optical Networking, commented, “This is an incredible time to be involved in U.K. networks,”

“In less than one month we’ve seen over 200 design requests from customers interested in the new OSA service. This is simply unparalleled. Our R&D teams are working closely with Openreach to ensure this new service fulfills its promise and takes U.K. enterprise networking to previously unattainable heights. For today’s businesses and their mission-critical data, OSA is an imperative,” noted Swales.  

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By cableunion, February 1, 2012 5:30 pm

Fiber networks on the most important financial trading path between the financial centers of Chicago and New Jersey just got faster. In the pursuit of achieving zero latency, NeXXCom Wireless has effectively cut more than 3 milliseconds by leveraging the use of low latency microwave radio technology.

In a release, Sal S. Benti, chairman and founder of NeXXCom Wireless said, “Today we are below 10mS round trip which is a significant improvement for High Frequency Trading, with further product improvements we expect to approach within 1mS of the speed of light.”

Many high frequency trading or HFT firms have deployed wireless solutions from NeXXCom Wireless. The organization is also in the process of designing similar networks for HFTs in the US and Europe. Low latency microwave networks can be beneficial to the HFTs as every mS saved during the transmission can result into savings worth $100 million.

Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber (News – Alert) and Founder of the Dark Fiber Community said, “As NeXXCom Wireless has recently joined the Dark Fiber Community, the industry is now aware of its wireless technology advancements for ultra low latency networks. Fiber and microwave complement each other in many areas including HFT and mobile backhaul for LTE (News – Alert) and other technologies.”

He continued, “For HFT, fiber offers the highest levels of aggregate bit capacity whereas for ultra low latency microwave offers speed advantages with sufficient bandwidth to be most effective for certain HFT applications. I suspect that as trading firms learn more about NeXXCom Wireless’ technology they will begin proliferating these ultra low latency networks around the globe in the not distant future to gain competitive advantage.”

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By cableunion, January 31, 2012 7:02 pm

Comtrend (News – Alert) Corporation has just launched two new wireless gateways for cable operators. The two wireless gateway systems CM-6200un and CM-6300n have been designed to be standard-compliant with DOCSIS 2.0 and DOCSIS 3.0 residential gateways, which enable remote management. Both wireless gateways are not only easy to install but are also environmentally friendly.

In a release, John DiFrenna, vice president of Sales and Marketing of Comtrend- Americas, said, “Cable and xDSL are the most predominant methods of accessing the terrestrial Internet today. Comtrend now extends its expertise to both technologies. This leverages our existing, highly regarded support staff and logistics infrastructure – keeping our costs down and customer support high. Additionally, we are critically focused on expanding our product portfolio with solutions highly relevant to our core customers. We know that roughly 25 percent of our existing customer base offers cable service. Expansion into the cable space simply makes sense.”

Designed as a state-of-the-art offering, the CM-6300n DOCSIS 3.0 compatible 300Mbps wireless N gateway features four Gigabit (10/100/1000) ports and comes with auto-negotiation MDIX functionality, which comply with IPv6 standards. The CM-6200un which is DOCSIS 2.0 compatible provides cable operators with a cost-effective solution and features 150Mbps Wireless N and four Fast Ethernet (10/100) ports and includes an auto-negotiation MDIX capability.   

John Castreje, general manager of Comtrend –Americas added, “Comtrend’s new Cable Gateway (News – Alert) series will help service providers lower their carbon footprint and minimize their effect on the environment. This series uses ENERGY STAR compliant power supplies and the lead-free, RoHS compliant circuit boards. Comtrend is dedicated the preservation of our world’s natural resources and will continue to pursue a minimal ecological impact.”

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By cableunion, January 27, 2012 6:45 pm

Belden announced the launch of its outdoor and direct burial analog audio, plenum jacketed and plenum Banana Peel snake cable lines.

It was revealed in a release that the new Brilliance Audio Snake Cables feature a robust construction which also has superior flexibility making it highly suitable for indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.

Belden, specializing in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, provides the Brilliance Audio Snake Cables for in-the-field and permanent installation to connect multiple channels in low-level (microphone) and high-level componentry.

The applications where they can be used include console board equipment for recording, post production and sound system installations, said officials.

Most useful where ruggedness is imperative, the product line includes three cable series, namely waterblocked, plenum, and Banana Peel constructions. Featuring various benefits the cable series sports a foil shield that is bonded to the jacket. This construction enables them to maintain high performance with the ease of termination.

The waterblocked product series, used in direct burial and suitable for outdoor installations, features six standard product codes with constructions ranging from 1 to 12 pairs. This makes the product more advantageous when compared to gel installations.

Belden officials added that the plenum product series offers nine product codes including the recent additions of 4, 6, 8 and 12-pair constructions with an overall jacket. No heat shrink is needed as the pairs are individually jacketed facilitating field termination.

The patented Banana Peel construction offers 2, 4, and 6-pair audio snake cables forming easy-to-install composite cables. The component cables are bundled and affixed to a center spline, so overall jacket is not required. Easy to install, the Banana Peel design needs less effort and time compared to traditional jacketed products.

Belden announced the roll out of the GarrettCom brand’s enhanced IEC (News – Alert) 61850-compatible, substation-hardened managed switches targeted for data-intensive power utility applications such as Smart Grid. The Magnum 10KG Managed Switches offer up to eight Gb ports to support data-intensive Smart Grid applications. Magnum is a trademarked product line of Belden’s GarrettCom (News – Alert) brand.

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By cableunion, January 26, 2012 1:40 am

Zayo Group (News – Alert) recently announced that its brand of services will be leveraged for the expansion of the EAGLE-Net Alliance network capabilities across regions in Colorado and Wyoming based on an agreement between both companies. The company in its announcement said that the expansion of the EAGLE-Net Alliance network will include 511 miles of fiber connecting locations that cover the Cheyenne, Wyoming region all the way to Branson, Colorado, close to the New Mexico border. 

In a release, Randy Zila, CEO of EAGLE-Net, said, “EAGLE-Net’s selection of Zayo as the dark fiber provider for this project was done so after careful evaluation and a thorough RFP process. Zayo’s network capabilities in Colorado and Wyoming provide the opportunity for us to reach our goal of connecting 72 percent of the 234 community anchor institutions throughout the state of Colorado by the end of August 2012.”

The Colorado-based intergovernmental entity EAGLE-Net, runs a cost-sharing cooperative which provides carrier quality broadband network as well as advanced education and research networks to a number of community anchor institutions and Colorado schools.

Steve Williams, vice president for Zayo Central Region, said, “Zayo provides network solutions for K-12 and higher education: communities such as EAGLE-Net to support the growing bandwidth requirements of schools and universities.”

The terms of the agreement confirm that EAGLE-Net will be able to successfully complete a major portion of essential initiatives as required under the $100.6 million Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant. The grant was awarded to EAGLE-Net Alliance in September of 2010. Expected time of completion for the program is August 2013.

Zayo delivers its range of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure and network-neutral collocation and interconnection services to leading wireline and wireless carriers and Internet content and services enterprises as well as governmental agencies and across data centers.  

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By cableunion, January 26, 2012 1:40 am

Zayo Group (News – Alert) recently announced that its brand of services will be leveraged for the expansion of the EAGLE-Net Alliance network capabilities across regions in Colorado and Wyoming based on an agreement between both companies. The company in its announcement said that the expansion of the EAGLE-Net Alliance network will include 511 miles of fiber connecting locations that cover the Cheyenne, Wyoming region all the way to Branson, Colorado, close to the New Mexico border. 

In a release, Randy Zila, CEO of EAGLE-Net, said, “EAGLE-Net’s selection of Zayo as the dark fiber provider for this project was done so after careful evaluation and a thorough RFP process. Zayo’s network capabilities in Colorado and Wyoming provide the opportunity for us to reach our goal of connecting 72 percent of the 234 community anchor institutions throughout the state of Colorado by the end of August 2012.”

The Colorado-based intergovernmental entity EAGLE-Net, runs a cost-sharing cooperative which provides carrier quality broadband network as well as advanced education and research networks to a number of community anchor institutions and Colorado schools.

Steve Williams, vice president for Zayo Central Region, said, “Zayo provides network solutions for K-12 and higher education: communities such as EAGLE-Net to support the growing bandwidth requirements of schools and universities.”

The terms of the agreement confirm that EAGLE-Net will be able to successfully complete a major portion of essential initiatives as required under the $100.6 million Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant. The grant was awarded to EAGLE-Net Alliance in September of 2010. Expected time of completion for the program is August 2013.

Zayo delivers its range of fiber-based bandwidth infrastructure and network-neutral collocation and interconnection services to leading wireline and wireless carriers and Internet content and services enterprises as well as governmental agencies and across data centers.  

Want to learn more about the latest in communications and technology? Then be sure to attend ITEXPO East 2012, taking place Jan. 31-Feb. 3 2012, in Miami, FL. ITEXPO (News – Alert) offers an educational program to help corporate decision makers select the right IP-based voice, video, fax and unified communications solutions to improve their operations. It’s also where service providers learn how to profitably roll out the services their subscribers are clamoring for – and where resellers can learn about new growth opportunities. For more information on registering for ITEXPO (News – Alert) registration click here.

Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Calvin’s articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Stefanie Mosca