So I was talking to Doug, a Ciena OM6500 and Alcatel PSS1830 optical networking expert, at XXXXX Telecom, and he said “Ya, I like beer…but is it worth travelling all the way to Richmond Hill for the Rotary Craft Beer Festival?” Well, listen to Mike: For more details on the Richmond Hill Rotary Craft Beer […]

We are receiving several Nortel (now Ciena) Optera NTN407AA DS1 Service modules.  The units are fully loaded including NTN407MA, 2 x NTN313AA, 1 x NTN31112, 3 x NTN312AA and  1 x NTN355AA. We also have a great stock of other legacy optical equipment including Nortel, Ciena, Alcatel, Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent, Tellabs, Coriant, Calix, ADC, Adtran, Nokia, […]

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. has landed a 20-year $50 million agreement for dark fiber worth from a major U.S. carrier. The unidentified customer will use 3,200 route miles of dark fiber on Zayo’s existing long-haul fiber-optic network as well as on previously announced routes currently under construction. “Zayo’s dark fiber backbone will enable the customer […]

On a week when the Dow Jones was up 1.5%, Level 3 Communications was up 7%.  What gives?  Rumours that Level 3 is “exploring strategic alternatives”.  That may well mean it is for sale, with Comcast (denying) the most likely candidate. Other industry experts speculate that Level 3 is really more interested in acquiring another […]