Alcatel-Lucent has announced that they are to offer operators of large networks the ability to quadruple the speed of connections and significantly boost capacity between data centers and networks with 400-Gbps line cards for its 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7950 Extensible Routing System (XRS) IP routers in the second half of this year. The […]
We have just received a Nortel NT7E02LC OC12/STM4 IR 1310nm Net IF (ST). HECI: SNR1NTJBA. You may also know it as Ciena NT7E02LC. It is used in the Nortel S/DMS TransportNode OC-3/OC-12 NE platform, or the Optera optical platform. We may be receiving more. Please let me know if you are interested. Updated March 25, […]
Alcatel-Lucent announced their fourth quarter financials on Friday. Revenue declined, but net income rose as the company reported fixed cost savings of $34 million for the quarter. Q4 revenue was $4.1 billion, and net income was $307 million, more than double the year-ago amount. Full-year revenue was $14.8 billion, and the company lost $134 million […]
Under rules introduced by the Canadian Radio Telecommunication Commission, CRTC, Canadians have been excluded from viewing American commercials during Superbowl television broadcasts. For the non-football fan, these creative ads are often the highlight of the game. Canadians would be forced to go to YouTube.com to be able to see the highly anticipated Victoria’s Secret commercials. […]
On January 27, 2015, AT&T released their 2014Q4 results. They beat forecast with a quarterly net loss that was slightly slimmer than Wall Street expected. But perhaps more interestingly, AT&T confirmed that they expect to spend about $18 billion for capital expenditures (capex) in 2015. That forecast corresponds to slightly more than a $3 billion […]
TruePulse recently received into stock, the following Alcatel-Lucent WaveStar OLS 400G/800G optical modules: WSPG02B OTU WSRG06B OTU30 WSRG07B OTU30 WSRG08B OTU30 WSRG09B OTU30 WSRG11B OTU31 WSRG16B OTU31 WSRG17B OTU31 WSRG19B OTU31 Please phone for pricing. We are actively looking for other WS 400G/800G cards: WSPG07B, WSPG08B, WSPG09B, WSPG11B, WSPG12B, WSPG16B, WSPG19B, WS2G00B, WS2H00, WSFA00, WSGA00, […]
Ottawa and Boston-based optical systems vendor BTI Systems says it set a revenue record in 2014. As the firm is privately held, they did not reveal actual revenue figures. Bookings were up 28% in Q4 2014 versus 3Q13 and revenue up 18%. The company said 2014 sales rose in part thanks to a near tripling […]
There is a very old saying that “forecasting is very difficult, particularly of the future”. Smarter people than me have been made fools by their forecasts. Having said that, two trends seem to make 2015 a transition year. Firstly, traditional telecom players such as AT&T and Verizon are looking to clamp down on capital expenditures in […]
Don’t miss out on the shopping event of the season. Buy great stuff at super prices, and support wonderful local charities! All from the comfort of your home. The auction will be broadcast live in York Region on TV with Rogers Cable 10 or 63, and on-line at www.tvrotary.com. Some of the items up for […]
AT&T has said that investment in its Project VIP network enhancement program has peaked, and that capex for 2015 will decrease. The announcement, at the end of its announcement that it has acquired Mexican wireless network operator Iusacell for $2.5 billion, sent shares of optical technology stocks tumbling on Monday. Ciena shares fell 5.9% and […]