All network elements in a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) must be synchronized to the same clock in order to prevent data loss. This common clock is a highly accurate free-running cesium clock or ...

HORSHAM, Pa. — Motorola Inc.'s broadband communications systems group here today announced an agreement to buy Synchronous Inc. of San Jose to expand its infrastructure products for optical networking ...

Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global optical network hardware market size to grow to USD 24.99 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of close to 13% over the forecast period, according ...

Rapid deployment of high-speed, high-traffic fiber-optic networks is fueling the global economy. Bandwidth-hungry Internet, web-hosting, and e-commerce applications continue to force network growth.

Remember those World War II Navy movies where a sailor on one ship signaled to another by flashing Morse code with a large, shutter-equipped spotlight? The receiving ship then flashed the same message ...