Fiber Optics for Wind Turbines and Solar Systems

Selection of High-flex Fiber Optic Cables

LEONI Fiber Optics recently announced that they provide customized infrastructure cables and assemblies used in wind turbines and solar plants offering newly developed: Optical Fiber (POF, PCF, HCS, Glass) for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).  Wind Turbines: communication cable and control cable for control unit, tower and nacelle, onshore & offshore.

Solar Plants: communication cable and control cable for solar plants, e.g. Sun following-up device for solar panels.

High Flex Fiber Optic Cable Features:

• Low-temperature solutions down to – 40 °C

• Torsion approved and tested

• Plug & Play solutions

• UL approval available (US/Canada)

• Protection tubing , UV-resistant und rodent proof

• High-temperature solutions up to + 70°C

• Fastbus, Fast Ethernet, V Pin, Versatile Link

• Assembling with connectors HP, HFBR 4521 (Hard Clad Silica Optical Fiber Connector), FSMA, ST, HP, SC, F05

In addition, we supply highest precision assembly and measuring kits for the assembly of connectors on site, the measurement tools examination of assembled cables before and after the installation, and for fault finding.

About LEONI Fiber Optics Inc

The Fiber Optics Business Unit of the LEONI Group is a prime supplier of optical fibers for special industrial applications, sensor technology and optical analysis, scientific purposes, the telecommunication sector and laser medicine.

LEONI Fiber Optics is one of a limited number of companies who offers a unique product portfolio from preforms and drawn fibers, to standard and custom optical fiber based assemblies, to fiber optic cables and entire optical fiber systems fitted with in-house design components. We deliver fiber optic products not only for general applications but also where systematic problem solutions are needed.

Employing more than 450 and operating from multiple sites world-wide, including several manufacturing sites in Germany, the USA, China and Canada, with our primary manufacturing site for the NAFTA Region located in Williamsburg, VA, stands ready to respond with the full spectrum of LEONI Fiber Optics products and capabilities to solve even the most difficult photonic problems.

We are your strategic partner for all your fiber optic solutions.

Company Contact

Konrad Lisi

LEONI Fiber Optics, Inc.

P. O. Box 615

Lightfoot, VA 23090

Tel: +1.480.650.4547

Fax: +1.732.657.6763

Email: klisi@leonifo.com

http://www.leonifo.com/

Fiber Optics Experiments from Fiber Optika (India)

June 28, 2011 – Bangalore, India – Today the use and demand for optical fiber has grown so tremendously, and if you see there are a huge number of optical-fiber applications that we are using in our daily life. Telecommunication applications are widely used ranging from global networks to desktop computers. These involve the transmission of voice, data, or video over distance of less than a meter to hundreds of kilometers. Fiber Optika is a Fiber Optic Products Company established in 2008. The founders of this company are successful Academicians & Entrepreneurs with the common vision to transfer academic knowledge into commercially viable products that would serve the nation is the field of fiber optics and instrumentation with cost effective products. Their experienced team has done many successful Fiber Optics Experiments to achieve this.

Their expertise has more than 50 years of experience in Fiber Optic Communications and is backed by some of the most skilled and knowledgeable people from the Premier Institutes of India. They have a lab set up internally with a team of research developers who are actively engaged in development of products. These labs have excellent facilities for research and development.  Fiber optic training tools are an excellent resource for the students because their technical and management team has many qualified personnel and has close technical association with IIT – Madras & IIT – Delhi which has already culminated in successful technology transfers.

The research team with Fiber Optika is an active one, who looks forward to bridge the gap of academics and industry through their excellent products. Thus the fiber optic practicals conducted in Fiber Optika are to deliver products that are designed to keep international standards. They have successfully transferred indigenous technologies developed in institutes and has commercialized them into products. They are incorporated with the vision to innovate new products in the area of fiber optics and instrumentation to inspire the next generation of Scientists and Engineers.

Contact Info: For more details visit: http://www.fiberoptika.com

Contact: James Calin

Website: http://www.fiberoptika.com

Bus E-Mail: fiberop56@gmail.com

Phone: 0802311-3241

Free Space Optical (FSO)

June 28, 2011 -- SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of 4G millimeter wave backhaul solutions, today announced that Bloom Energy®, a Silicon Valley-based provider of breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology that produces clean, reliable, affordable onsite power, has installed several gigabit wireless links on its Sunnyvale, California campus. The ultra-high capacity GE60 links now bridge connectivity between five buildings on the Bloom Energy campus and have significantly improved network uptime and productivity.

“We are pleased that Bloom Energy has selected our solutions for their network. BridgeWave’s GE60 gigabit wireless links are designed to cost effectively extend corporate networks across campus or town without the hassle and expense of trenching or leasing fiber.”

Prior to installing the BridgeWave links, the free space optical solutions in place at Bloom Energy caused erratic network connectivity between buildings and were extremely sensitive to alignment issues, especially those caused by thermal differential expansion and compression. On average, the optical solutions would lose connectivity about once a week, disconnecting voice and email communication between buildings and causing extreme user and IT frustration.

“We needed to improve network connectivity and increase bandwidth, and determined that the existing optical solutions needed to be replaced,” said Chris Motta, director of IT at Bloom Energy. “We looked for a solution that was not affected by changes in the environment and offered long-term stability while improving throughput.”

Bloom Energy’s IT team evaluated a number of solutions to replace the existing infrastructure, including the possibility of installing fiber on the campus or contracting with a telecommunications provider to manage the network services. Both alternatives were dismissed, as trenching fiber lines was an extremely expensive labor- and time-intensive process, while the recurring leased fiber costs were prohibitively expensive to maintain. The BridgeWave links, installed by Pacific Communications, were up and running in one afternoon, and operate at a fraction of the cost.

“Because there’s no dark fiber on our campus, we would have had to take weeks to get permits to bore across the street to install a fiber-based solution and leasing from a telecommunications provider would have been very expensive on a monthly basis. BridgeWave offered the best price and performance based on capability and we are pleased with the overall robustness of the system,” said Motta.

The BridgeWave links are currently being used to support voice, file transfer, email and Internet access on Bloom Energy’s campus. Motta estimates the links will pay for themselves in just four months, relative to a telecommunications provider managed solution. The links have eliminated the weekly network outages, leading to an overall increase in IT staff productivity as fewer resources and less time are spent getting the network back up. More importantly, the BridgeWave links provide solid connectivity, allowing Bloom Energy staff to perform their functions without interruption.

“Just as Bloom Energy has developed elegant alternatives to providing affordable, clean power, BridgeWave’s solutions are cost-effective alternatives to expensive fiber lines,” said Amir Makleff, president and CEO of BridgeWave. “We are pleased that Bloom Energy has selected our solutions for their network. BridgeWave’s GE60 gigabit wireless links are designed to cost effectively extend corporate networks across campus or town without the hassle and expense of trenching or leasing fiber.”

About Pacific Communications

With over 5,000 installations completed, Pacific Communications is a licensed California Contractor offering complete end-to-end wireless network solutions. Pacific Communications is located in San Jose, California. “Paccomm” has been providing wireless solutions for the High Tech industry of Silicon Valley for over two decades. For more information, visit http://www.paccommp2p.com/

About BridgeWave Communications

BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of high-capacity 4G millimeter wave backhaul and gigabit wireless connectivity solutions. BridgeWave's carrier-grade, point-to-point wireless FlexPort® links provide a future-proof mobile backhaul solution for carriers and mobile operators looking to support 4G/LTE/WiMAX adoption. PicoHaul™ links provide the same carrier-grade high-capacity, small-cell backhaul for dense cell deployments. The company's 60 GHz and 80 GHz links offer up to ten times the bandwidth of comparably-priced lower-frequency license-free and licensed-band wireless links, while providing superior interference immunity and data security. Founded in 1999, BridgeWave is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit http://www.bridgewave.com.

Contacts

BridgeWave Communications

Joe Schraml, 408-567-6927

joe.schraml@bridgewave.com

or

SHIFT Communications

Jennifer Usher, 415-591-8456

jusher@shiftcomm.com

Krish Prabhu named AT&T Labs president and CEO

June 27, 2011 -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has appointed veteran telecom executive Krish Prabhu as president and CEO of AT&T Labs. Prabhu replaces retiring president and CEO Keith Cambron, who has led AT&T Labs since 2005.

The appointment brings Prabhu back to the place where his career started in 1980. After leaving the Bell Labs in 1984, Prabhu served in a variety of executive positions with equipment makers, most notably as CEO of both Alcatel USA and Tellabs. Most recently, he served as interim president and CEO at test-equipment developer Tekelec, where he also held a seat on the board. He also has seats on the boards of Altera and ADVA AG.

Prabhu also has experience as a venture capitalist at Morganthaler Ventures and Mobility Ventures.

"Krish has a passion for innovation that fits our culture, and the right professional experience to lead AT&T Labs at a dynamic time in our innovation program," said John Donovan, AT&T CTO. “He’ll be a key driver for AT&T’s innovation strategy, which focuses on creating an open environment and bringing the best minds together to deliver the best products and services for our customers.”

"AT&T Labs is one of the world’s all-time great innovation engines, with more than 1,200 leading scientists and engineers generating more than two patentable ideas a day,” said Prabhu. "The opportunity to lead this team is a professional dream come true.”

Fiber Optic Project in the Andes - Peru

Fiber Optic project in the Andes will culminate in the first half of 2012 - Peru

In the first half of next year, Telefonica del Peru (TdP) will culminate the installation of the optical fiber for the Fiber Optic Project “Andes”, through which will be connected to eight departments in the sierra and jungle of Peru, said today the executive chief of Telefonica del Peru, Javier Manzanares. "We have come to Cusco which marks the first milestone of the project, which has required an investment of 300 million new soles for lying of 400 kilometers", he said.

The project uses a network of 1,800 kilometers of optical fiber and is developed by the Colombian firm Internexa, part of the ISA. This initiative is part of TdP investment program for the period 2010 - 2013, amounting to US$ 1.500 billion.

"It's a major project and will benefit more than 2.4 million inhabitants of the highlands and jungle of Peru, giving them access to an Internet service with the same characteristics as in Lima", he explained.

He said that before the arrival of the optical fiber to Cusco, the voice, data and Internet services were very limited in speed because there was greater carrying capacity. "We're talking speeds ranging from 200 to 400 kilobits (Kb) per second and can now get up to four megabytes of speed", he said.

Manzanares announced that the next cities to connect the remainder of the year are Huancavelica, Abancay (Apurimac), Andahuaylas (Apurimac), Ayacucho, Carhuamayo (Junín), Huánuco and Tingo María (Huánuco) and Pucallpa (Ucayali). "For the first part of 2012 is expected to arrive with the service in Tocache Juanjuí, Bellavista and Tarapoto in San Martin and Amazonas Yurimaguas", he said.

He recalled that a World Bank study on the impact of broadband in the development of medium income countries such as Peru, found that for every ten points of penetration of broadband Internet, economy grows by about 1.38 percentage points extra.

(Source: Andina NewsPaper)

Ethernet-to-Fiber Media Converter

June 17, 2011—Moxa unveiled the IMC-21A, a new series of industrial Ethernet-to-fiber media converters. The IMC-21A converts from 10/100BaseT(X) to 100BaseFX and is designed to meet the demanding requirements of critical applications: it can operate reliably and stably in a wide temperature range of -40 to 75°C and is housed in a rugged metal case.

To prevent data transmission failures, the IMC-21A series includes Link Fault Pass-through (LFP). Typically, when one side of a link fails, the other end of the link continues to transmit packets, waiting for a response that will never arrive. LFP forces the link to shut down as soon as it notices that the other link has gone down, giving the application software a chance to react.

Moxa manufactures device-networking products for industrial automation. Information about all Moxa products, which include industrial embedded computers, industrial Ethernet switches, serial device servers, multiport serial cards, embedded device servers, and remote I/O servers, is available on Moxa's corporate website at www.moxa.com. You may also contact Moxa directly by email at info@moxa.com, or by phoning +886-2-8919-1230.

Cisco in Mexico

Telmex Offers to the Enterprise Market New World-Class Telecommunication Solutions with Cisco Technology

Mexico City, June 22, 2011 - In order to increase its world-class service offer, Telmex, working with Cisco as a technological partner, will offer new collaboration solutions for the enterprise market such as Cisco®Unified Communications, Cisco WebEx® and Cisco TelePresence®. These services will be available in Mexico at a national level on 30 August (2011) and later on in Latin America.

In the area of unified communications, Telmex will integrate Cisco's technology in two of its main offers:

• Managed Unified Communications: Addressed to middle and large businesses from hundreds to thousands of users, the service will be based on the Cisco Unified Communications Manager platform, allowing customers to deploy a collaboration integrated strategy that includes IP telephony, unified messaging, mobility, presence, collaboration via web and conference. All these services will be managed and supported by highly qualified experts and accessible through the payment of a monthly fee per user or site.

• Comunica Plus: The first 100 percent IP telephony system, "Comunica Plus" is a package for small and medium-sized businesses with 8 to 100 users, allowing them to have advanced collaboration solutions similar to the ones used by big companies, like presence, integration of voice mail with e-mail and smartphones, among others. It will allow companies to increase its productivity at affordable prices through a monthly fee.

Overview: The National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia

The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a key nation-building project that will:

• deliver significant improvements in broadband services for all Australians at affordable prices
• support a new wave of digital innovation that will change and improve the way Australians live their lives, receive services and connect with the world
• help drive Australia’s productivity
• transform service delivery in key areas such as health, education and energy
• connect our big cities, regional centers and rural communities
• reform the structure of Australia’s telecommunications sector to the benefit of all Australians.

The Australian Government has established NBN Co Limited to build and operate the wholesale only, open access NBN.

Coverage targets

• 93 per cent of Australian premises will have access to a high-speed fibre network providing broadband speeds of up to 100 megabits per second, with capability to provide speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.
• 7 per cent of Australian premises will have access to next-generation wireless and satellite technology providing peak speeds of at least 12 megabits per second.
• Every community in Australia—metropolitan, regional, rural and remote—will have access to affordable high-speed broadband services. The NBN has achieved uniform national entry level pricing across technologies, and where new technologies become available this principle will be applied where possible.

Rural and regional prioritisation

On 7 September 2010, the government entered into the ‘Commitment to Regional Australia’ with two independent Members of Parliament: the Member for New England, Mr Tony Windsor MP and the Member for Lyne, Mr Rob Oakeshott MP.

Under that agreement, the government committed to ensuring uniform national wholesale prices so that broadband prices will be the same for households and business regardless of where they are located in Australia.  The government also committed to build fiber in regional areas as a priority, and to fast-track the introduction of wireless and satellite services so that regional Australia can get access to better broadband as soon as possible.

For regional Australia the NBN provides unprecedented opportunities for businesses to overcome the tyranny of distance and connect to distant markets, and for communities to connect to the world through high-speed broadband.

New Optical Amplifier

A research team at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has come up with a new optical amplifier that can help boost the efficiency of back-haul optical networks, a move that could have a big impact on the overall economics of bandwidth.

As light waves (carrying data) travel through fiber, they tend to lose strength over certain distances. Network operators deploy optical amplifiers, as the name suggests, to amplify those light waves. In the mid-1990s, network operators would deploy special devices that would convert optical signals to electrical signals and then resend them forward. This would happen every 100 kilometers or so.

However, with time optics improved and the telecom madness of late 1990s helped usher in new technologies that pushed those distances farther. And now the folks at Chalmers have come up with phase-sensitive fiber-optic parametric amplifier, PSA which reduces the noise in the networks to 1 decibal. In comparison, a erbium-doped fiber amplifier has noise figure of around 3 decibals at best. In short, Chalmers’ new breakthrough is more efficient and allows optical signals to be sent over longer distances 4,000 kilometers as opposed to 1,000 kilometers – which in turn would make the cost of building and operating the networks cheaper.

    “This is the ultimate optical amplifier. It enables connecting cities, countries and continents more efficiently by placing the amplification hubs at much greater intervals. The signal can also be modulated more effectively. In addition, the amplifier is compatible with any modulation format, with traditional laser transmitters and can be very broadband, making it compatible with many lasers at different wavelengths”, says Professor Peter Andrekson, who has developed the low-noise amplifier together with his research group in fiber optics.

    The group has taken advantage of the fact that the refractive index of glass is not constant, but dependent on light intensity in the fiber. The new amplifier shows experimentally to have 1 dB noise level, with a theoretical minimum of 0 dB, i.e. no noise being added in the amplification process. The next step for the Chalmers researchers are towards applications.

    “The entire optical telecom industry is our market. But the technology is generic, and scalable to other wavelengths like visible or infrared light, which makes it attractive in areas such as measurements, spectroscopy, laser radar technology and any applications where detection of very weak levels of light is essential”, says Peter Andrekson. (Chalmers press release.)

So why should we be very excited about this breakthrough? We are spending more time, doing more things on the Internet and that fundamentally is an irreversible trend. Whether it is us or our machines it is hard to imagine a future that in un-connected.

Chromatic Dispersion Compensator Modules (DCMs) Market Forecast

            Filter-Based Chromatic Dispersion Compensator Modules (DCMs) 

            Global Market Review & Forecast (2010-2015)

ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market research & technology forecast consultancy addressing the fiber optics communications industry, announced the release of a new market forecast and analysis of the global market consumption and technology trends of filter-based chromatic dispersion compensator modules (DCMs), which are used in optical communication networks. 

“With the use of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology, especially in high-capacity systems operating at speeds of 10 Gbps and beyond, chromatic dispersion effects can become a real problem.  Additionally, DWDM has relied on wavelengths in the 1550nm window where dispersion is high,” said Stephen Montgomery, president of International Business at ElectroniCast.

This report presents ElectroniCast’s 2010-2015 market review and forecast of the consumption (value, quantity and average prices) of fiber optic chromatic dispersion compensators filter modules in optical communication networking; also forecast data of the worldwide consumption value of EDCs, DCF and DCMs is provided.  Currently, these packaged filter devices (modules) are typically comprised having FBGs (Fiber Bragg Gratings) or etalon-based elements.

“The worldwide consumption value of filter-based chromatic dispersion compensators (DCMs) is forecast to increase at an average annual growth rate of nearly 33% during the 2010-2015 timeframe. The American region is forecast to continue to demonstrate strong annual growth, with its fair share of new higher data rate and WDM-based optical link deployment; however, the Asia Pacific region (APAC) is growing at a faster rate. The EMEA region is forecast with a moderate to strong annual consumption value growth (2010-2015),” Montgomery concluded. 

This market forecast report is available immediately from ElectroniCast Consultants. For detailed information on this or other services provided by ElectroniCast, please contact Theresa Hosking, Marketing/Sales; thosking@electronicastconsultants.com  

ElectroniCast Consultants – www.electronicast.com specializes in forecasting trends in technology forecasting, markets and applications forecasting, strategic planning and consulting. ElectroniCast Consultants, as a technology-based independent forecasting firm, serves industrial companies, trade associations, government agencies, communication and data network companies and the financial community.  Reduction of the risk of major investment decisions is the main benefit provided.  ElectroniCast Consultants’ goal is to understand the challenges and opportunities facing clients and to provide timely, accurate information for strategic planning.

ClariPhy Announces New Funding Round

Irvine, Calif. (June 20, 2011) – ClariPhy Communications, Inc., a leading developer of ultra-high speed mixed signal, digital signal processing (MXSP) ICs for optical networks, announced today it has secured $14M in new financing. The funding round was led by Nokia Siemens Networks, a global supplier of telecommunications equipment and services, and also included existing investors. The investment strengthens ClariPhy’s capability to drive volume deployment of state of the art system on chips (SoCs) for coherent optical transmission at data rates of 40 gigabits per second (40G), 100G and beyond.

The widespread adoption of smart phones, surge in IPTV deployments and emerging cloud computing applications are driving capacity upgrades in optical transport networks worldwide. To meet growing bandwidth requirements in optical transport networks, ClariPhy is developing a new class of single-chip CMOS SoCs that uses advanced DSP driven coherent modulation schemes to increase reach and tolerance to impairments for optical networks while reducing cost of ownership. ClariPhy is the first semiconductor vendor to deliver SoCs targeting 40G coherent networks in 40nm CMOS, which provides a strong foundation for its SoC roadmap focused on further reduction in power consumption by leveraging 28nm and smaller geometries.

“We are pleased to announce this financing and to welcome Nokia Siemens Networks as an Investor,” said Paul Voois, CEO of ClariPhy. “Service providers are upgrading their networks to scale with ever-growing capacity requirements, driving optical networking OEMs to incorporate silicon solutions that deliver maximum performance and flexibility. Leveraging our extensive internal expertise in mixed signal design and scalable DSP architecture, our broad library of IP, and our backend integration capabilities, we are developing both standard and custom IC products that for the first time give all OEMs access to coherent transmission technology. The compelling economics of coherent transmission for service providers are the key driver for such strong industry participation in our recent financings.”

The new funding round, led by one of the industry’s largest network equipment suppliers, signals growing confidence in ClariPhy’s leadership and uniqueness in bringing together the requisite skills and technologies needed to develop the cost-effective CMOS networking ICs that will enable next generation optical networks. The investment from Nokia Siemens Networks also illustrates the growing synergy between its packet optical network plans and ClariPhy’s IC development strategy.

“Given the synergy between our two teams, we believe this relationship will enable us to offer highly differentiated and scalable products using ClariPhy’s Coherent IC and technology portfolio which gives

us a clear competitive edge in the optical network markets,” said Vesa Tykkyläinen, head of optical networks at Nokia Siemens Networks.

All of ClariPhy’s existing venture investors participated in the funding round, including Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). “This investment continues to validate NVP’s long term backing of great technology teams that deliver disruptive solutions to the marketplace,” said Robert Abbott, General Partner at NVP. “We believe ClariPhy is the only Coherent SoC supplier that owns and develops all of the crucial mixed-signal and digital signal processing IP required to develop cutting-edge single chip CMOS solutions for coherent transmission at 40G and higher.”

About ClariPhy

ClariPhy Communications, Inc. (www.clariphy.com) develops mixed signal, advanced signal processing (MXSP) semiconductors targeting 10G, 40G and 100G networks in enterprise backbone, enterprise data center and telecom markets. ClariPhy is headquartered in Irvine, California and has offices in Los Altos, California and Cordoba, Argentina. ClariPhy’s investors include Allegis Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Oclaro, Onset Ventures, Nokia Siemens Networks and Pacific General Ventures.

About Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks (www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com) is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland.

Check the company’s latest Release for more details.

About Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is a leading global investment firm that manages more than $3.7 billion in capital. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, NVP has subsidiaries in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India and Herzelia, Israel. NVP makes early to late stage venture and growth equity investments in U.S. and global companies across a wide range of sectors including: information technology, business services, financial services, infrastructure, technology enabled services and consumer. NVP has actively partnered with entrepreneurs to build great businesses for more than 50 years and has funded nearly 500 companies since inception.

Fiber Optic Video Extension System

Thinklogical, a leading provider of fiber optic KVM routing and extension technologies, will showcase the highly anticipated new line of Video Extension systems at InfoComm 2011 (booth #2779). The new Q-Series offers a number of premium high-reliability features in a rack mount chassis, such as support for up to 4 modules of DVI or SDI over fiber. In addition, DVI and Dual-Link DVI modules are available with options for audio and networking. Ready for the challenges of demanding Commercial AV applications, the Q-Series can combine any variety of DVI or SDI modules in a transmitter/receiver unit for a space saving and cost effective solution. The SDI module supports two SD/HD signals or one 3G signal (as well as dual-link HD-SDI).

Using multi-mode or single-mode fiber, the system allows users to locate DVI or SDI monitor(s) via fiber from just a few meters up to 40 kilometers away from the controlling computer, securely, and without the loss of resolution or performance. Thinklogical's patent-pending MRTS (Multi Rate Transmission System) technology provides outstanding visualization capabilities and is designed to work in high-performance commercial AV computing environments. In addition, the Q-Series system architecture provides hot-swappable, current sharing power supply modules, a critical component in high up-time environments.

“The significant performance and the cost effectiveness of the Q-Series makes today's higher- end video production formats within reach of a wider professional audience,” states Kevin Keefe, Vice President of Research and Development at Thinklogical. “Additionally, users can leverage the seamless integration of Thinklogical's VX Routers. When combined with the Q- Series, this gives customers' additional topology options in building a high-performance fiber optic extension and switching infrastructure.”

About Thinklogical

Thinklogical is the leading manufacturer and provider of fiber optic KVM/video extension solutions and fiber matrix routers and switches. Organizations worldwide rely on Thinklogical's products and solutions for optimal performance in secure visual computing environments. Through pioneering next generation fiber optic extension, switching, and server management technologies Thinklogical helps customers reduce cost and simplify the management of complex computing infrastructures. Thinklogical sells directly and through integrator and VAR channels and is privately held and headquartered in Milford, Connecticut.

For information about Thinklogical products, please visit www.thinklogical.com

Contact Marketing:

Cindy Caserta

Thinklogical

100 Washington Street

Milford, CT 06460

Phone: (203) 647-8700

Fax: (203) 783-9949

email: info@thinklogical.com

Harsh Environment Fiber Optics - TE Connectivity

Paris, France (PRWEB) June 20, 2011  - TE Connectivity (TE), one of the leading global providers of engineered electronic components, connectors and network solutions, has developed the latest in ruggedized fiber optics that deliver reduced size and weight, and increase performance.

TE’s ability to address multiple levels of needs—from high-speed protocols to stable interfaces and active optics—from the world’s broadest tool set means bandwidth and SWaP needs can be met.

The ruggedized fiber optics fulfill the requirement for higher bandwidth while at the same time, solving the demand for reduced size, weight and power (SWaP). The latest developments cover the full spectrum from chip to board to I/O and box-to-box communications.

For more information on the latest developments in ruggedized fiber optics, contact the Product Information Center at (800) 522-6752. Follow them on Twitter for all the latest product news @TEConnectivity.

TE Connectivity, TE Connectivity (logo) and TE (logo) are trademarks.

Other logos, product and/or Company names might be trademarks of their respective owners.

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity is a global, $12.1 billion company that designs and manufactures over 500,000 products that connect and protect the flow of power and data inside the products that touch every aspect of our lives. Our nearly 100,000 employees partner with customers in virtually every industry—from consumer electronics, energy and healthcare, to automotive, aerospace and communication networks—enabling smarter, faster, better technologies to connect products to possibilities. More information on TE Connectivity can be found at http://www.te.com/.

Tyco Electronics is now TE Connectivity.

Planar Waveguide Circuit (PWC) Module Global Market Review & Forecast (2010-2015)

ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market research & technology forecast consultancy addressing the fiber optics communications industry, announced the release of a new market forecast and analysis of the global market consumption and technology trends of Planar Waveguide Circuit (PWC) Modules, which are used in optical communication networks. 

According to ElectroniCast Consultants, the global consumption value of planar waveguide circuit (PWC) modules will increase with strongly rising quantity growth partially offset by declining average prices. The consumption value of integrated multifunction PWC modules held nearly 60% of the market share in 2010 and in 2015, the integrated multifunction PWC modules are forecast to hold over 70% of the worldwide consumption value.

“The trend is for discrete-circuit (single-function) based PWC modules to be displaced by equivalent performance (multiple-function) planar waveguide modules,” said Stephen Montgomery, president of International Business at ElectroniCast. “The combination of the packaging and integrated optics aspects of PWC technology provides for an attractive and powerful technology for modules, which will hold multiple (two or more) functions (integrated multifunction devices); thereby, reducing size, weight, and cost versus larger, bulkier discrete (single-function) modules,” Montgomery concluded. 

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This 380-page market forecast report is available immediately from ElectroniCast Consultants. For detailed information on this or other services provided by ElectroniCast, please contact Theresa Hosking, Marketing/Sales; thosking@electronicastconsultants.com  

(Telephone/USA: 707/275-9397)

ElectroniCast Consultants – www.electronicast.com specializes in forecasting trends in technology forecasting, markets and applications forecasting, strategic planning and consulting. ElectroniCast Consultants, as a technology-based independent forecasting firm, serves industrial companies, trade associations, government agencies, communication and data network companies and the financial community.  Reduction of the risk of major investment decisions is the main benefit provided.  ElectroniCast Consultants’ goal is to understand the challenges and opportunities facing clients and to provide timely, accurate information for strategic planning.

RF Industries Closes Acquisition of Cables Unlimited, Inc.

SAN DIEGO, CA, June 16, 2011 . . . RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. (NASDAQ:RFIL) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Long Island, NY-based Cables Unlimited, Inc., (CUI), a seller of high value fiber-optic cabling and connector products to enterprise and carrier network customers, for a total purchase price of $5,600,000, consisting of $2,800,000 in cash and 762,738 common shares. Privately owned

CUI had revenue of approximately $6,200,000 and non-audited non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of approximately $645,000 in its most recent twelve months ended December 31, 2010.

RF Industries also announced that Darren Clark, the sole owner of Cables Unlimited, has been added as a new member to the Board of Directors of RF Industries. Darren co-founded Cables Unlimited, Inc. in 1992 and has been its principal executive officer since CUI's formation.

"This acquisition expands our product line into the fiber optics business and enables RFI to improve service for the three cable/connector markets that we have targeted: RF coaxial market; cabling products for the medical monitoring market, and fiber optic connectors and cable assemblies. Our largest customers, who have been seeking a reliable source of fiber optic cabling, have been encouraging RFI

to enter this market. As a Corning certified "Gold Member", a limited group of companies in the United States approved to deliver Corning's warrantied product line, we believe CUI's certification and expertise will support our expansion into the fiber optics marketplace. Additionally, CUI's large, modern Long Island, New York location gives us an East Coast presence and the relocation of some of our RF cable and connector operations to this facility will reduce delivery times and transportation expenses for many of our largest customers," said Howard Hill, President and CEO of RF Industries.

"CUI's recent contract wins and improving operating results are anticipated to increase RFI's profitability and cash flow, after one-time expenses related to the integration of the business, in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year and throughout fiscal 2012," said Hill.

About RF Industries RFI manufactures, designs and distributes Radio Frequency (RF) connectors and cable assemblies, medical cabling products, RF wireless products, and fiber optic cable products. Coaxial connectors, cable assemblies and custom microwave RF connectors are used for Wi-Fi, PCS, radio, test instruments, computer networks, antenna devices, aerospace, OEM and Government agencies. Medical Cabling and Interconnector products are specialized custom electrical cabling products for the medical equipment monitoring market. RF Wireless products include digital data transceivers for industrial monitoring, wide area networks, GPS tracking and mobile wireless network solutions. Fiber optic cable, connector and harness products serve computer, aerospace, computer networking and specialty applications.

Investor Contact:

Neil Berkman Associates

(310) 477 - 3118

info@berkmanassociates.com

Company Contact:

Howard Hill, President

(858) 549-6340

rfi@rfindustries.com

Bezeq Deploys Ekinops 360 for Broadband and Advanced IP Services to Residential, Business Customers

PARIS, June 16, 2011 – Bezeq, Israel’s largest telecommunications service provider, has chosen Ekinops to provide optical transport equipment to connect key Bezeq sites in the north and south of the country.

Ekinops, a leading designer and supplier of next generation optical equipment, and its partner, Rotal Networks, provided Bezeq with a state-of-the art optical transport and DWDM platform, the Ekinops 360. Bezeq is leveraging the platform's superior optical performance to maximize the capacity of its fiber network.

Bezeq has been on a multi-year mission to upgrade its network and deploy an advanced NGN (Next Generation Network) to support new high-speed broadband services and advanced IP telephony services to its residential and business customers.

“Half of the country is already connected to the new NGN and in 2011 we expect to reach 80 percent” said Mr. Itzik Cohen, director of transport and data engineering at Bezeq. “Every week thousands of new homes are being connected and we need to have the optical backbone to support this growth. The Ekinops 360 platform is a cost-effective, carrier-class solution that allows us to consolidate many fibers into one, freeing up fiber cables for other revenue opportunities. It’s a very attractive business case.”

The new network optimizes Bezeq’s existing optical infrastructure by consolidating data traffic from multiple fiber optic cables onto a single cable using DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology. This allows Bezeq to reclaim and reuse its fiber cables. The network carries 10G Ethernet, 2.5G SDH, and Gigabit Ethernet services and can deliver speeds of up to 400 Gb/s per fiber cable, lowering operating costs and conserving fiber.

The architecture of the network is based on the Ekinops 360 platform, the company's line of multiprotocol muxponders, and Ekinops' industry-leading DynaFEC Forward Error Correction technology. This enables Bezeq to achieve greater distance with no regeneration.

“Bezeq is investing a significant amount of capital and resources to maintain its leadership position,” said Jonathan Amir, vice president of global sales for Ekinops. “Bezeq is deploying Next Generation technology to support a population known for its appetite for cutting edge technology and high-speed Internet. We are very proud to be a part of their NGN network.”

 The Ekinops 360, the foundation for the enhanced Bezeq network, provides DWDM and CWDM in a single solution that addresses metro, regional, and long haul applications. It offers industry-leading features such as DynaMux®, dynamic multiplexing functionality that allows multiplexing of any mix of protocols over a single wavelength and over any protocol on that wavelength; the industry’s best forward error correction, DynaFEC®, enabling longer reach using software; and WaveBonding®, a low-cost, long-reach 40G technology.

 About Ekinops

Ekinops is a leading designer and supplier of next generation optical transport equipment for service providers and enterprise customers. The Ekinops 360 Dynamic, Multi-Reach Transport System provides DWDM and CWDM on a single platform that addresses Metro, Regional, and Long Haul applications. The Ekinops 360 system relies on the innovative, programmable Ekinops T-Chip® (Transport-on-a-Chip) technology that enables fast, flexible and cost-effective service delivery for building high speed optical networks. Using the Ekinops 360 carrier-grade system, operators can increase transport capacity of their networks – CWDM, DWDM, Ethernet, ESCON, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, and uncompressed video (HD-SDI, SD-SDI, ASI) – through the industry’s most efficient aggregation of services. The company is headquartered in Lannion, France, with offices in Europe, the USA and Asia. For more information, visit Ekinops at www.ekinops.net.

About Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp.

Bezeq is Israel's leading telecommunications service provider. Established in 1984, the company has led Israel into the new era of communications, based on the most advanced technologies and services. Bezeq and its subsidiaries offer the full range of communications services including domestic, international and cellular phone services; broadband Internet and other data communications and transmission services; satellite and fixed-line-based multi-channel TV; and corporate networks. For more information about Bezeq please visit the corporate website at www.bezeq.co.il.

Media Contact

Dominique Arestan                             

Marketing Communications Director

Voice:   +33 (0)1 49 97 04 03             

Mobile: +33 (0)6 42 10 95 05

darestan@ekinops.net                         

Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal - ElectroniCast

ElectroniCast Consultants offers a premium service to its standard annual Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast and Analysis, which is published every September.

Monthly Journal Published: The first-week of each month

Fee:                 $1,200 per year (12-issues) for Existing FO Sensor Forecast Clients*

Fee:                 $4,800 per year (12-issues) for Monthly Journals - only

Starting June 1, 2011 – ElectroniCast will publish a summary-level report of the latest market and technology trends covering the area of fiber optic sensors

* Clients that have subscribed to the Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast and Analysis, within the last 12-months

This is the ElectroniCast journal providing a review and analysis of current market and technology trends relative to the consumption of communication-based fiber optic sensors. 

The journal (PDF file: typically 30-40 pages), released at the beginning of each month, via e-mail, providing our clients with insights to the innovative applications of fiber optic sensors.

The journal presents and segments pertinent information in three sensor segments:

           

·         Continuous Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Systems

      ·          Fiber Optic Point Sensors (also know as fiber optic Local sensors)

·         Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules    

Summary-level consumption trends are provided for various measurand or technology.  The trends for each selected sensor, in turn, is segmented into various applications. The information is presented in easy-to-follow illustrations and text. 

The complete quantitative Microsoft Excel market forecast worksheets and competitive market share estimates are released every September for clients that subscribe to the Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast annual report; however, the monthly reports provide summary-level market forecast market data and the latest industry news/analysis.

For professionals concerned with current/future fiber optic sensor markets and technology.  We believe you will find this journal useful for your planning of product and market development.  Please contact us with any questions or comments.

Fiber optic sensors use optical fiber either as the sensing element ("intrinsic sensors"), or as a means of relaying signals from a remote sensor to the electronics that process the signals ("extrinsic sensors").

The market trends discussed in the monthly journal address the following:

           

·        Fiber Optic Point Sensors: Component-Level

·        Continuous Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules

Fiber Optic Point Sensors Applications:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Test & Measurement used in Telecommunication, CATV, Private/Enterprise

·        Biomedical/Science

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Automotive/Vehicle

Sensing/Measuring Quantity (Measurand) The monthly journal also looks at the industry trans and news pertaining to fiber optic point sensors, segmented further by the following sensing/measuring quantity (measurand) types:

·        Mechanical Strain

·        Temperature

·        Pressure

·        Chemical, Gas, Liquid

·        Vibration, Acoustic, Seismic

·        Displacement, Acceleration, Proximity

·        Electric and Magnetic Field - Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Rotation (such as Fiber Optic Gyroscopes: FOGs)

                       

Continuous Distributed Sensor Applications/Technologies covered in the journal:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Biomedical/Science

Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules         

These include components, sampling/interface modules and intra-enclosure (board-level) elements directly used for fiber optic sensing measurements, used in equipment such as –Oscilloscopes, OTDRs, Bit Error Rate Testers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, and numerous other test/measurement/monitoring equipment used for communication/optical signal processing applications.  We discuss the trends, segmented by the following applications:             

·        Telecommunications

·        Private Enterprise Data Networks

·        Cable TV

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Other

Through the course of the 12-month issue cycle, the journal will provide current news and analysis study of applicable technologies, including:

·        Interferometry

·        Intensity

·        Polarization

·        Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)

·        Raman back-scattering

·        Fluoresence

·        Brillouin waves

·        Doppler Anemometry

·        Spectroscopy

·        Waveguides/ Specialty Optical Fiber

·        Optrode

Product and Financial news form various fiber optic sensor vendors are presented in the monthly journal along with a calendar of future conferences, which address the fiber optic sensor industry sector.

GigOptix: 40G Active Optical Cable Application

Jun. 16, 2011 (Business Wire) — GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX), a leading supplier of high performance electronic and electro-optic components that enable next generation 40G and 100G optical networks, announced that a Taiwanese optical engine manufacturer has entered production with GigOptix’s HXT/R4 chip-set for use in a 40G Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) Active Optical Cable (AOC) application.

GigOptix’s HXT/R4 chip-set has been designed to support multiple applications ranging from 5Gb/s to 10Gb/s per channel. The advanced feature set of the HXT/R4 family enables customers to optimize the trade-off between power dissipation and performance of the optical link. This has been successfully demonstrated by transmitting data over a 100m link with less than 100mW total power dissipation. Moreover, GigOptix’s unique architecture enables customers to examine the detailed status of their product after the fiber has been attached. This functionality allows customers to more easily test and monitor the operation of the VCSEL and Photo Diode (PD) devices within the optical engine leading to significant cost savings.

Jay de la Barre, GigOptix’s Vice President of Global Sales stated, “We believe that our HXT/R4 chip-set will be key to enabling 40G optical engines for the high volume supercomputing and consumer markets. We are very excited to work with pioneering companies using innovative silicon bench technology along with our VCSEL driver and receiver array chip-set to take their solutions to production.”

The HXT/R4 chip-set is designed for use in Infiniband AOC, SNAP12 and QSFP optical modules while serving the fast growing markets of high performance computing optical interconnects, switch and router optical backplanes and the emerging 40G and 100G Ethernet standards. For more information about the HX line of VSCEL drivers & receiver arrays, please contact Sales@gigoptix.com.

About GigOptix

GigOptix is a leading supplier of high performance electronic and electro-optic components that enable next generation 40G and 100G fiber-optic telecommunications and data-communications networks. The Company offers a broad portfolio of high speed electronic devices including polymer electro-optic modulators, modulator drivers, laser drivers and receiver amplifiers for telecom, datacom, Infiniband and consumer optical systems, covering serial and parallel communication technologies from 1G to 100G. GigOptix also offers the widest range of mixed-signal and RF ASIC solutions in the market including Standard Cell, Hybrid and Structured ASICs targeting the Consumer, Industrial, Defense & Avionics industries.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements made in this release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including any statement that refers to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances and those which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects,” “plans,” “may,” “should,” “believes” or “anticipates” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, which might cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include those risks described in GigOptix’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, and in news releases and other communications. GigOptix disclaims any intention or duty to update any forward-looking statements made in this release.

Media Contact:

GigOptix, Inc.

Parker Martineau,

650-424-1937

Corporate Communications Manager

pmartineau@gigoptix.com

or

Investor

Contact:

Shelton Group Investor Relations

Leanne Sievers,

EVP, 949-224-3874

lsievers@sheltongroup.com

Alcatel-Lucent’s WDM solution for its optical transport network - Russia

June 16, 2011 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that OJSC Mobile TeleSystems (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunication operator in Russia and the CIS, has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s WDM solution for its optical transport network in metropolitan areas. The project will enable MTS to increase its network capacity, flexibility, speed and enhance quality of service.

The resulting increase in the backhaul capacity and transport efficiency allows MTS to optimize the delivery of bandwidth-hungry 3G services and prepare its network for LTE technology introduction.

Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its WDM networking solution in four federal districts of Russia: Moscow, the north-west, the south and the Volga region and will cover initially the following four cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Rostov and Ufa.

“To prepare our urban transport network for the challenges of data traffic increase due to development of fixed communication networks, 3G and future LTE introduction we looked for a solution capable to support profitable Internet growth while controlling costs and ensuring a quick return on investments,” said Oleg Larionov, Transport network Director at MTS Group. “Alcatel-Lucent leading-edge solution can help us transform our existing network and scale as demand grows”.

“The tremendous growth of 3G services is the key driver of service providers’ network transformation initiatives and their demand for reliability, scalability and cost-efficiency,” said Alexander Tikhonov, Head of Alcatel-Lucent’s business in CIS. “Alcatel-Lucent’s state-of-the-art optical transport solution meets the MTS need for meeting bandwidth growth, while optimizing its total cost of ownership and expanding the revenue-generating potential with more dynamic service options.”

The Alcatel-Lucent solution is based on its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) which offers a highly flexible and easy to operate platform for automated WDM networking to dynamically meet traffic demand evolution. Initially operating at low rates, the MTS network can cost-effectively scale up to 100 Gigabit per second (100G). In addition, it will provide a solid foundation for storage area network deployment.

More about the Alcatel-Lucent solution

Based on its unique Zero Touch Photonics approach, the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS, managed by the 1350 Optical Management System will help MTS to lower transport-network costs by eliminating unnecessary optical-to-electrical-to-optical (OEO) conversions. As part of the solution, Alcatel-Lucent is also providing a suite of comprehensive services such as installation and commissioning services and provisioning that will ensure smooth integration of the solution.

About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)

The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in mobile, fixed, IP and Optics technologies, and a pioneer in applications and services. Alcatel-Lucent includes Bell Labs, one of the world’s foremost centres of research and innovation in communications technology.

With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach.

The Company achieved revenues of Euro 16 billion in 2010 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.

For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the Company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

Market Analysis of Fused Silica

Market Analysis of Fused Silica Used in the Production of  Specialty Optical Fiber: Research Methodology Brief

Demand Curve/Price Curve Interview Process              ElectroniCast Consultants contacts manufacturers of specialty optical fiber, as well as Fused Silica Used in the Production of specialty optical fiber and other organizations knowledgeable of this topic.  We informed our contacts that we do not identified them with the corresponding data, since most (not all) of the contacts stated that the information is highly confidential (the quantities and the prices they pay for the fused silica). 

This market research process involved information-gathering interviews.  Not all of companies on our list were cooperative. Interviews/contacts are conducted via telephone and/or e-mail.

            Based on primary research efforts, we present price-oriented demand curve data tables, as a result of sufficient inputs from ten (10) producers of specialty optical fiber.  For pricing comparison, we referred to the fused silica from a selected producer of fused silica used for specialty optical fiber fabrication.

Some of the companies requested specific product specifications for comparison; therefore, we referred them to a specific fused silica product.

A few individuals asked for more clarification, so we referred them to specific technology.  Either way, we believe the respondents had an adequate sense of fused silica product equivalence for comparison purposes.

The demand curve graph diagrams presented by ElectroniCast Consultants to our clients show the relationship between the price and quantity of fused silica equivalent to fused silica that selected European or US manufacturers of specialty optical fiber responded to that they are willing to purchase.

These product demand curves will increase in usefulness as they test and measure the supply and demand of the product within this particular market. Graphed over time, demand curves can assist in determining if this particular (or equivalent) product is actually profitable at the pricing point on the curve where it is in demand.

Graphing a demand curve begins with two perpendicular lines forming a right angle. The y-axis, or vertical line, represents “price” as the dependent variable, and the x-axis, or horizontal line, represents the “quantity demanded” as the independent variable. Price increments move up along the outside of the y-axis with the highest price nearest the top. Quantity increments move from left to right just below the x-axis line with the lowest figure nearest to the 90° point of the angle.

The increment spacing at both lines is such that straight lines drawn from each price across from each are shown; there is equal spacing between the units on the x- and y-axes. The demand points (i.e., the correlative quantity for each price at which there is an indication that they would be willing to purchase fused silica) were then plotted within the graph to correspond to both a price on the y-axis and a quantity on the x-axis. By connecting the points, the demand curve is formed. The points along the demand curve show how the quantity demanded depends on the price of the fused silica for specialty optical fiber for these manufacturers.

           

            The sum of the price/quantity inputs of the 10-manufactures charted in this particular market research project by ElectroniCast Consultants is shown in detailed data Tables.

Based on the manufacturer’s responses, “smaller” quantity orders of the fused silica used in the manufacturing of specialty optical fibers have a higher price versus “larger” quantity orders.  According to comments from some of the interviews, this particular variable is assessed differently between each manufacturer, based on numerous factors, such as:

·        Separate purchase order versus multiple-month or multi-year quantities

• Fused silica inventory-level and risk-level
• Finished Goods Inventory (FGI), customer demand and marketing/sales
• The definition of “small” or “larger” quantities
• Cost of doing business, such as materials, labor, and other associated overhead
• Management controls of purchasing process (centralized purchasing)
• Manufacturing process yield percentage and Quality Assurance (QA)
• Turn-around and/or order-to-ship (OTS) process

For more information on this or any other consultant service from ElectroniCast Consultants, please e-mail me at:

stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com

Samsung Fiber Optics Intelligent Infrastructure Management (IIM) solution

June 14, 2011 - RiT Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure management solutions, today announcedthat it has formed a strategic partnership with Samsung Fiber Optics under which Samsung Fiber Optics will market, sell and distribute RiT's PatchView™ intelligent infrastructure management (IIM) solution on an OEM basis.

As the partnership's first project, Samsung Fiber Optics has deployed a cutting-edge PatchView™ IIM system in one of Korea's largest convention and exhibition centers. This highly visible installation demonstrates the growing traction of the managed infrastructure concept throughout Korea, a market where managed infrastructure systems are becoming ubiquitous in residential, enterprise and commercial settings.
"We are extremely excited about this milestone partnership. The new relationship has already contributed its first significant deal and we believe it will make a strong impact on our sales success in the future," commented Eran Ayzik, RiT's President & CEO.

"The fact that this industry player feels the need to add IIM to its portfolio reflects a sharp rise in market demand, especially in its home market of Korea. This is an encouraging trend for RiT, which is recognized as the most experienced IIM player by far, with reliable, field-proven technologies and support capabilities."
Mr. Ayzik concluded, "We are committed to work closely with Samsung Fiber Optics to bring PatchView's proven benefits to its top-tier customers. In parallel, we will continue working to establish additional partnerships as the key for expanding our reach into additional high-potential regions."

Samsung Fiber Optics began as a optical fiber/fiber optic cable business division of Samsung Electronics, and spun off from the parent company in 2004 as a fiber optics specialist. Today, Samsung Fiber Optics offers a broad line of fiber optic cable products, and also components for mobile phones and touch panels. As a global leader of fiber optics industry, Samsung Fiber Optics supplies its products to more than 60 countries around the world, and holds a share of approximately 30% of the broadband network market in Korea.
http://www.samsungfiberoptics.com/En/main.aspx

RiT is a leading provider of intelligent solutions for infrastructure management, asset management, environment and security, and network utilization. RiT Enterprise solutions address datacenters, communication rooms and workspace environments, ensuring maximum utilization, reliability, decreased downtime, physical security, automated deployment, asset tracking, and troubleshooting. RiT Carrier solutions provide carriers with the full array of network mapping, testing and bandwidth qualification capabilities needed for access network installation and service provisioning. RiT's field-tested solutions are delivering value in thousands of installations for top-tier enterprises and operators throughout the world.
http://www.rittech.com

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COMPANY CONTACT:
Ben Carmi
VP Product Management & Business Development
+972-3-766-4217
benc@rit.co.il