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Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:01AM A controller chip that extends the reach and subscriber count of an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) is now available from Teknovus. The device, dubbed the TK3401, boosts EPON’s reach to 100km while the subscriber count is increased from 64 to a maximum of 256.
“Rural [PON deployment] is a tough proposition”
Barry Gray
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:39AM Feature
“This is a general rule: what starts as a series of parts loosely strung together, if used heavily enough, congeals into a self-contained unit.”
W. Brian Arthur, The Nature of Technology
Infinera's Dave Welch: PICs are fibre-optic's current disruption
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 12:04PM An interview with Peter Bell, Access Platform Director, BT Innovate & Design on next generation passive optical networks (PONs). These include 10 Gigabit Ethernet PON (EPON) and Gigabit PON (GPON) and wavelength division multiplexing PON (WDM-PON).
Peter Bell, Access Platform Director, BT Innovate & Design
Q: The status of 10 Gigabit PON – 10G EPON and 10G GPON (XG-PON): Applications, where it will be likely be used, and why is it needed?
PB: IEEE 10G EPON: BT not directly involved but we have been tracking it and believe the standard is close to completion (gazettabyte: The standard was ratified in September 2009.)
Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 5:30PM Event:
Passive optical networking (PON) chip company, Broadlight, has been awarded a patent by the US Patent Office entitled: ‘Method and grant scheduler for cyclically allocating time slots to optical network units’.
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 11:12PM 
Jim Hjartarson, CEO of OneChip PhotonicsAn interview with Jim Hjartarson, CEO of OneChip Photonics
Q. In March 2009, OneChip raised $19.5m. How difficult is it nowadays for an optical component firm to receive venture capital funding?
A. Clearly, the venture capital community, given the current macroeconomic environment, is being selective about the new investments it makes in the technology market in general, and photonics in particular.
