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Telecommunications Industry Sees Major Developments in Fiber Optics and Network Expansion

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The telecommunications industry is experiencing significant advancements in fiber optics and network expansion, with major players Qwest Communications, Lucent Technologies, Ciena Corp., and Teleglobe Communications Corp. announcing new developments in their systems and networks. These announcements come on the heels of a major merger between Qwest Communications and US West Inc., which will create a new entity employing about 64,000 people and linking a fiber-optic network to 29 million customers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Qwest Communications and US West Inc. have received clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for their proposed merger, which will create a new entity employing about 64,000 people and linking a fiber-optic network to 29 million customers.
  • Lucent Technologies has won nine Synchronous Digital Hierarchy tenders valued at more than $40 million from Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, which will utilize Lucent's SDH transmission equipment to build its island-wide broadband voice and data transmission network.
  • Ciena Corp. and Fibernet of London have announced the deployment of Ciena's dense wavelength division multiplexing optical transport equipment in Fibernet's TANet UK nationwide fiber optic backbone network, which will increase the network's capacity by 40 times and facilitate the introduction of new services.
  • Teleglobe Communications Corp. has announced that it will supply Canada-based TUCOWS.com with access to its global Internet backbone network, providing direct network access from over 100 countries to TUCOWS.com's ftp.linuxberg.com software download site.

Statistics:

  • The proposed merger between Qwest Communications and US West Inc. will employ about 64,000 people and link a fiber-optic network to 29 million customers.
  • Lucent Technologies' nine Synchronous Digital Hierarchy tenders in Taiwan are valued at more than $40 million, with the deployment of SDH transmission equipment to be completed by June 2001.
  • Ciena Corp.'s dense wavelength division multiplexing optical transport equipment in Fibernet's TANet UK nationwide fiber optic backbone network will increase the network's capacity by 40 times, facilitating the introduction of new services.
  • Teleglobe Communications Corp.'s global Internet backbone network provides direct network access from over 100 countries to TUCOWS.com's ftp.linuxberg.com software download site.

Sources:

  • Qwest Communications International Inc.
  • US West Inc.
  • Lucent Technologies [www.lucent.com]
  • Ciena Corp. [www.ciena.com]
  • Fibernet [www.fibernet.co.uk]
  • Teleglobe Communications Corp. [www.teleglobe.com]

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