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The Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) will be held in San Diego, California from March 24 to 28, 2024. The event will showcase the latest breakthroughs in optical communications and networking, including advancements in 800ZR, Coherent PON, Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO), multicore fiber, AI and the data center, and quantum networking. The exhibition will feature over 620 exhibitors from 74 countries, with a focus on innovations in quantum technology. OFCnet, the live network collaboration between academia and industry, will provide live demonstrations of emerging technologies and foster collaboration opportunities. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the silicon photonic switch to be presented by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2015. It states that it is the largest-scale and the lowest-energy loss switch with switching time of sub-micro seconds and a broad bandwidth of hundreds of nanometers. It will also provide larger capacity for optical communication network to process optical signals.

The article presents an interview with Garrett Dunwoody, Information Systems and Technology Manager for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) in California. Topics discussed include the efforts of MROSD to implement a fiber-optic network, the use of virtual private network [VPN] in MROSD; and the challenges faced by overseeing natural lands.

California fibre operator Wilcon has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Crown Castle International. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that Opnext Inc. will reinforce its technology leadership in the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) in Los Angeles, California. Opnext demonstrations include Hitach Central Research Laboratories (CRL)/Opnext 1310 nanometer Lens-Integrated Surface-emitting distributed feedback (DFB) Laser array, Opnext's next-generation 100 gigabytes per second (Gbps) coherent flexible line cards.

The article reports that the telecommunication firm Zayo Group sign up for its follow-on customers for its fiber communication route of Sacramento-to-Salt Lake City. It discusses the company's revenue in fiscal third quarter of 2016 and mentions benefits of the route which covers cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco in California. It informs that the company has build fiber routes between Omaha, Nebraska and Dallas, Texas.

The article offers information on the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California from March 22-24, 2016, which will feature the fiber optic components manufacturer Gould Fiber Optics.

The article reports on the development of an optical chip set that could download a movie in a second. At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference in Anaheim, California, scientists from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. have introduced the prototype of an optical-transceiver chip set that transfers data at 160 Gigabytes per second, which is eight times faster than the currently available optical components in the market. Other details regarding the new chip set is discussed.

The article focuses on Sohonet, a London, England-based highspeed bandwidth connector for the motion picture industry, which opened an office in Los Angeles, California. The firm offers dedicated, secure, high-speed connections primarily through fiber optics. Motion picture productions that made use of Sohonet's services include "Batman Begins" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The company facilitates the transmission of high-definition footage from production set to studio office.

The article offers information on telecommunications industry including a reward offered by AT&T for fiber cut perpetrators in California, Bill Schrier who is the police-department chief information officer (CIO) in Seattle, Washington, and the approval of drone wildfire bill in California.

The article reports on the plan of AT&T to offer its U-verse services via fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) to residents of the upcoming Civita community being developed by Sudberry Properties in San Diego, California. The U-verse services will cover television and Internet. The deal will also allow residents to have free AT&T Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) access in pool and recreation areas as well as other common areas within the community.

The article reports on the development of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network by American multinational telecommunications company AT&T Inc. for the residential community of Sudberry Properties Inc. in San Diego, California.

Information about several topics discussed at the 2010 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), at the San Diego Convention Center in California on March 23-25, 2010 is presented. The exposition featured innovations in the field of photonics including the integration of interoperable modules to develop 100 gigabyte Internet connections a reality. Present at the conference were executives Daryl Inniss and Brian Herlihy.

The article reports on the introduction of the small form-factor pluggable digital video fiber-optic transceivers of the MRV Communications Inc. in Chatsworth, California that transports uncompressed high-definition video over standard fiber-optic networks. To prove its functionality, a series of customers tests have been conducted where the company's transceivers have been used to transmit uncompressed SDI and HD-SDI of Sony HDW-F500 and Panasonic HD3700H.

The article reports on the coming of a broadband Internet service in Central Valley, California wherein 720 miles of multi-wavelength fiber optic line may benefit 4.1 million people. It was through the Federal Communications Commission's plan to expand its broadband Internet access to the public which offers incentives and tax breaks, especially those that build networks in rural areas. Moreover, it also goes with a campaign urging investments in high-speed Internet service programs.

The article reports on the slow fiber-optic communication network problem of Pleasant Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant in Roseville, California. Plant operators identified the workstation problem to be coming from the optical communications modules (OCM) that sustained the workstations. Another source of the problem was that the graphics software for the treatment procedure needed more bandwidth than what was originally designed. A research by engineer Dan Mazorra showed that a new redundant fiber network using gigabit Ethernet switches can support the workstations and surveillance cameras. However, some modifications to the Ethernet OCM network system were made because the multimode fiber identified by Mazorra showed an impediment in terms of available bandwidth at gigabit speeds.

The article focuses on the report of iSuppli Corp., an analyst group in El Segundo, California, on the impact of the growing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) companies on the business operations of cable operators and multiple system operators (MSOs). The report reveals that FTTH poses a real threat to MSOs because it provides more high definition television programs than cable operators. It also suggests that MSOs should start to upgrade their services prevent the threat of FTTH.

The article reports that San Francisco, California-based regional telephone company Pacific Bell Corp. unveiled plans to deliver video, data and phone services through fiber-optic lines in homes and offices. The total cost of building the electronic superhighway will be $16 billion over the next seven years. It will also include an upgrading of the company's entire fiber optic network throughout California. Meanwhile, early market tests of Pacific Bell's superhighway will begin in 1994.