Alicca Hudson

Project Connect: How We’re Shaping Connectivity Through Cultural Immersion

Founded in 2023, a corporate cultural immersion program named Project Connect was established between US-headquartered Precision Optical Technologies and Brazilian-based FonNet Networks. Project Connect was designed to foster cross-cultural collaboration between the partner companies and enhance the global perspective of both organizations. The inaugural participant in this program, Victor Mesquita of FonNet Networks, embarked on […]

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Analyzing the BEAD Program’s Challenges and Opportunities for Broadband Providers

It’s the most wonderful time of year again. Everyone’s children are back in school, and you finally have a bit more time for yourself. In other words, it’s time to think about your broadband plans for the rest of the year and into 2024. As we’ve done in the past with RDOF, today, we’re looking

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OIF PR

OIF Achieves Milestone with Largest Ever Multi-Vendor Interoperability Demo at ECOC 2023

OIF Achieves Milestone with Largest Ever Multi-Vendor Interoperability Demo at ECOC 2023, Featuring Nearly 40 Companies Accelerating Implementation of Next-Generation Capabilities Rochester, NY — September 21, 2023 — OIF will showcase its largest-ever multi-vendor interoperability demonstration at ECOC 2023, highlighting advancements in four key technology areas: 400ZR(+) optics, Co-Packaging solutions, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) channels

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Breaking Free from Vendor-Lock: Towards a More Open PON Ecosystem for Access Networks

If there’s one aspect of network operations that our team of engineers is dedicated to ending, it’s vendor lock. We’ve written about this before, specifically how some network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) use fear, uncertainty and doubt tactics to push network operators into a vendor lock scenario. Helping the industry push towards more open ecosystems is

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Precision Optical Technologies Revolutionizes Passive Optical Networking with OpenPath™ — An End-to-End, Turnkey, Future-Ready Solution

Enabling a more open PON ecosystem, OpenPath™ will help bridge the digital divide, supporting last-mile network upload and download speeds of 10Gpbs, initially Rochester, NY — September 18, 2023 — Precision OT, a global optical system engineering and integration company, is thrilled to announce the launch of its groundbreaking end-to-end Passive Optical Network (PON) Access

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Rebrand

Precision Optical Transceivers Announces Rebrand to Precision Optical Technologies

The company’s rebrand reflects its continued global growth and product expansion to end-to-end optical networking solutions. Rochester, NY —September 5, 2023 — Precision OT, a global optical system engineering and integration company, has announced its strategic decision to rebrand to Precision Optical Technologies, Inc. The name change comes as the company evolves its services and

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9 Questions to Consider and Discuss When Deploying WDM

Passive networking components, which operate without the need for power, offer an effective and dependable approach for optimizing bandwidth while conserving fiber usage. In the past, passive technologies like wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) found applications in long-distance and underwater data transmission. In recent times, the reach of WDM has extended to the periphery, and passive optical

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The Access Network: Getting Your Head in the Game for the New Era of Entertainment

A new era of entertainment is here. Welcome, game developers of the future! It’s truly an exciting time to be in the industry. According to Statista, the global video games market is on pace to reach a market volume of over $520 billion in 2027, up from roughly $384 billion in 2022. Developing engaging games

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Making it Easy for Network Operators to Leverage XGS-PON

XGS-PON is expected to overtake other PON technologies by Q3 2024. So, what’s driving this growth? Introduction  A recent article from Light Reading noted that XGS-PON deployments are continuing to heat up globally. Although many of today’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) architectures feature gigabit PON (GPON), symmetrical 10G PON (XGS-PON) will account for 55% of the overall PON

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