01 Jul Logix Fiber Routes Added to Service Map in GeoQuote
The Logix fiber maps were recently added to the service maps section of GeoQuote, a real-time commercial carrier research tool. GeoQuote is used by FiberGuide and other Telarus agents to...
FiberGuide Technical Blog
21 Jun Considering Leasing Dark Fiber? – Some Important Factors to Consider
Dark fiber is fiber that is not connected to transmission equipment and is not in use. When network operators deploy fiber optic infrastructure, they typically install excess fibers within a...
14 Jun Business Ethernet Services: Questions to Ask Before Leasing
As demand for cost-effective and higher bandwidth connectivity services continue to increase, more enterprises are migrating from legacy services such as 155 Mbps STM-1/OC-3 circuits to Business Ethernet Services. Because...
27 Dec GeoQuote – A Real Time Carrier Services Pricing Tool
Go To GeQuote! GeoQuote is a free, real time carrier services pricing and locating tool. This article is a brief summary of GeoQuote and how it is used. There are over 3,000...
18 Dec Review of Field Trials of Terrestrial 400G and Other Higher Data Rate Systems Beyond 100G
Over the past five years, many operators and service providers have been trialing 400G technologies on their live networks. In this article, we summarize findings from the review of over...
04 Dec Advances in 10Gbps Broadband Access
Local ISPs appear to be falling over themselves in a rush to offer 10Gbps broadband Internet services to residential customers. We ask: why are they doing it? And: is 10Gbps...
01 Nov Low Loss Optical Fibers for Higher Data Rates in Long Haul Terrestrial Networks
As the telecommunication industry slowly migrates to 100Gb/s transmission in long distance terrestrial optical networks and plans for even higher data rates of 400Gb/s and beyond, improving system OSNR and...
20 Oct New IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards Study Group – Beyond 10km Optical PHYs
The growth in bandwidth demand continues to drive standardization activities, including those of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards, for new networking technologies. Video streaming over mobile devices, ride sharing applications, connected...
10 Sep FiberGuide and ICT Society of Zambia Sign an Agreement to Organize Optical Network Training in Zambia.
FiberGuide, a Virginia, USA based company announced today that it has signed an agreement with the ICT Society of Zambia (ICTSZ) to bring advanced optical training to Zambia. Under the terms...
22 Aug A Summary of SWDM
The continued growth in high bandwidth applications and the population that uses them drives the need for higher data rates in all segments of optical networks–including data centers, local area...