All network elements in a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) must be synchronized to the same clock in order to prevent data loss. This common clock is a highly accurate free-running cesium clock or ...

Protecting essential data has never been more important than it is today due to the escalating cost of system downtime and the increased likelihood of natural and human-made disasters. As a result, ...

HORSHAM, Pa. — Motorola Inc.'s broadband communications systems group here today announced an agreement to buy Synchronous Inc. of San Jose to expand its infrastructure products for optical networking ...

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Remember those World War II Navy movies where a sailor on one ship signaled to another by flashing Morse code with a large, shutter-equipped spotlight? The receiving ship then flashed the same message ...

The Kepler Network aims to streamline on-orbit communications with a network infrastructure designed to act as Internet exchange points (IXP) for space-to-space data relay. Credit: Kepler ...

Telecommunications equipment and software provider Ciena has announced that it has been chosen by Sydney Trains to upgrade its underlying telecommunications network in an effort to improve speeds, ...

Matisse Networks, a network infrastructure company based in Mountain View, Calif., has raised $45M in a third round of funding. Backers are Merrill Lynch (which invested $35M of the round) and ...