Calix, Inc. and Ericsson announced on August 22nd the signing of a definitive agreement under which Calix will acquire Ericsson's fiber optic access assets.

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro, announces the world's fastest CMOS transmitter IC for DWDM applications, supporting cost-effective, energy-efficient 100 Gbps network deployments in metropolitan, regional, and long-haul areas.

A free webinar on 100G implementation in carrier networks will take place next Thursday, July 26th. The event will be held at 5 PM and will be conducted in English.

Furukawa has presented its new solutions for Data Center cabling, communication tripods and physical media and typical topologies recommended for migration from 40 to 100GB.

SMSC, a leading semiconductor company that enables content-rich connectivity systems, has launched the low-power TrueAuto (tm) LAN88730 MII/RMII 10/100 Ethernet transceiver for automotive applications.

The main manufacturers of technologies related to high-performance computing or supercomputing (such as Allinea, ARM, Bull, Caps Enterprise, Eurotech, IBM, Intel, ParTec, STMicroelectronics and Xyratex) and the main European research centers in supercomputing (BSC, CEA, CINECA, Fraunhofer, Forschungszentrum Juelich and LRZ) have created the European Technology Platform for HPC (or ETP4HPC) and the document with the vision of said platform, which contemplates improving Europe's position in this area.

Roxtec Sistemas Pasamuros and Securybac Sistemas de Protección Urbana have created a joint venture, through which both companies will collaborate for the promotion, distribution and sale of the innovative anchor beacon for copper cabling.

ABB, the leading group in electrotechnical and automation technologies, and Green, one of the first providers of IT and communications services in Switzerland, have announced the official opening of the new expansion of Green's direct current (DC) based data processing center, Zurich-West.

Between 2012 and 2017, fixed-line operators in developed economies will spend $53.5 billion on fiber optic network deployments, according to new research from Analysys Mason. The report covers several economic regions (Central and Eastern Europe, developed countries in Asia and the Pacific, North America, and Western Europe). The majority of the spending is expected to occur in Western Europe, where operators will invest $25.9 billion over the next five years.