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Marconi and Telecom Italia Breathe New Life Into Existing Fiber

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PITTSBURGH, March 27 -- Marconi and Telecom Italia announced they have transmitted dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) over dispersion-shifted fiber, quadrupling the number of wavelengths an optical fiber can support. This is a technical breakthrough in the optical transmission field, Marconi said. The technology, introduced three months ago on Telecom Italia's backbone link between Florence and Rome, will enable traffic transmission techniques over existing DSF fiber infrastructures and will allow users to maximize their existing fiber investments, according to Marconi. "Network...Read full article

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    Published: March 2002
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