Fibre Technologies (FTL) and Isoscan haveworked with each other on and off for nearly 10 years now, and each thereforeunderstands how the other operates.

Following the retirement of Isoscan MD Malcolm Wright, FTL will continue tomanufacture, deliver, deploy and maintain the currently installed base whichIsoscan has developed over the last 18 years. Existing customers will see nochange in how they are handled as an account. Neil McCoy,Technical Director of Isoscan, will join FTL and will continue to be thetechnical driving force of the Isoscan range of products and services.

FTL has been in the telecoms market for more than 20 years, and has seen thechanges of building security solutions move increasingly into the Ethernetspace. The acquisition of Isoscan instantly provides the company with 18years of security experience.

New, existing, and potential customers will benefit from continual productimprovements and enhancements that are planned within the current roadmap. “TheIsoscan range is very adaptable from an off-the-shelf product, has an 18-yearproven track record, and is fitted in many of the UK’s county councils, carmanufacturing plants, logistic warehousing units, and data centres,” says FTL’sIan Hunt. “The acquisition will provide uswith the ultimate solution for our current and new networking solutioncustomers. Not only can we connect the building, we can now also provide thebuilding security”.

Over the last two decades Ethernet has become the dominant technology for data transmission in fixed line and mobile networks because of its simple installation/maintenance and efficient share of bandwidth. Ethernet technology has been built up in parallel to existing TDM (Time Division Multiplex) networks based on PDH or SDH. These networks are used especially for clock and voice transportation. In fixed networks an accurate clock is needed for high quality voice and video services and in addition to mobile networks it is needed for voice hand over procedures between different mobile cells.
The major task to make your network competitive and future proof is building up one network platform which merges all advantages and benefits of Ethernet- and TDM networks. The solution is Synchronous Ethernet or SyncE.

This tendency was recognized early on by arcutronix and with its deep experience in both, Ethernet and TDM a family of advanced SyncE solutions was created. With SyncE solutions from arcutronix you do have the best of Ethernet and TDM in one platform – Optimized usage of bandwidth due to packet data plus accurate clock-/frequency transport with SDH accuracy. An additional advantage of this combination is that the packet loss of old Ethernet with different clocks at the devices does no longer exist.

SyncE = optimized Bandwidth + high quality for all services + better efficiency.

With the Next Generation Ethernet Demarcation Device ENX and the Multi-Protocol Transponder FCX4G and FCX10G, arcutronix synchronizes your Ethernet.

M2fx, manufacturer of Miniflex, has helped Audi and BAE systems. Audi’sautomotive engineers faced challenges when fibres were being harmed duringinstallation, and also later by vibration when the car was being driven. M2fxwere invited by Audi to investigate and subsequently designed a solution basedon Miniflex technology that resulted in the fibre being protected in the loomwhile still being sufficiently flexible to allow for the movement of engine baycomponents. BAE Systems also worked with M2fx to overcome a problem with theEurofighter. Fibres on board the plane had to be replaced after landing as theywould fail due to extreme forces. BAE Systems fitted Miniflex in a trial runand flew the Eurofighter under test conditions to see how the fibre would cope.Miniflex technology successfully overcame the issues and is now installed inevery Eurofighter aircraft.

Graham Dupree, M2fx director of sales EMEA said “We are delighted to berepresented by FTL who we know will support our customers and productsextremely well. FTL have a superb reputation that they have earned by servingclients well for many years, we are pleased to be associated with them”.

www.m2fx.com

“Why install M2FX? It is superior to anything elseon the market…[and has] saved the company 57% on total installation cost overtraditional technology? – Brian Schrand ? Network Engineering, Construction andOperations ? Cincinnati Bell

The 57% figure was derived from their cost study and largelya result of de-skilling the installation and reducing snags.

How good is it watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsPhkOyBxM

New standards-based 100Gbpsoptical transport solution will enable smooth migration path for serviceproviders looking to boost network capacity

CHATSWORTH, C.A.-June 9, 2011-MRV Communications, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: MRVC) (“MRV” or the “Company”), aleading provider of optical communications network infrastructure equipment andintegration and managed services, today unveiled plans for a standards-based100Gbps optical transport solution that boosts network capacity over existing fibreinfrastructures and enables increased bandwidth for mobile backhaul,cloud-based services, data centre interconnection and more.

MRV Optical CommunicationsSystems’ new 100Gbps solution will allow service providers to ease thetransition from 10Gbps and meet the projected capacity demands from theonslaught of next-generation services. A standards-based Dense Wave DivisionMultiplexing (DWDM) optical system, the 100Gbps platform will encompass DP-QPSKmodulation and coherent detection technologies to ensure backward compatibilitywith existing network infrastructure, and is positioned to provide metro,regional and long-haul networks with a mix of services of up to 100Gbps.

“Internet exchanges and datacentresare the new central offices for the Internet age as they are the source of thedata that provides the rich Internet services in demand by broadband and mobileusers,” said Andrew Schmitt, Directing Analyst, Optical, at InfoneticsResearch. “While 100Gbps transmission by big telcos draws much attention,equally important is the connectivity between public and private datacentres asthese links often bypass the services of traditional carriers. Today, capexgrowth by datacentre and dark fibre providers outstrips that of traditionalcarriers and by 2013 we think 100Gbps will be very much in demand.”

“MRV OCS’ new 100Gbps systemwill offer service providers a reliable solution that is fully compatible withexisting 10/40Gbps optical transport networks and allow them to reap thefinancial benefits of next-generation services for years to come,” said BarryGorsun, President, for MRV OCS. “Bandwidth demand and IP traffic continue toincrease without showing any sign of slowing. 100Gbps network capacity willsoon become a very important component of the strategy of forward-thinkingservice providers.”

Separately, MRV also announcedtoday that Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) will strengthen its existing, long-timepartnership with MRV and plans to deploy MRV’s 100Gbps optical transportsolution. AMS-IX is one of the largest and fastest-growing Internet exchangesin the world. Currently, AMS-IX has deployed MRV’s 10Gbps DWDM optical systemsin its core network to enable backbone transport solutions which connectInternet exchange services.

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity provides emotional andpractical support to families when their child has a life threatening orterminal illness; immediate help is available for families 24 hours a day.Support is offered from diagnosis through treatment and, should a family becomebereaved, we continue to support them for as long as they need us. We helpfamily members cope with the present and prepare them for the future.

http://www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/

Rainbow is celebrating its 25^th Anniversary andHeather is once again taking to the skies (she did a sky dive in 2006) to raisefunds to support our services for families who have a terminally ill child.Heather has been involved with Rainbow since 1988 and I’ve seen the steadygrowth from humble beginnings to the organisation it is today, helping over1150 families this year, an increase of 18%.

To celebrate Rainbow’s 25^th Heather has committedto undertake a wing walking display – 11.45am on Saturday 18 June at MemburyAirfield in Berkshire. In 1988 she was a mere slip of a girl and now shejust scraped in to the qualifying criteria but that’s life. Heather says”am I terrified – yes! Am I mad – perhaps just a little but it is in agood cause and I have set myself an ambitious target of ?25K which will help 20families over a year”.

Unfortunately,due to aviation law it is not possible to take part in wing walking to raisemoney for charity. This is a strict law set by the Civil Aviation Authority andso to avoid falling out with the CAA or breaking the law I hope you willconsider sponsoring my ‘training’ programme in order that I might take part. Ihope you will consider sponsoring Heathers training program to enable her totake part.

Please help Heather achieve this in Rainbow’s Jubilee year -every donation will make a difference and you can donate by visiting http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Heatherfliesagain

Service providers can solve many of these problems by deploying intelligent, transparent content caches throughout their networks. Without involving either the end user or the content provider, effective transparent caches automatically and dynamically adapt to the most popular content across the network without operations staff involvement, updating and storing the hottest content closer to the end user to improve response times and alleviate bandwidth bottlenecks. BTI’s WideCast^TM solution provides a scalable, carriergrade, network-aware transparent caching solution that can be deployed throughout a service provider’s wireline and wireless backhaul infrastructures. Through its unique set of capabilities and a suite of powerful monitoring and reporting tools, WideCast offers greater benefits in cost reduction, network control and end-user service quality than other transparent caching solutions.

Email sales@fibretechnologies.co.uk to request your free printed version or you can download it at http://www.btisystems.com/products/widecast/

Fibre Technologies have partnered with SBL as a preferredroute to market for MoD customers

For pricing and procurement options please call the MoDSales Team at SBL on 01347 812186 or email modsales@softbox.co.uk

Today we are pleased to present the new printed catalogue for 2011.

Please click this link to download your Arcutronix 2011 catalogue

Together with the common housing concept for all product families for communication speeds from 64kbps to 10Gbps each access and transport scenario can be realized on a cost saving approach.

Please contact us, if you would like a printed catalogue.

? Secure proximity card access
? IP remote control across the WAN
? Integrated temperature monitoring
? Retrofit most existing cabinets
? Control active PDU’s and fans
? Simple GUI based s/w management
? Full audit and alarm management reporting
? Add other sensors
? Control timed access of your assets

Imaginea combination of Visio, and an architectural design CAD package with 3Dcapabilities with all your data room structural and rack layouts in one placethat has the intelligence to capture live energy consumption data, as well asbeing able to provide capacity planning, right down to rack u level and you’restarting to get close to what this product can do.

• Developedin the UK
• Independentof all products
• Themost cost effective yet
• Totallyflexible
• Addresses4 key areas
• Design
• Operational management
• Reducing energy costs
• CRC compliance

Track and trace PUE “power usage affectivness”, CUE “carbon” and WUE “water”

Monitor building environmental performance, including heat, power and CFD analysis

Monitor down to socket level

Demonstrate social and economic responsibility

Meet legislative requirements – or suffer fines!

Uses class one live metering

Please feel free to call David Taylor or Ian Hunt to find out more to arrange a meeting or emailed presentation on 01344 752222