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ALSO CALLED: Dark Fiber and Fibre
DEFINITION: Dark fiber is optical fiber infrastructure (cabling and repeaters) that is currently in place but is not being used. Optical fiber conveys information in the form of light pulses so the "dark" means no light pulses are being sent. For example, some electric utilities have installed optical fiber cable where they already have power lines installed in the expectation that …
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Shenzhen Telecom sponsored by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software CASE STUDY: Posted: 01 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2008 SUMMARY: Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software customer communication management (CCM) solutions allow Shenzhen Telecom to provide customized billing, while greatly enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. TOPICS: Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Telecommunications Services

Intelligent Optical Control Plane Architectures sponsored by Ciena WHITE PAPER: Posted: 01 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2008 SUMMARY: This paper explores the benefits of optical control plane functionality for service providers. It explains the benefits of Ciena's CoreDirector, the first intelligent optical switch to implement and deploy a fully distributed control plane that... TOPICS: Networking \| Telecommunications Services \| VPN

Billing System Perspective: Convergence in Telecommunication sponsored by Comarch WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Comarch Billing System for Convergent Services uses modern multi-layered architecture and solves problems in many business layers of users and their terminals, access networks, services logic, convergent billing and sales channels. TOPICS: Billing Systems \| Sales Channels \| Telecommunications Services \| User Experience

From NOCs to ROCs: Helping Service Providers Monitor Business Operations sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent PODCAST: Posted: 27 May 2008 \| Premiered: 27 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: In this podcast, Jeff Cotrupe and Kate Gerwig discuss how service providers are using a revenue operations center (ROC) to at long last integrate revenue processes with the rest of their OSS/BSS fabric. TOPICS: Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Infrastructure \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Standards

Podcast: Planning Essentials for Carrier Ethernet sponsored by Telco Systems, Inc. PODCAST: Posted: 20 May 2008 \| Premiered: 20 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: Getting to a Carrier Ethernet solution that is truly carrier-class requires a clear understanding of the entire spectrum of issues, challenges and opportunities surrounding Carrier Ethernet. TOPICS: Ethernet Protocols \| Telecommunications Carrier Systems \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Infrastructure \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Standards

Carrier Ethernet Planning Essentials sponsored by Telco Systems, Inc. WEBCAST: Posted: 20 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: Even with standards work still underway, this webcast with Tom Nolle, President of CIMI Corporation, will shed light on why Carrier Ethernet is on the fast-track in carrier networks. TOPICS: Ethernet Protocols \| Telecommunications Carrier Systems \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Infrastructure \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Standards

Resolution Accelerator: Business Exception Resolution sponsored by Vitria SOFTWARE LISTING: Posted: 21 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: Resolution Accelerator™ is the most advanced product available for resolving exceptions. TOPICS: Financial Services \| Manufacturing \| Productivity \| Telecommunications Services

Motorola Authorized Channel Partner Program: Wireless Broadband Solutions sponsored by Motorola, Inc. BROCHURE: Posted: 20 Nov 2007 \| Published: 20 Nov 2007 SUMMARY: Motorola is introducing the Wireless Broadband Channel Partner Program, a plan that offers the successful ingredients for greater profits and true customer loyalty for your business. TOPICS: Partnerships \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services

VoIP and MPLS - Making It Work for Your Company sponsored by Fluke Networks WEBCAST: Posted: 16 Nov 2007 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This webcast highlights how pre-assessment and post-deployment visibility can help enterprises understand the impacts of VoIP and MPLS and how to deploy successfully. TOPICS: Applications Management \| IP Routing \| IP VPN \| MPLS \| Network Convergence \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Telecommunications Services \| Voice Quality \| VoIP

A Perspective on Telecommunications Business Transformation - Operations Transformation Strategies sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 SUMMARY: This white paper discusses the challenges that service providers face with the rapidly evolving telecommunications marketplace. Learn how to remain competitive in today's volatile market by reviewing some of the proven strategies for operational... TOPICS: Telecommunications Hardware \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Standards

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DARK FIBER SERVICES DEFINITION (continued): … Dark fiber is optical fiber infrastructure (cabling and repeaters) that is currently in place but is not being used. Optical fiber conveys information in the form of light pulses so the "dark" means no light pulses are being sent. For example, some electric utilities have installed optical fiber cable where they already have power lines installed in the expectation that they can lease the infrastructure to telephone or cable TV companies or use it to interconnect their own offices. To the extent that these installations are unused, they are described as dark.

"Dark fiber service" is service provided by local exchange carriers (LECs) for the maintenance of optical fiber transmission capacity between customer locations in which the light for the fiber is provided by the customer rather than the LEC.
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