The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) promotes the development and deployment of interoperable networking solutions and services through the creation of Implementation Agreements (IAs) for optical networking products, network processing elements, and component technologies.

Implementation agreements will be based on requirements developed cooperatively by end-users, service providers, equipment vendors and technology providers, and aligned with world-wide standards, augmented if necessary.

This is accomplished through industry member participation working together to develop specifications (IAs) for:

- External network element interfaces
- Software interfaces internal to network elements
- Hardware component interfaces internal to network elements

The OIF will create Benchmarks, perform world-wide interoperability testing, build market awareness and promote education for technologies, services and solutions. The OIF will provide feedback to world-wide standards organisations to help achieve a set of implementable, interoperable solutions.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.oiforum.com
 

As one of the world's leading telecommunications and information technology service providers, Deutsche Telekom AG is setting international standards.

Deutsche Telekom offers millions of private and corporate customers all over the world the entire spectrum of modern information technology and telecommunications services – whether fixed-network, wireless and broadband or complex IT and telecommunications (ICT) solutions for business customers.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.telekom.com/home
 

Cisco is the world-wide leader in networking, providing the broadest line of solutions for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across campuses, or globally. Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks world-wide.

Cisco is recognised as a pioneer, using the Internet to provide customer support, sell products, offer training, and manage finances. The tradition of innovation continues as Cisco creates leading products and key technologies to make the Internet more useful and dynamic in the years ahead.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.cisco.com
 

The Optical Society (OSA) brings great business minds together with leading engineers and scientists through its Corporate Associates Membership Program.

The OSA Corporate Associates connect more than 220 companies through participation in timely programs, benefits and business opportunities. Member Companies represent a wide spectrum of industry segments including telecom, biomedical, energy, display, manufacturing, defense and many more. Corporate Members receive access to the OSA global community of more than 130,000 optics and photonics professionals from 175 countries.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.osa.org/partner
 

The GÉANT network is the fast and reliable pan-European communications infrastructure serving Europe’s research and education community.

Co-funded by Europe's NRENs and the European Union, the GÉANT network is now supported by a third consecutive project (GN3), which has a clear focus on developing and rolling out innovative networking tools and services in collaboration with NRENs, aimed at better serving the evolving needs of the research and education community.

The project's core objective is to deliver real value and benefit to society by enabling research communities across Europe, and the world, to transform the way they collaborate on ground-breaking research.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.geant.net
 

Colt is Europe’s leading information delivery platform, enabling its customers to share process and store their vital business information.

Colt is an established leader in delivering integrated networking and IT managed services to major and mid-sized businesses and wholesale customers. Colt operates a 13-country, 25,000 km network that includes metropolitan area networks in 34 major European cities with direct fibre connections into 16,000 buildings and 19 Colt data centres.

Colt is listed on the London Stock Exchange (COLT).

For more information, please visit.. http://www.colt.net
 

While IEEE 802 Ethernet technology has existed for over 30 years, it has lacked an industry voice that represents the spectrum of standards-based Ethernet. The Ethernet Alliance serves the Ethernet industry to assist with the on-going incubation, development, interoperability testing and support of technologies based or dependent upon Ethernet standards.

Who we are:

The Ethernet Alliance is a global community that includes system vendors, component vendors, end users, industry experts and university and government professionals who are committed to the continued success and expansion of Ethernet technology.

Mission:

The Ethernet Alliance brings Ethernet standards to life by supporting activities that span from incubation to interoperability demonstrations, and education.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.ethernetalliance.org
 

Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications carriers world-wide.

Infinera’s systems are unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). Infinera’s systems and PIC technology are designed to provide optical networks with simpler and more flexible engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical infrastructure.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.infinera.com
 

Ciena is the network specialist. We collaborate with customers world-wide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete.

With focused innovation, Ciena brings together the reliability and capacity of optical networking with the flexibility and economics of Ethernet, unified by a software suite that delivers the industry’s leading network automation.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.ciena.com
 

Xtera Communications specialises in network infrastructure that delivers maximum capacity, reach and value. Providing solutions for enterprise and telecom companies, Xtera offers an extensive portfolio of optical and IP networking solutions for submarine, long-haul, regional and enterprise applications.

With deployments across five continents, Xtera’s optical transport solutions help service providers expand and accelerate their market reach with new deployments and extend the life of existing network assets with cost-effective upgrades. Our IP networking solutions for WAN traffic management deliver efficient, flexible network optimisation.

Xtera’s innovative technologies offer exceptional quality and performance, driving customer success.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.xtera.com
 

Ekinops is a leading designer and supplier of next generation optical transport equipment for service providers and enterprise customers.

The Ekinops 360 Dynamic, Multi-Reach Transport System provides DWDM and CWDM on a single platform that addresses Metro, Regional, and Long Haul applications. The Ekinops 360 system relies on the innovative, programmable Ekinops T-Chip® TRANSPORT ON-A-CHIP TECHNOLOGY) that enables Fast, Flexible, and Cost-effective service delivery for building high-speed optical networks.

Using the Ekinops 360 carrier-grade system, operators can increase transport capacity of their networks – CWDM, DWDM, Ethernet, ESCON, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, and uncompressed video (HD-SDI, SD-SDI, ASI) – through the industry's most efficient aggregation of services. The company is headquartered in Lannion, France, with offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.ekinops.net
 

JDSU enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets.

JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, network equipment manufacturers, enterprise customers, and mobile operators. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. Follow JDSU on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jdsu

For more information, please visit.. http://www.jdsu.com
 

Combining the ICT expertise of Datamonitor Technology, Butler Group and Ovum, with Datamonitor Group's 350 business analysts and relationships with 18 of the largest 20 global corporations, Ovum is uniquely positioned to provide practical, actionable advice to the technology, telecoms and other business sectors.

With access to Ovum's research and support from best-in-class analyst and consulting teams, companies can turn analysis and insight into action. Our aim is to make our clients' planning more effective, and to help them identify and assess relevant business opportunities. We don't just advise our clients: we collaborate with them to help them exploit these opportunities and to turn them into business results. At the heart of our approach is our mission to help, to be approachable, responsive and focused on your business issues and to provide pragmatic and actionable advice and recommendations.

Ovum research is based on independently audited methodologies that ensure that our clients can base decisions on rigourous and fact-based research, rather than on unqualified and unjustified opinions. The research draws upon over 400,000 interviews a year with business and technology, telecoms and sourcing decision-makers, giving Ovum and our clients unparalleled insight not only into business requirements but also the technology that organisations must support.

For more information, please visit.. http://ovum.com/section/telecoms/
 

Current Analysis provides Competitive Response solutions that enable companies to effectively anticipate and counter competitive threats, and win more business.

This is achieved through the rapid delivery of tactical, actionable intelligence to help fast-paced companies compete in highly volatile markets, such as telecommunications, networking, and business software markets.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.currentanalysis.com/s/spi
 

Analysys Mason is a trusted adviser on telecoms, technology and media. We work with our clients, including operators, regulators and end users, to:

- design winning strategies that deliver measurable results
- make informed decisions based on market intelligence and analytical rigour
- develop innovative propositions to gain competitive advantage
- implement operational solutions to improve business efficiency

With 250 staff in 12 offices, we are respected world-wide for our exceptional quality of work, independence and flexibility in responding to client needs. For 25 years we have been helping clients in more than 100 countries to maximise their opportunities.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.analysysmason.com
 

The Broadband Forum mission is to develop the full potential of broadband. Focused on home-to-core network and management solutions, our standards empower providers to achieve more with their broadband deployment. The Broadband Forum is a global consortium of approximately 200 leading industry players covering telecom equipment, computing, networking and service provider companies.

Established in 1994 as the ADSL Forum and later as the DSL Forum, the Broadband Forum has seen its work over the past 14 years evolve from addressing physical layer ADSL transport specifications to advanced transport and management specifications for all forms of broadband. With its union with the IP/MPLS Forum, the Broadband Forum is now the central body for next generation IP network specifications.

The Broadband Forum’s formal BroadbandSuite™ Release Program and all technical reports are publicly available.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.broadband-forum.org
 

The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 160 organisations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors, and testing organisations.

The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the world-wide adoption of carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet world-wide.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.metroethernetforum.org
 

In tight economic times, being successful means realizing as much as possible from your existing telecom operations and capabilities. To do this involves understanding what your competitors are doing, how efficient and effective your own operations are, and what your customers are saying about you.

ACG Research offers a comprehensive program of services that addresses Managing and Selling at the Business Level and Strategic and Technical Product Planning. We help service providers and vendors design new business models that focus on understanding customers and the market.

Through ROI and TCO analysis, product and service message testing, and business model review, ACG Research provides answers to service providers and vendors so that they can grow their operations more efficiently and make business decisions with confidence.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.acgresearch.net
 

LightCounting LLC is the premier optical communications market research company, offering semi-annual market update, forecast and state of the industry reports based on analysis of publicly available information and confidential data provided by more 20 leading module and component vendors.

LightCounting is the optical communications market’s source for accurate, detailed and relevant information necessary for doing business in today’s highly competitive market environment. Privately held, LightCounting is headquartered in Eugene, Oregon.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.LightCounting.com
 

Gazettabyte is a resource for the optical community. It includes in-depth features on datacom and telecom topics as well as information targeted at individuals working in the optical industry.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.gazettabyte.com
 

Telecompaper is a well respected, independent research and publishing company focused on the telecommunications industry.

Telecommunications is a fast changing industry which makes it difficult for telecom professionals to keep up with the latest developments. Telecompaper tracks the
world-wide telecommunications industry and publishes need-to-know information and market insights.

We provide international customers with breaking news, newsletters, expert analyses, reports and advisory services. Telecompaper was founded in 2000 and now employs 18 staff and also employs correspondents in various countries who track the local telecom industry.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.telecompaper.com
 

WilkinsonShein is a full-service communications company, specializing in public relations, marketing and branding for the technology industry with a focus on telecom, IT and renewable energy. In today's up-to-the-minute world, we deliver the right message at the right time to the right people. We are your link to customers, partners, influencers and the important media and analysts in your field. We understand the importance of social media and will put its opportunities to work for you. And we know how to develop and enhance your brand to position your company and produce the results that you want.

We create and execute marketing and public relations programs that are tailored to the individual client. These programs are designed to not only achieve your company’s communications goals, but also complement your business strategy and contribute to overall business objectives.

For more information, please visit.. http://www.wilkinsonshein.com