VANCOUVER, BC – June 21, 2010 -- NYCE Networks, a leading provider of innovative Plastic Optical Fiber to Ethernet products, announced today the expansion of its headquarters in Vancouver, BC. A strong increase in demand for the company’s products necessitated a move to a new 7,000 square foot facility, which is more than double the size of the company’s previous office.

“Our customers have really embraced our product line of Plastic Optical Fiber networking solutions and we have experienced significant growth in the last year.” says Matt Rooyakkers, CEO & Co-Founder of NYCE Networks. “Our new Vancouver office provides us with far more space to house our growing team and will allow us to better serve the needs of our valued customers.”

The company’s new address is 103-8525 Baxter Place, Burnaby, BC Canada V5A4V7. NYCE’s main phone number remains the same at 604-473-9800 and fax number remains 604-473-9801. NYCE’s office is located in the heart of the Lake City Hub technology park. For directions or further information on NYCE’s new office, please contact NYCE at 604-473-9800.

Austin, TX - May 12, 2010 -- Firecomms is pleased to announce that AT&T has acknowledged the company’s participation in a successful proof of concept study of Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) as a connectivity option for its Uverse® IPTV service.

At the latest OFC Conference & Exposition, staff members of AT&T Network Operations presented results of a 2009 POF proof of concept study held in California’s bay area. Due to the on-site evaluations and favorable comments from both U-verse premise technicians and their supervisors, AT&T Network Operations will continue to pursue investigations of OptoLock®-based POF home networks as a viable option for the connectivity of Uverse services.

During a panel session at the recent Broadband Properties 2010 Summit, AT&T Area Manager Robert Michetich discussed the potential benefits of POF connectivity, including its reduction in installation time, immunity to noise, and use of future-proof technology.

A larger proof of concept study by AT&T, which includes a 350-unit MDU and potentially 50 single family homes, is pending. Like the first study, this project will include POF switches, passive wall plates, and media converters, as well as integrated set top boxes, all powered by Firecomms OptoLock technology.

COMOSS Plastic Optical Fiber Evaluation Board Series allows the user to examine a data link over POF and to test the operation of the fiber optic transceivers. Each evaluation board carries the POF transceiver components in a through-hole of OPTOLOCKR connecter. The electrical input and output lines from the transceiver are brought out to SMA connectors. The input accepts an LVDS/CML or PECL data source such as a Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT), Pattern Generator, or other signal source. A full-duplex Step Index POF cable links the optical signal to the second board. The receive side of the transceiver generates LVDS/CMS - compatible differential output data signals. The boards are capable of full-duplex operation. In addition to the data input and output signals, the transmitter side also has a Rex input to control the optical power. For normal operation, this input may be tied to ground. The receiver side also provides a Signal Detect (SD) output. If not required, this output may be left open circuit.



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With the slogan "The Next Generation Optical Home Network" Homefibre and its cooperation partner Rutenbeck will present the latest developments and concepts for optical In-House infrastructure at the Anga Cable 2010. A globally unique complete product portfolio with optical switches and wall mounted media converters will be exhibited.

With the increasing requirements of new digital services like HDTV, 3D-Gaming up-to 3D-TV the importance of a reliable, simple and flexible to install network infrastructure will be evident in the home environment. Visit us at the Booth L28 and assure yourself of the news and multiple benefits of an optical network infrastructure with POF (Polymer Optical Fiber).

On March 25th, POFTO hosted the "POF Symposium @ NFOEC/OFC 2010" on the show floor. Over a dozen presentations were made over a three hour period on the latest development of POF and its applications. The audience filled up the main seating area and people were standing in the aisles.

Of special interest, was a presentation by AT&T on their experience in wiring four homes in the Northern California area. The objective was to learn how installers would react to POF and what was needed in the way of new equipment and interfaces to make this a viable option for AT&T installation of home wiring.

Karlsruhe (Germany) March 23, 2010 - The MOST Cooperation is pleased about the milestones the latest MOST Technology has accomplished: MOST150 now offers the technology and full audio/video capability for next generation automotive infotainment features and devices such as Head Units, Rear Seat Entertainment, amplifiers, TV-tuners and video displays. Based on the technology specification by the organization, through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized, MOST150 solutions are being tailored to the five major fields of in-car use cases: entertainment, information, mobile connectivity, connected services, and driver assistance. Entertainment applications, in particular, have taken a major technology step in data transmission for high-definition audio and video, Blu-ray, gaming, MPEG audio streams, etc.

Austin, TX - March 12, 2010 - Austin, TX--March 17, 2010--Firecomms, a leading developer of high-speed Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) transceivers, announces that it has licensed its OptoLock® interconnect system to Suttle, a leading supplier of communication connectivity products for the telecom and datacom industries worldwide. OptoLock, an easy-to-use, low-cost housing for instant termination of bare Plastic Optical Fiber (POF), provides plugless terminations that allow for simpler, quicker connections of communications and infotainment network devices.

"Suttle is excited to offer the first commercially available POF to POF passive OptoLock wall plate adapter system, which we've added to our SpeedStar(TM) line of modular connectivity," says Bill Heuer, senior product manager. "Firecomms has pioneered the development of POF as a low-cost alternative for copper cabling in home networking, which we look forward to support."

"With the rapid adoption of OptoLock by an increasing number of equipment providers, we are pleased to license our technology to Suttle, a well established telecom vendor that has been supplying communication equipment to companies worldwide since 1910," says Lawrence Thorne, Firecomms' vice president of sales and marketing, the Americas. "Suttle, like all suppliers of OptoLock products, will manufacture its product based on a common mechanical specification for the fiber interface."

Suttle's new SpeedStar OptoLock wall plate adapter system will be available in Q2 2010.

Due to its ease of use, large core tolerances, and low costs, POF is enjoying substantial growth in home network and point-to-point interconnection. The annual worldwide POF market is estimated to be worth over $2.5 billion in 2011, according to market research by Information Gatekeepers.

Taipei Taiwan, March 18 2010 - Series of POF GIGA bit Ethernet product launched by COMOSS in 2010. Giga POF Ethernet PCI card, Giga POF to Ethernet Media Converter and Giga POF switch hub. Compliant to New ETSI technical specification, COMOSS now can provide POF Ethernet products up to data rate 1000Mbps. For FTTX & FITH (Fiber in the home) triple play application, COMOSS could provide total solution for POF optical network. We can offer customer not only fast Ethernet POF solution but also GIGA bit POF network solution. All the POF products will be exhibit @ OFC/NFOEC 2010 located at Booth 1151, March 23-25, 2010, at the San Diego Convention Center. Please contact our sales eden@comoss.com or visit our website http://www.comoss.com/news.htm for more information. Welcome for anyone who interested in representative.