Monthly Archives: September 2007

Exciting moments in fiber

Posted on September 22, 2007 by yodaiken

… the first truly game changing advance in bend-insensitive fiber came at the FTTH Council Europe meeting in Amsterdam early 2005, when an NTT engineer demonstrated a tough fiber that could be tied into knots. As we reported in oour … Continue reading →

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Thinking like a subcontractor

Posted on September 8, 2007 by yodaiken

Many industries are organized so that a small group of companies controls the “product” and sit on top of a pyramid of subcontractors who provide parts and labor. It’s natural for companies at the top of the chain to prefer … Continue reading →

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Apple’s strategic brilliance

Posted on September 7, 2007 by yodaiken

I may be reading too much into it, but Apple looks to have come up with a strategy to pass Microsoft in the next ten years. They are linking their phone, music, and PC business together to form an unavoidable … Continue reading →

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