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Pulling Together to Protect IP

12/21/2011 · Posted by Noël Bilodeau
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By Paul Wiener, Product Marking - Digital Authentication Solutions, JDSU

IP protection and anti-counterfeit efforts require the work of the entire online ecosystem which includes brand holders, investigators, law enforcement, payment processors, technology companies like JDSU and government.  We all know that significant progress only results when working together. Well, here’s a fine example of win-win effort.

In late October, 2011, a bipartisan group in the House (10/26/2011) introduced legislation that expands protections for America’s intellectual property (IP) and combats the illegal distribution of counterfeit goods via rogue websites.  The Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) allows the Attorney General to seek injunctions against foreign websites that steal and sell American innovations and products.  The bill increases criminal penalties for individuals who traffic in counterfeit medicine and military goods, which put innocent civilians and American soldiers at risk. And it improves coordination between IP enforcement agencies in the U.S.
 

 

The financial impact of this criminal activity is astounding.  According to estimates, IP theft and counterfeiting costs the U.S. economy more than $100 billion annually and results in the loss of thousands of American jobs. American IP industries provide 19 million high-paying jobs to the U.S. economy and account for more than 60% of U.S. exports.  Furthermore, The bill will also help protect consumers from dangerous counterfeit products, such as fake drugs, automobile parts and infant formula.
 
At JDSU, we play a large role in the online ecosystem.  JDSU  helps IP holders and brand owners identify criminal websites and product listings with an online monitoring system.  This system has the intelligence to find potentially offending products and brand misuse on the internet inside auction, marketplace and rogue websites. It then captures the information needed by the IP/brand holder to quickly investigate and take action against these sites and their safe-havens.
 

 

They say it takes a village to raise a child.  I think it also takes an entire ecosystem to stop counterfeiting.  It is great to see all groups working together, including government bipartisanship, and JDSU is proud to be part of it.​

 

Categories:Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

 

Discussing the Future of Gesture Recognition

12/19/2011 · Posted by Noël Bilodeau
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Last Thursday, our very own Sinclair Vass spoke on gesture recognition at IEEE’s family holiday event in Palo Alto. The room was filled with more than 100 children and their parents who were there to learn more about the science and technology that goes into making gesture recognition possible.

Sinclair started by helping the audience understand what the goal of gesture recognition is: to improve the way we interact with the electronic environment, and build a 3D map of the target object (yourself), which the computer can understand.

There are two technology options that help capture the 3D object in order to make gesture recognition possible: structured light which creates an optical intensity grid and is most often seen with gaming applications, and time of flight which sends an illumination pulse towards the object and calculates the time taken for reflections to return.

Currently, gesture recognition is mostly commonly used in gaming applications but the potential for future applications is immense. What if we could use gesture recognition to manage multimedia in our home environment? Use a gesture to turn our TV or heating system on and off? What if we could use gesture recognition to teach, do remote surgeries or conduct facial recognition in airport security lines?
 
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As Sinclair said, the technology and commercial models are being evolved for next generation ‘killer’ applications. Innovation with gesture recognition is only just beginning and we’re excited to see how its applications develop over the next few years.
 
To learn more about JDSU’s gesture recognition technology, visit http://www.jdsu.com/en-us/Custom-Optics/applications/gesture-recognition/Pages/default.aspx.
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Categories:Gesture Recognition

 

Keeping Mobile Services on Track as LTE Shifts into High Gear

12/16/2011 · Posted by Bernie Tylor
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The race is on. Mobile service providers around the world are competing to execute successful 4G/LTE trials, deploy networks quickly, and maintain a high quality of service for subscribers. But several factors make the migration from 4G/LTE trials a complex process. Advanced testing tools for monitoring network performance and troubleshooting service issues can help service providers to launch LTE networks more quickly and reliably and ensure the quality of service. By understanding key performance indicators of their network, carriers can enhance their customer service and minimize capital expenditures and operating costs.

 
Service providers are increasingly transitioning from 3G to 4G/LTE networks:

 
• Analysts estimate that LTE will be commercially available in over 54 countries by 2015. (Research and Markets study)
• Global LTE subscriber levels are projected to reach 428 million by 2016. (Juniper Research study)
 
 
Factors that make LTE network trials and deployments complex include:
 
• First adopters tend to have exacting quality of service demands, which require more troubleshooting and issue management.
• There are more test points requiring monitoring, and huge volumes of data need to be correlated across the network.
• More interfaces must be tapped, and the signaling that goes with service delivery is much more complex.
 
 
Service providers can help to ensure the quality of LTE services with advanced testing by:
 
• Tracking an extensive set of key performance indicators (KPIs), including network performance and data service quality, enables fast root-cause diagnosis to help resolve problems before they affect customers.
• Monitoring just the service-focused KPIs that are important to their business rather than hundreds of available KPIs that will overwhelm operations teams. They should be attentive to KPIs such as network functionality and data service quality to evaluate how to resolve service-affecting issues.
• Analyzing subscribers' networks and service interactions, correlating these transactions into a single context and tracing them from real time to several weeks in the past. Effective troubleshooting demands that this series of inter-related transactions be presented in a single end-to-end view of the complete LTE network. With this comprehensive view, an operations team can diagnose complex issues quickly and reliably.
 
For more on how LTE is shifting into high gear, our own Rafael Andrade weighs in on how to keep quality mobile services on track http://bit.ly/ubpJYR.
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Categories:LTE

 

Coatings/Pigments Update from Brazil

12/14/2011 · Posted by Noël Bilodeau
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In November, JDSU attended the 12th International Abrafati Exhibition of Coating Industry Suppliers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This year’s theme was Innovation and Sustainability, with over 220 exhibitors in attendance and 20,000 visitors. 

Forscher, the representative for JDSU in Brazil, featured a large booth to support its major principals. JDSU introduced the new SpectraFlair Plus 25 as a lower cost alternative to the earlier 1500 series. In addition to improving hiding power, the pigment’s flake uniformity increases the diffractive color of the pigment. The strong diffractive properties of SpectraFlair Plus 25 deliver bright and dramatic effects both indoors and outdoors under various lighting conditions. This makes it a good choice for nail enamel applications, which are a hot trend in Brazil, so the lower cost version of the pigment was well received.

Latin America has over 500 coatings manufacturers that produce 1.5 million liters of coatings per year with a revenue of over $4 billion, and Brazil represents the largest single market within the region.

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JDSU special effect pigments are sold to a number of these manufacturers and are used in a variety of industry segments including automotive, consumer electronics, architecture, packaging, and sporting goods and apparel.
 

There are a number of opportunities for JDSU in Brazil and Latin America, and with the help of the Forscher team business will continue to expand.
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Categories:Color, Coatings

 

JDSU Tech Trends 2012 (Video Clip)

12/13/2011 · Posted by Noël Bilodeau
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The JDSU 2012 tech trends campaign has arrived!

The video below highlights a wide variety of technologies that JDSU creates that play into broader technology trends that ultimately impact people's lives. But what's different about this year's campaign is a message about the continued need for technology innovation to help contribute to a better world.

I've included the video below for you to enjoy, but if you also go to the official campaign page on JDSU.tv at http://www.jdsu.tv/tech-trends/2012 and take a brief survey, you can enter win a free iPad this week!

 

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Categories:3D, Anti-Counterfeiting Technology, Broadband, Coatings, Gesture Recognition, Lasers, LTE, Mobility, Optical Communications, Renewable Energy, The Future

 

JDSU in Shenzhen, China: New Broadband Network Facility

12/7/2011 · Posted by Bernie Tylor
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Great news for JDSU in China. We opened a new broadband network development center in Shenzhen, China. It will strengthen our research work around next generation broadband networks, as well as advanced test and measurement and optical communications products.

The new Shenzhen site will help develop the “building blocks” for self-aware networks.  What does that mean?  We talk an awful lot about high-speed, high-capacity broadband on these blog pages. Well, the rapidly growing volumes of video and other high-bandwidth traffic require “self-aware” networks that can be managed with greater agility, reliability and higher performance standards.  JDSU’s Shenzhen site designs various optical components and communications test solutions needed by communications network equipment manufacturers and service providers for the development and deployment of self-aware networks. 

The new JDSU China site includes communications test and measurement and optical communications labs equipped with world-class research equipment and network infrastructure. The center’s research and development efforts drive solutions that simplify network management, reduce deployment and operating costs, and improve the quality of communications services.
 
More can be found here.  Also, media coverage: JDSU opens R&D centre in Shenzhen; JDSU Strengthens R&D Presence in Shenzhen, China.
 
A ceremony took place this week to mark the official opening.

 

Pictured here from left to right: TJ Lu, vice president in JDSU’s CCOP business segment, David Heard, president of test and measurement business at JDSU, and Wenli Yu, JDSU's on-site manager and R&D lead.
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As David Heard stated,” “The new Shenzhen site demonstrates JDSU’s commitment to China and other high-growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region.  The Shenzhen center, together with its other research facilities worldwide, position JDSU close to its customers for effective collaboration that drives the innovation needed for the development and deployment of next generation broadband networks.”

 

Congratulations for a great event in a critical region not only for JDSU, but the entire global communications industry!
 
Categories:Events - Test and Measurement, Enterprise, Broadband

 

EMEA Update

12/6/2011 · Posted by Noël Bilodeau
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In the video clip below, Andrea Milani, head of CCOP Sales for EMEA at JDSU, discusses main optical tends for the region in 2012. He touches on the European financial situation but also how long-term drivers for broadband and wireless technology remain strong and how JDSU's lean operations help them to continue to meet customers' needs.

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Categories:Optical Communications

 

Media Predictions 2012 (Video Clip)

12/5/2011 · Posted by Noël Bilodeau
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Last week I attended the annual sell-out event, PRSA Silicon Valley Media Predicts, where influential technology and business media from Bloomberg TV, CNBC, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, TechCrunch, CNET, IDG and O'Reilly Radar gathered to share insights on what they think will big for technology in 2012.

Predictions included claims that Amazon’s new Kindle Fire will finally provide long-awaited competition to the iPad as a more affordable tablet solution, guesses about a pending Facebook IPO and how much the company may actually be worth, concerns about increased security hacks due to growth in use of mobile devices, and expectations for increased cloud activity driven by social media and data usage.

One of the most interesting discussions was about the long-term evolution of a natural user interface that employs apps like voice and gesture recognition to simplify the way we interact with devices like our computers, smartphones and TVs.

Another other hot topic was how social media has become and will continue to grow as a critical way for peoples’ voice to be heard during times of social and political change.

JDSU technology lies at the heart of many of these big technology trends. Soon we will launch our Tech Trends 2012 campaign on JDSU.tv (stay tuned for launch date).

In the meantime, you can check out last year's campaign to learn more about how JDSU technology impacts our lives every day. It's a fun video - enjoy!

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Categories:The Future

 

100G Technology – JDSU Making the “G” Stand for Great (Experience)

12/2/2011 · Posted by Bernie Tylor
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JDSU is fortunate to have smart and talented technical experts who know the ins and outs of innovative technologies bolstering the way we communicate and are entertained – including the mega-fast 100G technology.

With communications service providers around the world facing overwhelming traffic demand spurred by high-speed, high-capacity services such as streaming video, mobile video downloads and social media video and data file sharing, 100G can make it all happen efficiently, and help ensure those services are experienced at their highest possible quality level.

 
Recently, I heard an interesting anecdote that underscores 100G’s power – let’s say you were to transport a high definition major motion picture movie over a network with a 100G system.  How long would that take?  The answer is 1, but is it 1-hour? 1-minute?  No.  Just about 1-second is all it takes.   Now that’s speedy.
 
Our Paul Brooks, 100G test guru and product manager in the communications test and measurement part of JDSU, penned a piece about a certain test method and technique that helps to bring out the best in 100G performance.  As Paul states, “Most operators realize the need to perform deep testing to ensure they make the right 100G equipment choices and deliver maximum quality of service to end user.  During the testing process, it is important to identify signal integrity concerns such as noise, crosstalk, and impedance, and diagnose PCP and connector issues.”
 
It proudly appeared in Lightwave magazine, please visit: http://bit.ly/w0dLAV.  The article deeply dives into a captivating topic: “C form-factor pluggable” or CFP.   In general:
 
• CFP optics represent a revolutionary step in 100G.
• The complexity of CFP transceivers sets new requirements for test and measurement.
• CFP testing must go deeper than traditional methods for validating optics modules. 
• CFP modules will address the challenge of aggregating traffic from routers to transport equipment.
 
For more on technology impacting our lives everyday, be sure to keep checking back.

 

Categories:JDSU People