The standard color is black, but other colors are available. The order number for the black device is ELII-2.20-L-B.

This new technology will be highlighted on two booths, and in a talk at the POF Symposium. On the POF-PLUS booth, # 2830, consortium members Firecomms, Luceat, and Rosetta IP will provide live demonstrations of Gigabit Ethernet transmissions utilizing media converters. Member organizations Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits and POF Application Center (POFAC) will showcase novel developments of this new Gigabit transmission technology on the Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO) booth, #2615. The developments of parallel optical transceivers for transmission of multi-gigabit transmission speeds also will be featured on the POFTO booth.

Attendees interested in a full overview of the results of the Gigibit transmission project will be rewarded by a talk given by Professor Roberto Gaudino of the Politecnico di Torino. Hugh Hennessy, Firecomms VP of sales and marketing, will conclude the presentation with a discussion of the roadmap to commercial deployment of Gigabit technology. The presentation will be held at the POF Symposium in Expo Theater 3 on the exhibition floor at 10:00 am on Thursday, March 10.

“For several years major operators across Europe have deployed POF in home networks because of the simplicity and ultra-thin nature of POF,” says John Lambkin, CTO of Firecomms. “With these presentations,

POF-PLUS is demonstrating how POF home networks, with guaranteed reliability and the lowest maintenance costs, are future-proofed for the next twenty years or more.”

The OFC 2011 Exposition will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California on March 8-10, 2011.

 Electronic Links International Inc. today introduces its new printed circuit board Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) connector and mating POF cable assembly for industrial applications, such as industrial vision, machine control, power system control, solar panel tracking control, and robotics.

Taking advantage of Firecomms’ Industrial Data Link (IDL) series Fiber Optic Transceivers (FOT), ELI’s new industrial connector systemincludes connectors with apositivelatching mechanism for a stable connection, and can deliver data at a rate of 200 Mbps, up to 50meters using a POF cable with a 0.3 NA.

Firecomms' IDL FOT is an RCLED-based 650 nm solution designed to provide fast data communication links over POF in industrialenvironments. This FOT is compatible with low voltage differential signaling for seamless integration into existing logic bus structures.

“Firecomms is pleased to have our IDL series FOTs embedded in an additional innovative connector system for industrial applications that require a ruggedized latching connector for demanding environments,” says Lawrence Thorne, Firecomms’ vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas.

 Details about the new printed circuit board connector and cable assembly can be found on the ELI website at electronic-links.com. Information about Firecomms' industrial FOTs and other products is available on the Firecomms website at firecomms.com.

Samples of the connector system will be on display at the POF Applications Center @ OFC/NFOEC 2011.

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Electronic Links International, Inc. announces that the following plastic optical fiber (POF) components and cable assemblies are in compliance with the RoHS directive 2002/95/EC and its subsequent amendments. The optical raw cable used on the cable assemblies is the Eska cable supplied by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.

Electronic Links International, Inc. develops standard and custom plastic optical fiber connectors, cable assemblies, and other devices. By actively participating in standard committees, and by working closely with providers of new technology, this US-based company is positioned to bring cutting-edge technology to the market quickly and efficiently. Additional information about Electronic Links International is available at www.electronic-links.com.

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Electronic Links International, Inc. (ELII), www.electronic-links.com, with headquarters in the US, and Nitta, www.nitta.co.jp, with headquarters in Japan, have jointly agreed to cancel their existing mutual marketing agreement in which Nitta had the free, exclusive license to market ELII's patented plastic optical components in Asia. ELII is now directly marketing these components worldwide.

In addition, ELII has purchased from Nitta the necessary mold, dies, assembling tools, and electrical test equipment needed to produce these products. The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed. Mr. Francesco Liburdi, ELII's founder and president, stated, “This change should help to quickly respond to the market needs of the worldwide requests by presenting a centralized, single source for these products.”

ELII is in the process of adding additional sales channels for the Asian region. For a full listing of the plastic optical products offered by ELII, visit the company web site.

Cork, Ireland--November 22, 2010--In the first ever technology acquisition of an Irish high-tech company by a Chinese corporation, the ZJF Group has acquired Cork-based Firecomms, a leading manufacturer of transceivers for consumer Plastic Optical Fiber (POF).

The deal guarantees €5 million investment in R&D, together with the expansion of Firecomms' engineering team from 18 to 30 people over the next 12 months. The deal also will facilitate the rapid expansion of Firecomms' operations in mainland China.

"For some time now, mainland China has been our largest market," said Firecomms CEO, Declan O'Mahoney. "As the ZJF Group is a major global player in this sector, today's announcement not only allows us to guarantee investment capital and job growth for the future, it also provides us with access to the world's largest marketplace for our technology."