Multimode fibre has long been the mainstay of data centre networks due to its ability to provide an economical system for high-speed connections between servers, switches and storage.
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19 February 2020
Nokia is acquiring silicon photonics specialist, Elenion Technologies.
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19 February 2020
New Zealand’s National Government has pledged $270m further investment to fast-track the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband.
18 February 2020
UK mobile operator, Three will make 5G mobile available in 65 new locations across the UK from the end of the month.
13 February 2020
The GSMA, organisers of MWC Barcelona, have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 event due to the ongoing global fears over coronavirus.
11 February 2020
Global investment company, KKR has signed an agreement with EQT Infrastructure and OMERS for the latter to jointly acquire German network operator, Deutsche Glasfaser.
10 February 2020
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Analysis & opinion
07 February 2020
Eugene Park discusses the opto-electronic integration approach to ensuring networks continue to meet bandwidth demands
30 January 2020
A look at building future-ready terrestrial networks with hybrid optical fibre cables, with Sergei Makovejs and Matthew Guinan
23 January 2020
Jay Tourigny discusses the challenges of cleaning high-density fibre connections in giant data centres and how they can be overcome
Features
04 February 2020
Graphene could transform networks if its remarkable properties can sustain a viable supply chain, finds Andy Extance
30 January 2020
Keely Portway takes a look at the future for multimode fibre and the opportunities it presents to the data centre market
02 December 2019
Keely Portway finds out how optical networking interoperability is achieved through industry collaboration
25 November 2019
Keely Portway takes a look at what needs to be done over the next 12 months to move toward the goal of copper switch-off
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Product News
31 January 2020
With its DAFFI series DataPixel has expanded its product range by three low-cost fibre and connector interferometers.
23 January 2020
Technology platform, Pickr has developed an in-app feature that allows fibre contractors to self-form specialist delivery teams to work direct for major suppliers.
20 January 2020
The latest evolution of fusion splicer has been launched by Fujikura with its new 90S.
20 January 2020
Optoscribe has launched OptoArray, its new range of precision fibre alignment structures.
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18 November 2019
Anritsu has released its latest PAM4 error detector, which supports 116Gb/s bit error rate tests.
18 November 2019
The RL1 automated return loss meter from JGR Optics is ready to ship.
08 October 2019
Now available from Nokia is the Quillion family of chipsets that are designed to power next-generation massive scale access networks.
Press releases
The Ofcom board has announced Jonathan Oxley will be interim chief executive.
A pair of technicians from Openreach, the access network division of BT Group have been presented with the UK Fibre Ninja award by Viavi Solutions.
MicroCare has announced the promotion and expansion of its MicroCare Asia team.
Lindsay Broadband has announced the addition of David Burns as the director of sales, Western U.S.
Zzoomm has selected Henley-on-Thames to be the first town for its new full-fibre network and expects to start building later in the summer.
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Daniel Schall’s experiments in 2009 quickly demonstrated to him and his colleagues ‘that the optical properties of graphene were absolutely unique’.
Multimode fibre has long been the mainstay of data centre networks due to its ability to provide an economical system for high-speed connections between servers, switches and storage.
A look at building future-ready terrestrial networks with hybrid optical fibre cables, with Sergei Makovejs and Matthew Guinan
Jay Tourigny discusses the challenges of cleaning high-density fibre connections in giant data centres and how they can be overcome
PIC your test to deliver reliable optical component performance in a next-generation world, says François Couny
The UK’s nationwide rail network should be a strategic component of digital Britain, says Mark Weller
Raf Meersman offers three routes to 5G that could ensure less capital and operational expenditure for operators, for all of which, convergence is key
