Keely Portway speaks to Gijs Phoelich, general council and company secretary at Eurofiber
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Fibre Systems editor, Keely Portway speaks to Howard Watson, group chief technology officer at BT Group
FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors.
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FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
24 August 2021
To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors.
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24 August 2021
The submarine cable industry is still a very healthy one, with figures from Research and Markets predicting that it will reach $30.8bn by 2026. Submarine cables, said the company’s most recent report, European Submarine Cable Market: Size & Forecast with Impact Analysis of COVID-19 (2020-2024), have become essential to digital infrastructure, thanks to the role they play in meeting growing data demands.
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23 August 2021
The drive toward 5G and beyond has been a key factor in the demand for higher bandwidth and more reliable networks. This has, in turn, brought about a greater appetite for intelligent infrastructure supported by automation.
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Fibre Systems takes a glance at the current market for 400G technology, and some of the latest developments available
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A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
Products
21 October 2021
CommScope’s new hardened connector, Prodigy, is designed to accelerate and simplify field installation for FTTH networks.
19 October 2021
Fujikura Europe has launched what it calls its most powerful and compact active cladding alignment fusion splicer - the 41S+.
19 October 2021
New from AFL is the FlowScout PON optical power meter for network activation, testing and troubleshooting of passive optical networks.
15 October 2021
Sumitomo Electric has revealed its new FC-6+ series of benchtop cleavers, which will be released globally in the fourth quarter of 2021.
15 October 2021
Adtran has launched a 60GHz mmWave mesh wireless access and backhaul solution to help simplify the business case for Gigabit fixed wireless for urban and hard-to-connect rural areas.
Resources
Driven by unprecedented demand for Gigabit and fast-emerging 10 Gigabit Broadband, Fiber to the Home (FTTH) deployment is expected to reach record numbers in the coming years.
Since its emergence in the late 2000s, coherent technology has undergone several transitions.
Silicon technology enhancements are enabling the evolution of coherent optical engines along three vectors.
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03 November 2021 to 04 November 2021
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FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors.
Image credit: Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock.com
The submarine cable industry is still a very healthy one, with figures from Research and Markets predicting that it will reach $30.8bn by 2026.
Image credit: Farknot Architect/Shutterstock.com
The drive toward 5G and beyond has been a key factor in the demand for higher bandwidth and more reliable networks. This has, in turn, brought about a greater appetite for intelligent infrastructure supported by automation.
Image credit: kmls/Shutterstock.com
Arguably one of the biggest topics in optical communications in the past two years has been fifth-generation coherent optics, with a raft of trials and demonstrations, highlighting 800G wavelength achievements taking place.
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Fibre deployment is currently taking place at pace throughout the world. According to the latest study from research firm, Global Industry Analysts (GIA), the global FTTH/B market is predicted to reach S31.3bn by 2026.
Fibre networks have allowed 5G trials to take place across areas of South Africa such as Port Elizabeth (MD_Photography/Shutterstock.com)
Kithinji Muriungi of KamsHub presented at this year’s OFC, focusing on how fibre technology in Africa might look in 2030
Jay Tourigny takes a look at cleaning techniques and which are suited for different applications
