The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2021) will now take place from 6 -10, June.
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A team of researchers from University College London (UCL) have achieved a record data transmission speed of 178Tb/s.
News
27 October 2020
AMD and Xilinx have entered into a definitive agreement for the former to acquire the latter in a $35bn transaction.
16 October 2020
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2021) will now take place from 6 -10, June.
14 October 2020
The Queen of England's birthday honours list has recently been published, and this year features more telecoms professionals than ever before.
13 October 2020
A recent report shows more than £1.76bn of private funding related to the independent sector was announced between the start of 2019 and September 2020.
13 October 2020
Bulgarian fibre access provider, Vivacom is accelerating its broadband coverage across the country.
06 October 2020
Telia Company has reached an agreement with Polhem Infra to sell its carrier business, Telia Carrier for SEK9,450m on a cash and debt free basis.
Analysis & opinion
30 September 2020
Romain Tursi examines why rapid-link health validations are vital in multiple dwelling units, and how technicians can improve efficiency
28 September 2020
Georgina Williams takes a look at how voice communication in the UK has evolved and what it could look like in the future
30 July 2020
PIA has proven its value in a project to build a carrier-independent dark fibre route between Bristol and South Wales in the UK. Mark Weller explains
Features
21 August 2020
Keely Portway takes a look at what fibre engineers consider to be the most essential characteristics for test and measurement equipment, and how vendors are designing-out complexity to meet this demand
19 August 2020
Pluggable modules, expanded wavelength ranges and new system architectures seek to meet bandwidth needs, finds Andy Extance
17 August 2020
Keely Portway looks at how probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS), could address the limitations associated with conventional coherent modulation, and why it is fast becoming an industry disruptor
12 May 2020
Keely Portway evaluates some of the latest trends when it comes to multimode fibre, and looks at why it is currently something of an industry bright spot
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Product News
07 October 2020
Acacia Communications is sampling a new 100G coherent dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) pluggable solution.
06 October 2020
Viavi Solutions has introduced new test and measurement offerings for optical lab, production and manufacturing environments.
05 October 2020
Micos Telcom has launched the MTeH MINI, a next-generation indoor wall-mounted fibre box.
30 September 2020
VeEX has launched the MTX150x dual 10G Ethernet installation and maintenance handheld test set.
23 September 2020
Rehau Telecommunications unveiled its latest distribution network solution, Rauspeed, to the UK market at the virtual Connected Britain event.
22 September 2020
Omnitron Systems has introduced its next generation of OmniConverter 10GbE switch products with power over Ethernet (PoE) up to 100W.
21 September 2020
Swiss connectivity provider, R&M has launched the Prime ribbon distribution module.
20 September 2020
Yokogawa has unveiled its AQ1210D dual-purpose OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer) for both single-mode fiber and multimode fibre networks.
Press releases
Eddie Edwards, president and chief executive officer at CommScope has stepped down after 15 years of service.
Corning Incorporated has joined the optical communications industry in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of low-loss optical fibre.
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance published its second 5G White Paper and has launched further projects based on its conclusions.
DZS has announced the consolidation of its acquired brands under DZS and its new senior leadership team and organizational structure designed to accelerate globalization of its groundbreaking innovations.
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has named Anita Döhler as new CEO and board director.
Events
Latest issue
The recent Covid-19 pandemic has changed many areas of our daily life, from going to a place of work, how we spend our holidays, to eating out and socialising with friends and family. For fibre engineers, it has arguably had a much greater impact.
In 2020, video calls have become ubiquitous thanks to Covid-19, revealing many people’s ‘lousy home broadband’, according to Geoff Bennett, director, solutions and technology, at Infinera.
It’s reasonable to say that the biggest disruptive influence this year has been the global pandemic that still currently has a grip on our lives.
PIA has proven its value in a project to build a carrier-independent dark fibre route between Bristol and South Wales in the UK. Mark Weller explains
Koji Okamoto underlines the importance of rebooting test processes for the ‘new normal’
Geoff Bennett evaluates how 50 years of innovation in optical communications has more recently helped to bring light from the shadow of Covid-19
Guillaume Baral outlines some of the significant benefits of adopting a more agile, modular approach to product development for fibre networks
There is a massive commercial opportunity that fibre network providers are leaving in the ground, says Stuart Large
Mattias Fridström looks at the role of software and collaboration in maximising optical networks in the future
