Keely Portway takes a look at the next generation of bend-improved fibres, and how they can be best used to future-proof networks
Editor's picks
Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Acacia Communications.
Creating an invisible network is the next step in connectivity, so it is important to put quality, rather than speed at the heart of broadband experience, says Robin Mersh
News
13 August 2019
Macquarie Capital is investing £10 million in rural broadband company, Voneus, with the potential to invest up to £30 million in the future.
13 August 2019
CenturyLink is to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars in its edge networks to help build and support edge compute services.
09 August 2019
SSE Enterprise Telecoms and Synaptec have entered into a technical partnership.
07 August 2019
Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group has released the latest iteration of its Group Ethernet Switch – Data Center Five Year Forecast Report.
02 August 2019
Openreach, the access network division of BT Group is to extend its ‘Fibre First’ programme to a further 36 locations across the UK in the next 12 months.
17 July 2019
FTTH supplier to London, Community Fibre has secured an additional £50 million in funding from RPMI and Amber Infrastructure.
Analysis & opinion
14 August 2019
Ray O’Connor argues that wireless and fibre should be considered complementary, rather than in competition
13 August 2019
Mattias Fridström and Parthiban Kandappan put software-driven, real-time optical layer performance awareness to the test
19 July 2019
The right combination of training and tools will help to future-proof fibre reliability, says Jay Tourigny
Features
14 August 2019
Keely Portway takes a look at the next generation of bend-improved fibres, and how they can be best used to future-proof networks
15 May 2019
A new implementation agreement for low-power consumption will see small modules push technological barriers, finds Andy Extance
01 March 2019
The European Electronic Communications Code has been finalised and formally adopted. How will it aid European fibre deployment, and what factors could impact the end goal of copper switch-off? Keely Portway finds out
25 February 2019
Work has started to hone an idea from Google Fiber to increase the reach and number of customers served per fibre of FTTH services. Andy Extance explains
Fibre Systems TV
Resources
Product News
18 July 2019
Now available from Ideal Networks is LanTEK IV, a copper and fibre cable certifier that is designed to provide faster test times.
17 July 2019
VeEX Inc has added to its portfolio the MPM-400AR, a dual-port 400GE QSFP-DD PAM4 test module for the MPA Multi-Protocol Analyser Series platform.
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16 July 2019
AutoGet Wifi provides a fully automated, intelligent fiber endface inspection and analysis solution.
16 July 2019
R&M has launched a universal Cat. 8.1 cabling system to support up to 40GbE.
16 July 2019
JGR Optics has released its new PT1 polarity tester.
Press releases
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.
Craig Cherubini of Locktel has won the ‘Fibre Ninja of the Month’ award for June 2019 from Viavi Solutions for his 'outstanding services' to fibre optic broadband installation.
Developer-owner-operator of subsea fibre optic cable systems, Seaborn Networks, has announced the addition of Andrew Crouch and Donald Shassian to the board of directors of Seabras Group, LLC.
Secure Web Services (SWS) has become the first wireless services provider to achieve the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) Gold Standard Quality Mark
Events
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
16 September 2019 to 18 September 2019
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