Keely Portway on how the optical communications industry has come together to counteract fake 5G news
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The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is allowing Verizon to allow special temporary authority to use additional spectrum.
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News
09 April 2020
A recent INCA survey has revealed that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50 per cent in 2019.
07 April 2020
Five free online courses for fibre professionals to access during the covid-19 lockdown.
02 April 2020
Erzsébet Fitori, director general at the FTTH Council Europe is to leave her role to explore the next chapter in her career.
31 March 2020
UK cable operator Virgin Media has published the steps it is taking to help keep employees and customers safe during the current pandemic, whilst also safeguarding its network.
31 March 2020
Not-for-profit research and development lab, CableLabs has released the DOCSIS 4.0 specification, including full duplex and extended spectrum capabilities.
30 March 2020
The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, has launched its roadmap for 2020.
Analysis & opinion
06 April 2020
Keely Portway on how the optical communications industry has come together to counteract fake 5G news
19 March 2020
Niall Looney summarises his business experience to date in dealing with the current Covid-19 pandemic, from a network design consultancy’s point-of-view
07 February 2020
Eugene Park discusses the opto-electronic integration approach to ensuring networks continue to meet bandwidth demands
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
16 March 2020
Rockley Photonics has developed an in-package-optics platform, which it demonstrated to select customers and development partners at this year’s OFC.
15 March 2020
Luna Innovations demonstrated its new, high resolution, portable reflectometer at OFC.
12 March 2020
Component and connectivity solution provider, Go!Foton announced the launch of a new platform for AI-capable intelligent management of optical networks at the OFC Conference and Exhibition.
11 March 2020
Component, module, and subsystem vendor, II‐VI introduced a new pluggable optical line subsystem (POLS) platform on its booth at OFC.
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.
Press releases
Ideal Networks has launched a survey for users of its LanTEK IV cable certifier with a view helping cable installers maximise productivity.
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.
Events
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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
