While chip shortages and supply chain issues have been big news over the past two years, one of the other major challenges affecting telecoms is the shortage of skilled staff throughout the supply chain.
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Some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping stories of 2021
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There is currently a shortage of skilled fibre professionals. How can we, as an industry, work towards addressing this? Keely Portway asks the question
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28 January 2022
Keely Portway takes a look at fibre deployments in the North America region and whether they are shaping up not just to meet targets, but to provide connectivity to all
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25 January 2022
Keely Portway on how the next-generation of optical networks will be able to provide the capacity required to support ever-increasing bandwidth demand
Cap: The pandemic has fuelled demand for the internet due to digital education, remote working, telehealth, and social connectivity (credit: Josep Suria/shutterstock.com)
02 December 2021
Regulations and standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow. Here, two industry experts offer their view on what to expect
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Tech Focus
Fibre Systems takes a glance at the current market for 400G technology, and some of the latest developments available
A glance at the current market for test and measurement equipment, and some of the latest developments available
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
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12 January 2022
Nokia has launched Gigabit Connect to make it easier for providers to deploy gigabit broadband services in multiple dwelling units (MDUs).
09 December 2021
AFL has expanded its Premise MicroCore cable family.
03 December 2021
A new three-in-one splitter solution by Huber+Suhner has been designed to improve GPON distribution network performance by increasing fibre optic density and to save 30 per cent of rack space.
30 November 2021
Fluke launched a handheld tool that detects invisible near-infrared (850-1625nm) wavelengths used in fibre-optic communication to troubleshoot cable, port, polarity and transceiver issues.
26 November 2021
Prysmian Group has launched the Flexibox range of enclosures for internal and external Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fibre-to-the-Antenna (FTTA) applications.
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While chip shortages and supply chain issues have been big news over the past two years, one of the other major challenges affecting telecoms is the shortage of skilled staff throughout the supply chain.
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Cap: The pandemic has fuelled demand for the internet due to digital education, remote working, telehealth, and social connectivity (credit: Josep Suria/shutterstock.com)
Regulations and standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow. Here, two industry experts offer their view on what to expect
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Interoperability is recognised to be the linchpin to open networking, but this can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
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Keely Portway looks at what the current semiconductor shortage could mean for telecoms in 2022
Mark Lutkowitz makes a comparison between solutions from two startups, demonstrated at ECOC 2021
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What does the future hold when it comes to developments in PON technology? Keely Portway finds out
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There is currently a shortage of skilled fibre professionals. How can we, as an industry, work towards addressing this? Keely Portway asks the question
Keely Portway takes a look at the state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and what needs to be done in the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
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Jeff Heynen explains why fibre deployment will show no signs of slowing in 2022
