Editor's picks

The ANGA COM conference and exhibition took place from 23-25 May in Cologne. Here is a round-up of just some of the technology announcements, demonstrations and news from the event.

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The world is poised for 10-gigabit networks, and advances in DOCSIS 4.0 solutions could bring us closer to this reality, finds Alice Jensen

News

Image credit: ID Quantique

06 June 2023

The EAGLE-1 satellite will be equipped with security features developed by ID Quantique and TESAT.

News

05 June 2023

The field trial successfully harnessed entanglement-based QKD technology developed by Quantum Optics Jena and Adva’s encryption solution.

Broadway Partners was founded in 2016 with the aim of bringing full-fibre network access to communities across Scotland and Wales (credit: Broadway Partners)

05 June 2023

The company says that it will continue to trade and be available for customers through the administration process.

Superior Essex Communications is building an additional 90,000 square feet adjacent to the current fibre manufacturing plant in Brownwood, Texas (Credit: Superior Essex Communications)

02 June 2023

The $73m investment in fibre optic cable manufacture is designed to help connect American communities and create 170 manufacturing jobs.

Analysis & opinion

Analysis & opinion

Peter Winzer, Founder & CTO at Nubis Communications

30 May 2023

With nominations underway for The Photonics100 – our list of the industry’s top innovators in association with our sister title, Electro Optics – Fibre Systems spoke to previous honoree Peter Winzer, Founder & CTO at Nubis Communications about the future of photonics for optical communications.

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25 May 2023

Paul Momtahan outlines how coherent optical engine technology is evolving along multiple vectors.

16 May 2023

To celebrate the International Day of Light, Keely Portway, discusses what light means to optical communications, and how photonics technology has aided the rise in data speeds towards a previously unthinkable 1.6Tb/s per wavelength.

Features

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05 June 2023

The next generation of optical networks will not only need to provide the capacity required to support ever-increasing bandwidth demand, but also achieve this without cost or sustainability compromises. Keely Portway finds out how this delicate balance can be struck.

Virgin Media O2 has been laying the groundwork for full network automation in the future (credit: Virgin Media O2)

13 April 2023

New tools and processes do more of the heavy lifting in managing networks to deliver seamless connectivity, but suppliers are still seeking the Holy Grail of full automation, finds Benjamin Skuse

04 April 2023

The world is poised for 10-gigabit networks, and advances in DOCSIS 4.0 solutions could bring us closer to this reality, finds Alice Jensen

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Tech Focus

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We take a look at the market for passive optical network (PON) equipment and some of the products and solutions available

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We take a look at the submarine communications networks market, and some of the optical components, transmission equipment, test and measurement tools and other products available.

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A look at the market for optical transport equipment, including the vendors of some of the latest hardware products and solutions.

Products

26 May 2023

Adtran’s new FSP 3000 Edge OLS is an open line system designed for the new generation of coherent edge access, aggregation and metro networks.

25 May 2023

Prysmian Group has launched a sustainable telecommunication system, the Ecoslim.

25 May 2023

Harmonic has expanded its fibre broadband portfolio with the Wharf hardened switch

23 May 2023

Hamamatsu’s InGaAs PIN Photodiodes offer high responsivity in the near-infrared range, making them suitable for detecting optical signals in the 1.3-1.55 μm

22 May 2023

The portfolio expansion of fibre gateways is designed to provide a cost-effective solution for service providers

Resources

Eddy Vergauwen, Head of Fixed Networks Enterprise in the Europe Business Center at Nokia

Eddy Vergauwen advises on the most recent developments and opportunities that anyone involved in deploying fiber networks should consider when it comes to balancing time, cost, quality, and environment.

Installing fibre into MDUs can prove challenging for operators (image credit: nutalina/Shutterstock.com)

Zsolt Adamy outlines the challenges faced by network providers when reaching brownfield multi dwelling units (MDUs), and reveals how Nokia’s Gigabit Connect solution with new G.fast DPUs optimised for MDU deployments could provide the solution

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The optical technology and techniques that terrestrial network operators need to consider to achieve high-performance in challenging conditions

Press releases

26 May 2023

Adtran’s new FSP 3000 Edge OLS is an open line system designed for the new generation of coherent edge access, aggregation and metro networks.

25 May 2023

Prysmian Group has launched a sustainable telecommunication system, the Ecoslim.

25 May 2023

Harmonic has expanded its fibre broadband portfolio with the Wharf hardened switch