Subsea systems strengthened
8 February 2021
Southern Cross Cable and Bulk Fiber Networks have selected coherent optical solutions to enhance their latest submarine cables.
Ciena Corp.
Seeking a path beyond pluggable modules
3 February 2021
Enabling on-board and co-packaged optics requires photonic integrated circuits and silicon photonics, but the exact format is yet to be established, finds Andy Extance
FPT Telecom enhances Vietnam network
2 February 2021
Network provider, FPT Telecom is aiming to build a more resilient network and manage rising residential broadband traffic across Vietnam.
Growing traffic drives RETN to update Eurasia network
12 November 2020
International network service provider, RETN has updated its Eurasian network to accommodate a recent rapid increase in network traffic.
Telefónica Deutschland automates network to adapt to rising traffic
21 September 2020
German service provider, Telefónica Deutschland is preparing its network to adapt to escalating data traffic and bandwidth demands.
Metro networks look to learn from data centres
19 August 2020
Pluggable modules, expanded wavelength ranges and new system architectures seek to meet bandwidth needs, finds Andy Extance
Ciena selected for new Windstream converged network
11 August 2020
Advanced network communications provider, Windstream is to build a national converged optical network (NCON) in order to connect cities across its U.S. network to provide critical connectivity.
Partnership provides 800G technology roll-out in New Zealand
9 July 2020
Vodafone New Zealand has selected Ciena to help advance its network with the deployment of 800G technology.
Telefónica migrating UK to leading-edge packet network
21 May 2020
Telefonica UK is upgrading its network to ease legacy traffic migration, reduce operational costs and improve reliability.
800G network launched in Vienna
14 May 2020
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the international wholesale unit of Deutsche Telekom, has turned up its European 800G network, connecting its data centres in Vienna.
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As the pandemic underlines the value of the internet more than ever, its underlying technology is making one of its biggest transitions for years.
The data centre market is a particularly wide-ranging one, with one of the driving forces in recent years the emergence of the hyperscale data centre or cloud service provider.
As the world struggles to settle into the ‘new normal’, today’s optical networks need to be flexible in their architecture blueprint, while adapting to new technologies to provide the kinds of new capacity and service options to meet accelerated demand for higher bandwidth.
To address the undeniable growing demand for higher bandwidth, optical vendors have been playing their role with the development of various coherent optical transceivers for different areas of the market, each with its own set of design considerations.
The demand for bandwidth has unarguably skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to the increased appetite for online gaming, content streaming and social-media use.
The importance of reliable connectivity has never been more recognised than it is now. While ambitious targets have been in place across the world for fibre deployment for some time, the ongoing pandemic has served to push it to the forefront.
Looking into the future of telecommunications, it could be argued that AI and telcos will effectively transform each other, explains Raf Meersman
How do we, as an industry, build better broadband for a post-pandemic world? The answer could be fixed, suggests Stefaan Vanhastel
Altnets could be the key to connecting rural areas in 2021, argues Michael Armitage
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
