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In tandem
5 July 2021
Keely Portway considers the current state of 5G deployment and fibre networks’ role in its operation
Fujikura
New ISP pledges £1bn to UK fibre
2 June 2021
New ISP and network builder, Upp says that it is to invest £1bn to deploy a full fibre network to 1 million premises in eastern England by 2025.
Cleavers launched to help improve angles
20 April 2021
Fujikura has revealed a new speciality cleaver range.
Breaking barriers
12 April 2021
Neil Bessant ponders whether advances in technology could change the skills requirements for network engineers
Fujikura launches 90R mass fusion splicers to help manage lock-down network surge
1 May 2020
Fujikura Europe has launched a range of 90R mass fusion splicers designed to significantly reduce overall working time for engineers.
Fujikura announces the launch of the 90S core alignment fusion splicer
20 January 2020
The latest evolution of fusion splicer has been launched by Fujikura with its new 90S.
Openreach trials ‘ribbon’ cable in UK fibre roll out
21 February 2019
Openreach, the access network division of BT Group, is trialling a new type of ribbon fibre cable to aid its roll out of fibre to the premises (FTTP) technology across the UK.
AFL President and CEO, Jody Gallagher elected to Fujikura board of directors
18 July 2018
Spartanburg, SC – AFL has announced that Jody Gallagher, president and CEO, was elected to Fujikura’s board of directors at the annual shareholders meeting in Tokyo, Japan. Gallagher is the first non-Japanese board member elected to the board in the history of the company.
Masahiko Ito, Fujikura’s president and CEO stated: ‘This is a very important decision by Fujikura and demonstrates the value we place in Jody’s leadership and management experience.’
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Fujikura fibre detection unit supports Magyar Telekom in keeping its customers connected
9 July 2018
Fujikura developed and manufactured a set of Fibre Optic Identifiers (FID-30R & FID-31R) used for the essential maintenance and installation of fibre networks.
Researchers in Japan 'break transmission record' over 1,045km with three-mode optical fibre
16 April 2018
Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), in partnership with Fujikura, has demonstrated a transmission experiment over 1,045km with a data-rate of 159Tb/s. This was achieved using the recently developed three-mode optical fibre, which is capable of wide-band wavelength multiplexing transmission with standard outer diameter (0.125mm) that can be cabled with existing equipment.
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18 October 2022 to 20 October 2022
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
