The recent Covid-19 pandemic has changed many areas of our daily life, from going to a place of work, how we spend our holidays, to eating out and socialising with friends and family. For fibre engineers, it has arguably had a much greater impact.
Optical Society of America (OSA)
OSA offers support to members, customers and sponsors during Covid-19 pandemic
20 March 2020
The Optical Society (OSA) is implementing measures to make sure that the health and well-being of its global community is protected.
On with the show for OFC
28 February 2020
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2020) will go ahead as planned, amidst concerns over the Coronavirus.
California contemplation
25 March 2019
Keely Portway reports from the OFC 2019 Conference and Exhibition in San Diego
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In 2020, video calls have become ubiquitous thanks to Covid-19, revealing many people’s ‘lousy home broadband’, according to Geoff Bennett, director, solutions and technology, at Infinera.
It’s reasonable to say that the biggest disruptive influence this year has been the global pandemic that still currently has a grip on our lives.
PIA has proven its value in a project to build a carrier-independent dark fibre route between Bristol and South Wales in the UK. Mark Weller explains
Koji Okamoto underlines the importance of rebooting test processes for the ‘new normal’
Geoff Bennett evaluates how 50 years of innovation in optical communications has more recently helped to bring light from the shadow of Covid-19
Guillaume Baral outlines some of the significant benefits of adopting a more agile, modular approach to product development for fibre networks
There is a massive commercial opportunity that fibre network providers are leaving in the ground, says Stuart Large
Mattias Fridström looks at the role of software and collaboration in maximising optical networks in the future
