NEWS
UK government offers further £95million for full fibre
6 September 2018
Local authorities are able to bid for a share of a further £95million that has been released by the UK government towards full fibre rollout.
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NEWS
300+ million people across 49 countries have gigabit internet availability, says VIAVI
2 August 2018
VIAVI Solutions has released the latest data from its Gigabit Monitor, which points to 301million people across 49 countries now enjoying gigabit data. This represents an increase in gigabit internet deployments of 38 per cent since May 2017. It means that 4.2 per cent of the global population now has gigabit internet available to them.
NEWS
First winner of VIAVI competition announced
30 July 2018
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – VIAVI Solutions has revealed the first winner of its ‘Win an OTDR’ competition for UK telecoms contractors.
ANGA COM: Interview with Douglas Clague, VIAVI Solutions
29 June 2018
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Douglas Clague, solutions marketing manager at VIAVI Solutions discusses how fibre is a key and integral part of future network upgrades and evolutions.
PRODUCT
VIAVI’s smallest handheld network tester designed for next-generation mobile and cable networks
11 June 2018
VIAVI Solutions has launched the T-BERD/MTS 5882 portable network tester, which covers a broad range of tests in an automated workflow. This lightweight, versatile tool can significantly reduce time in the field for technicians of all skill levels across hybrid workforces.
FEATURE
A time to skill
1 June 2018
The global optical communications industry is currently experiencing a surge in demand for fibre to the premises (FTTP) in order to achieve the faster broadband speeds required for the evolving needs of the consumer, who is no longer content to wait before watching the latest episode of their favourite box set.
NEWS
Proximus chooses Viavi for Belgian FTTH network monitoring
28 March 2018
Belgian telecommunications operator, Proximus has chosen the Viavi ONMSi optical network monitoring system to test and monitor its growing fibre to the home (FTTH) network at the build-out stage, in order to help maintain reliability.
NEWS
VIAVI partners with Microsemi on flexible optical networking technologies to meet 5D demands
8 March 2018
VIAVI Solutions has partnered with Microsemi to enable flexible optical networking technologies to meet the demands of 5G networks, providing service providers globally with solution platforms to build, test and quickly deploy 5G-ready optical networks including OTUCn, Flexible OTN (FlexO) and Flexible Ethernet (FlexE) technologies.
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Top ten stories of 2017
8 January 2018
As the year ends and a new one starts, it’s time to look back at some of the highlights of the last 12 months. 2017 was a great year for the optical networking industry and for Fibre Systems in particular as website traffic grew by 30 per cent. We’ve studied the statistics to see who was reading what. We then divided our top ten stories of the year into the five most-read news stories and the five most popular feature articles. Without further ado, here they are.
Top five news stories
Here are the headlines that caught our readers’ attention in 2017.
PRODUCT
Viavi turbocharges network test and assurance with Nitro
6 December 2017
Networks are becoming cloudy in more ways than one. Test equipment vendors are already using cloud systems to manage tools and test results, and now Viavi Solutions has connected the results from its test instruments to network management platforms for the first time.
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Feature
Cost and compatibility can make a compelling case for pushing 100Gb/s bandwidth over a single optical channel, both as individual links and supporting 400Gb/s Ethernet, finds Andy Extance
Feature
Robin Mersh takes a look at how the industry is creating next-generation optical access fit for 5G
Feature
Technological advances to aid the increasing demand for bandwidth, on the path towards the terabit network, should lead to optical signals that are flexible and adaptive, like water, argues Dr Maxim Kuschnerov