The road less travelled
Mikael Sandberg anticipates the road to 5G and its full-fibre pavement in cities
Mikael Sandberg anticipates the road to 5G and its full-fibre pavement in cities
5G is the talk of the telecoms industry, with 5G networks launching in the US and South Korea. But many don’t realise that 5G isn’t possible without fixed high-speed and high-density fibre connectivity, says Mikael Sandberg
The European Electronic Communications Code has been finalised and formally adopted. How will it aid European fibre deployment, and what factors could impact the end goal of copper switch-off? Keely Portway finds out
GUILDFORD, SURREY – VXFIBER is continuing to expand its operations in the UK with the appointment of Steven Drake as senior project manager for the Midlands and North of England.
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.
A countdown of the most-viewed and industry-shaping developments of 2022 according to Fibre Systems readers
The experts' view of the current state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and predictions for what should be done over the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
Interoperability is recognised as the linchpin of open networking. Here three experts offer their view as to why this can only be achieved via industry collaboration.
We will continue to see a shift to a service-orientated ecosystem over the next 12 months, according to Craig Thomas, who advises on the important role that standards will play.
Purva Rajkotia outlines some of the trends and challenges in connectivity and telecommunications that are expected to drive the work of standards organisations in the next 12 months
Jimmy Yu offers an analyst's review of optical transport developments in 2022 and a forecast of what to expect in 2023