The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
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12 May 2020
Keely Portway evaluates some of the latest trends when it comes to multimode fibre, and looks at why it is currently something of an industry bright spot
05 May 2020
A look at how the kind of full-fibre infrastructure that will be essential to support 5G can be realised in line with roll-out targets
05 May 2020
A round-up of the impact of Covid-19 on the optical communications industry from a number of leading analyst firms
04 May 2020
Progress is being made on entanglement methods that can work in mainstream telecom wavelengths, in conventional networks, finds Andy Extance
04 February 2020
Graphene could transform networks if its remarkable properties can sustain a viable supply chain, finds Andy Extance
30 January 2020
Keely Portway takes a look at the future for multimode fibre and the opportunities it presents to the data centre market
02 December 2019
Keely Portway finds out how optical networking interoperability is achieved through industry collaboration
25 November 2019
Keely Portway takes a look at what needs to be done over the next 12 months to move toward the goal of copper switch-off
21 August 2019
Keely Portway looks at the latest developments in submarine networks, and the issues and trends shaping the market
20 August 2019
There are many challenges to overcome to provide quick and efficient characterisation of photonic integrated circuits, finds Andy Extance
14 August 2019
Keely Portway takes a look at the next generation of bend-improved fibres, and how they can be best used to future-proof networks
15 May 2019
A new implementation agreement for low-power consumption will see small modules push technological barriers, finds Andy Extance
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Leading industry lights talk to Keely Portway about the challenges and opportunities faced by the optical communications supply chain in the last 12 months, and predict what could lie ahead
Mark Lutkowitz on future 400ZR pricing, its impact on certain key vendors and the outlook for 400ZR+ and 800ZR
While the Covid-19 crisis clearly impacted infrastructure deployment in Europe in 2020, it also undoubtedly reinforced operators’ mid-term FTTH ambitions
The all-important multi-vendor interoperability can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
2020 has shown standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow, and that’s something to be excited about, argues Bernd Hesse
Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
Large webscale internet content providers have undoubtedly been the wielders of power in recent years. The only thing greater for them, has been their hunger for data.
