Cabling infrastructure will be vital in the deployment of 5G networks, meaning that the wireless will still depend on wires, says Jean-Jacques Sage
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03 February 2017
Commercial development of quantum key distribution is coming just in time to meet the security threat from quantum computers, finds Andy Extance
03 February 2017
CommScope is excited about the future of optical connectivity in access and enterprise networks, writes Beth Harlen
26 October 2016
Online exclusive - Corning's Ian Davis discusses the selection of fibre types for operators with more modest data transmission requirements
03 October 2016
The Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO) is looking to change networking equipment permanently. Andy Extance finds out why
16 September 2016
Correct cleaning of fibre-optic connectors is the single most powerful practice that network operators have to future-proof their network, argues Ed Forrest
16 September 2016
Dr Marc Bohn gives a systems vendor’s perspective on the emergence of silicon photonics based components in coherent metro and long-haul optical networks
16 September 2016
Scaling the capacity delivered by optical systems is becoming increasingly difficult, even as data traffic continues to grow exponentially. Pauline Rigby investigates new techniques that could postpone the inevitable ‘capacity crunch’
16 September 2016
Pauline Rigby speaks to Xilinx about the burgeoning opportunities for programmable devices in data centre and cloud computing markets
08 June 2016
In less than a decade, everything could be connected to the Internet of Things. What impact will this have on the businesses of optical transport vendors, wonders Rebecca Pool
07 June 2016
Has silicon photonics passed a critical threshold – the tipping point – after which the technology’s spread and influence become pervasive? Roy Rubenstein investigates
07 June 2016
Silicon technology has powered rapid advances in coherent optical communication. Now silicon’s progress is set to slow, but that’s just one of many concerns the industry is preparing to overcome, finds Andy Extance
17 March 2016
The shift to cloud computing is placing great scrutiny on the security of data as it travels through the network. Jonathan Homa explains how optical systems vendors can help businesses to protect their data
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Jeremy Wastie takes a look at the challenges associated with procurement, and explains why connectivity in the UK does not have to be a postcode lottery
Power over Ethernet (PoE) could help service providers adapt to the opportunity provided by IoT in order to remain competitive, argues Ankit Agarwal
Network core flexibility will become just as important as capacity for future networks, and coherent solutions could be key to accommodating changing traffic flows, argues Eugene Park
Scott Modha takes a look at how the right technique goes a long way, and network operators could benefit from simplified microduct network deployments