A wide range of applications means that the market for active optical cables is growing strongly, as William Payne discovers
It may be a cog in the network but the packet-optical transport system (P-OTS), is now a point of convergence of several trends transforming the network, writes Roy Rubenstein
From humble beginnings 120 years ago, Anritsu has developed to become a global leader in fibre technology. Tim Gillett meets Jonathan Borrill, director of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Asia (EMEA), to find out more
Vanesa Diaz, market development engineer at Corning Optical Fiber, describes the benefits of a bend-improved optical fibre featuring full compatibility with legacy deployments
With most of the industry focusing on fibre and high-bandwidth microwave systems, Max Penfold, sales manager at UTEL, reveals why copper’s new secret weapon could stunt fibre’s growth
The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
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.
