Modern installation techniques and smaller, lighter cables enable more economical fibre deployment in mobile backhaul networks, writes Vanesa Diaz
Current technologies for passive optical networks are reaching their limits but, as Robert Roe discovers, making the right choice of next-generation technology is not easy
Pauline Rigby investigates the increasing use of optical transceivers in modern wireless base stations
Efforts to use submarine fibre-optic cables to gather important environmental data are off to a promising start, finds Andy Extance, but significant hurdles remain
Teresa Mastrangelo investigates why operators in Europe are going for gigabit broadband
Since starting out as a zinc die casting company more than 50 years ago, John Guest has diversified into many areas and is now very active in the blown fibre push-fit connectors market. Tim Gillett reports
The recent Covid-19 pandemic has changed many areas of our daily life, from going to a place of work, how we spend our holidays, to eating out and socialising with friends and family. For fibre engineers, it has arguably had a much greater impact.
In 2020, video calls have become ubiquitous thanks to Covid-19, revealing many people’s ‘lousy home broadband’, according to Geoff Bennett, director, solutions and technology, at Infinera.
It’s reasonable to say that the biggest disruptive influence this year has been the global pandemic that still currently has a grip on our lives.
PIA has proven its value in a project to build a carrier-independent dark fibre route between Bristol and South Wales in the UK. Mark Weller explains
Koji Okamoto underlines the importance of rebooting test processes for the ‘new normal’
Geoff Bennett evaluates how 50 years of innovation in optical communications has more recently helped to bring light from the shadow of Covid-19
Guillaume Baral outlines some of the significant benefits of adopting a more agile, modular approach to product development for fibre networks
There is a massive commercial opportunity that fibre network providers are leaving in the ground, says Stuart Large
Mattias Fridström looks at the role of software and collaboration in maximising optical networks in the future
