In advance
8 June 2018
Vanesa Diaz discusses building advanced cable TV networks for gigabit services
Cabling infrastructure will be vital in the deployment of 5G networks, meaning that the wireless will still depend on wires, says Jean-Jacques Sage
Opinion
The final frontier
24 May 2018
Duncan Ellis shares his views about the increased focus on automation from network operators, and how the physical layer has so far stubbornly resisted the move
Salvaging Google Fiber's achievements
3 February 2017
Google wanted to revolutionise the roll-out of fibre, and it still could, writes Benoît Felten
Long-distance vision
10 June 2015
Ian Davis explains how ultra-low loss and large effective area designs for optical fibre can enhance the operation of long-haul optical transmission in modern optical networks
Blurred boundaries
10 June 2015
How should the metro network be described? Jon Baldry considers how optical systems vendors are responding to the changing requirements in the metro market
Could new innovations in copper technology stunt fibre’s growth?
19 June 2014
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
Events
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
16 September 2019 to 18 September 2019
Latest issue
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