In advance
8 June 2018
Vanesa Diaz discusses building advanced cable TV networks for gigabit services
A countdown of the most-viewed and industry-shaping developments of 2022 according to Fibre Systems readers
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
Latest issue
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The experts' view of the current state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and predictions for what should be done over the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
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Interoperability is recognised as the linchpin of open networking. Here three experts offer their view as to why this can only be achieved via industry collaboration.
Craig Thomas, Vice President Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Broadband Forum
We will continue to see a shift to a service-orientated ecosystem over the next 12 months, according to Craig Thomas, who advises on the important role that standards will play.
Purva Rajkotia, Director of Global Business Strategy & Intelligence (GBSI) and the connectivity and telecom practice lead at IEEE SA
Purva Rajkotia outlines some of the trends and challenges in connectivity and telecommunications that are expected to drive the work of standards organisations in the next 12 months
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Jimmy Yu offers an analyst's review of optical transport developments in 2022 and a forecast of what to expect in 2023
