The New York and New Jersey metro region of America is to benefit from enhanced backbone connectivity thanks to a strategic partnership between Telia Carrier and ZenFi Networks.
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PIT Chile deploys new DCI link, observing social distancing
17 September 2020
Internet exchange point (IXP), PIT Chile has deployed PacketLight’s PL-2000T transponder to connect two of its data centres in Santiago, Chile.
EXFO expands testing activity with InOpticals acquisition
11 September 2020
EXFO has acquired high-speed test instrument specialist, InOpticals in a move to expand its test activity in 400G/800G lab and manufacturing markets.
Open Fiber accelerates Italian FTTH adoption with Nokia
10 September 2020
Italian infrastructure operator, Open Fiber is expanding its FTTH network across the country.
FTTH Conference, Berlin moves to September 2021
10 September 2020
The FTTH Council Europe has rescheduled this year’s physical FTTH Conference to take place in September 2021.
DB Systel deploys German optical backbone network
08 September 2020
DB Systel has recruited ECI to build and deploy a flexible optical backbone network in Germany.
Three chooses CityFibre for 5G fibre backhaul
07 September 2020
UK alternative fibre provider, CityFibre has been selected by Three to help connect an additional 1,300 mobile masts across 59 towns and cities under a multi-million pound contract.
Primevest infrastructure fund enters German fibre market
26 August 2020
The Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund (PCIF) has acquired the fibre to the curb (FTTC) network in the municipality of Leichlingen, North Germany.
Deutsche Telekom reveals new service to compete with OTT
26 August 2020
Fixed and mobile network and IPTV provider, Deutsche Telekom has launched a new service to compete with over-the-top (OTT) TV services.
KPN network-trials sustainable fibre cabling
24 August 2020
Dutch provider, KPN is to install a fibre optic network made using 90 per cent recycled plastic.
Eurofiber strengthens position with Brightfiber acquisition
21 August 2020
Digital infrastructure provider, Eurofiber is to acquire Brightfiber, a builder and manager of fibre networks on business parks across the Netherlands.
Orange seeks FTTH partners in Poland
21 August 2020
Orange Polska is to create a new company to increase fibre roll-out in the country and is looking for investment partners.
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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
