UK incumbent operator BT has conducted a trial of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over hollow core fibre cable, from Southampton University spin out, Lumenisity.
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19 October 2021
The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), which regulates competition in Spain, has approved the definitive regulation of the wholesale broadband access markets.
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15 October 2021
Lumentum has awarded its first diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB) scholarships to 16 applicants from its 2021 internship program.
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13 October 2021
Ciena and not-for-profit organisation, Academy Achievers are collaborating to help close the digital and educational gap among students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.
12 October 2021
Private investment house Ardian, has made its first investment in the Spanish telecoms market with the acquisition of operator Adamo from EQT Private Equity.
11 October 2021
Nordic operator, Bulk Fiber Networks and subsea engineering firm, WFN Strategies have teamed up to begin a feasibility study for the prospective Leif Erikson cable project, which will connect Norway and Canada.
11 October 2021
UK ISP and network builder, Upp has partnered with network design and build firm Light Source to help deliver its FTTH connection across Lincolnshire.
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Facebook continues to invest in subsea cables (credit: Facebook/engineering.fb.com)
Facebook to launch transatlantic subsea cable
08 October 2021
Facebook is to launch its first subsea cable connecting Europe to the U.S.
Collaboration created to aid 400G pluggable transition
08 October 2021
Microchip Technology and Acacia have teamed up to help enable the market transition to 400G pluggable coherent optics for data centre routing, switching and metro optical transport network (OTN) platforms.
LightCounting: Ethernet market on track for record growth this year
07 October 2021
LightCounting has released its High-Speed Ethernet Optics Report for September 2021.
Submarine cable trialled using multicore fibre
07 October 2021
NEC Corporation, alongside subsidiary OCC Corporation and Sumitomo Electric Industries, have completed the first trial of uncoupled 4-core submarine fibre cable.
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Broadband Forum open source project to bring 5G benefits to fixed-line
06 October 2021
Broadband Forum has revealed its latest project, Open Broadband – WWC Reference Implementation for 5G-RG (OB-5WWC).
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TDC NET upgrades Danish fibre network
06 October 2021
Danish broadband and mobile network provider TDC NET is building a fibre network with a coverage of approximately one million homes ready for connection.
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Delta Fiber acquisition to aid ambitious Netherlands target
05 October 2021
Investment firms EQT and Stonepeak have agreed to acquire Netherlands provider, Delta Fiber.
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Sonic expands Oakland network with 10G Combo PON technology
30 September 2021
California ISP, Sonic is expanding its network into Oakland to support both existing GPON services and new XGS-PON services to deploy a future-proof FTTH network
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Joint venture to provide German FTTH opportunities
24 September 2021
Liberty Global’s investment arm, Liberty Global Ventures is partnering with private equity firm, InfraVia Capital Partners.
Updated market forecasts revealed to 2026 at FTTH Conference Europe
15 September 2021
The FTTH Council Europe has released two new reports at the virtual FTTH Conference Europe event.
BT trials quantum-secure communications over hollow core fibre
13 September 2021
UK incumbent operator BT has conducted a trial of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over hollow core fibre cable, from Southampton University spin out, Lumenisity.
Crosslake Fibre to build submarine network across English Channel
10 September 2021
Crosslake Fibre is using coherent optical technology and advanced analytics apps to build a new seamless submarine cable and terrestrial GeoMesh Extreme network between the data hubs of Slough, UK, and Paris, France.
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To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors.
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The submarine cable industry is still a very healthy one, with figures from Research and Markets predicting that it will reach $30.8bn by 2026.
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The drive toward 5G and beyond has been a key factor in the demand for higher bandwidth and more reliable networks. This has, in turn, brought about a greater appetite for intelligent infrastructure supported by automation.
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Arguably one of the biggest topics in optical communications in the past two years has been fifth-generation coherent optics, with a raft of trials and demonstrations, highlighting 800G wavelength achievements taking place.
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Fibre deployment is currently taking place at pace throughout the world. According to the latest study from research firm, Global Industry Analysts (GIA), the global FTTH/B market is predicted to reach S31.3bn by 2026.
Fibre networks have allowed 5G trials to take place across areas of South Africa such as Port Elizabeth (MD_Photography/Shutterstock.com)
Kithinji Muriungi of KamsHub presented at this year’s OFC, focusing on how fibre technology in Africa might look in 2030
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