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Hitachi High-Tech strengthens PIC offering with VLC acquisition
17 November 2020
Hitachi High-Tech is to acquire VLC Photonics, making it a subsidiary company through which it will continue to provide photonic integrated circuit (PIC) engineering services.
Researchers reveal all-silicon optical transmitter at 100Gb/s without DSP
16 November 2020
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have demonstrated the first all-silicon optical transmitter at 100Gb/s and beyond without the use of digital signal processing (DSP).
LightCounting research note highlights steady Q3
13 November 2020
Industry analyst firm, LightCounting has released its latest research note, which provides analysis of the latest quarterly financial reports.
Vector Photonics awarded £280k grant for PCSEL work in datacoms
13 November 2020
Start-up, Vector Photonics has received a £280k grant from UK government to support project LOCAL, or to give it its full title, Lasers for Communications Applications.
Engineering firm goes hybrid for North of England full-fibre delivery
12 November 2020
Construction and engineering firm nmcn has been chosen by CityFibre to deliver its full-fibre rollouts across Barnsley and Halifax in the North of England.
Growing traffic drives RETN to update Eurasia network
12 November 2020
International network service provider, RETN has updated its Eurasian network to accommodate a recent rapid increase in network traffic.
STL acquires Optotec, strengthens European footprint
09 November 2020
Digital network integrator, Sterlite Technologies (STL) has signed definitive agreements to acquire Italian interconnect vendor, Optotec.
Marvell’s Inphi acquisition to drive growth in cloud data centre market
02 November 2020
Infrastructure semiconductor supplier, Marvell Technology Group has reached an agreement to acquire high-speed data movement specialist, Inphi.
Update: Covid-19; a message to our readers and commercial partners
02 November 2020
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Latest Broadband Forum release for OB-BAA to provide greater networking flexibility
30 October 2020
Broadband Forum has published the latest release of its Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) open-source project.
Photonics hub awarded €19m by Horizon 2020
29 October 2020
Newly formed pan-European photonics digital innovation hub, PhotonHub Europe has received €19m from the EU’s investment programme.
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