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U.S. operator, Verizon has completed a successful test in its live fibre network to move 800Gb/s of data on a single wavelength across extreme distances.

DIF Capital Partners is to invest in the French independent fibre optic operator IELO to help accelerate its network’s roll-out.

Nexans and Leviton Network Solutions have reached an agreement in which the latter will acquire Berk-Tek from the former. The transaction is worth $202m.

The Orange County Broadband Authority (OCBA) is connecting residents in the predominantly rural region with its own fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network, after experiencing difficulty finding an ISP to service the area.

International network provider, Crosslake Fibre is undertaking a new subsea cable project, CrossChannel Fibre.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is set to deploy a new fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network.

Geant, one of Europe’s leading collaborations on network and related infrastructure and services for research and education, is upgrading its pan-European network.

UK mobile operators will be banned from buying Huawei equipment for use in 5G networks from the end of the year, the government has announced.

Northumberland County Council has selected BT to roll out gigabit fibre internet connections to public buildings across the county.