The exhibition hall at the 2023 FTTH Conference in Madrid (credit: FTTH Council Europe)
The FTTH Conference took place from 18-20 April in Madrid. Here is a round-up of just some of the technology announcements, demonstrations and industry news from the event.
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The operator selected an open, disaggregated 10G fibre access platform from Adtran to enable fast delivery of multi-gigabit services.
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Bandwidth IG’s dark fibre network expansion is designed to provide critical connectivity from Santa Clara to San Jose.
Fibre cable providers CommScope and Corning are expanding their production facilities to help accelerate the rollout of fibre technology in underserved areas of the U.S.
euNetworks will additionally sell dark fibre services over the system.
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The hub will host research projects that aim to explore quantum-based algorithms for accelerating processing in telecom networks.
The provider has leveraged XGS-PON technology from Adtran, and aims to pass half a million properties by 2025.
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The US network operator has leveraged Nvidia AI to process data more efficiently, optimise service-vehicle routing, and create digital twins and avatars for employee support.
LuxQuanta's NOVA LQ CV-QKD solution
The new QUARTER consortium’s efforts are designed to advance state-of-the-art, secure quantum communications.
Professor Mahesh Marina (L) and Dr Mohamed Kassem (R)
The university of Edinburgh spinout has developed novel spectrum aggregation technology that is designed to enable high-speed long-distance backhaul links without using traditional network technologies.
Virgin Media O2 has been laying the groundwork for full network automation in the future (credit: Virgin Media O2)
New tools and processes do more of the heavy lifting in managing networks to deliver seamless connectivity, but suppliers are still seeking the Holy Grail of full automation, finds Benjamin Skuse
The world is poised for 10-gigabit networks, and advances in DOCSIS 4.0 solutions could bring us closer to this reality, finds Alice Jensen
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A look at the market for optical transport equipment, including the vendors of some of the latest hardware products and solutions.
Abigail Williams looks at how European network developers are overcoming the challenges they face in expanding fibre deployments
Charlie Cassie highlights the latest recruitment trends that fibre network providers, owners and operators need to think about if they are looking to hire great telecoms talent
Colin Yates highlights the benefits of digital data capture for telecoms engineers, installers and other field-based professionals
