Ofcom has confirmed its final decisions on reviews of the physical infrastructure market.
News
Sparkle chooses Infinera for new photonic backbone network
28 June 2019
Italy’s international service provider, Sparkle is deploying Infinera’s XT-3600 platform for its new Nibble Network.
Luxembourg Commercial Internet Exchange chooses ADVA for 400G backbone upgrade
27 June 2019
LU-CIX will enable connectivity of up to 400Gb/s to its national internet exchange backbone.
Extreme’s Aerohive acquisition to add cloud management and edge capabilities
27 June 2019
Extreme Networks is to acquire Aerohive Networks.
Matthew Hare, chief executive, Zzoomm
UK start-up operator signs £2.5 million agreement for passive component supply
21 June 2019
Zzoomm, the recently launched full fibre network operator is partnering with Hexatronic for full fibre network delivery.
The University of L’Aquila in Italy is working with Optoscribe and Sumitomo Electric Industries
Collaboration initiative delivers field-deployed multi-core fibre (MCF) testbed
20 June 2019
Optoscribe and Sumitomo Electric Industries have teamed up with the University of L’Aquila, Italy for an experimental research project to help strengthen the telecommunications infrastructure of the city.
UK wholesale provider appoints strategic fibre partner and selected as last mile provider
20 June 2019
Alternative network provider, CityFibre has awarded a strategic supplier agreement to Prysmian Group, and joined SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ last-mile metro network providers.
UK PM candidate pledges fast internet for all by 2025 – but is the devil in the detail?
17 June 2019
As UK leadership candidate Boris Johnson pledges to make full fibre available for all UK homes by 2025, the industry questions whether this is entirely realistic.
Intel Barefoot Networks acquisition to help speed-up delivery of Ethernet-based fabrics
12 June 2019
Intel has agreed to acquire Ethernet switch silicon and software specialist for the data centre, Barefoot Networks.
Three companies, one solution to speed up fibre installation
07 June 2019
The recent ANGA COM event saw three companies announce a new collaboration, designed to help operators speed up fibre installation.
CityFibre brings full fibre connectivity to Cheltenham businesses
05 June 2019
UK alternative provider, CityFibre is bringing its gigabit speed full fibre network to businesses in Cheltenham.
Figure: Sales-weighted Average Profitability across the Industry Supply Chain
Optics are weak link in industry supply chain, suggests new LightCounting report
03 June 2019
Industry analyst firm, LightCounting has released its latest State of the Optical Communications Industry Report.
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Cabling infrastructure will be vital in the deployment of 5G networks, meaning that the wireless will still depend on wires, says Jean-Jacques Sage
Jeremy Wastie takes a look at the challenges associated with procurement, and explains why connectivity in the UK does not have to be a postcode lottery
Power over Ethernet (PoE) could help service providers adapt to the opportunity provided by IoT in order to remain competitive, argues Ankit Agarwal
Network core flexibility will become just as important as capacity for future networks, and coherent solutions could be key to accommodating changing traffic flows, argues Eugene Park
Scott Modha takes a look at how the right technique goes a long way, and network operators could benefit from simplified microduct network deployments