UK ISP, Giganet has entered into a multi-year agreement with global supply chain solutions provider, Anixter to support the expansion of full fibre, hyperfast service delivery to premises throughout the UK.
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(L-R) Steve Turner, Wesco sales director, Paul Brazel, Giganet CFO, Jarlath Finnegan, Giganet CEO, Mike Eccleston, Wesco VP & general manager EMEA – communications & security solutions, Rick Arsenault, Wesco VP & general manager – global service providers, broadband & wireless, Kevin Barry, Giganet chief network build officer, Gemma Reynolds, Wesco director of program management
Collaboration confirmed to support UK FTTH rollout
01 February 2022
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Partnership provides North America expansion potential
01 February 2022
Photonics automated assembly and testing firm, ficonTEC is expanding within North America in partnership with the University of Central Florida (UCF)
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Newco created to aid Ireland FTTH rollout
28 January 2022
Irish fixed broadband provider eir has partnered with InfraVia, creating a new fibre company to accelerate FTTH deployment across the Republic of Ireland.
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Vodafone Germany upgrades Mainz network
25 January 2022
Vodafone Germany is expanding its fibre network in Mainz to bring increased capacity to more properties.
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Optical transport demand to reach $18bn in five years
21 January 2022
According to a recent forecast report by research firm, Dell’Oro Group, demand for optical transport equipment is predicted to increase to $18bn by 2026.
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Protanel assumes operation of Peru's fibre backbone
19 January 2022
Peru’s national telecoms programme, Protanel has assumed the operation and maintenance of the national fibre optic backbone network with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC).
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FullFibre Kickstarts recruitment programme for young people
12 January 2022
UK wholesale network provider FullFibre has announced a new partnership with Kickstart.
Openreach to close Mildenhall/Salisbury copper network in 2023
12 January 2022
UK operator Openreach has announced a further 98 exchanges where it plans to stop selling legacy analogue services in favour of fibre.
Partnership agreed for Ionian subsea cable build
06 January 2022
Digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, EXA Infrastructure has inked a deal with neutral operator, Islalink to become its landing and terrestrial services partner in Italy and anchor tenant in Ionian.
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Digital Realty acquires majority stake in Teraco
04 January 2022
Data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions provider Digital Realty is to acquire a majority stake in African carrier-neutral data centre and interconnection solutions provider Teraco Data Environments.
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Telia Carrier trials ICE6 800G coherent technology for its global network
04 January 2022
Telia Carrier has conducted a successful trial of Infinera’s ICE6 800G technology on its live global network, AS1299.
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Affordable Connectivity Program launched by FCC
04 January 2022
U.S. communications regulator the Federal Communications Commission has officially launched the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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Keely Portway reports on a recent webinar about how the telecoms sector is addressing the current shortage in skills, from recruitment through to keeping great candidates once they are on board
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Keely Portway takes a look at the latest developments when it comes to FTTH deployment in Europe and what needs to be done to overcome the hurdles in the path of acceleration
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As pressure on networks continues to grow, photonic integrated circuits (PIC) are becoming more advanced to sustain the unprecedented rise in traffic, finds Abigail Williams
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A look at the market for optical line termination equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Keely Portway rounds-up some of the industry's responses to the government’s connectivity mission in the recent Levelling Up white paper
The continued resource challenges faced by operators could be aided with advances in tools and technology, suggests Stéphane Chabot
