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.
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.
Vodafone New Zealand has selected Ciena to help advance its network with the deployment of 800G technology.
European IT systems supplier, S&T AG has signed contracts for the acquisition of the Iskratel Group.
Keely Portway on how the optical communications industry has come together to counteract fake 5G news
Broadband Forum has wrapped up the development of two new standards for 5G as part of its promise to rapidly support the 3GPP release cycles.
UK mobile operator, Three will make 5G mobile available in 65 new locations across the UK from the end of the month.
LightCounting has released a report looking at the impact of 5G and the cloud on telecom networks, and how these factors are shaping the market.
Mikael Sandberg anticipates the road to 5G and its full-fibre pavement in cities
Raf Meersman offers three routes to 5G that could ensure less capital and operational expenditure for operators, for all of which, convergence is key
The Winter edition of Fibre Systems dispelled some myths when it comes to multimode fibre, and looked at the opportunities it currently presents to the data centre market.
Keely Portway takes a look at the market for test and measurement equipment in the current climate, and some of the latest tools available
A look at how the kind of full-fibre infrastructure that will be essential to support 5G can be realised in line with roll-out targets
The Covid-19 pandemic has and continues to affect every-day life throughout the world. In the optical communications industry, the first obvious signs were when events began to postpone, cancel and reschedule.
After more than a decade’s work, the prospect of full quantum networks exploiting entangled photons is drawing closer. That’s thanks to the work of researchers like Hee Su Park from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS).
Five industry experts from the Broadband Forum talk top broadband trends
Keely Portway on how the optical communications industry has come together to counteract fake 5G news
Niall Looney summarises his business experience to date in dealing with the current Covid-19 pandemic, from a network design consultancy’s point-of-view
