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Developments in data centres
6 February 2023
What are the top trends, challenges and technologies driving data centre networks in 2023 and beyond?
Data Centre Optics
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Fibre, DOCSIS 4.0, CPE and optics to drive five-year growth
29 July 2022
This is according to two recent reports published by industry analysts Dell’Oro Group and LightCounting
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China bans Micron technology in critical infrastructure amidst security concerns
22 May 2023
The Cyberspace Administration of China said that it found “serious potential network security issues” in the semiconductor supplier’s products.
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Start-up, Nubis Communications reveals first commercial product
23 February 2023
The XT1600 optical engine is currently being sampled and has a total capacity of 1.6Tb/s optical transmit and 1.6Tb/s optical receive carried over 16 fibre pairs.
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Poet partners with Adva on 4x100G
23 January 2023
Adva will use Poet’s multi-engine transmit and receive chips in a pluggable solution that offers the functionality of four independent 100Gb/s interfaces in a single QSFP-DD housing
II-VI unveils POLS in small form factor for 400ZR/ZR+ transport in DCIs
18 February 2022
II‐VI Incorporated has introduced its pluggable optical line subsystem (POLS) in the small QSFP form factor for eight-channel 400ZR/ZR+ transport in data centre interconnects (DCIs).
800G transceivers to dominate mega data centre market, says LightCounting
21 July 2021
Industry research firm LightCounting has released its Mega Datacenter Optics Report for 2021.
Researchers reveal novel digital to analog converter
2 February 2021
A team of researchers from the George Washington University and University of California, Los Angeles, have created and demonstrated a photonic digital to analog converter without leaving the optical domain.
Verizon successfully trials 400ZR
24 September 2020
Verizon Media has successfully validated an upgrade from 100GbE QSFP28 optics, to 400GbE QSFP-DD over the same production open line system.
400G to surpass 15m ports in 2023, while 100G will peak, says Dell’Oro
7 August 2019
Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group has released the latest iteration of its Group Ethernet Switch – Data Center Five Year Forecast Report.
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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
