Start-up, Vector Photonics has received a £280k grant from UK government to support project LOCAL, or to give it its full title, Lasers for Communications Applications.
Verizon Media has successfully validated an upgrade from 100GbE QSFP28 optics, to 400GbE QSFP-DD over the same production open line system.
Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group has released the latest iteration of its Group Ethernet Switch – Data Center Five Year Forecast Report.
WETZIKON, SWITZERLAND - R&M, the global developer and provider of cabling systems for network infrastructures has made available the ‘Data Center Handbook 2019.’
Macom and Globalfoundries (GF) have collaborated to ramp up Macom’s laser photonic integrated circuit (L-PIC) platform using GF’s current-generation silicon photonics offering, 90WG.
ADVA has launched its expanded FSP 3000 open line system (OLS) to provide data centre interconnect (DCI) customers with choice and flexibility.
The data centre has created demand for an infrastructure that provides greater bandwidth and higher data rates, but how has this impacted the market for optical components?
Keely Portway looks at why network automation could be key to delivering that all-important bandwidth
Consumer hunger for better broadband is driving greater penetration of optical technology in HFC and full-fibre networks, finds Andy Extance
CityFibre’s recruitment programme will include the identification and training of thousands of unemployed UK residents
There's a shortage of skilled fibre professionals in Europe. How can we, as an industry, work towards addressing this? Keely Portway finds out
In the first of a new three-part series, Keely Portway addresses some of the challenges and opportunities during individual processes of the FTTH ‘chain.’ This issue, network planning and design
Why is 5G only wireless from the antenna to your pocket? Mike Zammit asks the question
Full capacity? When it comes to 800G coherent, Keely Portway considers how to address capacity-reach
How the access equipment market is faring in the current climate, and some of the latest tools available
In the third instalment of our multimode fibre series, Keely Portway looks at how some of the latest standards demonstrate multimode's continuing relevance
Romain Tursi examines why rapid-link health validations are vital in multiple dwelling units, and how technicians can improve efficiency
Georgina Williams takes a look at how voice communication in the UK has evolved and what it could look like in the future
Koji Okamoto underlines the importance of rebooting test processes for the ‘new normal’
