Key developments of 2020
24 November 2020
Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
Events
OFC 2021 shifts to Summer schedule
16 October 2020
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2021) will now take place from 6 -10, June.
ECOC exhibition goes virtual
30 September 2020
The organisers of the annual ECOC Exhibition have taken the decision to move this year’s 25th anniversary event fully online.
OFC 2021
ECOC postponed until December
13 May 2020
The management committee behind industry conference and exhibition, ECOC has taken the decision to postpone the 2020 event from September to December due to the current situation regarding Covid-19.
INCA brings events online, offers clarification for key workers
24 March 2020
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) is to move all of its planned events online, and make a reduction in costs for all those participating.
FTTH Council Europe postpones conference until December
10 March 2020
The FTTH Council Europe has announced that it will postpone the annual FTTH Europe Conference and exhibition until early December in the wake of the current Coronavirus crisis.
MWC 2020 cancelled over ongoing coronavirus crisis
13 February 2020
The GSMA, organisers of MWC Barcelona, have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 event due to the ongoing global fears over coronavirus.
MWC steps up safety as coronavirus causes concern
10 February 2020
GSMA, the organiser of the upcoming MWC exhibition has announced enhanced health and safety measures to combat unease over the coronavirus.
Latest issue
Leading industry lights talk to Keely Portway about the challenges and opportunities faced by the optical communications supply chain in the last 12 months, and predict what could lie ahead
Mark Lutkowitz on future 400ZR pricing, its impact on certain key vendors and the outlook for 400ZR+ and 800ZR
While the Covid-19 crisis clearly impacted infrastructure deployment in Europe in 2020, it also undoubtedly reinforced operators’ mid-term FTTH ambitions
The all-important multi-vendor interoperability can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
2020 has shown standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow, and that’s something to be excited about, argues Bernd Hesse
Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
Large webscale internet content providers have undoubtedly been the wielders of power in recent years. The only thing greater for them, has been their hunger for data.
