BT, Nokia combine four channels of spectrum on 5G standalone network
8 August 2022
UK incumbent, BT claims that it is the first operator in Europe to aggregate four carrier components (4CC) in a 5G standalone live network.
Fibre & 5G
A Verizon technician testing 5G service in Houston (credit: Verizon)
Verizon upgrades fibre core network capacity for 5G future
3 August 2022
US operator Verizon is giving its fibre core network an overhaul, upgrading older router equipment with the latest 400Gb/s per-port optical technology to help future-proof its 5G network.
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In tandem
5 July 2021
Keely Portway considers the current state of 5G deployment and fibre networks’ role in its operation
Vodafone, Nokia successfully trial 100Gb/s PON technology
2 February 2021
Nokia and Vodafone have successfully trialled a new passive optical network (PON) technology capable of delivering speeds up to 100Gb/s on a single wavelength.
5G: A glass act
9 November 2020
Why is 5G only wireless from the antenna to your pocket? Mike Zammit asks the question
Telefónica Deutschland automates network to adapt to rising traffic
21 September 2020
German service provider, Telefónica Deutschland is preparing its network to adapt to escalating data traffic and bandwidth demands.
Three chooses CityFibre for 5G fibre backhaul
7 September 2020
UK alternative fibre provider, CityFibre has been selected by Three to help connect an additional 1,300 mobile masts across 59 towns and cities under a multi-million pound contract.
Verizon successfully trials 800G over 'extreme distances'
22 July 2020
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 to phase out Huawei equipment from 5G and full-fibre networks
14 July 2020
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.
5G fuelled by full-fibre diet
5 May 2020
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
Events
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
