Precise splicers revealed for large core fibres
17 February 2021
With its Fitel S185ROF and S185PMROF models, Furukawa has completed its new series of cost-effective, user-friendly splicers for laboratory and production.
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More than 5,000 UK jobs created for fibre network build
5 January 2021
Openreach, the access network division of BT Group, is creating 5,300 UK-based engineering jobs, to be filled this year.
Viavi optimeter designed for last mile deployment confidence
1 December 2020
Viavi Solutions has introduced the Viavi Optimeter, a new type of network test tool to speed and simplify last mile optical fibre activation and maintenance.
PPC ‘Hapi’ to launch new installation tool
20 November 2020
PPC Broadband has launched the Hapi Miniflex cable installation tool.
R&M distribution module aids densification
21 September 2020
Swiss connectivity provider, R&M has launched the Prime ribbon distribution module.
Gigaclear on engineer recruitment drive for fibre expansion
14 August 2020
UK rural broadband provider, Gigaclear is looking to recruit 120 new, full-time field engineers by the end of March next year, to help build network capacity.
VeEX RTU-300 platform now features test capacity
12 August 2020
VeEX has introduced the RTU-600 100G test module for the RTU-300 standalone platform.
Automatic pilot
22 July 2020
Koji Okamoto underlines the importance of rebooting test processes for the ‘new normal’
Fired up by fake news
6 April 2020
Keely Portway on how the optical communications industry has come together to counteract fake 5G news
Survey launched to aid cable installer productivity
6 April 2020
Ideal Networks has launched a survey for users of its LanTEK IV cable certifier with a view helping cable installers maximise productivity.
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As the pandemic underlines the value of the internet more than ever, its underlying technology is making one of its biggest transitions for years.
The data centre market is a particularly wide-ranging one, with one of the driving forces in recent years the emergence of the hyperscale data centre or cloud service provider.
As the world struggles to settle into the ‘new normal’, today’s optical networks need to be flexible in their architecture blueprint, while adapting to new technologies to provide the kinds of new capacity and service options to meet accelerated demand for higher bandwidth.
To address the undeniable growing demand for higher bandwidth, optical vendors have been playing their role with the development of various coherent optical transceivers for different areas of the market, each with its own set of design considerations.
The demand for bandwidth has unarguably skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to the increased appetite for online gaming, content streaming and social-media use.
The importance of reliable connectivity has never been more recognised than it is now. While ambitious targets have been in place across the world for fibre deployment for some time, the ongoing pandemic has served to push it to the forefront.
Looking into the future of telecommunications, it could be argued that AI and telcos will effectively transform each other, explains Raf Meersman
How do we, as an industry, build better broadband for a post-pandemic world? The answer could be fixed, suggests Stefaan Vanhastel
Altnets could be the key to connecting rural areas in 2021, argues Michael Armitage
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
