The last year has been unprecedented - not just in terms of the impact of the pandemic, but also because the industry has shifted into overdrive in pursuit of ambitious government targets for gigabit-capable deployment, and the race to capture market share. Investment flows into the altnet sector are at record levels, and there has been a large number of new entrants in the market.
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Cardiff based provider Ogi recently secured an investment from Infracapital to deliver a £200m phase one business plan to build a full-fibre broadband network across south Wales, UK.
CommScope’s new hardened connector, Prodigy, is designed to accelerate and simplify field installation for FTTH networks.
Fujikura Europe has launched what it calls its most powerful and compact active cladding alignment fusion splicer - the 41S+.
Prysmian Group has extended its partnership with Openreach with a new three-year contract.
Jay Tourigny takes a look at cleaning techniques and which are suited for different applications
UK altnet, CityFibre has received a RoSPA Bronze Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff and build partners operate in a safe environment.
Infrastructure services contractor, Kelly Group has been selected to partner with independent provider, Community Fibre on the latter’s full-fibre roll-out in London, UK.
Neil Bessant ponders whether advances in technology could change the skills requirements for network engineers
With its Fitel S185ROF and S185PMROF models, Furukawa has completed its new series of cost-effective, user-friendly splicers for laboratory and production.
Cap: The pandemic has fuelled demand for the internet due to digital education, remote working, telehealth, and social connectivity (credit: Josep Suria/shutterstock.com)
Regulations and standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow. Here, two industry experts offer their view on what to expect
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Interoperability is recognised to be the linchpin to open networking, but this can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
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Keely Portway looks at what the current semiconductor shortage could mean for telecoms in 2022
Mark Lutkowitz makes a comparison between solutions from two startups, demonstrated at ECOC 2021
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What does the future hold when it comes to developments in PON technology? Keely Portway finds out
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There is currently a shortage of skilled fibre professionals. How can we, as an industry, work towards addressing this? Keely Portway asks the question
Keely Portway takes a look at the state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and what needs to be done in the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
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Jeff Heynen explains why fibre deployment will show no signs of slowing in 2022
