Partnership provides training for next-gen installation engineers
10 May 2022
Fareham College in the UK has partnered with ISP, Giganet to train, upskill and develop the next generation of fibre installation engineers.
Training and Education
On demand - Bridging the skills gap: enhancing telecoms talent through training and apprenticeships
4 May 2022
This webinar focuses on how the telecoms sector is addressing the skills issue, looking at the accredited training available and how apprenticeship schemes are valuable to operators, installers and ISPs.
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Moving forward with fibre
3 May 2022
The telecommunication workforce of the future will require employees skilled in fibre networks to move forward and keep pace with emerging technologies.
Giganet invests in UK fibre installation training centre
4 April 2022
UK ISP, Giganet has opened a full fibre training centre in Whiteley, Hampshire.
Openreach to create and fill 4,000 jobs this year
10 February 2022
UK network provider, Openreach is to create and fill more than 4,000 jobs during 2022, including around 3,000 apprenticeships, as part of an investment drive in its network, people and training.
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Lumentum commits to inclusion with internship programme
15 October 2021
Lumentum has awarded its first diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB) scholarships to 16 applicants from its 2021 internship program.
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Initiative aims to address UK STEM educational divide
13 October 2021
Ciena and not-for-profit organisation, Academy Achievers are collaborating to help close the digital and educational gap among students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.
City & Guilds included on UK infrastructure qualification card
6 September 2021
In the UK, ECS cards are designed to prove qualification status, main electrical occupation, identity, health and safety awareness, as well as any additional disciplines in which an operative is skilled to work.
Photonics organisations forge partnership
8 June 2021
The IEEE Photonics Society and the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) have entered into an agreement to promote joint activities, cross-disciplinary technical dissemination and cooperative programs between membership bodies.
London altnet’s fibre academy to help hit rollout targets
4 May 2021
Independent provider, G.Network has committed to a recruitment and training programme.
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Amsterdam
18 October 2022 to 20 October 2022
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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.
