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News story
UK regulator sets out proposals for full-fibre boost

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom has revealed its latest major proposals to accelerate investment in full-fibre broadband, under the Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26.

FTTH in Europe
Feature
Around the bend

Keely Portway takes a look at the next generation of bend-improved fibres, and how they can be best used to future-proof networks

Sponsored Content
Analysis and opinion
On the right tracks

The UK’s nationwide rail network should be a strategic component of digital Britain, says Mark Weller

FTTH in Europe

News

Submarine Networks, Photonic Integration
Direct subsea optical connection trialled between USA and Africa
20 January 2020

Angola Cables is trialling Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct subsea optical connection between the USA and Africa.

Market Research, 5G
CSPs searching out new revenue opportunities, says LightCounting
17 January 2020

LightCounting has released a report looking at the impact of 5G and the cloud on telecom networks, and how these factors are shaping the market.

Fibre and Cable, FTTH in the Americas
Prysmian to help bring high-speed connection to 52 Mexican cities
16 January 2020

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Mexican government-owned Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to supply fibre cables to connect some of the country’s most remote regions.

FTTH in Europe
UK regulator sets out proposals for full-fibre boost
08 January 2020

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom has revealed its latest major proposals to accelerate investment in full-fibre broadband, under the Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Indigo Telecom Group acquires 4site to expand network design expertise
07 January 2020

Network design consultancy, 4site has been acquired by Indigo Telecom Group.

Photonic Integration, Components and Subsystems
NeoPhotonics 400G coherent transceivers undergoing customer trials
07 January 2020

NeoPhotonics has shipped its new 400G capable ClearLight CFP2-DCO transceiver for end customer trials.

Analysis & opinion

Photonic Integration
Circuit training
20 January 2020

PIC your test to deliver reliable optical component performance in a next-generation world, says François Couny

Fibre and Cable, 5G
The road less travelled
16 January 2020

Mikael Sandberg anticipates the road to 5G and its full-fibre pavement in cities

FTTH in Europe
On the right tracks
07 January 2020

The UK’s nationwide rail network should be a strategic component of digital Britain, says Mark Weller

Features

Interoperability
Teaming up
02 December 2019

Keely Portway find out how optical networking interoperability is achieved through industry collaboration

FTTH
Homeward bound
25 November 2019

Keely Portway takes a look at what needs to be done over the next 12 months to move toward the goal of copper switch-off

SUBMARINE NETWORKS, Submarine cables
Making a deep impact
21 August 2019

Keely Portway looks at the latest developments in submarine networks, and the issues and trends shaping the market

Test and measurement, Photonic Integration
Pumping up the PIC volume
20 August 2019

There are many challenges to overcome to provide quick and efficient characterisation of photonic integrated circuits, finds Andy Extance

Fibre Systems TV

ANGA COM 2019: Interview with Mike Venter, VeEX
ANGA COM 2019: Interview with Eric Honig, EXFO
ANGA COM 2019: Interview with Vanesa Diaz, Corning

Resources

White paper
Standards, Technology, Market and Industry Trends for MMF
OFS
16 January 2020

Presenting the latest standards, technology, market and industry trends for graded-index, laser optimised multi-mode fibres (MMF) coupled to low-cost Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) links, which have historically provided the most cost-effective and widely deployed short reach fibre solutions for local area networks (L

White paper
Increasing data traffic requires full spectral window usage in optical single-mode fiber cables
CommScope
6 August 2019

The optical fiber network infrastructures installed today will typically see four generations of transmission systems over the network’s expected lifetime. As recent history has shown, the amount of data traffic these networks will carry will increase dramatically and continuously.

Viewpoint
Industry Consortium Forms Open Eye MSA Targeting High Speed Optical Connectivity Applications
MACOM
31 May 2019

The ever-expanding bandwidth demands on Cloud Data Center infrastructures are intensifying the pressure on optical module providers to enable faster connectivity solutions at volume scales and cost structures.

Viewpoint
A Look Ahead at the Trends and Technologies Shaping the Optical Networking Market
MACOM
4 March 2019

The first months of 2019 – as with any year – are a good opportunity to look ahead to what the future holds in store for the networking and communication domains, and the key technologies that underpin them.

White paper
Fiber to the home (FTTH) architecture overview
CommScope
3 December 2018

Not all FTTH networks are built the same. Since construction and outside plant account for the majority of total network costs, getting the architecture right has a major impact on the business case.
 

Viewpoint
HellermannTyton Launch Range of MDU enclosures with 3D Models Online
HellermannTyton
28 November 2018

MDU Fibre Enclosures for every size of Building – S5, S3 and S1

Product News

FACT™ Optical Distribution Frames (ODF) - High-density full front access optical distribution frames
09 December 2019

FACT™ from CommScope is a versatile, end-to-end, fully front accessible ODF solution that incorporates termination, splicing, and storage demands. The tool-less system approach and the high level of modularity guarantee an easy migration path towards new connectivity platforms and expansion of existing central offices and data centers.

Latest Anritsu PAM4 error detector supports 116Gb/s
18 November 2019

Anritsu has released its latest PAM4 error detector, which supports 116Gb/s bit error rate tests.

JGR Optics automated loss meter now available
18 November 2019

The RL1 automated return loss meter from JGR Optics is ready to ship.

New Nokia chipsets to aid operators with 10G PON introduction
08 October 2019

Now available from Nokia is the Quillion family of chipsets that are designed to power next-generation massive scale access networks.

Sumix launches inspection probe for Huber+Suhner connectors
08 October 2019

Sumix Corporation has introduced Huber+Suhner’s ODC and Q-ODC inspection tips for the Sumix Manta-W+ fibre microscope.

VeEX announces new products for multi-fibre testing at ECOC
27 September 2019

VeEX announced a number of new products at the recent ECOC exhibition, including the OX-MPO-12 optical switch.

Infinera introduces XR optics for coherent sub-carrier aggregation at ECOC
26 September 2019

Infinera took to the show floor at the recent ECOC exhibition to reveal XR optics, a point-to-multipoint coherent optical sub-carrier aggregation technology.

Tunable SFP+ with Flextune™ Self-tuning Functionality – Reducing CapEx and OpEx
12 September 2019

Finisar’s pluggable, tunable DWDM optical transceivers enabled with Flextune™ are a great way to lower your network infrastructure CapEx by transmitting multiple data streams on a single fiber optics link.

Press releases

Interim chief exec recruited to Ofcom

The Ofcom board has announced Jonathan Oxley will be interim chief executive.

Openreach technicians recognised as ‘fibre ninjas’

A pair of technicians from Openreach, the access network division of BT Group have been presented with the UK Fibre Ninja award by Viavi Solutions.

MicroCare expands Asia team

MicroCare has announced the promotion and expansion of its MicroCare Asia team.

Lindsay Broadband names new director of sales for Western U.S.

Lindsay Broadband has announced the addition of David Burns as the director of sales, Western U.S.

UK start-up selects Henley-on-Thames as first full-fibre town

Zzoomm has selected Henley-on-Thames to be the first town for its new full-fibre network and expects to start building later in the summer.