A team of researchers from China Mobile Research Institute has successfully tested the 1,100km transmission of 800G systems.
Broadband Forum has published the latest release of its Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) open-source project.
Eight companies have come together to build 2Africa, a subsea cable designed to serve the African continent and Middle East region.
According to optical analyst firm LightCounting’s updated Market for Optics in China report, China has had a greater impact on the global optical communications industry than any other country over the last decade.
China Mobile is currently building a new optical transport network that will support improved data centre interconnect, consumer broadband services and 4G backhaul. The operator has chosen Nokia to build the integrated IP/optical transport network, and deployment has already begun. The network will also support the next-generation of network services, especially 5G.
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In the Spring edition of Fibre Systems, we looked at how to recruit and retain great telecoms talent, but what about once the recruitment process is complete?
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Keely Portway reviews some of the ways optical sensing has been used in communications for complementary applications
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A look at the market for optical fibre cables and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams provides a market update on fibre network deployments in the Asia Pacific region
Keely Portway discovers how the decision-making process for network architects, designers– and anyone involved in the design and deployment of FTTH networks – could be greatly simplified when it comes to choosing PON technology
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Gemma Church evaluates why spectral efficiency is an important but often overlooked performance criterion
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Keely Portway highlights some of the key developments from the first physical FTTH Conference in two years
Keely Portway reports on the popular Market Watch panel that took place at OFC 2022, focusing on the current state of the optical market
