CityFibre’s recruitment programme will include the identification and training of thousands of unemployed UK residents
There's a shortage of skilled fibre professionals in Europe. How can we, as an industry, work towards addressing this? Keely Portway finds out
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.
Matthew Hare, chief executive, Zzoomm
Zzoomm, the recently launched full fibre network operator is partnering with Hexatronic for full fibre network delivery.
Gigaclear has installed its first pure fibre broadband cabinet in Birchanger, Uttlesford, under Essex County Council’s broadband improvement programme, Superfast Essex.
Matthew Hare, founder and former CEO of rural fibre network Gigaclear has launched Zzoomm, a new full fibre network operator, serving the UK.
Abingdon, UK – Gigaclear has been ranked no. 23 in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, as a new entrant for 2018. This positions the company as one of the fastest growing tech organisations in the UK.
ABINGDON, UK – Gigaclear has been crowned Best Rural Broadband provider for a second consecutive year by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA).
The UK has fallen to 35th place in the global broadband speed delivery rankings, compared with 31st place in 2017. This is according to the latest data gathered and published by research group M-Lab and UK broadband comparison site Cable.co.uk.
Matthew Hare, chief executive at rural full fibre broadband provider, Gigaclear has stepped down from the company he founded eight years ago. Hare is succeeded by Mike Surrey, previously chief operating officer, and now interim chief executive at the company.
The Connected Britain conference and exhibition returned to London this week, where a host of recognisable industry names took to the podiums to have their say on the various issues affecting the future of Britain’s high-speed connectivity. The 2018 event also, for the first time hosted its own award ceremony.
FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors.
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The submarine cable industry is still a very healthy one, with figures from Research and Markets predicting that it will reach $30.8bn by 2026.
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The drive toward 5G and beyond has been a key factor in the demand for higher bandwidth and more reliable networks. This has, in turn, brought about a greater appetite for intelligent infrastructure supported by automation.
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Arguably one of the biggest topics in optical communications in the past two years has been fifth-generation coherent optics, with a raft of trials and demonstrations, highlighting 800G wavelength achievements taking place.
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Fibre deployment is currently taking place at pace throughout the world. According to the latest study from research firm, Global Industry Analysts (GIA), the global FTTH/B market is predicted to reach S31.3bn by 2026.
Fibre networks have allowed 5G trials to take place across areas of South Africa such as Port Elizabeth (MD_Photography/Shutterstock.com)
Kithinji Muriungi of KamsHub presented at this year’s OFC, focusing on how fibre technology in Africa might look in 2030
Jay Tourigny takes a look at cleaning techniques and which are suited for different applications
