UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom has confirmed how it plans to regulate the wholesale telecoms markets for the next five years and beyond.
Keely Portway on how the pandemic has affected FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and what needs to be done in the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
The challenge of “full fibre by 2025” presents a new level of challenge to our sector. The old ways of working are probably not going to deliver – new approaches are needed. This webinar will look at some of the new technical and deployment advances that will form a part of the new phase of network delivery.
This webinar workshop aims to bring the key stakeholders together – the Government, Ofcom, investors and new network operators – to help establish the requirements and environment for the sector to grow and meet the needs of a 21st century digital nation.
The development of 5G and IoT networks presents a new layer of demand for fibre networks, and places new demands on the underlying architecture of fibre networks. This webinar will explore the commercial opportunity of these demands, and probe how it can be delivered. The online event will be focused at operators, investors and the commercial and operational requirements of fibre networks to support 5G networks.
A recent INCA survey has revealed that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50 per cent in 2019.
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) is to move all of its planned events online, and make a reduction in costs for all those participating.
The UK’s opposition party, Labour has announced a pledge to deliver free full fibre-broadband for all.
Secure Web Services (SWS) has become the first wireless services provider to achieve the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) Gold Standard Quality Mark
The High Court of Justice has ruled in favour of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority over its decision on the use of the term ‘fibre’ in advertising.
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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
