The latest FTTH Market Panorama figures, prepared by IDate, were released at the FTTH Conference in Amsterdam.
INCA members recently gathered to examine the opportunities and challenges presented to the alternative network (altnet) sector on the path to full fibre and 5G. Keely Portway reports on some of the main topics covered at the event
LONDON, UK – The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has launched a new Gold Standard Quality Mark Scheme to highlight best practices in performance, design and operations.
UK chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, confirmed in the 2018 budget report that £200 million will be allocated to fund full fibre broadband connections in harder-to-reach and rural areas across the UK. This will allow for testing of new approaches to fibre rollout in rural areas, with the Borderlands, Cornwall, and Welsh valleys said to be amongst the first areas to benefit.
London, UK – The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has launched a search for the heroes of the UK’s digital infrastructure industry as it announced The INCAs, its inaugural awards scheme which will recognise alternative network providers (altnets).
UK Chancellor, Philip Hammond announced in his speech at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) dinner a pledge to make full fibre to the premises (FTTP) connections available to most homes and businesses by 2025 as part of the government’s Modern Industrial Strategy.
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) and Point Topic have partnered to publish a new report: Metrics for the UK altnet sector Scale, coverage, ambitions, concerns. Amongst the key findings, the report reveals that nearly one million UK homes and businesses are now in reach of ultrafast full fibre connectivity via alternative network providers (altnets).
Image credit: tong patong/Shutterstock.com
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?
Image credit: JesperG/Shutterstock.com
Keely Portway reviews some of the ways optical sensing has been used in communications for complementary applications
Image credit: asharkyu/Shutterstock
A look at the market for optical fibre cables and some of the products and solutions available
Image credit: avarius/Shutterstock.com
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
Image credit: kmls/Shutterstock
Gemma Church evaluates why spectral efficiency is an important but often overlooked performance criterion
Image credit: FTTH Council Europe/Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna
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
