U.S. operator, Verizon has completed a successful test in its live fibre network to move 800Gb/s of data on a single wavelength across extreme distances.
Geant, one of Europe’s leading collaborations on network and related infrastructure and services for research and education, is upgrading its pan-European network.
Geoff Bennett evaluates how 50 years of innovation in optical communications has more recently helped to bring light from the shadow of Covid-19
Infinera, in partnership with network operator, Windstream, has completed a live network trial that achieved 800Gb/s single-wavelength transmission over 730km.
Infinera has completed a live network trial of 800Gb/s single-wavelength transmission at 96GBd over 950km across a long-haul link in a major North American network operator’s production network.
Infinera and Corning have teamed up to achieve an 800G single wavelength.
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.
Australia’s wholesale open-access broadband provider NBN Co is deploying Infinera’s Transcend software-defined networking (SDN) solution.
Italy’s international service provider, Sparkle is deploying Infinera’s XT-3600 platform for its new Nibble Network.
Verizon has chosen Infinera as a supplier of automation technology to help enable the migration of its time-division multiplexing (TDM) network to a new Ethernet-based network.
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
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