To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors. However, it’s a daily fact of life for the industry.
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16 May 2020
II-VI has created three fun and informative videos to celebrate the International Day of Light and the 60th anniversary of the laser
21 April 2020
With this year's FTTH Conference moving to December, we look back at Mona Keijzer, state secretary for economic affairs and climate policy, Government of the Netherlands, delivering her keynote speech at the 2019 event.
10 March 2020
The FTTH Council Europe has announced that this year's FTTH Conference has been postponed until December. To cheer us up, here is Ronan Kelly, president of the FTTH Council Europe giving his opening keynote at the 2019 event.
11 June 2019
Mike Venter, VP product development, VeEX, reveals all on the company's exciting new range of solutions for fibre deployment.
11 June 2019
Eric Honig, director of product management, physical layer business unit at EXFO on why the launch of the company's new Optical Xplorer is so significant.
11 June 2019
Vanesa Diaz, market development manager EMEA at Corning Optical Communications discusses how the industry is coping with growing bandwidth demand.
11 June 2019
Craig Black, senior director of fibre optic test, VIAVI, talks about the trends the company has seen in fibre for TV.
11 June 2019
A test and measurement masterclass with Jean-Baptiste Létang, product line manager at EXFO, who presents the Optical Xplorer.
11 June 2019
Cyrille Morelle, CEO at VeEX discusses some of the hot topics from this year's ANGA COM.
30 November 2018
Tony Geheran, chief customer officer at Telus, talks to Fibre Systems about its dynamic phase of fibre installation in Canada.
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FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
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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
