Integrating Europe’s silicon photonics supply chain
9 October 2017
Collaborative initiatives are seeking to bridge the gap between small- and large-scale production of photonic integrated circuits, finds Andy Extance
Fibre Systems Autumn 2017
The age of time-sensitive optical transport
13 September 2017
Optical networks are playing an increasingly important role in the distribution of precise timing signals and synchronisation with sub-microsecond accuracy. Michael Ritter explains
Show Preview: ECOC 2017
12 September 2017
ECOC is the place to be to discover the latest technological and commercial innovations in optical components and networks. Here we highlight some of the exhibitors and events taking place in the exhibition hall.
Fibre characterisation in the coherent era
8 September 2017
Richard Ednay considers whether fibre characterisation needs to be modified to suit modern optical communication systems that are likely to include coherent transmission
Fibre and cable for the cloud
8 September 2017
Hao Dong describes how innovative optical fibres and cabling could provide substantial benefits for connecting data centres across a wide range of distances
Getting the measure of Viavi
1 September 2017
Oleg Khaykin, CEO of Viavi Solutions, speaks candidly to Fibre Systems about how to compete in the challenging world of communications test and measurement
Infrastructure investors pour money into British broadband
31 August 2017
Britain has a reputation as a backwater when it comes to fibre-optic broadband connections that reach directly into consumer’s homes. Currently, only two per cent of households in the country have access to full fibre connections. But that looks set to change. This summer, some £500 million of equity and new debt have been invested in alternative network providers in the UK.
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
