The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2021) will now take place from 6 -10, June.
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UK telecoms professionals royally rewarded for services during pandemic
14 October 2020
The Queen of England's birthday honours list has recently been published, and this year features more telecoms professionals than ever before.
Study highlights significant investment in UK Altnet sector
13 October 2020
A recent report shows more than £1.76bn of private funding related to the independent sector was announced between the start of 2019 and September 2020.
Vivacom Bulgaria accelerates broadband coverage with next-generation fibre network
13 October 2020
Bulgarian fibre access provider, Vivacom is accelerating its broadband coverage across the country.
Polhem Infra acquires carrier business from Telia Company
06 October 2020
Telia Company has reached an agreement with Polhem Infra to sell its carrier business, Telia Carrier for SEK9,450m on a cash and debt free basis.
Radius increases footprint with Connect Total Communications acquisition
01 October 2020
Payment and fleet services firm, Radius Payment Solutions has acquired service provider, Connect Total Communications.
ECOC exhibition goes virtual
30 September 2020
The organisers of the annual ECOC Exhibition have taken the decision to move this year’s 25th anniversary event fully online.
Verizon successfully trials 400ZR
24 September 2020
Verizon Media has successfully validated an upgrade from 100GbE QSFP28 optics, to 400GbE QSFP-DD over the same production open line system.
Fibre Systems 2021 information available to help you plan for next year
22 September 2020
The latest Fibre Systems media information, which includes the 2021 editorial calendar and details of our extensive suite of exciting marketing options, is available now.
Planner partner selected for Openreach network extension
21 September 2020
UK-based planner and systems integrator, Telent has won a contract to support a £12bn project designed to bring full-fibre to millions of UK homes and businesses.
Telefónica Deutschland automates network to adapt to rising traffic
21 September 2020
German service provider, Telefónica Deutschland is preparing its network to adapt to escalating data traffic and bandwidth demands.
Altitude Infrastructure to invest €2.5bn in French fibre
21 September 2020
Altitude Infrastructure has raised €500m in equity and junior debt and plans to invest €2.5bn over the next three years to accelerate the development of fibre in France.
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The recent Covid-19 pandemic has changed many areas of our daily life, from going to a place of work, how we spend our holidays, to eating out and socialising with friends and family. For fibre engineers, it has arguably had a much greater impact.
In 2020, video calls have become ubiquitous thanks to Covid-19, revealing many people’s ‘lousy home broadband’, according to Geoff Bennett, director, solutions and technology, at Infinera.
It’s reasonable to say that the biggest disruptive influence this year has been the global pandemic that still currently has a grip on our lives.
PIA has proven its value in a project to build a carrier-independent dark fibre route between Bristol and South Wales in the UK. Mark Weller explains
Koji Okamoto underlines the importance of rebooting test processes for the ‘new normal’
Geoff Bennett evaluates how 50 years of innovation in optical communications has more recently helped to bring light from the shadow of Covid-19
Guillaume Baral outlines some of the significant benefits of adopting a more agile, modular approach to product development for fibre networks
There is a massive commercial opportunity that fibre network providers are leaving in the ground, says Stuart Large
Mattias Fridström looks at the role of software and collaboration in maximising optical networks in the future
