Zayo is to deploy a new diverse subsea cable route named ‘Zeus,’ connecting the UK to mainland Europe.
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STL Clearcomm acquisition to enhance network integration business
22 July 2021
STL has acquired UK network integration firm, Clearcomm Group.
800G transceivers to dominate mega data centre market, says LightCounting
21 July 2021
Industry research firm LightCounting has released its Mega Datacenter Optics Report for 2021.
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KKR, Telefonica Colombia create wholesale newco
19 July 2021
Investment firm KKR has entered into an agreement with Telefónica to create an open access wholesale company in Colombia.
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Internet speed record of 319Tb/s reached
19 July 2021
A team of researchers from NICT in Japan has set a new world record for internet speed at 319Tb/s.
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New 25G PON technology trialled in UK
16 July 2021
UK operator Openreach has conducted the UK’s first trials of a new 25G PON technology from Nokia.
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Midco commits $500m to 10Gb/s network expansion
14 July 2021
South Dakota cable provider, Midco is investing $500m in its ‘Fiber Forward’ initiative, which will use its fibre network and technology to bring 10Gb/s speeds to customers in the region.
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Temporal compression system developed to speed-up signal processing
08 July 2021
A team of researchers has developed a temporal compression system that allows an equivalent increase in the number of bits transmitted by light in a fibre network.
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Seaborn upgrades subsea networks with coherent technology
07 July 2021
Seaborn Networks is expanding its shared spectrum services in the Americas.
Collaboration creates fibre network connecting Africa
06 July 2021
Liquid Technologies has partnered with Facebook to build a long-haul and metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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02 July 2021
Fibre Systems is looking for manufacturers/vendors, planners, installers, integrators, operators and academics to help shape the topics we cover.
Partnership provides German B2B fibre infrastructure platform
29 June 2021
NGN and Eurofiber have formed a long-term partnership for the German market.
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While the ongoing pandemic has created widespread disruption and uncertainty, one of the results is the increased rate of FTTH/B subscribers.
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There is no denying that 5G is a hot topic in the telecommunications industry.
Fibre Systems takes a glance at the current market for 400G technology, and some of the latest developments available
High-density fibre can enable a new world of communication (image credit: Corning)
In 2021 we face a new world of communication, partly due to Covid-19, according to Jitendra Balakrishnan, CTO, connectivity solutions at Sterlite Technologies (STL).
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Panelists from Polimi, CTTC, TUE and The University Carlos III of Madrid give their views on the future multi Tb/S metro network
The recent virtual OFC Conference covered some of the industry’s hottest topics. Keely Portway reports from the Market Watch conference talk about the current state of the industry.
What are the implications for UK providers and industry from the all-IP migration changes, One Touch Switching and Ofcom Telecoms Market Review? Mike Locke explains
