Peter Winzer, Founder & CTO at Nubis Communications
With nominations underway for The Photonics100 – our list of the industry’s top innovators in association with our sister title, Electro Optics – Fibre Systems spoke to previous honoree Peter Winzer, Founder & CTO at Nubis Communications about the future of photonics for optical communications.
Nesa Scopic advises on the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) fire safety standards for fibre cables, and how to choose the optimal cabling for the correct setting
Craig Thomas, Vice President Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Broadband Forum
We will continue to see a shift to a service-orientated ecosystem over the next 12 months, according to Craig Thomas, who advises on the important role that standards will play.
Following the green light from the European Commission, the service provider and operator will set up a newco to bring network speeds of 10Gb/s to the country.
The operator says that the new route is its shortest ever, and brings its One Africa Digital Network up to 110,000km.
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The $3.6m investment will bring full-fibre connectivity to more than 9,000 homes and businesses.
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The technology showcased download speeds of 15Gb/s and upload speeds of nearly 2Gb/s.
CommScope made the announcement at this year's ANGA COM conference and exhibition (credit: CommScope)
It was announced at ANGA COM that the three companies will collaborate to deploy DOCSIS 3.1 and R-PHY distributed access architecture to deliver faster speeds.
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The initial rollout will connect 10,000 homes and businesses in the eight largest provinces of the country.
The trial demonstrates that the same fibre networks using 25G PON technology for backhaul traffic could support the capacity and latency demands of fronthaul.
Virgin Media O2 has been laying the groundwork for full network automation in the future (credit: Virgin Media O2)
New tools and processes do more of the heavy lifting in managing networks to deliver seamless connectivity, but suppliers are still seeking the Holy Grail of full automation, finds Benjamin Skuse
The world is poised for 10-gigabit networks, and advances in DOCSIS 4.0 solutions could bring us closer to this reality, finds Alice Jensen
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A look at the market for optical transport equipment, including the vendors of some of the latest hardware products and solutions.
Abigail Williams looks at how European network developers are overcoming the challenges they face in expanding fibre deployments
Charlie Cassie highlights the latest recruitment trends that fibre network providers, owners and operators need to think about if they are looking to hire great telecoms talent
Colin Yates highlights the benefits of digital data capture for telecoms engineers, installers and other field-based professionals
