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FTTH in Europe

Fibre industry satisfactory but more could be done, says diversity study

01 December 2021

The FTTH Council Europe has revealed the preliminary findings of its Gender Diversity Survey.

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FTTH

25G PON technology trialled in Turkey

01 December 2021

Türk Telekom is accelerating the build out of its high-capacity network in Turkey.

Fibre Systems Christmas hours

01 December 2021

The Fibre Systems team will finish work for Christmas at the end of the day on Thursday 23 December and return to our desks on Tuesday 4 January 2022.

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FTTH in Europe

CityFibre successfully deploys its first 800Gb/s backbone wavelength

24 November 2021

UK independent provider CityFibre has successfully deployed its first 800Gb/s backbone wavelength.

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FTTH in Europe

GlobalConnect expands FTTH footprint with Open Universe acquisition

24 November 2021

Infrastructure provider GlobalConnect Sweden has reached an agreement with operator Telenor Sweden to acquire SDU fibre assets from the operator and its wholesale company, Open Universe.

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6G

£2.6m grant awarded for 6G tech development

23 November 2021

The University of Glasgow has received a grant worth £2.6m towards the build of a new facility to test 6G communications systems.

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FTTH in Europe

£123m funding secured for UK fibre rollout

16 November 2021

UK operator, Netomnia and ISP, YouFibre, have secured £123m in funding to support their national rollout of full-fibre broadband.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Santec eyes cable assembly test market with double acquisition

10 November 2021

Santec Corporation has acquired JGR Optics and OptoTest Corp.

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FTTH in the Americas

G8 to increase long-haul DWDM network capacity in Brazil

10 November 2021

G8 Telecommunications has committed to increasing network capacity to meet the growing needs of enterprises, network operators, and government companies across Brazil.

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FTTH in Europe

New joint venture to bring FTTH to 4m German homes

08 November 2021

Deutsche Telekom has agreed a long-term partnership with IFM Investors, via the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (IFM GIF) to bring gigabit-capable FTTH broadband to more than four million homes in rural Germany.

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Submarine Cables

SDM subsea cable to link South-East Asia, Australasia and North America

05 November 2021

Hawaiki is launching a new SDM subsea cable linking South-East Asia, Australasia and North America.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Lumentum acquires NeoPhotonics in $918m deal

04 November 2021

Lumentum Holdings and NeoPhotonics Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire the latter.

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