Tokyo-based fibre connectivity product vendor, Sanwa has acquired network solutions provider, Fiberon Technologies.
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Photonics organisations forge partnership
08 June 2021
The IEEE Photonics Society and the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) have entered into an agreement to promote joint activities, cross-disciplinary technical dissemination and cooperative programs between membership bodies.
New ISP pledges £1bn to UK fibre
02 June 2021
New ISP and network builder, Upp says that it is to invest £1bn to deploy a full fibre network to 1 million premises in eastern England by 2025.
Arctic Connect subsea project on hold for further assessment
02 June 2021
Arctic Connect, the international project to build a trans-Arctic submarine telecom cable between Europe and Asia has been suspended.
UK incumbent trials hollow core fibre
01 June 2021
UK incumbent operator, BT has begun trials of hollow core fibre in collaboration with start-up and Southampton University spin out, Lumenisity, and Open-RAN mobile vendor Mavenir.
Ufinet increases Colombia capacity with coherent tech
01 June 2021
One of Latin America’s neutral infrastructure wholesale operators, Ufinet is upgrading its national long-haul network in Colombia, with the aim of doubling the capacity of its current network.
UK operator reports zero waste to landfill achievement
28 May 2021
UK operator Virgin Media states in its latest Sustainability Report publication that it has achieved zero waste to landfill operations for the first time.
Three projects launched by OIF
27 May 2021
Non-profit consortium, the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) recently held its technical and MA&E committees meeting for Q2 of this year.
Optical transmission equipment vendor eyes UK market
26 May 2021
Poland-based data transmission solutions provider, Salumanus has set up a British division.
Consortium awarded Ethiopia telecoms license, market opened-up
24 May 2021
The Ministry of Finance and the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) have awarded a telecommunications license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia
FTC takes legal action against ISP over speeds
21 May 2021
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alongside seven law enforcement partners have made a complaint against U.S. ISP, Frontier Communications regarding internet service speeds.
ECOC commits to physical 2021 event
14 May 2021
The management committee behind industry conference and exhibition, ECOC has announced its commitment to making the 2021 event a physical one.
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To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors. However, it’s a daily fact of life for the industry.
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The submarine cable industry is still a very healthy one, with figures from Research and Markets predicting that it will reach $30.8bn by 2026.
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The drive toward 5G and beyond has been a key factor in the demand for higher bandwidth and more reliable networks. This has, in turn, brought about a greater appetite for intelligent infrastructure supported by automation.
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Arguably one of the biggest topics in optical communications in the past two years has been fifth-generation coherent optics, with a raft of trials and demonstrations, highlighting 800G wavelength achievements taking place.
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Fibre deployment is currently taking place at pace throughout the world. According to the latest study from research firm, Global Industry Analysts (GIA), the global FTTH/B market is predicted to reach S31.3bn by 2026.
Fibre networks have allowed 5G trials to take place across areas of South Africa such as Port Elizabeth (MD_Photography/Shutterstock.com)
Kithinji Muriungi of KamsHub presented at this year’s OFC, focusing on how fibre technology in Africa might look in 2030
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