Micos Telcom has launched the MTeH MINI, a next-generation indoor wall-mounted fibre box.
Rehau Telecommunications unveiled its latest distribution network solution, Rauspeed, to the UK market at the virtual Connected Britain event.
Swiss connectivity provider, R&M has launched the Prime ribbon distribution module.
FACT™ from CommScope is a versatile, end-to-end, fully front accessible ODF solution that incorporates termination, splicing, and storage demands. The tool-less system approach and the high level of modularity guarantee an easy migration path towards new connectivity platforms and expansion of existing central offices and data centers.
Iskratel has launched an XGS-PON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) blade for its broadband-access product SI3000 Lumia, offering a multitude of access technologies.
Waystream has launched the MS8000 series of access-switches for fibre networks, with up to 10Gb/s port speed.
TENIO closures from CommScope feature modular building blocks and combine proven fiber management hardware with a new sealing system to simplify training and reduce inventory.
AFL’s latest ribbonizing tool, the RT-02, features a glue-less process for ribbonising and splicing 12-fibre ribbons.
Pro Optix has launched two new series of wavelength division multiplexers (WDM) called the Pro Mini high-density series and the Pro Nano ultra-high-density series.
Fujikura Europe has launched a range of 90R mass fusion splicers designed to significantly reduce overall working time for engineers.
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
