Walk the line
11 October 2019
Steve Roberts takes a look at the continued importance of fibre-based networks to enterprise in a 5G world
The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
Fibre and Cable
Openreach selects fibre cable supply partner
7 October 2019
Openreach has awarded a contract to Fujikura for the supply of its new Air Blown Wrapping Tube Cable (AB-WTC), a ribbon fibre cable.
Have your say
21 August 2019
Fibre Systems speaks to a lead design engineer and a fibre planner to find out about the day-to-day challenges they face on the front line
In perfect harmony
14 August 2019
Ray O’Connor argues that wireless and fibre should be considered complementary, rather than in competition
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Increasing data traffic requires full spectral window usage in optical single-mode fiber cables
6 August 2019
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Seabras adds industry-leading experts to board roles
2 July 2019
Developer-owner-operator of subsea fibre optic cable systems, Seaborn Networks, has announced the addition of Andrew Crouch and Donald Shassian to the board of directors of Seabras Group, LLC.
UK wholesale provider appoints strategic fibre partner and selected as last mile provider
20 June 2019
Alternative network provider, CityFibre has awarded a strategic supplier agreement to Prysmian Group, and joined SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ last-mile metro network providers.
Interlink Telecom selects Viavi OTDR testing for Thailand fibre network
21 May 2019
Thai operator, Interlink Telecom has selected the Viavi T-Berd/MTS-4000 V2 optical test platform to support the building of its fibre optic network.
Full support
9 May 2019
Craig Black explains why fibre could make or break 5G
Fibre engineers – have your say!
8 May 2019
Fibre Systems is looking for fibre engineers and installation professionals to share their experiences in the pages of the magazine.
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Leading industry lights talk to Keely Portway about the challenges and opportunities faced by the optical communications supply chain in the last 12 months, and predict what could lie ahead
Mark Lutkowitz on future 400ZR pricing, its impact on certain key vendors and the outlook for 400ZR+ and 800ZR
While the Covid-19 crisis clearly impacted infrastructure deployment in Europe in 2020, it also undoubtedly reinforced operators’ mid-term FTTH ambitions
The all-important multi-vendor interoperability can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
2020 has shown standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow, and that’s something to be excited about, argues Bernd Hesse
Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
Large webscale internet content providers have undoubtedly been the wielders of power in recent years. The only thing greater for them, has been their hunger for data.
