Investment firm KKR has entered into a $1bn agreement with Telefónica to create an open access wholesale company in Chile.
The US City of Greenville is to receive a $40m investment into bringing fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) directly to residents.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the results of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
Lumen Technologies has expanded its network infrastructure in México.
Rural service provider, TEC is to bring 10G services across the mid-south region of America.
Fibre optic data, internet, data centre, cloud computing and unified communications service provider, FirstLight has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of DFT Communications.
Indianapolis-based fibre broadband provider, Intelligent Fiber Network (IFN) is making plans for market expansion, targeting around 80,000 identified and serviceable locations.
North American developer of open access fiber optic networks, SiFi Networks has secured significant investment from the Smart City Infrastructure Fund to bring high speed connectivity to more areas of the USA.
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Mexican government-owned Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to supply fibre cables to connect some of the country’s most remote regions.
A new study has been released exploring the costs associated with deploying fibre networks to all households across the US.
FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
To some, optical communication product buyers’ expectation that prices continually fall may seem a strange and unnecessary pressure on vendors.
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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
Jay Tourigny takes a look at cleaning techniques and which are suited for different applications
