UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom has confirmed how it plans to regulate the wholesale telecoms markets for the next five years and beyond.
Denmark energy and telecommunications group Norlys is looking to develop new sustainable solutions for end-users as it continues its fibre roll-out in the market.
Luxembourg incumbent, Post Luxembourg is upgrading its backbone network in the country, moving from switches and routers to optical connectivity.
Glasfaser Nordwest is beginning construction on a new fibre network in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Blackpool in the UK’s north-west is to receive investment of £60m as part of independent provider, CityFibre’s plans to upgrade legacy networks with full-fibre.
London ISP Community Fibre has announced the appointment of Lord Barwell to the board as a special advisor.
Indigo Telecom Group, a global provider of telecom and data centre network support services, has announced the appointment of Ian Duggan as CEO effective immediately.
UK cable operator Virgin Media has trialled network technology that provides new ways to roll out multi-gigabit speeds.
Radius Payment Solutions has acquired Belfast-based independent operator, Rainbow Communications.
UK digital infrastructure provider, Openreach has selected the optical network monitoring system (ONMSi) from Viavi Solutions to accelerate its full-fibre broadband deployment across the country.
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
