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A look at the market for optical line termination equipment and some of the products and solutions available
The last year has been unprecedented - not just in terms of the impact of the pandemic, but also because the industry has shifted into overdrive in pursuit of ambitious government targets for gigabit-capable deployment, and the race to capture market share. Investment flows into the altnet sector are at record levels, and there has been a large number of new entrants in the market.
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Cardiff based provider Ogi recently secured an investment from Infracapital to deliver a £200m phase one business plan to build a full-fibre broadband network across south Wales, UK.
CommScope’s new hardened connector, Prodigy, is designed to accelerate and simplify field installation for FTTH networks.
Fujikura Europe has launched what it calls its most powerful and compact active cladding alignment fusion splicer - the 41S+.
Prysmian Group has extended its partnership with Openreach with a new three-year contract.
Jay Tourigny takes a look at cleaning techniques and which are suited for different applications
UK altnet, CityFibre has received a RoSPA Bronze Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure its staff and build partners operate in a safe environment.
Infrastructure services contractor, Kelly Group has been selected to partner with independent provider, Community Fibre on the latter’s full-fibre roll-out in London, UK.
Neil Bessant ponders whether advances in technology could change the skills requirements for network engineers
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Keely Portway reports on a recent webinar about how the telecoms sector is addressing the current shortage in skills, from recruitment through to keeping great candidates once they are on board
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Keely Portway takes a look at the latest developments when it comes to FTTH deployment in Europe and what needs to be done to overcome the hurdles in the path of acceleration
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As pressure on networks continues to grow, photonic integrated circuits (PIC) are becoming more advanced to sustain the unprecedented rise in traffic, finds Abigail Williams
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A look at the market for optical line termination equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Keely Portway rounds-up some of the industry's responses to the government’s connectivity mission in the recent Levelling Up white paper
The continued resource challenges faced by operators could be aided with advances in tools and technology, suggests Stéphane Chabot
