Virgin and O2 merger provisionally cleared by regulator
14 April 2021
UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared the proposed merger between Virgin Media and O2.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Update: II-VI wins Coherent bidding war
26 March 2021
II-VI Incorporated is to acquire Coherent for approximately $7.01bn.
Coherent bidding war continues with $6.64bn offer from II-VI
12 March 2021
The ongoing bidding war for Coherent between Lumentum, II-VI, and MKS Instruments continues to develop.
DZS Rift acquisition enables cloud portfolio launch
5 March 2021
DZS has acquired network orchestration and automation solutions provider, Rift.
Joint venture sees wholesale fibre network launch in Brazil
4 March 2021
Telefónica Group has reached an agreement with investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), to develop an independent wholesale network in Brazil.
Radius expands Northern Ireland footprint with Rainbow acquisition
3 March 2021
Radius Payment Solutions has acquired Belfast-based independent operator, Rainbow Communications.
KKR’s Telefónica Chile acquisition to provide open access network
23 February 2021
Investment firm KKR has entered into a $1bn agreement with Telefónica to create an open access wholesale company in Chile.
II-VI makes $6.4bn Coherent bid
12 February 2021
The race to acquire Coherent has taken another turn as II-VI announced that it too has made an offer for the laser technology firm.
Halo Technology expands footprint with Skylane acquisition
1 February 2021
Cabling and transceiver manufacturer, Halo Technology Group has acquired Skylane Optics
DZS expands transport portfolio, customer base with Optelian acquisition
22 January 2021
Transport and access equipment vendor, DZS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire networking solution provider, Optelian.
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As the pandemic underlines the value of the internet more than ever, its underlying technology is making one of its biggest transitions for years.
The data centre market is a particularly wide-ranging one, with one of the driving forces in recent years the emergence of the hyperscale data centre or cloud service provider.
As the world struggles to settle into the ‘new normal’, today’s optical networks need to be flexible in their architecture blueprint, while adapting to new technologies to provide the kinds of new capacity and service options to meet accelerated demand for higher bandwidth.
To address the undeniable growing demand for higher bandwidth, optical vendors have been playing their role with the development of various coherent optical transceivers for different areas of the market, each with its own set of design considerations.
The demand for bandwidth has unarguably skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to the increased appetite for online gaming, content streaming and social-media use.
The importance of reliable connectivity has never been more recognised than it is now. While ambitious targets have been in place across the world for fibre deployment for some time, the ongoing pandemic has served to push it to the forefront.
Looking into the future of telecommunications, it could be argued that AI and telcos will effectively transform each other, explains Raf Meersman
How do we, as an industry, build better broadband for a post-pandemic world? The answer could be fixed, suggests Stefaan Vanhastel
Altnets could be the key to connecting rural areas in 2021, argues Michael Armitage
A glance at the current market for fifth-generation coherent optics, and some of the latest developments available
