News and BusinessGTS Telecom, an information technology and communications service provider in Romania and member of Deutsche Telekom AG, has selected Ciena to upgrade its network from 10G to 100G across the country. Designed with future needs in mind, the network gives GTS Telecom the ability to migrate the countrywide network to 200G, 400G, and even 800G […]
News and BusinessNokia says Indian operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) will use its DWDM solution in the access layer to upgrade its network to 5G for meeting future service capacity and reliability needs. The new compact and scalable DWDM solution will allow Vi to optimise fibre resources while ensuring 100G capacity with future upgrade capability of the network […]
News and BusinessPrysmian Group, says it will work with Australian operator Telstra, to build a state-of-the-art, inter-capital fibre network in Australia. The multi-year national fibre network project will see Telstra build a new “state-of-the-art inter-city dual fibre path” that adds up to 20,000 route km of new fibre optic terrestrial cable, boosting inter-capital capacity, as well as […]
News and BusinessInfinera says the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) Consortium, owner of one of the largest consortium cable systems in the world, has selected Infinera’s ICE6 coherent 800G solution to increase its submarine network capacity and provide diverse, resilient connectivity across European, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern markets. AAE-1’s submarine upgrade will more than double the current capacity, providing […]
MagazineNetworks require ever-higher speeds. To enable tomorrow’s applications, fibre is being deployed deeper into the network. Service providers and operators often assume this requires vast amounts of costly fibre to be deployed—but there’s another way… To adapt to fast-changing market demands, operators need to evolve quickly while providing the flexibility to work seamlessly with any […]
Technologies and ProductsHUBER+SUHNER says its new FTTH modular connectivity solution is the first on the market to enable subscribers to partially install their own fibre. Known as RESA, the new solution is designed for rural/suburban residential and commercial areas. It is an easy installation alternative for both carriers and end customers. RESA is designed to reduce the […]
Applications and ResearchResearchers at Bangor University’s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Centre say they have found a cost-effective way to improve the performance of networks which supply mobile services and broadband to our homes and businesses. In the process, they have set a new world record for using DSP to transform complicated, non-linear, low-speed optical transmission systems into […]
News and BusinessInfinera says it has the successfully delivered 800G optical transmission with Infinera’s ICE6 technology across GlobalConnect Carrier’s live, international long-haul network using GlobalConnect’s existing third-party line system. The development lays the foundation for modernising GlobalConnect’s northern Europe-wide network, which offers a full suite of carrier services with more than 100,000 kilometres of fibre and 3,300 […]
Technologies and ProductsZayo Group Holdings and Equinix, have successfully completed a 400G trial, connecting data centres in London (Slough) and Paris on Zayo’s subsea fibre network. The Q1 2022 trial marks the latest collaboration between the companies as they prepare for the growing need to move continually-increasing volumes of data faster than ever before. As part of […]
News and BusinessRibbon Communications has opened a new Australian headquarters with customer showcase and demonstration facilities in Sydney. The new facilities will support Ribbon’s staff, customers and channel partners while the company to serve and support customers in Australia, New Zealand and the SE Asia region. The new facilities will include a state-of-the-art customer demonstration area, training […]
News and BusinessNokia says it will provide its data centre switching solutions for Microsoft’s data centre facilities to support the bandwidth growth to Microsoft Azure as part of a multi-faceted deal. The deal expands the long-standing relationship between the companies, who have been working together to bring massively scaled, agile and highly resilient networking to the data […]
News and BusinessLIGENTEC SA, a supplier of high performance, low loss, silicon nitride Photonic Integrated Circuits established a R&D Centre in France. Originating in western Switzerland, the company has established its first foreign subsidiary in Corbeil-Essonnes near Paris. The newly formed company, LIGENTEC France SAS, will primarily act as a R&D centre to advance the LIGENTEC base […]
Technologies and ProductsCommScope will launch a new cloud-to-edge suite of next-generation XGS-PON solutions built to facilitate the rapid global growth in FTTP deployments at ANGACOM 2002. The company says the suite has three primary advantages: a flexible architecture; open, interoperable components; and dynamic, cloud-based operation. The cloud-to-edge solution allows service providers in both greenfield FTTH and fibre-deeper […]
News and BusinessNokia says the Swiss energy services company, Energie Wasser Luzern (EWL), has deployed its next-generation PON fibre solution. Nokia is replacing the legacy network with the latest fibre access technology, providing a single network for business and residential customers, as well as for smart metering services. EWL selected the solution in collaboration with its subsidiary […]
Applications and ResearchADVA says Schleswig-Holstein Netz, one of northern Germany’s largest power grid operators, has successfully completed a field trial of quantum-secured data transport using the ADVA FSP 3000 platform with ConnectGuard™ Layer 1 encryption technology (pictured). The company says that for the first time with a full commercial solution, a future-proof key exchange based on quantum […]
Technologies and ProductsTelecommunication networks specialist, Salumanus, is launching a universal optical transceiver alongside other solutions at Anga Com this year. The transceiver has been designed by GBC Photonics, Salumanus’ own production line, and is compatible with all network devices thanks to what the company calls the Simple Recode Device (pictured). Salumanus says the product can recode GBC […]
News and BusinessChip-to-chip optical connectivity manufacturer Ayar Labs, says the company has secured US$130 million in additional financing led by Boardman Bay Capital Management to drive the commercialisation of its optical I/O solution. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and NVIDIA entered this investment round, joining existing strategic investors Applied Ventures LLC, GlobalFoundries, Intel Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. […]
News and BusinessII‐VI Incorporated says it has signed renewable energy contracts for powering nine of its sites in the United States with 100% renewable electricity. The new agreements represent 20 million kWh of renewable electricity per year, thereby avoiding an additional 5,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. II-VI has set as a top priority the reduction […]
News and BusinessCloud operator capex for hyperscale datacenter expansion drove datacom optical component revenue growth by 27% to reach US$4.7 billion in 2021, according to Cignal AI’s new Optical Components Report. The market researcher says this growth outstripped component revenue growth from telecom, consumer, and industrial optical component applications. Total revenue for optical components across all four […]
Technologies and ProductsSenko Advanced Components, Inc. has received several patents for its VSFF (Very Small Form Factor) from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Senko has received U.S. Patent No. 11,280,972 on the first ever LC ferrule connector to allow eight fibres in a QSFP transceiver footprint. Senko has also received patents on its SN connector (including […]