Technologies and ProductsFrance-based APEX Technologies, which develops and manufactures high-performance test equipment for fibre optic telecommunications research, will be launching three new products at ECOC 2021. These include an external cavity tuneable laser source, an amplified spontaneous emission source and a polarimeter. The AP405XA is a high-performance external cavity Littman tuneable laser source combining wide tuning range, […]
Technologies and ProductsHellermannTyton is an established and innovative global leader in the provision of fibre network infrastructure solutions, delivering a broad range of quality, high performance connectivity for both residential and commercial use. HellermannTyton supply a range of quality FTTX solutions for ‘to the home’ and ‘to the building’ fibre connections. With pole and wall mounted multi […]
Technologies and ProductsLeveraging its 3D Siliconization approach, which utilizes high-volume manufacturing processes and Acacia’s mature silicon photonics technology, Acacia offers a complete portfolio of coherent pluggable solutions for network operators to address increasing bandwidth demand. 400G Solutions for DCI, Access Aggregation, Metro, and Long-Haul Applications This portfolio features an expansive list of interoperability modes (400ZR, OpenZR+, Open […]
Technologies and ProductsSENKO is pleased to be able to welcome you to our stand 823, where we can finally meet face to face again. What has been increasingly apparent during these challenging times is that connectivity is at the heart of bringing people together. With ever increasing bandwidth demands from 5G, Data Centres, Edge Computing and IoT, […]
Technologies and ProductsHigh speed data centers as well as the transition for the next generation 5G network require the deployment of ever-increasing numbers of transceivers. Heart of each transceiver is the transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) in combination with the receiver optical subassembly (ROSA). Both are realizing the interface between electrical and optical signal transmission. With its micro-optic […]
Technologies and ProductsTrusted WaveLogic Technology, Now in Pluggable form. Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) standards-based and extended reach 100G – 400G pluggable transceivers incorporate Ciena’s advanced coherent optical Transceiveron- Chip technology to deliver footprint-optimized, 100G – 400G interconnect for next generation access, Data Center Interconnect (DCI), and metro regional networks. Ciena is uniquely positioned to deliver this […]
Technologies and Products3D glass-based integrated photonics components supplier Optoscribe Ltd, says it is now sampling OptoCplrLT™, its monolithic glass chip for low-loss coupling to silicon photonics (SiPh) grating couplers. Created using Optoscribe’s proprietary high-speed laser writing technique, OptoCplrLT™ is designed to overcome fibre-to-SiPh photonic integrated circuit (PIC) coupling challenges to enable high volume automated assembly and help […]
Technologies and ProductsEnsure, together with our parent company HH Group, has succeeded in delivering premium connectivity solutions since 2002. Our featured rockstar, PLC splitters, are best known in the market for premium performance and manufacture. We guarantee optimum quality, manufacturing our own PLC chips, wafers, fiber arrays, and ferrules, controlling the entire production chain. Our PLC splitters […]
Technologies and ProductsAnritsu Corporation has upgraded its Network Master Pro MT1040A tester with the launch of its 400G dual/100G quad channel expansion MT1040A-020 option, which supports simultaneous dual-port 400GbE measurements using a combination of two 400G measurement modules. Anritsu says that since data Tx and Rx tests can be performed simultaneously, it is now possible to test […]
Technologies and ProductsCommScope has announced the general availability of its modular Fibre Optic Splice Closure (FOSC) solution. The modular dome splice closure offers a new, modular seal design that leverages NOVUX technology to accommodate a range of applications in fibre-deep installations and deployments. The company has also announced CEx, a Coexistence portfolio which enables operators to add […]
Technologies and ProductsSemtech Corporation has announced full production availability of the GN2538 and GN2539, Semtech’s newest Tri-Edge™ CDR chipset, designed to enable next generation data centre interconnectivity over multi-mode fibres. The GN2538 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated VCSEL drivers. The GN2539 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated linear transimpedance amplifiers […]
News and BusinessUS-based ADTRAN has announced it is to acquire German metro and carrier ethernet firm ADVA, in an all-stock transaction which values ADVA at around US$930 million (€789) based on a price of €14.98 euros a share. The deal is subject to approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), which expected […]
Technologies and ProductsAvicena will showcase the world’s fastest LED modulated at 10Gbps Avicena is developing ultra-fast LEDs for low power chip-to-chip interconnects and has demonstrated data rates up to 10Gbps which is about an order of magnitude faster than current LED based communication links. These LEDs are specifically optimized for high-speed communication and called Cavity-Reinforced Optical Micro-Emitters […]
News and BusinessPrysmian Group says it is investing US$85 million in major equipment and technology upgrades at plants in North America, enabling the company to meet growing production needs for telecom customers. It says most of these investments and upgrades will take place at the Prysmian Group Claremont, N.C. facility to expand production of optical products. Additionally, […]
Technologies and ProductsADVA has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first Layer 2 demarcation device that offers an easy route to 25Gbps connectivity services, dubbed the FSP 150-XJ128. The company says the device is specifically designed to enable enterprise networks to expand in an easy and cost-effective way, instead of juggling their 10Gbps devices or making […]
News and BusinessFibre-based communications provider Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., says it is planning to deploy thirty-one high-capacity, 400G-enabled long haul routes across North America and Western Europe. The company says the availability of 400G client-side wave capabilities will allow it to deliver multi-terabit capacity across its underlying global network, enabling higher transmission rates, reduced cost per bit, […]
Technologies and ProductsInCoax’s new has debuted a new device which, it claims, allows service providers to realize Gigabit symmetrical broadband speeds over existing coaxial infrastructure. It enables high speed communications and entertainment services to subscribers and provides IPTV services and can also co-exist with legacy TV services during a phase-over period for faster adoption of ALL-IP services. […]
News and BusinessNokia has announced that Australian fibre and network solutions provider Vocus, has deployed Nokia’s solution to set up the 200G optical links covering more than 4,100 km between Brisbane and Darwin. Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) has also been used to upgrade Vocus’ optical network between Adelaide, Brisbane and Darwin to deliver 200G with […]
Technologies and ProductsPrysmian Group has extended its Sirocco HD range of microduct cables to include a 576 fibre optic cable in a diameter of 9.5mm, providing a fibre density of 8.1 fibres per mm2, and is installable into a 12mm duct. Sirocco HD microduct cables utilize Prysmian’s BendBright-A2 200µm single-mode (ITU-T G.657.D, G.657.A2) bend insensitive fibre, providing […]
Applications and ResearchOrange Polska’s Innovation Lab, together with Infinera and the InPhoTech group, recently tested multi-core fibre and Infinera’s ICE6 800G technology. Infinera claims the throughput obtained during the tests was seven times greater than the maximum that can be achieved today using a standard fibre optic cable. Developed within the InPhoTech group in cooperation with the […]