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A2D Partners with ECI to Improve Connectivity in Distressed U.S. CommunitiesNews and Business

A2D Partners with ECI to Improve Connectivity in Distressed U.S. Communities
By Peter Dykes

A2D, an open access U.S.-based CLEC and network solutions provider ECI have partnered to implement service provider neutral fibre networks within distressed areas of the U.S. to improve connectivity, stimulate economic development and improve social services via telehealth, distance learning, workforce training and smart utility access. A2D, which is currently building a terabit, open access […]
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InterNexa and Coriant complete successful open optical transport field trial
By Peter Dykes

Latin American connectivity infrastructure and ICT solutions provider InterNexa and networking solutions vendor Coriant, have announced the successful completion of an open optical transport field trial featuring disaggregated 100G and 200G transmission over third-party optical infrastructure. The trial was conducted in Colombia earlier this year across active transmission links on InterNexa’s backbone network using Coriant’s […]
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Interoute to supply over 1,000KM of dark fibre routes in south west Europe
By Peter Dykes

Global cloud and network provider Interoute has signed a deal with an unnamed global internet technology company to deliver over 1,000 kilometres of dark fibre across south west Europe. With growing European end-user requirements, the expanded capacity from Interoute will provide business critical assurance for the internet technology company’s platform. This will enable the organisation […]
Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology and Fujikura Claim World RecordApplications and Research

Researchers Demo 159 Tbits/s Over 1,045 km 3-mode Fibre
By John Williamson

Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology and Fujikura Claim World Record Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Network System Research Institute and Fujikura Ltd have successfully demonstrated a transmission experiment using a three-mode optical fibre over 1,045 km with a data rate of 159 Tbits/s. The optical fibre, developed by […]
Scheme of writing compact PICs with low bend loss using a femtosecond laser. Credit: Science China Press.Applications and Research

Low bend, low-loss waveguide opens way to downsize 3-D photonic circuits
By Matthew Peach

Pictured left: Scheme of writing compact PICs with low bend loss using a femtosecond laser. Credit: Science China Press. Femtosecond laser direct writing is a promising technology for the fabrication of photonic integrated chips mainly due to its intrinsic capability of three-dimensional prototyping in transparent substrates. Currently, the difficulty in inducing large refractive index changes […]
Optical fibre alternative proves to be “six times better” than competing technologies, say developersApplications and Research

5TONIC Labs, Telefónica successfully test Cohere’s 5G turboConnect FWA
By Matthew Peach

Optical fibre alternative proves to be “six times better” than competing technologies, say developers. 5TONIC Labs, Telefónica, and Cohere Technologies report that they have cooperated in “successful trials” to test Cohere Technologies’ latest 5G turboConnect Fixed Wireless Access solution. The solution uses Cohere’s patented OTFS modulation to deliver broadband access to urban, suburban, and rural […]
Focused on accelerating the commercialization of transport SDN, leading global network operators and vendors will test new, more dynamic use casesNews and Business

OIF reveals details of network operator-vendor SDN API interop demo
By Matthew Peach

Focused on accelerating the commercialization of transport SDN, leading global network operators and vendors will test new, more dynamic use cases. Committed to accelerating the commercialization of transport SDN worldwide, the Optical Internetworking Forum has announced plans for its 2018 Software-Defined Networking Transport Application Programming Interface interoperability demonstration. In collaboration with MEF, this year’s demonstration […]
POET CEO Dr. Suresh VenkatesanTechnologies and Products

POET In SilTerra Optical Interposer Tie-up
By John Williamson

Designer, developer and manufacturer of optoelectronic devices POET Technologies Inc has inked an optical interposer teamwork deal with Malaysia’s SilTerra. The master collaboration agreement with the Malaysia-based semiconductor wafer foundry covers the co-development of certain fabrication processes, and the manufacturing of POET’s optical interposer platform. The partnership is expected to accelerate the path to commercial […]
Investment in Elenion Technologies further addresses “explosive” market demand for hyperscale bandwidth with silicon photonic-based interconnect solutionsTechnologies and Products

Molex invests in Elenion to ‘accelerate innovation in silicon photonics’
By Matthew Peach

Investment in Elenion Technologies further addresses “explosive” market demand for hyperscale bandwidth with silicon photonic-based interconnect solutions. Molex Ventures has announced a strategic investment and collaboration between the Molex Optical Solutions Group and Elenion Technologies, a semiconductor company driving innovation around silicon photonics technology. The partners will jointly develop, manufacture and promote silicon photonic-based product […]
First-to-market 5G NR test solutions enable mobile ecosystem to prototype and develop new designs across the workflowApplications and Research

Keysight and Tech Mahindra jointly develop 5G NR test capability for 5G
By Matthew Peach

First-to-market 5G NR test solutions enable mobile ecosystem to prototype and develop new designs across the workflow. Keysight Technologies, a technology company that helps enterprises, service providers, and governments accelerate innovation to connect the world, has announced that it has joined forces with Tech Mahindra to accelerate 5G device development, verification, and certification of 5G […]