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Tata and ADS combine forces to build new fibre backbone across Africa

By Antony Savvas

Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) is partnering with Africa Development Solutions (ADS Group) to build a fibre infrastructure backbone across the African continent. India-headquartered TCTS will perform pre-feasibility assessments with ADS for African nations, studying existing as well as planned fibre infrastructure, with the aim of deploying a multi-country backbone.‎ As a first step, infrastructure […]

Applications and Research

HEP Telekomunikacije monitors fibre network with ADVA

By Antony Savvas

Croatia’s HEP Telekomunikacije (part of HEP Group) has deployed ADVA’s ALM fibre monitoring technology to help look after its nationwide network. The in-service assurance solution provides precise, real-time insight into the national power company’s access, metro and core networks. “Fibre breaks can now be identified in seconds and repair teams instantly dispatched, saving money and […]

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Fastweb and Open Fiber sign fibre network sharing deal

By Antony Savvas

Fastweb and Open Fiber (OF) have signed an agreement under which Fastweb will be able to use FTTH connections across Italy built by OF in areas not covered by its proprietary infrastructure. The deal includes FTTH access in 80 Italian cities. OF in turn may purchase wholesale use of the Fastweb fibre infrastructure needed for […]

Applications and Research

Colt extends its software-defined networking fabric to more regions

By Antony Savvas

Colt Technology Services has expanded its SDN (software-defined networking)-enabled On Demand portfolio, with the introduction of high bandwidth fibre options available to enterprises and service providers over a wider network footprint. The latest enhancements will see the introduction of 100G ports in critical data centres, end-to-end connections of up to 20Gbps and the number of […]

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Infinera reports first quarter 2019 financial Results

By Matthew Peach

Infinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, has published financial results for its first quarter of the year, which ended March 30th, 2019. Revenue for the quarter was US$295.6 million compared to US$336.6 million in Q4, 2018, and US$202.7 million in Q1, 2018. Goss margin for the latest quarter was 35.3% compared to 31.8% in […]

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Tech Nation Report 2019 describes rude health of UK tech on global stage

By Matthew Peach

The Tech Nation Report is an annual review of the state of the UK’s technical development and associated investment in relation to the international marketplace. Since its launch in 2015, the annual report looks into the evolution of the UK’s “tech ecosystem”, exploring the drivers that underpin and power economic growth within the sector. Tech […]

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NYIIX expands exchange interconnectivity to Philadelphia

By Antony Savvas

Netrality Data Centers has announced that NYIIX, one of the largest neutral internet exchanges (IX) in the world, has expanded its fabric deployment to its 401 North Broad facility in Philadelphia. Operated by Telehouse America, NYIIX’s fabric buildout to 401 North Broad is part of an expansion to further tap into the Philadelphia market, where […]

Product Focus

Ten Things You Need to Know About Data Center Innovation

By Optical Connections News Team

The demand for data is exploding, and data center operators are bombarded daily with new information about emerging technologies. Keysight’s new poster, Ten Things You Need to Know About Data Center Innovation, is the calm in the storm, putting the essential information you need today front and center. Need to make decisions about 400GE and […]

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Open Eye MSA targets hi-speed optical connectivity apps

By John Williamson

The Open Eye Consortium has announced the establishment of its Multi-Source Agreement (MSA), outlining its mission to standardise advanced specifications for lower latency, more power efficient and lower cost optical modules. The MSA is targeting 50 Gbits/s, 100 Gbits/s, 200 Gbits/s, and up to 400 Gbits/s optical modules for datacentre interconnects over single-mode and multimode […]

Technologies and Products

iXblue releases new speciality fibres

By John Williamson

Leading supplier to high power 1.5 µm laser and amplifier manufacturers, iXblue Photonics has unveiled a new range of speciality fibre solutions. The company’s new double clad Erbium Ytterbium co-doped 10 µm fibre is described as an ideal gain medium for telecom/CATV amplifiers, delivering hundreds of milli-Watts to a few Watts, with high efficiency and […]

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Wave2Wave partners with NTT-AT, Hakuto, for Japan distribution

By Peter Dykes

Wave2Wave Solution, has announced a collaborative agreement that grants exclusive distribution rights for Wave2Wave Solution’s ROME portfolio to NTT Advanced Technology (NTT-AT), a global technology and solutions provider, and technology distributor Hakuto Co. Ltd. This partnership brings Wave2Wave’s ROME solutions to Japan, alongside each company’s unique industry-leading solutions and capabilities, to help telecom and data […]

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Philippines in billion-dollar fibre partnership

By John Williamson

The Filipino Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has formalised a billion-dollar partnership with Philippine Fiber Optic Cable Network Ltd., Inc. (PFOCN) relating to the construction of an open access fibre and broadband network. The partners inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at Quezon City, strengthening the network connectivity of the Philippines through PFOCN’s […]

Applications and Research

Fastweb and Infinera in 500G single-wavelength trial

By John Williamson

Infinera and major Italian telecommunications operator, Fastweb have successfully demonstrated 500 Gbits/s (500G) single-wavelength service connectivity in a production network. The demo, the first in Italy, used Infinera’s configurable technology on the Groove platform, and spanned over 180 km on Fastweb’s low-latency long-haul backbone network, between Milan and Turin. According to the participants, the 500G […]

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Global optical transceiver market back to 14% CAGR?

By John Williamson

According to the just released LightCounting April 2019 edition of the Optical Communications Market Forecast Report, the global optical transceiver market will be overdue for growth after two slower than expected years in 2017-2018. Most likely, it finds, 2019 will be another slow year. The research company then asks: what would it take to put […]

Applications and Research

Quantum Xchange tests Toshiba’s QKD system; doubles network capacity by multiplexing

By Matthew Peach

Quantum Xchange, provider of the first quantum key distribution optical network in the U.S., has collaborated with Toshiba to double the capacity of the Phio network. Launched in June 2018, Phio from Quantum Xchange, is the first nationwide QKD network in the U.S. Toshiba’s prototype QKD system, which delivers digital keys for cryptographic applications on […]

Technologies and Products

DZS intros new family of 10G ONTs

By John Williamson

Fibre access specialist DASAN Zhone Solutions (DZS) has announced the introduction of its 5200 family of multi-protocol smart gateways. Compatible with 10G and architected end-to-end to support greater choice among standard 10G technologies, DZS’s portfolio of multi-service optical network terminals (ONTs) and optical line terminals (OLTSs) has been designed to improve the life and profitability […]

Technologies and Products

Emtelle eases FTTx installations with flexible burial solution

By Peter Dykes

Emtelle, a manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted network solutions has today announced the launch of a flexible direct burial solution – FibreFlow™ WEBFLEX, designed to simplify branching microducts when rolling-out Fibre-to-the-x (FTTx) networks. FibreFlow™ WEBFLEX is a flexible and easily accessible direct burial tube bundle, designed for installation using conventional and micro-trenching technology. […]

Applications and Research

Nanocomponent developed for quantum comms

By John Williamson

University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less than one-tenth the width of a human hair, the miniscule component makes it possible to scale up, and could ultimately reach the capabilities required for a quantum computer or quantum internet. The focus of the researchers, based at the […]

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House of Lords calls for government rethink on UK rural broadband strategy

By Peter Dykes

A new report by the UK’s House of Lords Select Committee for the Rural Economy, has called on the government to rethink its strategy for the provision of rural broadband across the UK. One of the main criticisms in the report entitled Time for a Strategy for the Rural Economy, is that the Universal Service Obligation […]

Technologies and Products

Optical gigabit connectivity over POF achieves high electromagnetic compatibility

By Matthew Peach

KDPOF, the Madrid, Spain, based supplier for gigabit transceivers over plastic optical fibre (POF) has developed a new optical link concept for telematics control modules. “Several OEMs have chosen to use the IEEE Std 802.3bv standard for Gigabit Ethernet over POF (GEPOF), which is the ideal solution to connect Smart Antenna to the central communications […]