News and BusinessTencent Trials ADVA FSP 3000 DCI Technology ADVA reports that Chinese Internet-based technology and cultural enterprise Tencent has successfully transmitted single-wavelength 600 Gbits/s signals over its OPC-4 Open Line System (OLS). According to ADVA, the ground-breaking trial is a first for the Chinese market and a major milestone for metro Datacentre Interconnect (DCI) networks. “We […]
News and BusinessZayo Group Holdings has announced plans for two new unique, low-latency long haul dark fibre networks from Columbus, Ohio to Ashburn, Virginia, and from Dallas, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia. Supported by signed customer user commitments, said Zayo, the connections are expected to be attractive to additional strategic customers looking for wavelength and fibre connectivity between […]
News and BusinessGlobal Cloud Xchange (GCX) has interconnected with PacketFabric to provide a 100G transatlantic service from New York to London via its FA-1 North submarine cable system. The deal will enable PacketFabric, which offers scalable, real-time connectivity services between any two or more points on its fabric, to speed its expansion plans in Europe. GCX’s FA-1 […]
Applications and ResearchA new form of “twisted” light, developed at RMIT, Melbourne Australia, can encode more data and process it much faster than conventional fibre optics. The developers say that their “twisted light beams” could lead to an Internet that is 100 times faster than today’s typical standard. A detailed paper on this world-first nanophotonic device has […]
News and BusinessAdva Optical Networking has announced that Eurofiber is deploying its FSP 150 technology as the foundation of its new flexible business services. The intelligent, multi-layer demarcation and aggregation technology will enable Eurofiber to respond to rapidly growing demand from enterprises across the Netherlands and Belgium for high-bandwidth, cost-effective SLA-based Carrier Ethernet connectivity. Deployed at the […]
News and BusinessStrategic Combination Has Leading Positions in Photonics and Compound Semiconductors Engineered materials and optoelectronic components specialist II-VI Inc is to merge with major optical communications supplier Finisar Corp. The duo have entered into a definitive agreement under which II-VI will acquire Finisar in a cash and stock transaction with an equity value of approximately US$3.2 […]
Applications and ResearchEthernet Alliance Higher Speed Networking Plugfest Set For December The Ethernet Alliance (EA) has announced its next Ethernet Higher Speed Networking Plugfest for port data rates ranging from 25 Gbits/s to 400 Gbits/s. The week-long event – beginning December. 3, 2018, at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in Durham, NH – is […]
Applications and ResearchThe three-year Horizon 2020 Quantum Flagship project, called Uniqorn, has been selected for funding by the European Commission as part of the first call of the H2020 Quantum Flagship €1 billion, 10-year programme. The project aims to provide enabling photonic technology to accommodate quantum communications. The project will develop components vital to quantum communication systems, […]
News and BusinessAccording to its latest global forecast for optical components and modules, LightCounting expects that sales of 200 GbE, 2×200 GbE and 400 GbE optics will expand the cloud/datacentre market segment from $2.3 billion in 2018 to more than $6.8 billion in 2023. The company also believes the cloud pulled the optical transceiver market out of […]
News and BusinessCompound semiconductor manufacturer and optical solutions vendor II‐VI, has announced it will inaugurate its new II-VI Asia regional headquarters and expand its manufacturing footprint in Fuzhou, China to meet increasing global demand. As carriers worldwide ramp up their investments in 5G wireless infrastructure and drive increased demand for products that enable optical access architectures for […]
News and BusinessInfinera and Telia Carrier Unveil Industry First Demo Provider of Intelligent Transport Networks Infinera, and Internet backbone operator Telia Carrier, have announced the first real-time transmission of 600 Gbits/s (600G) wavelengths in a live production network. This industry-first milestone was achieved with the latest generation of the Infinera Infinite Capacity Engine, ICE5. According to the […]
News and BusinessThe wraps have been taken off the Continental Edge, the easternmost direct interconnection point between Europe and the US. Four companies, focused on four key areas of services, have partnered to offer a solution that delivers best-of-breed colocation, connectivity, internet and subsea cable services. The Continental Edge partnership consists of 1025Connect (for colocation), Aqua Comms […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia has launched WaveSuite, a collection of open API’s aimed at virtualising optical networking operations. The suite of applications gives network operators the ability to virtualise and better monetise their optical infrastructure, enabling network-as-a-service business models which can be used to support new channels to market It also implements the new MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) […]
News and BusinessFollowing the company’s acquisition this June by Antin Infrastructure Partners and West Street Infrastructure Partners, CityFibre has announced a new £2.5bn UK full fibre roll-out plan. The plan revolves around 37 towns and cities where the company already has critical fibre spine assets, which are “primed” for expansion for fibre-to-the-home deployments. CityFibre’s roll-out will […]
News and BusinessCommunity Fibre has selected ADTRAN as its technology partner to deliver 10G residential and business services in the UK. The firm is delivering high-speed fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-premise broadband services to large urban locations across the UK, starting with London and expanding into other areas over the next several years. ADTRAN’s scalable and flexible 10G solutions, […]
News and BusinessDeutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the international wholesale arm of Deutsche Telekom, has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai coherent optical solution to strengthen bandwidth services and reach longer distances across its network. The optimised network helps brings the next generation of the organisation’s Lambda Connect services to market. Optical innovation, expansion of network capacity and deployment agility […]
News and BusinessThere are now more than one billion fixed broadband subscribers worldwide, attendees to the Broadband Forum were told at this week’s Broadband World Forum in Berlin. This level of market penetration – determined by market analysis firm Point Topic and detailed in its World Broadband Statistics Q2 2018 report – has seen the number of fixed broadband subscribers grow […]
News and BusinessECOC 2018 exhibition was undoubtedly the best one to date, with both attendee and exhibitor numbers hitting record highs. Many exhibitors also reported massive interest in their products and said they expected an uptick in sales following the show. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the show however, was that it reflected how the growing […]
Technologies and ProductsProvider of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the telecoms industry Emtelle, has launched its 24-fibre bundle solution at Broadband World Forum. The company says the new product delivers significant cost savings and operational benefits for telecom operators The new 24-fibre bundle solution forms part of Emtelle’s FibreFlow microduct system and has been launched in response to the growing pressure on operators to provide greater capacity over fibre. The solution adds extra capacity for up to 288 fibres in a 24-way tube […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera, a developer of Intelligent Transport Networks, has launched what it is calling “a low-cost packet-optical aggregation and transport solution purpose-built to accelerate and simplify the delivery of high-speed, low-latency services in access networks”. The new 1.6 terabit High-Density Ethernet Aggregator (HDEA) enables network operators to cost-efficiently address key operational and service deployment challenges in fibre-deep […]