News and BusinessAT&T has activated its first 400-gigabit optical connection carrying live internet traffic across its network. The operator says the connection between Dallas and Atlanta is believed to be a first in the industry. This isn’t a proof of concept, says AT&T, but a significant upgrade to its production network, built on flexible, low-cost white box […]
News and BusinessIT Centre for Science, which operates the Finnish University and Research Network (FUNET), has deployed ADVA technology in response to soaring bandwidth demand. The new solution is now providing Finland’s universities and research facilities with reliable connectivity at speeds up to 200Gps. Built on the ADVA FSP 3000 open line system (OLS), the fully redundant […]
Applications and ResearchAn analysis by Princeton researchers has shown that a type of foam, long studied by scientists, is able to block particular wavelengths of light. This is acknowledged as a highly desirable property for next-generation information technology that uses light instead of electricity. The researchers, integrating expertise from materials science, chemistry and physics, conducted exhaustive computational […]
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MagazineWhat is the current state of play in the datacentre when it comes to physical connectivity? Antony Savvas looks at the market arena around both the spread of hyperscale datacentre connectivity through the likes of AWS, Microsoft and Google etc and distributed edge datacentres that will better support 5G, IoT, driverless cars and AI applications. […]
News and BusinessRomania’s Agency of Administration of the National Network for Education and Research (AARNIEC) has deployed Ciena Ethernet and optical systems to improve its in-country network capabilities and the connectivity between Bucharest and Vienna. This upgrade is designed to allow RoEduNet’s network to flexibly adapt and support advanced scientific research efforts and meet voracious bandwidth demands. Ciena’s […]
Guest BlogAnyone who has been stuck in congested traffic has felt the pain of too many cars condensed into a finite number of lanes. Adding more lanes to highways can alleviate traffic congestion and ease bottlenecks, but it comes with a hefty price in terms of both dollars spent and commuter headaches. Luckily, solving your network […]
Technologies and ProductsReichle & De-Massari (R&M) has announced it has developed Traffic Access Points (TAP) modules for the high-density distribution platform Netscale 120. They facilitate the monitoring of fibre optic networks in datacentres. The new monitoring instrument can be completely integrated into the structured MPO and LC Duplex cabling. The TAP modules are situated like distribution trays […]
News and BusinessTo maintain its position and capture growth in its long-haul transport network, Telia Carrier has chosen Ciena to supply the operator’s new Open Optical Line System (O-OLS) in Europe. The system will be deployed from the beginning of 2020 and will provide increased capacity across the European FLAP (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris) markets, as […]
News and BusinessIn the run up to the UK’s General Election due to be held on 12th December, the two major parties have outlined their plans to roll out full fibre broadband to every home in the country. While welcoming these initiatives, industry organisations and infrastructure providers have expressed concerns about how the plans will be carried […]
News and BusinessAccording to the latest report from the Spanish telecommunications regulator Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), in September 2019 almost 170,000 new fibre connections were added to the national total. Extrapolating from CNMC figures, the number of Spanish FTTH connections is now fast approaching 10 million. The new additions represent an annual […]
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News and BusinessT-Mobile Czech Republic AS has announced that it expects to have made optical connectivity available to over 100,000 households by the end of this year, in the process offering 10 Gbits/s to would-be customers. Longer term, the Deutsche Telekom-owned mobile and converged operator aims to cover 1,000,000 premises with fibre by the end of 2025. […]
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News and BusinessEnergy and telecom cable systems supplier Prysmian Group, has partnered with TPG Telecom in the realisation of the “Ten Gigabit Adelaide” project in Australia, a revolutionary high-speed fibre optic data network specifically designed for big data users in Adelaide. Prysmian supplied TPG Telecom a solution which included its Flextube and MINISM@RT mini loose tube cables. […]
News and BusinessInphi Corporation has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eSilicon for US$216 million in both cash and the assumption of debt. Once complete, Inphi expects the acquisition would combine Inphi’s DSP, TiA, Driver and SiPho disciplines with eSilicon’s 2.5D packaging and custom silicon design capabilities and accelerate its roadmap for electro-optics, 5nm […]
Technologies and ProductsNetworking and connectivity solutions vendor, ProLabs, has unveiled its latest plug and play optical solution, the Clarity Auto-Tuneable DWDM Transceiver, aimed at empowering service providers to simplify on-site set up while saving costs and time to deploy new services. Designed to support existing network infrastructure, it offers service providers a new solution for a truly […]
News and BusinessA JV between Leoni, a German provider of energy and data management solutions in the automotive and other industries, and Chinese supplier of telecoms and energy cable and system solutions Hengtong Group, has started production of single-mode optical fibre in Jena, Thuringia. The j-fiber Hengtong GmbH JV is reported to possess the only German production […]
Technologies and ProductsAnritsu Corporation has launched a PAM4 Error Detector (ED), supporting 116-Gb/s bit error rate tests. The new module for the Anritsu Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A series is claimed to be the only instrument to achieve error-free measurement of PAM4 signals at 116 Gbps with industry-best operation bit rates and high Rx sensitivity. Combined with the […]
Guest BlogSCTE Cable-Tec EXPO 2019 is now behind us and ProLabs was busy with a number of new product announcements tailored to Multiple System Operator (MSO) and Cable TV operators’ distributed access architecture (DAA) networks. SCTE 2019 continued the industry’s focus on Remote PHY and other DAA and the consensus across the event is that after […]