News and BusinessCloud and colo operator spending on optical communications hardware continued to spur market growth in the first quarter of 2019, according to the most recent Optical Customer Markets Report from research firm Cignal AI. Spending in these sectors increased over 50% in North America, offsetting declines in other regions, with Ciena continuing to lead all sales to cloud […]
Applications and ResearchHurricane Electric, the international fibre connectivity provider, has expanded its global IPv6-native internet backbone to Scotland. It has added a point-of-presence at Pulsant’s data centre in Edinburgh. Pulsant is a hybrid IT and cloud hosting provider. The carrier neutral data centre has 75,000 square feet of space and over 30 telecoms carriers go through it. […]
Applications and ResearchThe London Internet Exchange (LINX) has upgraded its equipment at the VIRTUS LONDON2 data centre to support data growth and enable 100G connections. “Due to increased member and capacity demands LINX is pleased to announce considerable port upgrades to its VIRTUS Data Centres peering location,” said the international exchange. VIRTUS’ LONDON2 facility in Hayes, Middlesex […]
Applications and ResearchIngolstadt, Germany-based communications company Com-In has chosen DZS-Keymile’s innovative MileGate access platform to grow its extensive optical fibre infrastructure for residential and corporate customers. The plan is for this expansion is to be completed by 2021. Keymile says that Ingolstadt, a city midway between Munich and Nuremberg, will then be “one of the few German […]
News and BusinessBrazil’s largest fixed-line operator Oi SA is to divest non-core assets – including its Angolan subsidiary Unitel – to raise around US$2 billion to invest in FTTH broadband in its domestic market. In a new strategic plan unveiled this month, the company laid out its FTTH goals. These included: The re-use of its transport backbone […]
News and BusinessThe 4,700km Coral Sea Cable System under construction by Australian operator Vocus has achieved two major milestones, with the cable now installed at the landing sites at both Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. In the Solomon Islands, a ceremony featuring a symbolic handover of a “golden buoy” (pictured) formally marked the beginning of […]
News and BusinessA potential fibre-optic submarine cable project to directly connect South America and Asia has been allocated US$3m for a feasibility study. Chile’s Transportation and Telecommunications ministry is financing the study alongside the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). The 24,000km trans-Pacific cable has attracted the interest of Huawei of China and NEC of Japan. Huawei […]
Technologies and ProductsCommunications service provider Epsilon has expanded its cloud offerings by connecting to the Oracle Cloud through the Oracle Cloud FastConnect platform. Users of the Infiny by Epsilon on-demand connectivity solution can use the firm’s web-based portal and APIs to directly connect to the Oracle Cloud on-demand. Oracle Cloud joins Amazon Web Services, Alibaba Cloud, IBM […]
Technologies and ProductsPacketFabric, the software-defined network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform, has expanded its offering in Sydney, Australia to better serve the Asia-Pacific region. The company, which competes against the likes of Megaport and PCCW in the NaaS market, has established a point-of-presence at the Equinix SY4 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Sydney. The PoP is the first […]
Technologies and ProductsTelia Carrier has expanded its North American network with the addition of two new diverse and “latency-optimised” DWDM routes between New Jersey and Northern Virginia. This includes metro expansions with additional points-of-presence (PoPs) in the Secaucus area to serve New Jersey and the greater New York area. The build-out addresses growing demand for high-capacity services […]
Technologies and ProductsChina Unicom has chosen Nokia’s optical fronthaul solution to power 4G and 5G networks being deployed in Beijing. The deal supports the Chinese operator’s ambitious commitment to deliver 5G in the 2019 timeframe. Part of the Nokia end-to-end 5G portfolio, the solution will be used to accelerate the deployment of 4G and 5G base stations and […]
Applications and ResearchThe Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) group has announced the release of an updated Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) revision 4.0 for the QSFP-DD form factor. To continue to address the evolving industry needs for an improved high-density, high-speed networking solution, 65 companies came together in support of […]
News and BusinessCiena has appointed Rajesh Nambiar (pictured) as Chairman and President of Ciena India in a newly established role to coordinate and accelerate the company’s advancement in the country. Based out of Ciena’s recently expanded Gurgaon campus, Nambiar provides executive leadership for local customers and partners, gives Ciena a voice within government and industry associations, and […]
News and BusinessTest, monitoring and analytics systems provider Exfo has reported financial results for its third quarter, which ended May 31, 2019. Sales increased 1.9% to US$73.6 million in Q3, 2019, from US$72.2 million in Q3, 2018. After nine months in fiscal 2019, sales improved by 8.2% year-on-year to US$216.7 million. Astellia contributed nine months to Exfo’s […]
News and BusinessCompact modular optical hardware is being used in more network applications than ever before, driving up sales to over US$275 million in Q1 2019, with the market potentially worth US$1 billion for the whole year. These figures were reported in the latest Optical Applications Report from market research firm Cignal AI. The Q1 2019 report illustrates significant […]
Technologies and ProductsUK-based HiLight has announced general sampling of a pair of new 25Gbps CMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs) for 25Gbps and 100Gbps optical receivers. The HLR25G0 has been designed for PIN photodiode applications while the HLR25G1 is most suited to APD applications. Both TIAs are fabricated in a fine geometry pure CMOS process and designed specifically for […]
News and BusinessCisco and Acacia Communications have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cisco has agreed to acquire Acacia for a consideration of US$2.6 billion. An existing Cisco supplier, Acacia designs and manufactures high-speed, optical interconnect technologies that allow webscale companies, service providers, and datacentre operators to meet the fast-growing consumer demands for data. Under the […]
UncategorisedGlobal cloud networking provider GTT Communications has announced a definitive purchase agreement to acquire KPN International, a division of KPN N.V. headquartered in the Netherlands. The deal is worth approximately €50 million in cash, on a cash and debt-free basis. GTT operates a Tier 1 IP network and extensive fibre footprint. KPN International operates a […]
News and BusinessAccording to a research report available from MarketsandMarkets, the global photonics market is projected to grow from US$520.0 billion in 2017 to US$780.4 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 7.0 % during the forecast period. The B2B research company says the growth of this market is driven by the increased demand from applications such […]
Applications and ResearchA new project to scale-up novel compound semiconductor device fabrication processes has received European funding through the Avenues of Commercialisation for Nano and Micro Technologies (ACNM) initiative. The project, which should result in a number of new fabrication processes being developed, will be a collaboration between Swansea University, Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) and Blantyre, Scotland-based […]