News and BusinessECOC 2020 expo, the fibre optic industry’s premier event, has been rescheduled to take place between 7th – 9th December, with the Conference running from 6th – 10th December, due to the Corvid-19 pandemic. Apart from continuing to offer a unique and high-level platform to present and exhibit research results and products and the ever-popular […]
News and BusinessFollowing the announcement Sweden-based InCoax is to trial its In:xtnd fibre extension product, based on the MoCA (Multimedia over Coaxial Access) 2.5 platform, with an unnamed US fibre network operator, the company has signed value-added reseller agreements with companies in the United States and Canada. Given the long history of cable television and telecoms in […]
News and BusinessUK connectivity provider Enterprise Telecoms, has been awarded a £10.5 million full fibre project by Aberdeenshire Council, spanning up to 200km, with the aim of improving the delivery of public services to the community and boosting economic activity and quality of life in the area. This latest collaboration is a continuation of a 20-year-old partnership […]
Technologies and ProductsFujitsu Network Communications has launched what it claims is the industry’s first multi-vendor network design and planning tool for Open ROADM networks. The FUJITSU Network Virtuora® PD, an SDN-based application, optimises and simplifies planning, design, and testing of optical networks that conform to Open ROADM specifications. The company also announced that Virtuora PD has been […]
News and BusinessIskratel, is to provide active and passive telecommunications equipment for the construction of an ultra-fast fibre-optic (XGS-PON and GPON) broadband network in 210 municipalities as part of the RUNE (Rural Network) project, with its partners Rune Enia in Slovenia and Rune Crow in Croatia. As part of the three-year project, 233,000 households in 165 Slovenian […]
News and BusinessM-net has selected the ADTRAN Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) portfolio for its FTTB products, and Mosaic™ Cloud Platform to help accelerate the introduction of gigabit services to its residential and business customers. M-net is leveraging ADTRAN’s second-generation Gfast technology to expand its fibre broadband network coverage by using the existing wiring in buildings within its footprint. […]
News and BusinessIntelligent management of high density fibre connectivity will be a key factor in supporting the continued successful growth of FTTH/B across Europe, according to Go!Foton, a US-based photonics company with a 30-year track record in optical communications. Go!Foton, which already has offices and partners in The Netherlands, Germany, France, and Spain, says that innovative approaches […]
News and BusinessDeutsche Telekom (DT) has selected ADTRAN’s SDX OLT solutions for deployment as part of its new Access 4.0 network, as well deploying it in its existing architectures along with ADTRAN’s SDN-enabled management system, Mosaic Cloud Platform. The goal of DT’s Access 4.0 program is to create an open, programmable, easily extensible and highly scalable access […]
Technologies and ProductsThe Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has published an Implementation Agreement (IA) for a 400ZR coherent optical interface. This IA, is the first OIF project focuses on interoperability at a specific distance, and is available now for all to download. “As a member driven organisation, OIF’s work toward the 400ZR IA was the combination of significant […]
News and BusinessB2B German telecoms provider 1&1 Versatel GmbH, and German software manufacturer Infosim® GmbH & Co. KG, have entered into a strategic partnership for the delivery, implementation and future support of the StableNet® unified network and services management platform at 1&1 Versatel. StableNet® by Infosim® will provide assistance in network monitoring, configuration and capacity planning. The […]
News and BusinessEmtelle, a global manufacturer of pre-connectorised, blown fibre cable and ducted network solutions, has announced a new collaboration with CommScope, a network technology company, to further expand its fibre connectivity portfolio. Under the agreement, Emtelle will integrate CommScope closures and connectivity products into its existing solutions. This, says the company, will further enhance Emtelle’s solutions […]
News and BusinessNetwork solutions provider ADTRAN and Orange have entered into a joint development project as part of the operator’s Access Renewal and Evolution Strategy (ARES) program. The partnership will focus on the application of SDN technology to fixed fibre access networks. With a goal of building the best network to support Orange’s fibre access network expansion, […]