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Second Wind For Italian FTTH

By John Williamson

Italian telco Wind Tre has extended its Fibre To The Home (FTTH) partnership with infrastructure provider Open Fiber. An existing agreement between the duo, which is already active in the first 13 Italian cities reached by Open Fiber’s fibre optics network, has now been extended to another 258 Italian cities (for a total of 271) […]

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The value of achieving optical networking certifications

There has been an ongoing debate about the value of professional certifications since they became popular in the 1990s. Unfortunately, many of these professional certifications received bad publicity for producing professionals with theoretical knowledge and little or no hands-on experience. Professional certifications have come a long way since then and have a place next to formal college or university education and offer verifiable proof of knowledge and hands-on skills. This article will explain certifications and help you decide if they can benefit your optical networking career.