News and BusinessIndian operator Bharti Airtel has implemented one of the world’s newest photonic infrastructure designs from Ciena to almost triple optic fibre network capacity for delivering 5G. Rolling out 600G and 800G in India’s largest metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Kolkata, will allow Airtel to fast-track 5G and support high-growth cloud applications while lowering the […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric have jointly published a technical paper which recommends predefined optical blueprints for Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) which connect cell sites to fibre networks. The companies say that streamlining the US$500 million MOPA eco-system will help industry focus on most relevant solutions and facilitate 5G rollouts. The first-time joint […]
Technologies and ProductsPoint 2 Technologyhas debuted its 5G RangeXtenderTM, an SFP28 module with proprietary electronic dispersion compensation that extends the reach of fronthaul and backhaul in 5G networks. Effectively, it increases the reach of existing fibre transmission paths up to 30 km and reducing CAPEX and OPEX, delivering a reduction of up to 25% in total cost […]
Technologies and ProductsYamaichi Electronics has launched what it claims is the world’s first multi-fit DSFP host connector, which is compatible with the SFP footprint and cages, and offers 2 x 112G channels as opposed to the SPF’s single 112G channel, making it suitable for 5G front-haul applications. The company says the DSFP module conforms to the latest […]
News and BusinessKT Corporation (KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, formerly known as Korea Telecom, deployed the Infinera 7300 Series Multi-haul Transport Platform in its national backbone network to support a nationwide rollout of 5G services. KT selected the 7300 platform to provide a scalable core network solution optimized for the performance requirements of bandwidth-intensive end-user services […]
News and BusinessCityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure provider, has been awarded a multi- million-pound contract by mobile operator, Three to connect an additional 1,300 key mobile masts across 59 towns and cities. Under an agreement announced earlier this year, CityFibre became a preferred provider of backhaul connectivity outside London for Three, and has already supported […]
News and BusinessFujitsu Network Communications, Inc has announced the first implementation of Multi-Domain Optical Network Services (MDONS) within the Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP). Developed in collaboration with The Linux Foundation, Orange and other global service providers, Fujitsu’s open-source contribution extends ONAP orchestration into the optical space, allowing network operators to design, orchestrate and automate Optical Transport […]
News and BusinessService provider Sure, which operates a network on the English Channel Island of Guernsey, has awarded a contract to telent for the upgrade of its network. The major upgrade will see telent replace Sure’s existing 10G core network with a 100G Juniper Networks core network. This will allow Sure to deliver faster, more reliable internet […]
Technologies and ProductsPrecision OT, a provider of optical transceivers and related active/passive optical components, has launched a new line of SFP GPON transceivers and a full line of GPON splitters. The company says these new GPON products will support service providers as they continue working to deliver next generation access services to bandwidth-hungry subscribers, and make it […]
Technologies and ProductsADTRAN has launched its Automated Network Intelligence service offering. This capacity planning element of the ADTRAN global service and support portfolio allows providers to intelligently align consumer demand with network supply, affording consumers more tailored internet bandwidth options. “The broadband market has become increasingly competitive over the past decade as the industry races to deliver […]
News and BusinessJapan’s newest mobile carrier, Rakuten Mobile, will deploy Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch to power its reconfigurable photonic mesh mobile backhaul network. The carrier is set to launch the world’s first end-to-end fully virtualised cloud-native 5G mobile network, and the deployment of Nokia’s coherent and optical component technologies is designed to enable the ready growth of network bandwidth […]
News and BusinessThe European Telecommunications Standards Institute has launched ETSI ISG F5G, a new group dedicated to specifying the fibre-heavy, fifth generation of fixed network. The standards body notes that society is entering an exciting new era of communications, and fixed networks play an essential role in that evolution alongside, and in cooperation with, mobile networks. Building on […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera has announced the availability of the Infinera EMXP-XH800, an X-haul-optimised packet optical switch purpose-built for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN). Part of Infinera’s XTM Series, the EMXP-XH800 is Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)-compliant and is designed to help network operators cost-effectively deploy 5G and fibre deep applications. The EMXP-XH800 enables mobile operators and wholesale providers to cost-effectively […]
Applications and Research28 months into its 3-year run, representatives of the 21 partner organisations met in Pisa in October 2019, to plan the final stages of the Metro-Haul project, hosted by consortium members Ericsson Telecomunicazioni and Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT). The project has just had its second-year project review where the work so far […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia has introduced the 1830 Time-sensitive Packet Switch (TPS) family of time-sensitive networking (TSN) switches, which reduce the cost and complexity of Cloud RAN deployments by enabling packet-based transport for mobile fronthaul. The new family of switches transparently supports a mix of existing and new radio interface protocols, unifying mobile transport for 4G and 5G […]
MagazineThe Photonic Integrated Circuit is becoming an increasingly important area of development in the field of optical communications as demand for speed and throughput ramp up. The impending onset of 5G has added even greater impetus to innovation in photonics, however new developments raise new challenges when it comes to test and measurement. Exfo’s François […]
Technologies and ProductsSpecifically tailored for 5G, the 1022 will expand capacity in metro access sector. ECI, a global provider of Elastic Network solutions for service providers, critical infrastructures and data center operators, has launch its 1022 cell site router, the first of the company’s end-to-end portfolio tailored for 5G. Designed as a cell site router, the 1022 […]
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 […]
News and BusinessA new report from analytics company CRISIL warns that India’s would-be 5G service providers are facing a serious shortfall in their access to fibre capacity for backhaul infrastructure. The report suggests that Indian telcos may need investments of up to around Rs 1 lakh crore (equivalent to over US$14.4 billion) simply to lay fibre networks […]
Technologies and ProductsPhysical layer automation specialist Wave2Wave Solution has introduced a small form factor robotic fibre switch, ROME Mini. The company has expanded its ROME product portfolio to include the Mini in response to the fast-growing demands of edge computing, 5G, IoT, and AI as those technologies flex to support a new generation of applications such as […]