Applications and ResearchA research team from Australia’s Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities has recorded what it claims to be the world’s fastest internet speed from a single optical chip of 44.2 Tbps. Researchers were able to load-test the network using 76.6km of ‘dark’ optical fibres installed across Melbourne Published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, it is […]
News and BusinessThe Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) Asia-Pacific to US subsea cable project has received official approval and full construction will now start. The Southern Cross NEXT project has achieved CIF (Contract in Force) permission. The Australia/New Zealand to Los Angeles link has the backing of leading telcos and is set to be ready to use […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera, a developer of intelligent transport networks, has announced the completion of a major upgrade to Australia-Japan Cable’s (AJC) submarine cable system, which connects Australia, Guam and Japan. AJC has been able to triple lit capacity on this 12,700-kilometer subsea cable system by upgrading the Infinera DTN-X network with Infinera’s fourth generation optical engine ICE4. […]
Applications and ResearchNext-generation Gfast technology to be launched in 2018. Adtran, a provider of next-generation open networking solutions, has announced it is working with Australian company nbn (the company building Australia’s broadband network) to advance high-speed broadband access to Australian consumers. The next-generation broadband technology, Gfast, will be launched on the nbn broadband access network in 2018, […]