News and BusinessZayo Group Holdings Inc. has announced a series of expansions to its independent fibre network infrastructure, including continued growth in its long-haul capacity with three new and overbuilt dark fibre routes, 18 new 400 Gbps (400G) enabled routes, and a newly completed Trans-Pacific subsea route connecting the U.S. and Tokyo. The company says its new […]
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 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 […]
News and BusinessOptical services platform the EllaLink Group has inked an agreement with Portuguese public telecommunications network operator RENTELECOM to use dark fibres in Portugal and Spain for datacentre interconnection. EllaLink will integrate RENTELECOM’s fibres in its optical platform to enhance its services from Sines to Madrid and Lisbon. The protected fibre ring will connect all the major datacentres […]
News and BusinessIntelligent transport networks vendor Infinera says it is to deploy its XTM series platform to UK connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms, constituting the operator’s biggest network technology investment to date. SSE is aiming to use the platform to deliver the low latency, flexibility and improved scalability that today’s businesses are seeking in order to fully […]
News and BusinessGlobal cloud and network provider Interoute has signed a deal with an unnamed global internet technology company to deliver over 1,000 kilometres of dark fibre across south west Europe. With growing European end-user requirements, the expanded capacity from Interoute will provide business critical assurance for the internet technology company’s platform. This will enable the organisation […]
Applications and ResearchSweden’s Eastern Light has selected Ciena’s GeoMesh solution to help meet what it says is “fast-growing demand” for long-haul dark fibre in the region. Eastern Light is building a series of international submarine fibre-optic cable routes in northern Europe. The provider says its chosen long-haul dark fibre routes in the Nordic region will provide local […]
Applications and ResearchInfinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks, and Gamma, a technology-based provider of communication services to the UK business market, have announced Gamma’s deployment of the Infinera XTM Series for Gamma’s UK dark fibre aggregation network. This marks the completion of the first phase of Gamma’s nationwide buildout in London. The Infinera XTM Series and […]