News and BusinessEnergy and telecom cable systems supplier Prysmian Group, has partnered with TPG Telecom in the realisation of the “Ten Gigabit Adelaide” project in Australia, a revolutionary high-speed fibre optic data network specifically designed for big data users in Adelaide. Prysmian supplied TPG Telecom a solution which included its Flextube and MINISM@RT mini loose tube cables. […]
Technologies and ProductsFacebook is to start laying 275 miles of high-capacity fibre cable through West Virginia to connect its data centres in Ashburn, Virginia and Columbus, Ohio. In addition to improving Facebook’s network operations, the new fibre link will help local communities by providing broadband access from excess bandwidth. Facebook subsidiary Middle Mile Infrastructure is expected to […]
News and BusinessIrish telco eir has launched a fixed network investment programme which will cost more than €0.5 billion over five years, and pass an additional 1.4 million premises with an FTTH network capable of speeds up to 10 Gbits/s. “Ireland’s Fibre Network”, the next step in the evolution of eir’s network and the expansion of the […]
News and BusinessLiquid Telecom has received a US$180 million cash injection from the UK government investment firm CDC Group Plc, to enable the pan-African telco to expand its fibre network to some of the most under-served communities across Africa The investment will aid citizens and the business start-up ecosystem with the availability of high-speed broadband and […]
Technologies and ProductsToday’s regulatory regime has made it more important than ever for telecom carriers to proactively monitor and maintain their fibre networks. In particular, the huge penalties specified in service level agreements and quality of service commitments give carriers financial incentives to invest in maintaining fibre networks. Now, Yokogawa Europe has launched a high-performance optical time-domain […]