Product Focus400G capable high-speed connector system for Data Networking market Yamaichi Electronics has expanded its high-speed connector product portfolio with a new small form factor connector for 400 Gigabit data networking applications and cage assembly mechanical parts. QSFP-DD is one of the new small form factors. It was standardised by QSFP-DD MSA. Yamaichi Electronics is one […]
News and BusinessSupplier of ELASTIC Network® solutions for service providers, critical infrastructures and datacentre operators ECI, has partnered with value-added distributor WDC Networks to better serve Brazilian Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The partnership is designed to enable ISPs throughout the country to use optical technology deliver affordable, high-speed broadband to regions and rural communities which have been historically underserved. […]
Applications and ResearchA team led by Innsbruck physicist Ben Lanyon has sent a light particle entangled with matter over 50 km of optical fibre. This first-time achievement is hailed as paving the way for the practical use of quantum networks, and sets a milestone for a future quantum Internet. The Innsbruck team note that because quantum information […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera says that RETN, an international network service provider, used Infinera’s fourth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE4)-based platform to power RETN’s TRANSKZ network and complete its latest phase upgrade, completed in May 2019. Infinera says the new terrestrial solution connecting Europe and Asia provides the first true alternative to existing subsea cable systems. Enhanced with the […]
News and BusinessSemiconductor laser manufacturer II‐VI and optoelectronic component maker LITE-ON have partnered in the volume manufacturing and commercialisation of packaged semiconductor lasers for mass-market light detection and ranging (LiDAR). The rapid proliferation of LiDAR in automotive, commercial, and industrial applications is driving the demand for low-cost semiconductor laser devices that can be manufactured in very high […]
News and BusinessThe Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) and strategy consulting firm Cartesian have released a study that explores the costs associated with deploying all-fibre networks to all households across the entire United States. The study finds that deployment of all-fibre networks should reach around 50% of US households by 2025. FBA says these accelerated all-fibre builds are […]
Technologies and ProductsMACOM has given a live demonstration of a complete 200G optical module solution designed in collaboration with an industry leading optical manufacturer, leveraging MACOM’s Open Eye MSA compliant analogue chipset at CIOE 2019. The chipset is optimised for volume-scale deployment in high-density cloud datacenter links. Targeted for faster, power efficient and lower cost optical interconnects, […]
Technologies and ProductsViavi Solutions Inc. has announced the launch of the NSC-100, the first in a new class of field test instruments called the Network & Service Companion. The NSC-100 integrates passive optical network (PON), Ethernet and Wi-Fi test capabilities together with the automated test process known as VIAVI OneCheck. This compact, rugged device was designed to […]
News and BusinessFrance’s fibre broadband wagon is speeding up, with the number of premises made connectable to FTTH increasing by 1.13 million in Q2 2019. This is about 37% more than in the same period the previous year. According to the latest quarterly account from national telecoms regulator l’Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes […]
Applications and ResearchInfinera has announced that NBN Co, Australia’s wholesale open-access broadband provider, has installed self-healing capabilities into its transit network with the deployment of Infinera’s Transcend software-defined networking (SDN) solution. Infinera’s SDN-based dynamic service rerouting capabilities for dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)-based networks allow network operators to restore customer services by automatically rerouting traffic when faults occur. […]
Applications and ResearchOIF member companies will showcase their industry leadership with a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration of 400ZR, Common Electrical I/O (CEI)-112G and IC-TROSA during ECOC 2019. OIF has also been selected to lead Market Focus presentation on deployment of the 400ZR ecosystem Demonstrating how critical interoperability work gets done, 12 OIF member companies including ADVA, Amphenol, Cadence […]
Technologies and ProductsIn a bid to educate the industry on the importance of clean fibre, Sticklers™ Fibre Optic Cleaners will present its latest advancements at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) in Dublin, Ireland from 23-25th September 2019. For the first time at ECOC, Sticklers™ Fibre Optic Cleaners will introduce the new comprehensive Sticklers™ Field Inspection […]
Technologies and ProductsHurricane Electric has added a new point of presence (PoP) at e-shelter’s data centre in the Spandau district of Berlin, Germany. e-shelter’s Berlin 1 Data Centre is the company’s second largest data centre in Germany and can be easily reached from the city centre. This PoP is Hurricane Electric’s second in Berlin and eleventh in […]