News and BusinessNEC Corporation and its subsidiary OCC Corporation have completed full qualification of subsea repeaters and optical cable containing up to 20 fibre pairs (40 fibres). NEC notes that this is a 25% improvement in fibre count over 16 fibre pair systems it has previously built, and that the development allows cable owners worldwide to construct […]
News and BusinessWholesale and corporate ICT service provider Angola Cables is trialling Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the USA and Africa.. The new route is designed to provide direct, low-latency trans-Atlantic routing and greatly simplify the turn-up of services to better serve rapidly growing data consumption markets in Africa. […]
News and BusinessFujitsu Network Communications, says it has finalised a design, construction, operations and maintenance agreement with Traverse City Light & Power (TCL&P) to help expand the utility’s fibre broadband network. As part of a new FTTP broadband initiative, the public power utility will build out coverage to bring affordable, ultra-fast internet and IP phone services to […]
Applications and ResearchScientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago launched a new testbed for quantum communication experiments from Argonne. The Argonne quantum loop consists of a pair of connected 26-mile fibre-optic cables that wind circuitously between Argonne to the Illinois tollway near Bolingbrook, IL, and back. At 52 […]
News and BusinessZayo Group has unveiled a new 100G capable wavelength route from Montreal, Quebec to Albany, New York. The new route will provide multiple terabits of long-haul transport capacity between Montreal, Canada, and major north-east US markets, and is expected to be in service this month (January 2020). The wavelength route will offer full, physical triversity […]
News and BusinessInphi says it has completed the acquisition of eSilicon, as announced on November 11, 2019, in a transaction valued at approximately US$216 million in both cash and the assumption of debt. Inphi says the deal further solidifies Inphi’s market leadership and scale in high-performance electro-optics. “We are pleased to complete the acquisition of eSilicon,” said […]
News and BusinessThe need for improved performance application delivery across Africa continues to grow, and NetActuate has announced the completion of major connectivity and capacity upgrades at its Johannesburg, South Africa data centre to support it. The NetActuate facility is strategically located in Ekurhuleni, a major trade and industry hub. Johannesburg is home to Africa’s largest stock […]
Technologies and ProductsHybrid photonic IC-based module and subsystem specialist NeoPhotonics Corp has sampled its new 400ZR ClearLight™ OSFP transceiver to a leading but unnamed cloud-related customer. The product utilises NeoPhotonics’ Silicon Photonics Coherent Optical Subassembly (COSA) and low power consumption, ultra-narrow linewidth Nano-ITLA tunable laser, along with 7 nm node DSP technology. This combination provides full 400ZR […]
News and BusinessManufacturer of pre-connectorised, blown fibre cable and ducted network solutions Emtelle, has launched its new Fibre Termination Facility in response to the rising demand for pre-connectorised fibre solutions globally – enabling operators to deploy FTTH faster and more efficiently. The opening of the Fibre Termination Facility, which is located at Emtelle’s Centre of Excellence in […]
News and BusinessHomes and businesses across the UK are set to benefit from much faster and more reliable fibre broadband under major proposals set out by national communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom is proposing new, flexible regulation that will help fuel a full-fibre future for the whole of the UK. In 2017, the regulator set out a range […]