Guest BlogSCTE Cable-Tec EXPO 2019 is now behind us and ProLabs was busy with a number of new product announcements tailored to Multiple System Operator (MSO) and Cable TV operators’ distributed access architecture (DAA) networks. SCTE 2019 continued the industry’s focus on Remote PHY and other DAA and the consensus across the event is that after […]
MagazineFibre capacity demand across global networks is driving the need for continued innovation in coherent optical system design. Network requirements are also diverging, creating different feature sets for both mechanical form and performance depending on the application. These trends are converging with new wafer-scale processing for key foundational technologies that other benefits of circuit integration, […]
News and BusinessNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Intel Corporation (Intel) and Sony Corporation (Sony) are creating a new industry forum, the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) global forum. The organisation’s objective is to accelerate the adoption of a new communication infrastructure that will bring together an all-photonics network infrastructure, including silicon photonics, edge computing and […]
Applications and ResearchResearchers have developed a way to use 3D printing to create a preform that can be drawn into silica glass optical fibres. This new fabrication method could not only simplify production of these fibres but also enable designs and applications that weren’t possible before. “Making silica optical fibre involves the labour-intensive process of spinning tubes […]
Applications and Research28 months into its 3-year run, representatives of the 21 partner organisations met in Pisa in October 2019, to plan the final stages of the Metro-Haul project, hosted by consortium members Ericsson Telecomunicazioni and Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT). The project has just had its second-year project review where the work so far […]
News and BusinessThe Polish system integrator FCA has entered into a value-added reseller agreement with InCoax to add InCoax’s In:xtnd fibre extension product to its portfolio of solutions for in-building access networks. The Polish broadband market has over 400 cable companies and internet service providers and services more than six million flats. Krzysztof Rychlik, CEO of FCA […]
Technologies and ProductsGtd, a Chilean multi-service telecommunications provider, has deployed Infinera solutions to significantly increase capacity across its terrestrial network in Chile and its subsea networks for “Prat,” a submarine optical fibre project that will provide high-quality internet for Gtd’s national territory in Chile. The Chilean company operates subsea and terrestrial internet networks throughout Chile, Colombia, Peru, […]
Technologies and ProductsJGR Optics has announced the launch of the RL1 Automated Return Loss Meter for shipping.The RL1 was created with the flexibility in mind to keep up with new ever-changing applications and industry requirements. It is designed to be chassis modular, allowing for quick chassis-to-chassis pairing via USB or Ethernet connection, and can be connected directly […]
News and BusinessADVA has posted quarterly revenues of €144.3 million for the third quarter ended 30 September 2019, a rise of 14.4% over the same quarter a year ago. There was a pro forma operating income of €7.4 million (5.1% of revenues). This compares to the pro forma operating income of €6.8 million (5.4% of revenues) in […]
Applications and ResearchThe Network System Research Institute at Tokyo’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan, has demonstrated the first large-scale optical switching testbed capable of handling 1 petabit/s optical signals.” 1 petabit/s is equivalent to the capacity to send 8K-quality video to 10 million viewers simultaneously. The NICT stated that this achievement depended on large-scale […]
Applications and ResearchThe European Horizon 2020-funded consortium TERabit optical transceivers based on InP EML arrays and a Polymer Host platform for optical InterConnects, also known as TERIPHIC, is working on the development of optical transceiver modules for datacentres – with the aim of cutting power consumption by 50% per Gbps. The TERIPHIC group says it expects the […]
News and BusinessEmtelle, a global manufacturer of pre-connectorised, blown fibre cable and ducted network solutions, has partnered with Europe’s largest independent training provider in communications cabling and telecommunications technology Cable Telecommunications Training Services Ltd (CTTS) to launch bespoke fibre training for its customers. Covering the entire chain, from concept through to installation, the collaboration will help customers […]