Technologies and ProductsJohn Guest, part of the Reliance Worldwide Corporation®, has launched a range of ultra-transparent Direct Buried Blown Fibre Straight Connectors. Designed to ensure successful microduct installations under the toughest conditions, the company says the range of plastic push-fit fittings addresses key challenges faced by the rapidly expanding fibre networks across the UK. The new connectors […]
Technologies and ProductsJabil Inc, a provider of customised end-to-end design, manufacturing and test solutions for optical communications products, has successfully completed live network trials for the application of 100G in unamplified metro regional link scenarios. Powered by Jabil Photonics’ GA CFP2 Digital Coherent Optics (DCO) 100G/200G module, the first network scenario showcased an unamplified metro Wavelength-Division Multiplexing […]
Technologies and ProductsPIXAPP, which claims to be the world’s first open-access Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) assembly and packaging pilot line, has introduced two new prototype packaging platforms to enable the early-stage testing and evaluation of integrated photonic devices. The PIXAPP Grating Coupler Based Generic Packages (PIXAPP-GCP-10 and PIXAPP-GCP-100) are now available to users that need fast and […]
Technologies and ProductsCable maker Lumenisity® Limited, has announced the introduction of its hollow-core CoreSmart™ fibre cable solutions for DWDM operation over links in excess of 10km. Lumenisity’s CoreSmart hollow-core cable uses a unique nested anti-resonant nodeless fibre (NANF™) patented technology. The previous generation of hollow-core design, photonic bandgap fibre (PBGF), is inherently multi-moded and requires complex solutions […]
News and BusinessThe adoption of coherent pluggable optics will accelerate in 2021 as new technologies reach the market, according to the latest Transport Applications Report from networking component and equipment market research firm Cignal AI. It says fourth-generation coherent will extend beyond 400ZR to include higher performance solutions generally referred to as 400ZR+ and lower speed 100Gbps […]
News and BusinessTransceiver and optical component manufacturer Precision OT, is expanding its presence in Europe with plans for further EMEA growth. For both multinational telecommunications organisations as well as regional cable operators, mobile operators, service providers and other stakeholders, the New York-based company is filling strong European demand for specialised engineering expertise and customisable optical network solutions. […]
News and BusinessArctic Connect, the international project is to build the first trans-Arctic submarine fibre cable between Europe and Asia has received a boost with the addition of new partners from Japan, Norway and Finland. Finland-based Cinia Ltd, is leading the project in collaboration with Russian operator MegaFon. New partners include Sojitz Corporation, a multi-national trading and […]
News and BusinessA new report from analysts Communications Industry Researchers (CIR), finds that the market opportunity for 800G transceivers and above will reach US$245 million in revenues by 2025 rising to to US$2.5 billion by 2029. Driven initially by video, CIR expects the traffic in data centres will be further driven by 5G and IoT applications requiring […]