News and BusinessNokia has signed a frame agreement with Eurofiber Group, for a multi-country DWDM roll out, datacenter switching and multiple other areas to increase Eurofiber Open Network footprint. The agreement, covers all Eurofiber affiliates. Within Eurofiber France, first optical networks are already under deployment in the south and north of the country. Next to France, Nokia […]
News and BusinessIndustry analyst company Yole Group says that, the LiDAR automotive industry will reach US$2 billion in 2027 with the strong push by Chinese players eager to integrate innovative LiDAR technologies. It observes that China has developed an impressive LiDAR industry and has identified 15 LiDAR companies based in China. Yole adds that the move is […]
News and BusinessSubmarine fibre optic consulting and project management company Pioneer Consulting, has been contracted by the Zemax-Planova Consortium to provide expertise related to the various oil and gas (O&G) aspects of the Petrobras Malha Óptica project in Brazil. The 1,200 km trunk-and-branch fibre system will link 13 floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) and one […]
UncategorisedUK independent operator WightFibre, which provides phone, tv and broadband services to homes and businesses on the Isle of Wight, has switched off its copper network and moved all its existing customers to a full fibre network. The company has been operating a hybrid fibre-coaxial network (cable) network on the Isle of Wight since 2001 […]
News and BusinessNokia has made a strategic alliance with Furukawa Electric LatAm, the leading company in network cabling, to accelerate optical LAN deployments in Latin America. Furukawa Electric LatAm is a market leader for copper cables and optic fibre in Latin America. With this agreement, Furukawa Electric LatAm will incorporate Nokia’s optical networking equipment into its Laserway […]
News and BusinessSpending on optical transport hardware by North American network operators grew more than 20% in 2Q22 compared with the year before according to the most recent Transport Hardware Report from research firm Cignal AI. Equipment capex by traditional network operators as well as large cloud operators has now surpassed pre-Covid levels, however spending by European […]
Technologies and ProductsBath, UK-based altnet broadband provider Truespeed has enhanced its network infrastructure to utilise XGS-PON technology as it continues the rapid expansion of its full fibre network. Truespeed says that following a record year of growth since its additional £100 million investment in January 2022, the rollout of XGS-PON technology will allow the company to build […]