News and Business100G, 400G and 400+G transmission standards, 5G and transportation sensing will play starring roles at this year’s annual ECOC Exhibition (ECOC) as part of its must-attend Market Focus, which is renowned for providing insight into the very latest optical communications trends and provokes discussion across the breadth of the global fibre optics industry. “As new […]
Technologies and ProductsMunich-based connections systems manufacturer Yamaichi Electronics, has extended its QSFP range of high-speed connectors for the data networking market with the QSFP56 host connector. The QSFP56 host connector supports HDR 200G Infiniband and is able to transmit signals at 56 Gbps per channel. In addition, it compliant with the SFF- 8436 and SFF-8662 standards as […]
Technologies and ProductsAnritsu has launched its new Spectrum Analyser MS9740B, which has been developed for evaluating the output characteristics of optical active devices used by optical communications systems. The MS9740B keeps the same measurement-sensitivity performance, functions, and size as the predecessor (MS9740A) while shortening measurement processing times by 50%. The MS9740B also improves production-line efficiency by optimising […]
News and BusinessInternet exchange DE-CIX has signed an agreement with Datacenter One to link the German data centre operator’s facilities with its Frankfurt exchange. As a result, DE-CIX’s global interconnectivity services will be available at Datacenter One’s sites in Leverkusen, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart. In the first phase, Datacenter One’s LEV1 data centre in Leverkusen (pictured) will be […]
Applications and ResearchInfinera and Virgin Media Business have announced VMB’s deployment of the Infinera XTM Series to offer UK wholesale customers the flexibility of VMB’s Flexi Filter service. VMB is one of the largest fibre optic network operators in the UK. With its Dedicated High Capacity Flexi Filter service, VMB says wholesale customers should benefit from the […]
Technologies and ProductsHellermannTyton introduces a full line of high-performance broadband connectivity products that serve any scale, from single Fiber-to-the-Home installations to large plant or city-wide deployments. They are immediately available exclusively through HellermannTyton authorized distributors. For data networks, HellermannTyton’s weatherproof outdoor splice enclosures connect the cables and can be mounted aerially, within a vault or pedestal, buried […]
Applications and ResearchTelemaxX Telekommunikation, a data centre provider in Germany, has deployed solutions from Ciena’s Packet Networking portfolio to transform its network and ensure a smooth rollout of Ethernet Business Services. Across the region around the city of Karlsruhe, TelemaxX manages five data centres designed to assist German customers in managing their IT infrastructure efficiently and safely without losing control […]
News and BusinessTest and measurement industry veteran promoted to oversee US operations The Board of Directors of Anritsu Corporation have announced that the global communications leader has named Donn Mulder (pictured) president and chief financial officer of Anritsu Company, the United States subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, effective April 1st, 2019. In his new position, Mulder will oversee […]
Applications and ResearchResearchers at the University of Central Florida, US, have developed a way to control the speed of light. Not only can they speed up a pulse of light and slow it down, they can also make it travel backwards. The results were published recently in the journal Nature Communications. This achievement is a major step […]
News and BusinessAustrian fibre infrastructure firm Onstage Online GmbH has been acquired by Pan-European optical networks provider euNetworks Group. It has acquired 100% of the shares of the Vienna-headquartered firm. Onstage was founded in 1995 and was one of the first internet service providers in the Austrian market. The company’s current network directly connects to 16 data […]