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INDIGO subsea cable ready to rock

By John Williamson

AARNet, Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel, SubPartners and Telstra have announced that the INDIGO subsea cable system is now ready to be deployed by consortium members. This follows the on-schedule completion of the INDIGO West (4,600 km Singapore to Perth) and INDIGO Central (4,600 km Perth to Sydney cables. Featuring new spectrum-sharing technology, each consortium member […]

Applications and Research

Singtel and Ericsson achieve gigabit speeds in LAA trial

By Matthew Peach

Singaporean communications operator Singtel and telecoms systems giant Ericsson have together achieved what they are calling “an Asia-Pacific first in wireless technology” by delivering a peak speed of 1.1 Gbps in a joint trial of a new configuration of the Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology. Conducted in a Singtel laboratory, the trial delivered speeds that […]

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The value of achieving optical networking certifications

There has been an ongoing debate about the value of professional certifications since they became popular in the 1990s. Unfortunately, many of these professional certifications received bad publicity for producing professionals with theoretical knowledge and little or no hands-on experience. Professional certifications have come a long way since then and have a place next to formal college or university education and offer verifiable proof of knowledge and hands-on skills. This article will explain certifications and help you decide if they can benefit your optical networking career.