Intelligent Cabling
Altran, Benetel and Phluido partner to create containerised LTE RAN for cable networks
Altran, Benetel and Phluido have co-created a disaggregated, multi-organisation, containerised LTE RAN reference solution that provides 4G RAN services over existing cable networks. Working under the guidance of CableLabs, the companies developed the solution as part of the Telecom Infra Project...
GTT upgrades key European network routes to meet growing demand
GTT Communications, a leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, has announced the upgrade of its fibre network across several of its European routes. The network upgrades enhance the capacity and performance capability of GTT’s Tier 1 global IP network footprint for its...
Colt futureproofs its award-winning Colt IQ Network with extensive upgrade
Colt Technology Services has announced that it has upgraded its award-winning Colt IQ Network by deploying the most advanced optical technology. This upgrade saw Colt deploy a combination of Ciena’s market-leading WaveLogic Ai technology with a conversion to flexible grid photonics. This...
Nexans celebrates next step in construction of its cable installation vessel, Aurora
On October 15, 2019, Nexans hosted the grand block ceremony that represented a key step in the construction of its groundbreaking cable installation vessel, Nexans Aurora. The vessel’s hull is currently being built at the CRIST shipyard in Poland. It will be completed at Ulstein Verftin Norway,...
Features
Bringing VR, IoT, UHD TV to your home with fibre networking
Article by: Dr. Arvind Mishra, Head of Application & System Engineering at Sterlite Tech As the demand for high-speed connectivity in...
A leading Internet Exchange Provider deploys solution to Paris metro area
France-IX, the leading Internet Exchange in France, and Coriant, a leading supplier of packet optical, IP, and SDN solutions to Tier 1...
Equinix to expand into Spain and Portugal through acquisition of Itconic
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with The Carlyle Group...
Open Fiber and Wind Tre partner in 258 cities for ultra-broadband
Open Fiber and Wind Tre continue to work together to develop ultra-broadband connectivity services in Fiber To The Home (FTTH) technology...
Insights
Taking the time, labour and hefty costs out of FTTx deployments
Jamie McGee, Product Specialist, Emtelle, questions why premises around the world are still underserved by a fibre connection. He talks...
Making software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) mission critical
Marcio Saito, Chief Technical Officer for Opengear looks at how SD-WAN is helping network managers deliver better architectures along...
How do you verify fibre for European regulations?
Article by: Didier Claeys, Director of Product Line Management for in-building cable at CommScope Intelligent CIO spoke to Didier Claeys...
Data centre networks a la “mode”
Article by: James Young, Director of CommScope’s Enterprise Data Center division Data centre networks are under pressure to evolve to...
Case Studies
CCG chooses Six Degrees to provision its digital transformation journey
When an office relocation prompted the Welsh housing association, Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd (CCG), to undergo a digital transformation,...