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Microchip and Acacia collaborate

Bandwidth growth, driven by the expansion of data centers and 5G network build-outs, is expected to drive the need for faster coherent Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) pluggable optics.

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Spirent and MultiLane join forces

Partnership helps resolve QSFP-DD800 testing challenges and accelerates time to market.

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TITAN achievement

The Vector Photonics £600k TITAN project will develop PCSELs for low-power consumption, hyperscale data centre applications.

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Legrand introduces the Infinium acclAIM™ Fiber Solution

Legrand has unveiled its latest fiber breakthrough, the Infinium acclAIM Fiber Solution, at the BICSI Fall Conference and Exhibition, booth #6228. As part of Legrand’s fiber offerings, the new acclAIM Fiber Solution redefines fiber connectivity by replacing pre-terminated cassette-based solutions with direct connections—to deliver the lowest insertion loss available on the market.

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NEC launches Optical Fiber Sensing solution using AI

Contributes to infrastructure maintenance by analyzing vibrations detected on existing optical fiber.

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Corning introduces 'revolutionary' fibre

Corning SMF-28® Contour optical fibre offers a first-of-its-kind combination of bend resilience, compatibility, and industry-leading low loss.

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BT kicks off trials of 'revolutionary' new optical fibre

BT has kicked off trials of a new type of optical fibre - hollow core fibre - at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich, in a collaborative project with Lumenisity, a Southampton University spin out company, and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) mobile vendor Mavenir.

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6G to consider societal requirements

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance publishes its first 6G White Paper focusing on the 6G Drivers and Vision. As a global organisation representing the entire value chain, NGMN is set to take the lead in providing impactful guidance for global 6G activities to respond to the needs of end users, societies, mobile network operators and the ecosystem as a whole.

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Commercialisation of Europe’s first 5G standalone (SA) network

Commercialisation of Europe’s first 5G standalone (SA) network

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Colt completes 600G wavelength testing

Since its launch, the Colt IQ Network has been designed to deliver high bandwidth, agile, on-demand connectivity, and today it also delivers best-in-market optical solutions.

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Paving the way to thousand node fabrics

Pluribus Networks has introduced architectural innovations in the Pluribus Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ to deliver 'unprecedented' scalability for hybrid clouds and edge computing.

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DOCOMO, Fujitsu and NEC achieve 5G 'world first'

Will allow 4.2Gbps downlink speed for high-speed data communications.

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Lumenisity Limited receives a major consortium investment

Funding from investors including BGF and Parkwalk will support further commercialisation and building of new manufacturing and testing facility.

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Giving data centres an edge

In 2009, Corning introduced a data centre solution that would reduce installation time, save energy and use space more efficiently. By drawing on Corning's fiber innovations, this new solution allowed data centre operators to simplify their layout and pave the way for future upgrades.

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Videos

DCS talks to Jon Summers from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden at the Data Centre Alliance's 10x10 Event on 16th February 2023.
Hans van der Waal, Global IT Director, Travelex discusses the company’s ambitious digital transformation programme as it looks to enhance its bricks and mortar business activities with more digital offerings. He explains the challenges of migrating global legacy IT infrastructure into the cloud, and outlines the many benefits that Travelex has realised so far on its digitalisation journey.
Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace. Episode 28 Marion Stewart, Chief Operating Officer at Red Helix
Dr. J Metz, Chair SNIA Board of Directors and Scott Shadley, Chair SNIA Communications Steering Committee, discuss the association’s plans for the coming year, which include work on SDXI, computational storage, DNA data storage, SNIA Swordfish™, SNIA Emerald™ and sustainability. They also provide some fascinating insight into how they see the industry developing over time.

Expert Opinions

By Naveen Thomas, Director – Technology Consulting, EY.
An increasing number of data centre sites are being made ‘construction ready’ with groundwork and infrastructure already in place for developers. But the benefits of employing an independent operator to connect and maintain these new electrical networks isn’t fully appreciated, as Frank Welsh, Managing Director of UK Power Distribution explains.
By Terry Storrar, Managing Director UK, Leaseweb.
By Dr. Atif Farid Mohammad – Head - AI R&D Center of Excellence, Apexon.