Optical

NTT and Nokia demonstrated mobile fronthaul between the antenna unit (Radio Unit/RU) and the control unit (Distributed Unit/DU) of a 5G RAN base station using the IOWN All Photonics Network...

Discover the latest development in connectivity: a new 2,100km cable extension connecting French Guiana to continental Europe, enhancing direct connections and reducing latency. Alcatel Submarine Networks will build this cutting-edge...

Vocus partners with Ciena to deploy WL6e technology, providing unprecedented bandwidth capacity and energy efficiency for its Australian network.

Zayo transmitted 800Gb/s over a single wavelength from Los Angeles to El Paso (TX), a span of 1,866km, using Nokia’s sixth-generation Photonic Service Engine super-coherent optics (PSE-6s).  The companies also...

Optical DWDM equipment is forecast to reach $18 billion in market revenue by 2028, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The entry of coherent DSPs capable of delivering...

OIF has published two Implementation Agreements (IA) - CEI-112G-XSR+-PAM4 Extended Extra Short Reach and Coherent Common Management Interface Specification (C-CMIS) IA 1.3. These agreements introduce advanced interconnectivity solutions for high-speed...

Windstream Wholesale achieves a major milestone by transmitting a 1Tbps wavelength over a 1,100km link using Cisco's NCS 1014 C-Band 2.4T WDM Transponder Line Card with Acacia's Coherent Interconnect Module...

In response to the requirements of Tier-1 operator customers, DriveNets and Acacia have developed a joint solution that integrates multiple Acacia 400G ZR/ZR+ optical modules with DriveNets' Network Cloud platform....

Introducing Windstream Wholesale's Route Creator tool, empowering customers to design their own wavelength routes on the Intelligent Converged Optical Network (ICON). Enhance network management capabilities with up to five wavelength...

The Open XR Optics Forum showcased the effectiveness of their Management Architecture Specification through a successful demonstration. Led by Liberty Global, this initiative integrated smart transceivers into network systems and...

Xarxa Oberta de Catalunya has deployed Infinera's XTM packet-optical solution, enabling up to 400 GbE services on their fiber optic network. They have also tested Infinera's ICE6 solution, validating its...

In the telecom industry, the debate between 25G and 50G PON technologies is fruitless. It's about business needs, not just the technology itself. Both will have a place in the...

Luna Innovations secures $50 million investment from White Hat Capital Partners and acquires UK-based Silixa, a supplier of fiber optic sensing solutions.