Month: May 2015
CNMC Reports Growth in Spanish FTTH Market
Fiber to the home broadband connections in Spain has shown a steady growth for the past many years and now the telecom regulator CNMC reports that the number of FTTH connections in the country grew to 1.81 million at the end of February 2015. There is a clear trend among subscribers to move towards fiber based broadband services. Fiber to…
ALU Demonstrates G.Fast and TWDM-PON Capabilities
Alcatel-Lucent and Energia Communications are conducting the first field trial of next generation ultra-broadband access technologies in Japan. The trial will pave the way for the delivery of higher capacity business and residential services, including ultra-high definition 8K television and video on demand. Trial demonstrates capability of next-generation technologies in enabling seamless network evolution to deliver future high-capacity services such…
Vodafone and Wind Reach Agreement with Metroweb
Vodafone and Wind, two telecom service providers in Italy have signed a letter of intent with fiber optic broadband network service provider Metroweb to build fiber optic networks throughout the country. Italian government has been searching ways to build nationwide fiber optic networks to effectively deliver high speed broadband services. Telecom Italia has been in talks with Metroweb, but could…
Pacific Caribbean Cable System Reaches Isla Verde
The high speed submarine fiber optic cable system connecting Caribbean and North American countries has reached for termination at the beach in Isla Verde. Technicians brought the final section of the submarine fiber optic cable to the beach in morning time to the surprise of local residents and tourists. The deployment team dug a 3 meter deep trench to bury…
Metroweb to Sign NDA with Wind
Reuters reports that the Italian mobile phone operator Wind is about to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) with Metroweb, which could be a prelude to buying a stake in the fiber optic network provider or simply end up as a commercial deal. The possible cooperation between Wind, a unit of Amsterdam-based phone group Vimpelcom, and Metroweb could also involve the…
ALU and T-Mobile Conduct 400G Network Trial
Alcatel-Lucent and T-Mobile Czech Republic have successfully completed a trial of 400 Gbps data transmission over an existing network in the Czech Republic. The trial will enable the operator to upgrade its networks, thus paving the way for new high-speed ultra-broadband services. This is the first trial of 400 Gbps data transport using existing network between Prague and Hradec Králové…