Transformative technologies such as edge computing, 5G, and mobile clouds are enabling bold and exciting new business models. Industry 4.0, autonomous vehicles, and remote medicine are just a few examples of the advances these technologies offer. Open RAN (O-RAN) is a key foundational framework poised to facilitate this revolution, allowing for rapid and widespread innovation […]
Technology is not disposable. Yet broken products or those that we deem obsolete to us are often discarded, and that’s bad for the environment. The scarce resources and energy used to produce the item is lost. If the product was passed on to someone else to use or, if unfixable, it was harvested for parts, […]
The proliferation of mobile devices and increasing demand for data usage has resulted in a large-scale expansion of wireless cellular networks. Operators need more and more cells to handle the increasing demand, but, it is hard to scale the infrastructure for mobile services in real time. You can’t build a new cell tower overnight therefore […]
A number of countries including China, the US, the UK, Spain, The Philippines and South Korea have already rolled out 5G in their cities. In the next few years, 5G is predicted to be available in almost every part of the developed world. There are high expectations of 5G performance from professionals and individuals who are anticipating […]
As in other areas of a project that involves the deployment of high-fiber-count cables, the tasks of process control, job allocation to techs/contractors, and progress tracking can become unwieldy, cumbersome, and unmanageable in terms of the time and effort required. Just like the testing and certifying of the individual fibers and managing the volume of […]
Unprecedented demand for fiber links and capacity are driving the deployment of high-fiber-count cables with hundreds or even thousands of fibers. These cables are being deployed by dark fiber providers as well as in traditional telecommunication networks to provide data center interconnections, metro connectivity between central offices, access network in support of FTTH, and edge […]
While you are walking the OFC 2023 trade show floor in San Diego, you may notice VIAVI ONT-800 setups in various booths, helping manufacturers demonstrate the performance of their products to their own customers. One manufacturer using VIAVI gear is InnoLight Technology Ltd., a global manufacturer of high-speed optical transceivers in booth #4115. New InnoLight […]
Following on from earlier blogs about the value of bi-directional (bi-dir) fiber certification it’s clear that performing full bi-dir IL, ORL, and OTDR testing gives a much deeper insight into the condition and quality of a fiber link and ultimately will reduce ongoing maintenance costs, give better service performance, and extend a network’s operational life. […]
Healthcare systems worldwide are still recovering from the unprecedented effects of the COVID19 pandemic. 5G networks have the potential to transform the key components of healthcare systems through providing superior levels of connectivity that will help meet the needs of both patients and providers at scale. The buzz around 5G technology stems from the […]
First off, what is loopback OTDR testing? The concept is simple: it involves using a single OTDR, which stays at one site, and testing two fibers at the same time by using a loopback fiber or loopback device at the other site. And of course when it comes to OTDR testing you have the […]