Fibre optics stories
New Zealand tech company acquires SmarTest Electronics
Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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Quantifi Photonics has acquired SmarTest Electronics to fast-track product development for the optical communications test market.
Access Networks signs exclusive deal with fibre optic vendor
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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The network solutions specialist distributor is now the exclusive distributor of Montclair Fiber Optics products for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
PKT’s new picture-based, programmable keyboard
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
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web development
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peripherals
The Aussie company’s product uses fibre optics to allow each of the keyboard’s keys to display any required image and enact a predetermined action.
Bluebird Network completes fiber expansion in Jefferson City
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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cloud data center
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luebird Network chose to build the 26-mile-long fiber network completely underground to protect it from natural disasters.
ISI Communications moves network core to Chicago's New Continuum Data Centers
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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data centre operators
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wireless networks
“We are excited to welcome ISI and its customers to our facility,” comments New Continuum Chairman & CEO, Eli D. Scher. “ISI has a unique network reach, that combined with our capabilities, can deliver true value in an edge compute model.”
SubCom wins agreement to monitor 51,000 km of south pacific cable
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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undersea cables
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fibre optics
SubCom will monitor around 28 million miles of territory to maintain more than 51,000 km of cable.
NEC's fiber transmission capacity test breaks benchmarks
Tue, 16th May 2017
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internet
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cable
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NEC Corporation has successfully conducted the very first transmission capacity of 50.9 terabits on a single optical fiber, over more than 11,000 km.
HKT to build fiber 'super highway' to help Hong Kong become Asia's data center hub
Fri, 25th Nov 2016
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HKT is planning to build a super high capacity fiber optic cable linking the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate to Chai Wan in Hong Kong.
NTT Communications opens gateway into Asia Pacific with new undersea network cable
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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fibre optics
NTT Communications' Asia Pacific Gateway was launched last week, bringing together Asian countries through a high-bandwidth optical submarine cable.
Google brings FASTER speeds to Taiwan through fiber optic cable network
Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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Google has connected its Taiwanese data center to the FASTER undersea cable network, promising better speeds for Taiwan, Japan and Asia.
Increase in data centers across the globe driving fiber optic market
Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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data centre operators
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fibre optics
The increase in the amount of data centers across the globe is driving fiber optic connector growth, according to new forecasts.
Humphrey to leave Pacific Fibre
Wed, 1st Jun 2011
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fibre optics
Founder John Humphrey will leave his post as CTO at Pacific Fibre.