The Evolution of Fiber Optic Transmission Windows
One of the most common terms used in fiber optic communication systems is transmission windows,…
Browsing: Hybrid Architectures
Technical Debt Remediation
In our last column, we raised the concept of Technical Debt and how it negatively…
Coping With the Bandwidth Explosion (The MSO Perspective)
Simplifying 10 Gb/s DWDM for Mass Deployment in Fiber Deep Access Networks — Optical networks…
Utility FTTx Networks for the Future
Leveraging ADSS Cable Technology — Electric utilities, including both private and publicly owned energy providers…
The Reality of NT in the Field
I’m so glad it’s spring! (Well, actually it is still winter as I am writing…
The Cable Intersection Point
A Deep Disaggregated Fiber Future — Cable providers are in a bandwidth arms race as…
The Real ILEC Transformation
The True Path to Open Access — An executive from a Baby Bell once told…
Alaska Power & Telephone Goes Deep to Deliver
AP&T’s 86-Mile Alaskan Undersea Cable Project: It was a dark and stormy night. At the…
Cat6/6A Network Cable Compatibility
A major stumbling point in high-speed network installation is the incompatibility of Cat6/6A connectors and…
Ready, Set, Action!
The wide use of HD video, emergence of 4K and 8K ultra-high broadcast standards, and…