Author Archives: Pauline

The lowdown on Highams Park

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Pauline

Highams Park is unique in the UK because it is the first location for a trial of fibre-to-the-premises on a brownfield site. Continue reading →

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ECOC 2009: Technology, money, people

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Pauline

Here’s a copy of my leader article in the ECOC magazine: And so to Vienna for the 35th year of ECOC, which is billed — quite rightly in my view — as the leading optical networking event in Europe. Personal … Continue reading →

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When things are quiet on the blog…

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Pauline

I like cables of all kinds, especially cables that lead to the top of a mountain…

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BT replacing fibre with copper

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Pauline

File this one under “makes no sense”. While Openreach has been building trial networks for fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) and fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC), it has also been overlaying copper on fibre access networks built back in the 1990s. The legacy technology, called TPON … Continue reading →

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Digital Britain: how does the UK really compare?

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Pauline

“Digital Britain disappoints” and “Digital dithering from a dated Government”: two hardly unique headlines in the media immediately after the release of the Digital Britain report, which is supposed to be the UK’s blueprint for a digitally connected future. But … Continue reading →

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Pauline 2.0

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Pauline

A funny thing is happening to the world of fibre-optics. With governments around the globe talking up the benefits of a digital economy — regardless of whether they’re prepared to put their money where their mouth is — fibre has … Continue reading →

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The 40G market embarks upon a 'golden age'

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Pauline

This article originally appeared on fibresystems.org. The market for 40 Gbit/s optical transport equipment is growing strongly and looks set to enjoy a five-year period of deployment opportunity before the 100 Gbit/s market gets into full swing, according to industry … Continue reading →

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NSN, Juniper pick up the IPoDWDM baton

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Pauline

This article originally appeared on fibresystems.org. WDM NICE, 2009 — Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Juniper Networks seem to be forging an ever closer relationship. Having recently joined forces to sell Carrier Ethernet equipment, the pair are now working together … Continue reading →

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Zero touch optical networks: a progress report

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Pauline

Multiple equipment vendors at IIR’s WDM Nice conference talked up their strategies for optical network automation using GMPLS. Continue reading →

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Interview: Karel Helsen, FTTH Council Europe

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Pauline

The new president of the FTTH Council Europe talks about widening its membership to include application and content providers. Continue reading →

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