There are currently five types of OM fiber—OM1, OM2, OM3, OM4 and OM5. OM1 fiber was the de facto choice for fiber throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and was still installed into […]
Optical Multimode OM Mantra
Liz Goldsmith
Powering Digital Transformation in Smart Cities: The Role of Smart Buildings
This report, commissioned by TIA, and conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) discusses how smart buildings can be a both a microcosm of a smart city and an integral building block for […]
Choose the right fiber splice closure for your FTTX network
When selecting #fiber closures, consider the characteristics of your network rather than the type of network. Download CommScope’s fiber splice closures brochure for guidance. Read the source article at CommScope.com
VIAVI Unveils Hyperscale Data Center Testing Solutions at OFC
According to the Cisco Global Cloud Index, by the year 2021, 94 percent of workloads and compute instances are expected to be handled in cloud data centers, and the number of hyperscale […]
Kaiam unveils 400G QSFP-DD transceiver OFC 2018
Kaiam, a manufacturer of advanced data center optical transceivers, will demonstrate the industry’s highest density 8-lane single-mode 400G transceiver in a QSFP-DD form factor at OFC 2018. Read the source article at […]
5G will drive global infrastructure revenues up $25B by 2022, IHS forecasts
According to new research, the worldwide market for network equipment expanded by 15% in the fourth quarter of last year—and revenues in the space are set to grow by $25 billion over […]
Ireland introduces infrastructure planning reform to boost data center developments
The Irish government is introducing new legislation to accelerate the data center planning process, making it harder for objectors to stall projects. Under the new plan, data centers will be categorized as […]
Power outage knocks out London data center
Customers are reporting that a major London data center has gone offline, after a significant power outage in London, UK. Tweeted by @dcdnews https://twitter.com/dcdnews/status/973621776025518081 Read the source article at datacenterdynamics.com
Trump blocks Broadcom’s Qualcomm takeover on national security grounds
US President Donald Trump has blocked Broadcom’s attempted $117 billion hostile takeover of rival chipmaker Qualcomm after a US panel said it could pose a national security risk. Tweeted by @dcdnews https://twitter.com/dcdnews/status/973570792201039872 […]
Roundtable: Rack Power Densities Rising, But Slowly
In today’s discussion, our panel of experienced data center executives – Jack Pouchet of Vertiv, Intel’s Jeff Klaus, Erich Sanchack of Digital Realty and Dennis VanLith of Chatsworth Products – discuss trends […]
