The June issue of the FOA’s newsletter is now available online.
The Newsletter Of The Fiber Optic Association
Drought, Extreme Heat Sharpen Focus on Data Center Water Usage
Extreme heat and drought are bringing sharper scrutiny of data center water use, and testing assumptions about climate in some data center destinations. The heightened awareness of water constraints is raising the bar for fast-growing hyperscale computing specialist, as well as data center developers.
The State of Edge Computing in 2021 •
What’s hot in edge computing? What are the use cases gaining traction? That’s today’s topic in our Data Center Executive Roundtable, as our panel of experienced data center executives weighs in the evolution of edge infrastructure and business models.
Accelerating The World Of Edge Computing
As the fourth industrial revolution progresses, innovations that make doing business radically faster and more efficient continue to emerge—and decision makers who want their organizations to stay competitive need to be fluent in them. Chief among these innovations is edge computing, which moves computation closer to those peripheral points at which it’s required, providing low latency and enabling the creation of agile, secure networks.
What is edge computing and why does it matter?
With deployments of IoT devices and the arrival of 5G fast wireless, placing compute, storage, and analytics close to where data is created is making the case for edge computing.
A New Life for Old Fibers: Upgrading your fiber optic cable plant
Networks running on fiber optics are generally state-of-the-art, but even advanced networks can be improved. That means faster speeds and more traffic density. Fortunately, lots of older fiber is capable of upgrading to faster networks including WDM, but it may need testing to ensure it will work, especially if the links are over 20 km and upgrades are to 10 gigabits (Gb) and above.
Viavi unveils new optical fiber testing capabilities for PON, 5G and data center networks
Viavi introduced multiple new capabilities for its Optical Network Monitoring Solutions family of remote test and monitoring platforms. The company says the new capabilities enable further network intelligence in fiber environments that form the foundation of high-speed core and metro ring networks, as well as access applications in passive optical network (PON), 5G and data center networks.
EXFO declines VIAVI’s acquisition offer, plans to go private
EXFO’s founder and majority shareholder Germaine Lamonde says the company will go private or remain operating as a standalone public company, but won’t sell to VIAVI.
Ethernet-APL technology debuts; standards complete, products entering market
Ethernet-APL is an extension of the specification for Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE) based on 10BASET-1L, which can support every higher-order Ethernet communication protocol. By making adjustments to the physical layer, the requirements necessary for reliable operation in process-related plants are satisfied.
Structured Cabling: Is It Worth It for an SME?
While large organizations have already embraced structured cabling systems, many SMEs are still working without a dedicated cabling infrastructure in place. The article makes the case for why a structured cabling system for SMEs is equally important as it is for any large organization and conglomerate.
