Considering their broadband, low-latency requirements, industry consensus is that 5G radio networks will use fiber as the preferred technology for backhaul (typically connects base stations and the core wired network) and fronthaul […]
IoT, 5G and the significance of fiber
Multimode vs. Singlemode fibers
Fiber optic cabling comes in two types – multimode and singlemode. Most of you likely know that multimode cabling distances are shorter than singlemode, and singlemode is therefore deployed for outside plant […]
The Technical Side of Application Assurance
In part one of this series, we talked about the need for data center managers to be aware of their infrastructure sizes and links to support future speeds. Now we’ll talk cost […]
3 Resolutions for Monitoring in the Cloud – VIAVI Perspectives
Many network administrators still manage networks within their local data centers, but they’re increasingly troubleshooting in the cloud as businesses deploy more cloud workloads. Read the source article at Viavi Perspectives
Testing High Speed Fiber Links
Earn 3 CECs at this pre-conference seminar from the TIA’s Fiber Optics Tech Consortium. This seminar will focus on common data center reference architectures including MPO/MTP and other pre-terminated links deployed […]
The Fabulous, Fast Moving, Fever Pitch, Forever Accelerating Fiber Frenzy
Earn 3 CECs at this BICSI pre-conference seminar from the TIA’s Fiber Optics Tech Consortium. This seminar will answer your questions about fiber types, parallel optics vs. duplex, and migration strategies. Register […]
White Paper: Cabling Designs for Hyperconvergence
When considering the impact converged infrastructure and hyperconvergence are having on cabling, it’s important to first understand how data center topologies are evolving. Over the past several years, the emergence of software-defined […]
Passive Optical LAN Market by Product, Analysis and Outlook to 2022
Market Research Future published a Cooked research report on “Global Passive Optical LAN Market Research Report – Forecast to 2022” Market Analysis, Scope, Stake, Progress, Trends and Forecast to 2022Passive Optical LAN […]
So you want to employ more women?
The data center sector struggles to attract and retain female staff, especially in technical roles. What are we doing wrong and what can we do about it? Tweeted by @dcdnews https://twitter.com/dcdnews/status/954149961108803584 Read the […]
Apple will spend more than $10bn on US data centers over 5 years
Apple has promised to increase its investment in the United States over the next five years and spend more than $10 billion on data centers. The “expanded capital expenditure” on data centers adds […]
