Optical Fibre Cable

Ribbon Fiber Cable A comparison with Non-Ribbon Cable

Substituting ribbons for individual fibers within an optical cable allows the fiber to be packed more compactly within the cable whether it is a multi-tube or central tube cable. Ribbon cables are smaller in size and weight and generally easier to handle than comparable individual fiber based cables. The net result is ribbon cables are easier for the installation crew to handle and place...

Corporate

2020 BCG Tech Challengers

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Network Services

The Path to Open and Disaggregated FTTx

Operators face continued increases in traffic, slow revenue growth, and competitive pressures to invest in and innovate for emerging cloud and 5G-related applications. As a result, they are increasingly looking to hyperscaler-led innovations, including softwaredefined networking (SDN), virtualization, and disaggregation. Due to size and complexity, fiber access networks have emerged as an area of particular interest and promise for driving lower network costs and delivering advanced services across the residential, business, and wholesale markets...

RAN Intelligent Controller

The Role of the RAN Intelligent Controller in Open RAN Systems

The RIC is more than a RAN controller, however. It is also an open platform that can host RAN control applications developed by specialist software suppliers that are external to the RIC vendor itself. These "xApps" (near-RT) and "rApps" (non-RT) are among the primary reasons why the RIC is a compelling component of the O-RAN architecture. XApps and rApps will enable innovation-in the form of RAN control algorithms-to enter the RAN at a pace that is orders of magnitude faster than is the case with today's vendor-proprietary systems or centralized SON methods. Such innovation will help operators create differentiated network experiences that offer performance adapted to particular service types, user groups, or locations...

Network Services

Accelerating FTTx deployments for the new normal – A research paper

Data is the new fuel. With millions of people working from home and family members spending more time streaming TV shows and movies, doing live video chats and watching live news, a new situation of internet overload has emerged. Residential environments have emerged as the new hubs of data consumption. Consequentially, there has been a shift in peak hours of consumption along with an increase in demand variability. This has brought the urgent need for hyperscale fibre connectivity and more importantly, FTTx to the fore. In this paper, we dive deep into the challenges of deploying FTTx and explore solutions to achieve the desired scale while focusing on cost and time efficiencies...

Network Services

Programmable FTTx

New digital use cases are shaping our lives in ways unimaginable. Users want more bandwidth, better speed, newer use cases and a great customer experience. This demands a massive change in the ecosystem. Service providers need to augment their networks to accommodate these needs as well as exert on-demand control over the entire network. Re-designing the last-mile network infrastructure will ensure convergence of network access technologies thereby making it easier to meet growing users demand...

Network Services

The world is gravitating towards FTTx – A research paper

The needs for FTTx networks have arrived earlier than our forecasting models have predicted. Consequently, the deployment of FTTH and FTTB networks have increased significantly. Setting up a fibre-based broadband network, once considered a luxury affordable to the developed world, is poised to become mainstream all over the world. FTTx is evolving on multiple fronts, be it business models, execution methodologies, operating efficiency and strategic partnerships & alliances. Technological developments sit in the middle of it all, playing the role of the enabler.

Optical Interconnect Products

Road to 5G built on Fibre

Launch of 5G is going to catapult data usage to a whole new level. 5G is all set to move beyond mobile, to the world of billions of connected devices and pave way for a new era of consumer-technology interactions. Launch of 5G is going to catapult data usage to a whole new level. 5G is all set to move beyond mobile, to the world of billions of connected devices. Today, every two days we create as much data as we have from the beginning of time till 2003. Connectivity is now as important as running water and electricity, and Smarter Networks are the new core infrastructure...

Virtualised Access Solution

5G-ready with next-gen programmable RAN | STL Tech

The exponential increase in mobile traffic just compounds the complexity posed by legacy networks. Networks of the future must become software-driven, virtualised, flexible and intelligent to tap the potential of 5G and IoT. With the added complexity of digitalisation that most network service providers face today, it is evident to see a surge in interest of programmable and virtualised networks. This is a natural progression since programmability radically increases the ability to launch innovative services with a high level of agility while also allowing to monetise new services with a level of speed not possible with legacy network infrastructure...

Network Services

STL Sensron+ – A Whitepaper

Critical infrastructure systems and facilities are fundamental to driving modern society, providing the necessary basic services that form a foundation for nearly all other activities. This paper seeks to highlight the effectiveness that can be brought about by infusing technology into security setups around the world. As we proceed, we will look at an overview of critical infrastructure and challenges. We will elaborate on the foundational components of a successful critical infrastructure security strategy. We intend to use this as a best practice primer for securing critical infrastructure...

Network Services

FTTx Paradigm Change to Achieve Fibre to the Exponential

In the recent years, the world has realised the combined potential of ubiquitous data and disruptive technologies. Now we see, a new set of use cases, which are about to become a necessity for people across the world. Smart homes - replete with connected devices and using technologies like AR, VR, IoT, AI and block chain are just on the anvil. The next real estate boom might just be in this exciting milieu of smart, connected homes. We are already seeing connected cars in developed countries.All this is customer experience. While the time for this idea has come, how ready are we to actually deliver it?...

Optical Interconnect Products

Improved Optical Network Performance Using Stellar Fibre

The Fibre Optics network infrastructure is highly immune to electromagnetic waves and provides unlimited bandwidth to transport data and voice signals at a very high rate, over extremely long distances. [ref. 1]. This makes it a suitable communication channel to support a large number of network architectures: FTTH, FTTx, Data centre interconnect, Access/Metro/Long distance networks, smart cities infrastructure and wireless backhauling for 4G and 5G networks...

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