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News The latest fibre systems news from around the world
News analysis Michelle Pauli examines a dark fibre project that is enabling research on the future of the internet
Profile JDSU Tim Gillett meets Russell Taws and Brandon Collings
Analysis Size is everything Vanesa Diaz on cable miniaturisation in FTTH deployments
Analysis Carrier-grade SDNs Geoff Bennett describes three elements needed to make optical data planes programmable
Analysis Fluid situation Mike Jones on the advantages of non-alcoholic cleaning fluids
Preview ECOC 2014 A look ahead to the show’s 40th edition, being held in Cannes in September
Feature Testing times Robert Roe on the latest test and measurement products
Feature The long and the short of it Roy Rubenstein looks at mid-reach networks
Feature Terabit tricks Robert Roe investigates terabit optical networks
Products A selection of the latest fibre system releases
Review All things Nice Tim Gillett looks back at Next Generation Optical Networking
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will see the legendary Palais de Festivals et des Congrès play host to ECOC 2014. Te 40th edition of Europe’s largest
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conference on optical communication runs from 21 to 25 September, with an accompanying exhibition from 22 to 24 September. Visitors to the event will hear all the latest
research on advances in optical communication with a range of keynote speeches, tutorials and research papers, as well as symposia relating to submarine systems, interconnects in data centres, and current and future telecoms trends. As always, there will be a major exhibition
running alongside the conference, and in these pages we provide an extensive preview of the exhibitors and events on show. Elsewhere in the magazine we look at the
current state of play in the USA’s FTTH market (page 6), and look at a dark fibre project that promises to open up research into the future of the internet (page 8). In our Analysis section, Corning’s Vanesa
Diaz investigates the use of 200-micron cables, while Infinera’s Geoff Bennet looks at what is required to achieve carrier-grade soſtware defined networks. MicroCare’s Mike Jones also looks at the latest processes for cleaning fibre optic connectors. We have three in-depth features for your
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delectation in this Autumn 2014 issue: Robert Roe looks at the latest test and measurement techniques on page 24 and investigates terabit optical networking on page 34, while Roy Rubenstein gives us the low-down on mid-reach interfaces on page 28. We are always keen to hear your thoughts
and opinions on the fibre systems industry, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Contact us by email at
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europascience.com or tweet us via @fibresystemsmag. Of course, we will be at ECOC 2014, and we look forward to meeting many of you on the red carpet!
Tim Gillett Business editor
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Cannes event offers wide-angle view
he French city of Cannes is no stranger to rolling out the red carpet for international events, and this month
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