NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
TOP STORIES OF 2022
A countdown of the most-viewed and industry-shaping developments of 2022
JANUARY
At the start of the year, the Fibre Systems audience turned its collective atention to technology – specifically high-capacity capacity optics. Te most widely read story in January was the news that Aerelion (then known as Telia Carrier) had conducted a successful trial of Infinera’s ICE6 800G technology on its live global network, AS1299. Te trial took place on the 2,396km link
in the USA between Denver and Chicago. It was performed using ICE6 technology over an existing third-party line system and demonstrated that transmission speeds of 600G and spectral efficiency of 5.33 bits/s/Hz were possible, resulting in a fibre capacity increase of at least 50%. Following the trial, Telia Carrier selected the technology to help with its global network expansion. Andrew Haynes, COO at Telia Carrier,
explained at the time: “As a pioneer in deployment of open optical line technologies across the globe, deploying ICE6 on our network will be yet another example of how open and disaggregated networking works and allows for greater efficiency and agility. Deploying ICE6 will enable us to introduce best-in-class technologies and infrastructure capabilities for our customers.” Nick Walden, Senior Vice President, Worldwide
Sales at Infinera, added: “Telia Carrier’s embracing of open optical networking enables them to always be able to take advantage of the best technologies to create differentiated value for their customers.” With the past two years throwing the
importance of reliable connectivity firmly into the spotlight, it may be litle surprise to note the other most-read story in January was the news that USA communications regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), launched the Affordable Connectivity Program. In accordance with Congressional directives
in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this initiative was the $14.2bn successor to the Emergency Broadband Benefit, which was launched to help almost 9 million afford internet
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access during the pandemic. Since its launch, eligible households have been able to apply to receive up to $30 per month discount toward internet service and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Upon announcement, FCC Chairwoman Jessica
Rosenworcel, commented: “Te response to the Emergency Broadband Benefit proved what many knew to be true: the cost of high-speed internet is out of reach for too many of us. Now, with the long-term Affordable Connectivity Program, we have the opportunity to enrol even more households and help ensure they can afford the internet connections they need for work, school, healthcare and more for years.”
FEBRUARY
Light began to appear at the end of the tunnel in February, with Covid-related restrictions starting to ease across a number of markets. As people of the world were able to make travel plans again, so the most popular story in February had an international communications flavour, as Finnish network solutions provider, Cinia, partnered with Japanese infrastructure firm, Arteria Networks, to begin building a subsea cable system linking Europe and Asia through the Arctic region. Te joint network will run from Japan, via the
Northwest Passage, to Europe, with landings in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. European landings are planned in Norway, Finland and Ireland. Te planned 14,000km cable system will be able to reduce the optical distance between Asia and Europe, thus minimising signal latency. Alcatel Submarine Networks was chosen as the lead engineering, procurement and construction partner for the project. Ari-Jussi Knaapila, CEO at Cinia, said: “Far North
Fiber will be the first multi-continental cable system and the first Pan-Arctic system. Cinia is very pleased to have all three continents represented in the development team, and I warmly welcome Arteria to join the project with Cinia and Far North Digital.”
Koji Kabumoto, Representative Director,
President and CEO of Arteria, added: “Te Far North Fiber project is an epoch-making project to build the last remaining submarine cable route connecting Europe with Japan and Asia at the lowest latency and will greatly contribute to the further development of the digital infrastructure environment in Japan regions, such as Hokkaido. In addition, the new international network realised by the Far North Fiber will be able to create new demand for connectivity in a wide range of fields, such as industry, academia, and culture in Europe, Japan, and Asia.” It is predicted that the cable, which has a
projected cost estimate of approximately €1bn, will be ready by the end of the year 2025.
MARCH
Mergers and acquisitions moved to the forefront in March, as Effect Photonics signed a definitive agreement to acquire coherent optical digital signal processing (DSP) and forward error correction (FEC) technology, as well the associated engineering teams from Viasat. Te announcement was made during the
returning in-person OFC Conference in San Diego and it means that Effect Photonics now owns Viasat’s entire coherent technology stack of all optical functions, including a high-performance tunable laser, together with DSP and FEC. Te move was designed to aid Effect Photonics’
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