[Podcast] Using fibre optics to measure vehicle traffic
Dr Mona Jaber from QMUL discusses her research into the use of fibre optic communication systems to measure traffic, digital twins and social-science led research.
Tag: fibre
Coherent optical transceivers
How to extract greater capacity and reach from optical systems. Why is it useful?
Google and subsea fibre
The dynamics of ‘nonlocal’ fetch have changed significantly.
The end of ISDN
It’s the end of the line for one of the first widely deployed high-speed networks worldwide.
Starlink’s high-speed satellite Internet: What’s the catch?
Low earth orbit satellite-powered Internet could be a game-changer for remote areas, but what happens when people in more populated areas want it?
Building your own Fibre-to-Premises Network: The ECFiber Story
Guest Post: George Sadowsky outlines how to build and operate a FTTH network when existing infrastructure, topography, and low population all work against the need for fast Internet.
New submarine cable to strengthen Pakistan ICT community
Spanning three continents, the PEACE cable will provide the lowest latency service from Pakistan to Europe.
Meeting the challenges of a Pacific-wide network
Guest Post: The University of the South Pacific manages a number of challenges in operating, maintaining and upgrading its large and diverse network.
Network Atlas project crowdsources global network infrastructure data
Network Atlas is currently crowdsourcing network information from operators around the world.
Chasing Shannon’s limit – submarine cable fibre optic communications
Guest Post: Technology developments such as Coherent Optics have allowed us to get closer to the theoretical transmission capacity of submarine cables.