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Japan Telecom Giant, Softbank Faces $350 million Loss on its Indian Investments
China Eyes Fiber Optic Use to Expand Communications Systems
China is capable of using optical fiber cable (OFC) which would allow 13.5 billion people to simultaneously use phones, marking a new level in China's optical communication systems.
The FiberHome Technologies Group, based in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province said on Sunday that OFC research has succeeded in transmitting up to 560 terabytes per second (Tb/s), which is capable of supporting 6.75 billion pairs on phones, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
The 7-core paths in an optical fiber has reduced the disturbances among paths to the minimum, which means its transmission speed is 7 times faster than that of a single fiber, according to the company.

APAC Widens Lead for Average Broadband Speed
Asia-Pacific further increased its lead in the fourth quarter in terms of the average bandwidth of residential broadband services, as well as the best value for money in terms of cost per megabit, according to Point Topic.
The research firm said average bandwidth in the region jumped 28% year-on-year during the quarter to 419Mbps, well ahead of the global average of 118Mbps.
Globally, the average monthly cost for residential broadband services declined by $2 to $98. Costs have been decreasing for several quarters. In APAC by comparison, the average monthly cost is roughly $50.
The 118Mbps global average bandwidth provided to residential subscribers was up from 112Mbps in the previous quarter, in a result Point Topic attributes to the accelerated rollout of Docsis 3.1 Cable networks capable of 1Gbps speeds.
China Sets up US$14.6 billion Internet Investment Fund: Xinhua
Fund is designed to help turn China into a major player in internet technology
China has set up a 100 billion yuan (US$14.55 billion) fund to support investment in the internet sector, the official news agency Xinhua said on Sunday. The fund, backed by China's cabinet, is designed to help turn China into a major player in internet technology, the report said.
An initial 30 billion yuan has already been raised from major banks and telecoms firms including ICBC, China Mobile and China Unicom. Up to 150 billion yuan in credit will be available to companies that have been invested in by the fund, Xinhua said.
 
 
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China's Huawei Ranked Among the Most Valuable Global Brands by 'Brand Finance'
Huawei has been ranked 40th on the 'Most Valuable Brands' list within the Global 500 ranking of 2017, released by the prestigious 'Brand Finance' platform. Being a research-based forum – 'Brand Finance' specializes in Brand Valuation and the valuation of Intangible Assets. It evaluates the performance of world-leading brands and measures their potential. Huawei Ranked Among the Most Valuable Global Brands by 'Brand Finance'.
ZTE Cautions on Financial Impact of US Trade Woes
ZTE warned expected US trade sanctions imposed on the company are likely to hit its financial results, and a settlement could result in a fine.
Nokia Eyes Bigger Software Role With €347M Comptel Bid
Nokia is taking a bigger step into software with plans for a €347 million ($371 million) cash takeover of OSS specialist Comptel.
 
Enterprises
YOFC Wins Bidding in China Telecom's Centralized Purchasing of G.652D Optical Fiber
After Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (stock code: 06869. HK, hereinafter referred to as "YOFC") won the bidding in China Mobile's central purchasing of ordinary optical cable in 2016 as the first one (share: 16.77%) in October 2016, another good news came in January 2017 that YOFC won the bidding in China Telecom's centralized purchasing of G.652D optical fiber in 2016, with a share of 16.91%, ranking the second.
Corning's Optical Communications Revenues Jump 11% on North American FTTH Sales
Corning continues to reap the benefits of North American service providers building out FTTH networks: its optical communications unit sales rose 11% in the fourth quarter.
Hengtong Wins the Maximum Voltage Project in the World
On In August 2016, Good news came from the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector "Internet of Things and its Applications in the Smart Cities and Communities" (ITU-T SG20) plenary, to appoint Mr. LiKeng of FiberHome as the SG20 Q6 Associate Rapporteur, followed by which appointing Dr Sang Ziqin of FiberHome as SG20 Vice Chairman. FiberHome has achieved many breakthrough in IOT and Smart City international standard.
 
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Breaking news from the FTTH Conference 2017: Austria & Serbia join the Global FTTH Ranking Latvia reaches pole position in European FTTH penetration
FTTH Conference, Marseille, 15 February 2017 – The number of fibre to the home (FTTH) and fibre to the building (FTTB) subscribers in Europe increased by 23% over the first nine months of 2016, reaching nearly 44.3 million FTTH/B subscribers. Homes passed increased by 17%, reaching more than 148 million in EU391 at end-September 2016, according to the latest update of the FTTH market panorama announced today at the FTTH Conference 2017 in Marseille.   more>>
 
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