BP and National Grid have previously pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, mirroring the UK government's target. Britain's energy sector pivoted further towards cleaner fuels on Thursday, as the nation targets net zero carbon emissions to help tackle climate change. National Grid, which distributes energy to British homes and businesses, announced a multi-billion-pound overhaul to focus more on electricity, and oil giant BP revealed plans to build the nation's largest clean hydrogen plant as it also seeks to curb carbon intensive activities. National Grid has agreed to buy Britain's largest electricity distribution business—Western Power Distribution—from US energy giant PPL Corporation for £7.8 billion ($10.9 billion, 9.1 billion euros).
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Global Fiber Optic Cables Market Report 2021: Market to Reach $16.5 Billion by 2027 - U.S. Market is Estimated at $2.2 Billion, While China is Forecast to Grow at 14.4% CAGR
Global Fiber Optic Cables Market to Reach $16.5 Billion by 2027
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Fiber Optic Cables estimated at US$ 8 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 16.5 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 10.9% over the period 2020-2027.
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View: Time to “Florey” the Digital Infrastructure for accelerated growth
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India started on the long, difficult but exciting path of providing digital connectivity with several optical fibre projects for BSNL and defence networks
FB Submarine Partners, LLC Announces New Subsea Cable Between Florida and Cancun, Mexico
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
“GigNet-1” will be the first new fiber optic cable in over 20 years specifically designed to meet exploding Internet demand in the Mexican Caribbean
FB Submarine Partners, LLC, a privately owned developer of international telecommunications projects announced today a 1,200 kilometers advanced subsea fiber optic cable system from Florida to Cancun, Mexico.
Announcement on the continued use of OFC2020 booth until OFC2022
Dear OFC2020 exhibitors,
Due to the ongoing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 46th Optical Networks and Communications Symposium and Expo (OFC) will be held virtually from 6-10 June 2021 instead. Some Chinese exhibitors were unable to travel to the United States to participate in OFC2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. However, OFC2020 was held on March 10-12, 2020 in San Diego Convention Center, California, USA. For the Chinese exhibitors who do not participate in OFC2020, we hereby make the following decisions:
Russian Week of High Technologies 2021 Russian Week of High Technologies is a major annual exhibition and convention project that unites several leading exhibitions, forums and conferences in the IT, telecommunications, navigation and telematics sectors. The Week brings together highly skilled professionals in the fields of digital technology, cloud research, artificial intelligence, communications and navigation. Among them are the developers and potential consumers of technologies, which are used to ensure the national security.
GSMA Announces International Travel Authorisation for MWC21 Barcelona Registered exhibitors and attendees to be permitted entry to Spain.
The GSMA will share details of MWC21 Barcelona registrants with Spanish authorities to facilitate entry into the country. This shift allows entry to those registrants who are currently denied entry, including those from China and the USA, to enter Spain for the purposes of attending and doing business at MWC21.
Huawei and Industry Partners Set up a 5GDN Joint Innovation Lab At MWC Shanghai 2021, members of 5G deterministic networking alliance (5GDNA), including Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid, Gree Electric Zhuhai, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, and Huawei, set up a 5G deterministic networking (5GDN) joint innovation lab. The lab was established to consolidate deterministic network capabilities, aggregate edge applications, and speed up 5G-powered digitalization of industries.
800G 1100 km Optical Transmission Test Completed by China Mobile, Huawei, and YOFC China Mobile Research Institute, together with Huawei and Yangtze Optical Fiber and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC), has verified the 1100 km transmission of 800G systems, making new breakthroughs in the field of large-capacity and long-haul optical transmission technologies.
Hengtong Optic-Electric releases 400G DR4 silicon photonic transceiver, enriching 400G transceiver module product series On March 26th 2021, Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., Ltd. convened a new product launch. Its subsidiary, Hengtong Rockley Technology Co., Ltd. moved forward to enrich its high-speed transceiver modules for data communication. The mass production version of 400G QSFP-DD DR4 transceiver based on silicon photonic circuits and 400G QSFP-DD FR4 transceiver based on traditional free space solution were released, making Hengtong capable of providing customers with 400G single mode optical transceiver modules with different transmission distances.
Mount the wind and break the waves the record of FiberHome fighting the pandemic in Chile Lake General Carrera (or Lake Buenos Aires), known as the "Wonderland on Earth", is shared by Chile and Argentina. It is one of the most important local tourist spots with world-famous glacial lakes and marble caves and other tourist resources. The lake is surrounded by the Andes Mountains. The communication among surrounding cities is mainly by land optical fiber cables and microwave stations. However, with the development of economy and tourism, mobile phone signal is often delayed or even lost in densely populated areas, and this brings inconvenience to residents and greatly affects the travel experience of tourists.
Information technology expert Onno W Purbo visit to PT ZTT Cable Indonesia PT ZTT Cable Indonesia (“Company”) welcoming the presence of Onno W Purbo as Indonesia Information Technology Expert and Commissioner of PT Raihan Teknologi Utama to attended Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) processes. He was present with Dadang Setiawan, S.Kom (President Director of PT Raihan Teknologi Pratama), Ir. Soegiharto Santoso as Founder & Chairman of the Indonesian ICT Business Association (APTIKNAS) as well as Advisor to PT Raihan Teknologi Pratama and other of Board of Directors on Thursday.