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SUBMARINE NETWORKS 2020
3rd – 5th November 2020 Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore Firmly established as the world’s largest annual gathering of the global subsea communications community, Submarine Networks world offers a dedicated platform to exchange knowledge, explore the latest projects and develop strategies and lucrative new partnerships to drive the industry forward. 2020, will be the biggest event ever with 900+ subsea communications leaders. Expo organisers Terrapin say they have expanded the agenda and are upping the ante with the networking opportunities, to make sure attendees can make the most of their time out of the office. It promises inspirational keynotes, lively and thought-provoking debates and, of course, new ideas and connections. The two-day expo features four main tracks covering all aspects of the subsea cable industry. STRATEGY Topics include evaluating subsea cable investment opportunities; the evolving
Reducing subsea network outages; plus presentations on projects such as Africa Direct Cable, and 2Africa Cable. TECHNOLOGY Discussions and presentations in this track include subsea open cables – a practical perspective on the guidelines and the “gotchas”; standardising open systems; incorporating flexibility into cable systems; what next for open cables? DATACENTRES Topics include the role of data centres in the subsea cable
relationship between developers, carriers, and private networks; changes in the regulatory landscape; connecting isolated markets; 5G, eSports, autonomous vehicles and major sporting events – servicing the increasing global demand for data. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE Topics include getting O&M right – and doing it from the Fibre sensing: Security tool or security threat? beginning; challenging environments; assessing cable upgrades – how, why and when;
industry; power shifts in PoP culture; eco data centres; digital journey: From data centre to cable station – meeting the new need for connectivity; long-haul dark fibre between international data centres. With global submarine cable capacity forecast to grow by 143% by 2022, the role of the undersea network has clearly evolved into mission critical infrastructure, supporting today’s fast- paced global economy. This is one expo you can’t afford to miss.
ONLINE PHOTONIC INTEGRATION CONFERENCE
7th October, 09:30 - 12:30 CEST ONLINE The virtual conference is aimed at a wide range of industry professionals, looking to understand the latest technology advances in integrated photonics. While the focus of the PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuits) industry is on the development and production of PICs, it is essential to think about the system architecture of the complete product in which the PIC will be embedded, since in the end it is about the application. The complexity of developing a product with PICS / photonic components requires a system architecture approach. An end product is more than just a pile of components and subsystems. The interaction between those components is essential in order to meet the end user/OEM requirements in functionality, quality and price. The stakeholders
Vollenbroek, Project Manager, Demcon Advanced Mechatronics, on “Photonic integration in product development” and Nazanin Shafiee, Business Development Manager, Smartphotonics, on “Paving the Way for InP Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) devices”, For anyone involved in product development with PICs and/or with photonic components, or anyone using their own technology or Photonics subsystems, attending the Photonic Integration Conference is a must.
in this development process are manifold; designers, engineers, product managers, customers, the boss and many others. Speakers will include Edwin Hakkennes, Technical Architect, Technolution, on “System architecture of the pattern streamer for mapper lithography”; Pieter Hermans, Matchmaker for Innovators, Jakajima; Gerrit Muller, Senior Research Fellow, TNO / Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway, on “Photonics in a Systems Context”; Ivana Sersic
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