Summer 2021 - Optical Connections Magazine

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Industry News

The View From Sentry Dan Tibbitts 10 How to Ensure Swift Rollout Paul Churm 14 Inphi Buyout Puts Marvell in Prime Position Nigel Alvares 16 Subsea Optical Systems John Williamson 18 Filling the Skills Gap Neil Bessant 20 Co-Packaged Optics Antony Savvas 23 Optical Connections’ Webinars 24 OFC Wrap 25 AngaCom Wrap 26 ECOC 2021 Preview 27 ECOC 2021 Call for Speakers 28 Product News

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

Welcome to the summer 2021 issue of Optical Connections . We regularly read about new fibre backbones being laid and the number of homes passed by local fibre access networks, but what about the companies that put the cables in the ground, install the street-corner cabinets and hang the drop wires from poles? In this issue, we take a look at this vital area of the industry with a chat with new- market entrant Sentry, a company which traditionally supplied the green energy network market in the US, but which sees big opportunities for its expertise in FTTH and fibre transport infrastructure construction. We also talked with Rehau, a UK-based construction company about the best physical ways of speeding up fibre rollout. Of course, the many facets of fibre optic telecommunications construction require highly skilled personnel at all levels to make them reality, and Neil Bessant, Fusion Splicer Divisional Manager at Fujikura Europe looks at how technology can help meet the demand for skilled engineers. One of the biggest stories of the year so far has to be Marvell’s purchase of Inphi, so Optical Connections shared a screen with Nigel Alvares, Marvell’s vice president, Solutions Marketing, to take a deep dive into the impact the purchase has had on the company’s present and future plans, as Marvell aims to “develop and deliver semiconductor solutions that move, store, process and secure the world’s data faster and more reliably than anyone else.” Speaking of deep dives, veteran journalist John Williamson explores the scale of present activity, and the intense and intensifying pressure to greatly expand the operations and performance windows of subsea optical systems, both by upgrading extant cables and planning and installing new, more efficient plant. On a more micro level, telecoms expert Antony Savvas technology looks at how co- packaged optics can solve the thermal and power consumption problems around high-speed opto-electronics, while reducing form factors. We hope there’s enough in this issue to fire your imagination and raise your interest in our vibrant industry over the summer, and look forward to meeting our loyal readers and subscribers in Bordeaux, when ECOC 2021 will be live once again.

Peter Dykes Contributing Editor, Optical Connections

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