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ECOC GETS A BOOST IN BASEL It’s that time of the year again when the fibre optics industry heads for ECOC, which in 2022 means a trip to beautiful Basel. With visitor and exhibitors back at pre-pandemic levels and above, this year’s conference and exhibition is not to be missed, and neither is this issue of Optical Connections. With increasing kilometres of fibre going in the ground worldwide and developments in transmission technology rising to meet the impending data tsunami, we look at some of the big questions the industry is asking at this crucial time. Perhaps the biggest question of all at the moment is given there’s a massive amount of fibre in the ground now, how do you make money from it? In a recap of Optical Connections’ webinar on the subject, some of the industry’s top experts try to answer that very question. The feature sums up some of the main points that were made, but you’re strongly recommended to take at look at the replay on the OC website to learn the detail behind the arguments put forward. In other features, OC regular Antony Savvas cast an eye over the latest developments in Coherent Pluggables and John Williamson lakes stock of the latest developments in Co-Packaged Optics. Speaking of bringing technologies together, Nokia’s Serge Melle examines the possibilities brought about with IP-Optical Integration. Elsewhere in these pages, Infinera’s Paul Momtahan nominates his top five DWDM line system innovations and how they’ve evolved, while MicroCare’s Liam Taylor takes a practical approach to combatting the evils of static damage to fibres. In addition, this issue’s EPIC CEO Interview is with Niek Rijnveld, at Optics 11, a developer and manufacturer of fibre optic interferometry products for industrial and life science applications. Niek’s story is fascinating and full of advice for others looking to find an application for niche technologies. Definitely a must-read. We can only offer a small glimpse into the current state of the industry within these pages, but for the big picture and all the major players within it, they’ll all be in Basel, so enjoy this issue and above all else, enjoy the show.
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Industry News
8 Monetising Fibre Peter Dykes 12 Managing The Damage Liam Taylor 14 Coherent Pluggables Antony Savvas 18 DWDM Paul Momtahan 20 Co-Packaged Optics John Williamson 24 EPIC CEO Interview Niek Rijnveld, Optics 11 26 IP-Optical Integration Serge Melle 28 Event Focus
30 ECOC Preview 36 Product News
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ISSUE 30 | Q3 2022
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