Magazine – January 2009
NRENs take control of lightpaths
David Salmon explains why the research and education community is exploring its own ideas about automated provisioning of DWDM optical networks.
Optical switches ready to move into access networks
Fibre-to-the-home networks will comprise an unprecedented number of fibre connections. Joe Parker describes the role that optical switches could play in managing the fibre plant.
Amsterdam’s Citynet scores a home run for fibre
Amsterdam's municipal fibre network has become a showcase for fibre-to-the-home in Europe. Pauline Rigby took a trip to the Dutch capital to see how the build out is progressing.
2018: an optical odyssey
Web exclusive - In almost any vision of the future, mankind inevitably relies on ubiquitous high-speed communication. But what will the world look like 10 years from now?