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New record:
Quantum teleportation over 7 km of fibre
A new world record for quantum teleportation brings quantum communication networks between cities a step closer. Two independent teams transferred quantum information over several kilometres of fibre.
Quantum teleportation is a phenomenon in which quantum states of one particle are transferred to another without any physical travel. It may possible result in communication systems that span cities, maybe continents, and can’t be hacked.
Virgin Media & Bloor Homes Push Broadband into New Builds
Under an agreement with property developer Bloor Homes, Virgin Media’s 300Mb/s cable / FTTP broadband and TV network will de distributed to more than 2,000 new urban and rural properties across Manchester, Exeter, Coventry, Leicestershire, Nottingham and Malmesbury.
The agreement will support Virgin Media’s £3bn Project Lightning network expansion, which aims to reach 65% UK Coverage (4 some million additional premises) by 2019.
Prysmian graduate program
The sixth edition of ‘Build the Future’, the Prysmian Group Graduate Program has started. Participants work side by side with mentors and highly specialised teams, learning the skills they need to succeed and make a valuable contribution, right from the start.
Watch the video message from Fabrizio Rutschmann SVP Human Resources & Organization (above), and listen to what participants have to say about the program (below).
China FTTH covers nearly 90% of city residents
In China, operators have been investing heavily in urban fibre, in line with the government's Gigabit broadband ambitions. FTTH coverage has been expanded to 704 million residents. In certain provinces, including Tianjin and Jiangsu, coverage is close to 100%, according to statistics compiled by the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CAICT) mid-2016. Rural connections account for almost a third of China’s total FTTH subscriber base.
LS Networks:
Gb broadband for 25 U.S. Northwest communities
LS Networks’ will deploy high-density fibre broadband to 25 rural communities in Oregon and Washington. This will take place over the next two years as part of the service provider’s $1.2 million ‘Connected Communities’ project, which will add significant last-mile expansion to the existing network
SK Telecom and Ericsson:
first multi-vehicle 5G trials with BMW
SK Telecom and BMW have carried out multi-vehicular using a 5G test network installed at the advanced BMW car test track in Yeongjong-do, South Korea. "5G will serve as a true enabler for a whole new variety of powerful services,” stated Alex Jinsung Choi, CTO and Head of Corporate R&D Center, SK Telecom. He also remarked that the demonstration of 5G-based connected car technologies marked “the very first step towards achieving fully autonomous driving."
Facebook and Google build LA to Hong Kong cable
Facebook and Google are building the world’s longest, highest capacity undersea fibre cable, from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is expected to be complete in 2018 and will stretch 8,000 miles with an estimated capacity of 120 tb/s. PLDC chairman Wei Junkang said: "PLCN will be among the lowest-latency fibre optic routes between Hong Kong and the US and the first to connect directly using ultra-high-capacity transmission,"