In this issue, we’re taking a closer look at funding fibre and analysing cost predictions and models. Different views on the topic are presented by the FTTH Council Europe, ETNO, Europe’s association for providers of digital communications and services, and the Netzallianz Digitales Deutschland consortium which includes Germany's federal government and key telecommunication firms.

 

Prysmian expert Jan Schindler takes a closer look at cybercrime, the Internet of Things and connectivity, and Diffraction Analysis founder Benoit Felten discusses new opportunities brought by Fixed Wireless technology.

 

As always, we’re covering some exciting (near) future developments. These include the use of Artificial Intelligence in marketing and behavioural research, as well as Facebook’s ten-year global connection plans and concepts involving AI and VR.

 

There’s news from Prysmian, too: find out all about a new supply contract with Tratos, Italy’s number one manufacturer of fibre optic and copper telecom cables. You can also read how Europacable, the European Association of leading wire and cable producers, hosted its ‘Optical fibre cables: Europe´s future-proof telecommunications infrastructure’ event at Prsymian’s Douvrin plant.

 

Prysmian Group’ NEXST platform is all about sharing news and views on the telecoms world and industry. We’re interested in your feedback, suggestions, questions and opinions. If there’s anything you’d like to share with us, please contact us at [email protected].

 

- NEXST Editorial Team