Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) is a technology that can enable the capacity of optical fibre to be expanded by adding and multiplexer and a demultiplexer at each end of the fibre. This enables different streams of data to be sent over a single optical fibre simultaneously. Simply put, WDM allows the light to be split…
Ethernet: What is it? And do I need it? Simply put, business Ethernet or carrier Ethernet is the most common type of connectivity used today, enabling high-bandwidth connectivity for businesses across the country. It comprises a fibre connection that runs from the network directly to your premise. Where previously Ethernet was only available in metro…
You’ve probably come across the term Ethernet First Mile, but what exactly is it? Ethernet First Mile (EFM) is a popular and affordable way for businesses to get easy, dedicated connectivity that delivers fibre-like connectivity using copper cables already in place and can enable speeds up to 30Mbps – dependent on the length of copper…
You’ll have heard of Dark Fibre, but just who ‘owns’ Dark Fibre and is it something you should invest in? Dark Fibre refers to unlit or ‘dark’ fibre optic cables that are leased from network service providers and carriers. Businesses use this Dark Fibre to create their own private optical network rather than leasing fixed…
Managed Wavelengths are high-capacity Point-to-Point (P2P) optical networks ranging in bandwidth from 1Gbps up to 100Gbps. As the name suggests this is leased by a business but managed by a network or service provider. The network or service provider will make use of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) to split the light in to its…
Until recently, Optical networks were hard to change. The routes traffic took were fixed and inefficient and bandwidth was not being optimised. That was until Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) came along. Before ROADMs, optical network operators have faced the challenge of extending and modifying their networks. A ROADM is a piece of software that…
Dark Fibre, as the name suggests, is unlit fibre optic which can be leased or purchased and to which a business then adds their own equipment to light in order to transmit data. Dark Fibre bandwidth is virtually infinite and is simply down to what technology the business chooses to use. Due to the high…
Here we’ll discuss just what is Dark Fibre? A Dark Fibre network is essentially unused fibre optic cables with no service or traffic running on it – an unlit Point-to-Point connection. So how does Dark Fibre work? The actual fibre is leased or bought from a network owner or telecoms provider. Unlike Ethernet or lit-fibre…
