Jabulani Dhliwayo

11 Aug SME Access to Higher Speed Business Internet Providers|Understanding Factors Affecting Higher Speed Internet Prices

Posted at 15:03h in Business Ethernet, Business Internet Providers, Geoquote, Internet Access 0 Comments

Research Business Internet Providers Access to high speed Internet is enabling Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) opportunities previously reserved only for large enterprises. Global market reach and access to cloud services that previously required exorbitant on premises infrastructure are now possible for SMEs. According to a...

15 Jul Business Internet providers | Why the cost of a 1Gbps connection can vary from $80 to $5,000?

Posted at 19:14h in Business Internet Providers 0 Comments

Research Gbit Access Options Near You A search for Internet packages from business Internet providers will reveal a wide variability in prices for the same bandwidth. For example, a search for a 1Gbps symmetric download connection to the Internet revealed a range of prices from as...

10 Jul T1 Lines | At 1.5Mbps and over $200/month, why have they remained relevant?

Posted at 18:29h in Internet Access, Uncategorized 0 Comments

T1 lines (or E1 lines in EMEA) and their variants such as T2,T3…T5 have been around for a long time – from as far back as the 1960s. Despite relentless pressure from emerging higher bandwidth, and low cost/bit technologies T1 lines remain relevant for certain...

21 Jun Considering Leasing Dark Fiber? – Some Important Factors to Consider

Posted at 18:20h in Fiber Optics, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Dark fiber is fiber that is not connected to transmission equipment and is not in use. When network operators deploy fiber optic infrastructure, they typically install excess fibers within a cable or excess cables within a duct. For example, an operator may install a 144...

14 Jun Business Ethernet Services: Questions to Ask Before Leasing

Posted at 19:11h in Business Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet 0 Comments

As demand for cost-effective and higher bandwidth connectivity services continue to increase, more enterprises are migrating from legacy services such as 155 Mbps STM-1/OC-3 circuits to Business Ethernet Services. Because of its lower cost/bit, ubiquity, and familiarity, the industry has pushed Ethernet from its original...

18 Dec Review of Field Trials of Terrestrial 400G and Other Higher Data Rate Systems Beyond 100G

Posted at 16:54h in 400G, Fiber Optics 0 Comments

Over the past five years, many operators and service providers have been trialing 400G technologies on their live networks. In this article, we summarize findings from the review of over 80 trials throughout the world. The review focuses on operators, system vendors, technology options and...

04 Dec Advances in 10Gbps Broadband Access

Posted at 15:17h in Broadband, Internet Access 0 Comments

Local ISPs appear to be falling over themselves in a rush to offer 10Gbps broadband Internet services to residential customers. We ask: why are they doing it? And: is 10Gbps really necessary for residential users? When the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee launched its own 1Gbps residential...

01 Nov Low Loss Optical Fibers for Higher Data Rates in Long Haul Terrestrial Networks

Posted at 16:27h in Fiber Optics 0 Comments

As the telecommunication industry slowly migrates to 100Gb/s transmission in long distance terrestrial optical networks and plans for even higher data rates of 400Gb/s and beyond, improving system OSNR and spectral efficiency are some of the challenges to be surmounted. While system manufacturers are resorting...

20 Oct New IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards Study Group – Beyond 10km Optical PHYs

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The growth in bandwidth demand continues to drive standardization activities, including those of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards, for new networking technologies. Video streaming over mobile devices, ride sharing applications, connected car infotainment and autonomous driver-less vehicles are some of the applications that will lead to...

22 Aug A Summary of SWDM

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The continued growth in high bandwidth applications and the population that uses them drives the need for higher data rates in all segments of optical networks–including data centers, local area networks, optical backplanes, and other short reach applications. Many data center operators are already upgrading...

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