It’s bad enough there are chip shortages, fiber shortages, hardware shortages and component shortages affecting the fiber optic industry. Now there’s another layer causing concern: a labor short

Data center operators continue looking for ways to improve efficiency in all areas. They may be searching for solutions in deployment, cooling, energy, and/or rack space usage. The right Dir

One of the most common new project types in government and campus networking revolves around turning up new buildings. As we discussed earlier this month, it is important to consider future needs and

Becoming a trusted network solutions partner is a multidimensional process and focusing on all the latest high-performance optical network technology we offer is only part of the equation. Proper proc

The optical communications market remained strong in the second quarter of 2021. Approved Networks (a branch of Legrand) has also seen strong growth across optics, Direct Attach Cables (DACs), and esp

We recently announced our partnership with Tibit Communications, bringing a game-changing solution for 10G PON deployments.In this article, we explore the solution a bit further, demonstrating some of

When it comes to higher education, network planning and budgeting can be the most stressful time of the year for network operators. The needs always seem to outpace the available resources, so priorit

In my article How To Build Your 5G RAN Fronthaul, I discussed how to select the right optical transceivers to build your 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) fronthaul. I was asked to expand on

In the past, we have discussed how colleges and universities can add bandwidth to their networks, even when faced with fiber constraints. However, given budget limitations, it may not always

This year, the Iowa caucuses highlighted what we should expect in future elections. New technologies are already playing an increasingly larger role in our election process. However, as the Iowa caucu

What is EEPROM and why is testing so important? EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and can be written or programmed more than once. Data stored on an EEPROM

Currently, there are several 800G optics available on the market, either in production or in the sampling phase. They include a mix of 800G OSFP and QSFP-DD, such as the 800G OSFP 2x FR4 and