INDUSTRY NEWS

• Corning And EnerSys Announce Collaboration To Help Speed 5G Deployment

  Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) today announced a strategic collaboration to speed 5G deployment by simplifying the delivery of fiber and electrical power to small-cell wireless sites.

• The Smallest Micro-Gripper, Grown On Optical Fibers, Is Operated Remotely With Light

  Researchers at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, used the liquid crystal elastomer technology to demonstrate a series of micro-tools grown on optical fibers.

• Multinational Technology Company Selects United Fiber & Data For Long-Haul Dark Fiber Connectivity

  United Fiber & Data (UFD), a privately owned telecommunications provider, today announced that a Fortune 100 multinational technology company has selected United Fiber & Data for long-haul dark fiber connectivity in the northeastern United States.

• Halliburton And TechnipFMC Launch Joint Subsea Fiber Optic Service

  Halliburton Company and TechnipFMC  today introduced Odassea, the first distributed acoustic sensing solution for subsea wells. The technology platform enables operators to execute intervention-less seismic imaging and reservoir diagnostics to reduce total cost of ownership while improving reservoir knowledge.

• Radio-Over-Fiber Compression Poised To Advance 5G Wireless Networks

  Although new 5G networks can offer much faster and more efficient wireless data transfer, the fiber optic networks currently used to connect wireless devices to the internet cannot easily support the increased load. A new study shows that a compression scheme for radio-over-fiber links could help solve this problem for a variety of 5G formats.