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1. Corning And EnerSys Announce Collaboration To Help Speed 5G Deployment 7/15/2020

   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.

2. The Smallest Micro-Gripper, Grown On Optical Fibers, Is Operated Remotely With Light 7/15/2020

   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.

3. Multinational Technology Company Selects United Fiber & Data For Long-Haul Dark Fiber Connectivity 7/14/2020

   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.

4. Halliburton And TechnipFMC Launch Joint Subsea Fiber Optic Service 7/9/2020

   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.

5. Radio-Over-Fiber Compression Poised To Advance 5G Wireless Networks 7/9/2020

   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.

6. Release Of Fiber Optic Splice Rack For Ultra-High Density Cable 7/6/2020

   Fujikura Ltd. (President & CEO: Masahiko Ito) has released fiber optic splice rack for ultra-high density cable.

7. A Completely New Plasmonic Chip For Ultrafast Data Transmission Using Light 7/3/2020

   ETH researchers have built an ultrafast chip that can speed up data transmission in fibre optic networks. The chip combines several innovations at the same time and, given the growing demand for streaming and online services, represents a significant development.

8. MetroNet Announces Acquisition Of Minnesota’s Jaguar Communications 7/2/2020

   MetroNet, a provider of fiber-optic internet, TV and phone service, today announced the acquisition of Owatonna, MN-based Jaguar Communications, a fiber optic internet company serving Owatonna, Mankato, Rochester, and several other Minnesota communities.

9. Clearfield FiberFlex 2000 Eliminates Box Farms With Industry’s First Active Cabinet That Combines Powered Equipment And Fiber Cables 6/25/2020

   Clearfield, Inc., the specialist in fiber management for communication service providers, today introduced the FiberFlex 2000 cabinet as part of its FieldSmart portfolio.

10. FirstLight Announces Expansion Of Fiber Network In Pennsylvania 6/24/2020

    FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that it is expanding its fiber optic network further into the State of Pennsylvania.