How Much Fiber Will Be Enough?
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As more devices are connected and new applications developed, the amount of information carried on the Internet continues to grow. In fact, the Cisco Visual Networking Index shows global IP traffic increasing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 25 percent per year. With optical fiber as the only transmission medium capable of supporting this explosive growth, service providers are beginning to wonder “how much fiber will be enough?”
In a new Cabling Installation & Maintenance article, Dave Mazzarese of OFS considers the impact of increased bandwidth on all segments of the fiber network and takes a look at new methods and technologies to help meet the increasing demand.
To learn more, please go HERE.
Infrastructure Matters
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Fiber optic cabling infrastructure delivers the capacity and reach needed by today’s most-demanding enterprise and data center networks. However, simply choosing optical fiber as a transmission medium does not alone guarantee exceptional performance. As with any infrastructure, a fiber optic cable network must be properly specified, deployed, tested and maintained to meet user needs.
In a new webcast from Cabling Installation & Maintenance, Tony Irujo of OFS partners with industry colleagues from CommScope and EXFO to discuss a broad range of issues on cable network deployment that must be addressed to ensure proper system performance.
To learn more and view this webcast, please go HERE.
Hold the Presses!
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A former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant is being transformed into a state-of-the-art mega data center. The new center will serve the growing demand by downtown Chicago businesses and clients who need cloud solutions, co-location and other in-demand data center services.
QTS, an international provider of data center, managed hosting and cloud services, bought the shuttered plant back in 2014. The company, which just completed the first phase of renovation, says that there is pent-up demand for data center capacity, particularly so close to downtown Chicago, because companies are increasingly moving to digital businesses.
To read the full article, please go HERE.