Coherent pluggable optics are revolutionizing how service providers scale transport networks for AI, cloud, and video. This white paper written by Simon Stanley, Analyst at Larger, Heavy Reading (now part of Omdia) analyzes findings from 82 global operators in a 2025 survey, exploring current 400G deployment, 800G timelines, router/switch ports, and usage across edge, metro, […]
“The Efficient 5G Core: Industry Efforts for OPEX Reduction”
As networks evolve to handle unprecedented traffic growth, telecom operators face a pressing need to balance performance, cost efficiency, and sustainability. Traditional infrastructure scaling is no longer viable—operators must now extract more value from every rack, watt, and server while ensuring their 5G Core is flexible enough to evolve toward 5.5G and 6G. Meeting these […]
ECOC Exhibition and Conference 2025
Simon Stanley will be at ECOC 2025 in Copenhagen. ECOC is the largest conference and exhibition on optical communications in Europe. Please let us know if you would like to set up a meeting.
Racing to 6G: Why Optical Standardization Matters Now
Mobile networks are the backbone of modern society, and as we transition from 5G to 5G Advanced and ultimately to 6G, the optical infrastructure supporting these networks becomes increasingly critical—and increasingly profitable. This webinar explores how next-generation mobile network architectures—spanning radio sites to RAN compute sites—create unprecedented demands for optical fiber connectivity while delivering substantial […]
AI Cluster Networking Operator Survey
Operators are redesigning data center network infrastructure to meet the demands of AI-driven workloads. Learn how they’re adapting through investments in high-speed network upgrades, optimizations and advanced testing strategies. What strategies are top-performing operators using to optimize network performance in AI data centers? Discover the actions industry leaders are taking to improve network performance, get […]
Optimizing AI data center infrastructure
As the use of AI by businesses and individuals continues to grow exponentially, service providers are racing to supercharge their AI service offerings. AI technologies such as DeepSeek, agentic AI and xAI’s Grok 3 are developing quickly, bringing new challenges and opportunities. The processing demands for AI make AI data centers significantly more complex than […]
Optical Networking Digital Symposium: Expanding Capacity Over Metro, Regional, and Long Haul Networks in the AI era
Growing bandwidths across wireless and wireline access networks, together with the massive expansion of generative AI, are driving ever greater demands across service provider metro, regional and long-haul networks. The introduction of 1.2T and 1.6T coherent optical interfaces has enabled higher capacity per channel but reduced the number of channels per band. Finding the optimal […]
Expanding Capacity Over Metro, Regional, and Long Haul Networks
Growing bandwidths across wireless and wireline access networks, together with the massive expansion of generative AI, are driving ever greater demands across service provider metro, regional and long-haul networks. The introduction of 1.2T and 1.6T coherent optical interfaces has enabled higher capacity per channel but reduced the number of channels per band. Finding the optimal […]
Why operators are looking at AI-RAN for future RAN systems
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into future RAN systems will be critical to delivering on the promise of future 5G and 6G networks. AI will also play an important role in the delivery of edge AI services that can unlock new monetization opportunities. A key finding from the Heavy Reading Platforms for Future RAN Systems […]
What impact will AI and RAN integration have on network TCO?
The new Heavy Reading Platforms for Future RAN Systems Operator Survey identifies an expected net positive impact on RAN system power from integrating AI processing. For new technologies to be adopted, they must provide tangible benefits like better performance, enhanced capabilities, cost savings or improved power efficiency. Ideally, new technologies should deliver some combination of […]
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