Tustin, California, US December 3 – ProLabs, the world’s largest independent supplier of fiber optic transceivers and high-speed cabling has partnered with the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) to build industry relevant programs for its Engineering and Computer Science students. ProLabs has provided UNH-IOL with the latest testing capabilities using its Network Equipment Building System (NEBS)-certified optical network equipment. With this equipment, students from UNH-IOL who develop software and research industry-wide networking applications, conducted tests pertaining to the Open Network Systems Interoperability test plan. “Computer science is the…
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“To succeed down the road of 5G, operators must build more lanes and increase capacity,” urges ProLabs
Cirencester, UK, 20 November – To address growing 5G demands, network operators are increasingly investing in network infrastructure to enhance capacity and deliver high-quality next-generation connectivity. With many infrastructure deployment strategies being used, operators who utilise future-proof technologies will receive higher returns on investment and greater customer satisfaction, advised Raymond Hagen, Global Product Manager at ProLabs. Investments in 5G network infrastructure will account for six percent of the total wireless infrastructure revenue of Communications Service Providers (CSPs) in 2019, according to Gartner. In 2020, this figure is expected to reach…
Read MoreProLabs unveils self-tuning transceivers to reduce service providers’ time and cost restraints at LINX 2019
Cirencester, UK, 11 November 2019 – ProLabs, a global leader in optical networking and connectivity solutions, today revealed its latest plug and play optical solution, the Clarity Auto-Tuneable DWDM Transceiver, empowering service providers to simplify on-site set up while saving costs and time to deploy new services. As the need for bandwidth continues to increase exponentially, identifying solutions to maximise infrastructure is imperative to the cable market. The latest solution from ProLabs has been designed to support existing network infrastructure, offering service providers an innovative solution for a truly plug…
Read MoreProLabs urges operators to consider optical connectivity solutions at the network edge for business 5G transformation
Cirencester, UK, 8 October – With ever-increasing capacity requirements and the complexity of the 5G network, operators need to invest in the development of their networks now to ensure they can withstand the capacity upsurge expected in the future, warns Anthony Clarkson, Technical Director at ProLabs. 5G is expected to bring extraordinary transformation, benefitting entire economies and societies. With its combination of higher speeds, lower latency and greater capacity, 5G offers the potential to reinvent business with the capability to launch new products and services, enter into new markets and…
Read MoreProLabs’ Global Marketing Director wins Tech Marketing Leader of the Year for her role in the company’s transformational global re-brand
Award confirms the company’s commitment to changing the market through a new tier of expertise, quality, value and more choice than ever before Cirencester, UK, 18 June – ProLabs’ Global Marketing Director, Haley McPherson, has been presented with the 2019 Tech Marketing Leader of the Year award at the Computing Tech Marketing & Innovation Awards 2019. The prestigious award, recognises her commitment and driving force in the global re-brand of the company, delivering outstanding results that achieved the company’s strategic objectives. The global re-brand saw Haley lead the consistent and…
Read MoreProLabs urges operators to look at the management of fibres in order to future-proof networks and be 5G ready
Cirencester, UK – With ever-growing capacity requirements and the complexity of the future 5G network, it is important for operators to invest in the monitoring and management of networks, in order to maximise network infrastructures and be prepared for 5G. As the demand for increasing bandwidth and higher data rates create increasingly complex networks, more variables are introduced that decrease the average time to failure and increase the average time to repair, if a failure occurs. This coupled with the fact that site visits are expensive, time consuming and can…
Read MoreProLabs to launch its innovative solutions to maximise network infrastructure and help operators to be 5G ready at NGON Europe 2019
Cirencester, UK, 21 May 2019 – ProLabs, a global leader in optical connectivity, will unveil its pioneering solutions for next generation Data Centres and 5G networks at NGON Europe in Nice, 21-23 May 2019. The company will highlight the changes necessary for operators to prepare for the continuously growing capacity requirements and complexity of the future 5G network. Debuting its new Optical Channel Monitor to the European market, ProLabs will showcase the EON-OMP-2, which allows for the remote monitoring of WDM wavelengths on optical fibres. The EON-OMP-2 will enable network…
Read MoreProLabs to urge service providers not to discount CWDM technology in their upgrades at FTTH Conference 2019
Cirencester, UK, 11 March – Whilst there is an industry-wide shift towards DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) for 10G and beyond, it is important for operators to not discredit CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology in the move. At the 2019 FTTH conference,12-14 March, ProLabs will counter the industry’s position on CWDM, by offering a new sub-channel CWDM portfolio that will allow operators to provide more bandwidth within a single CWDM channel and the potential to operate on frequency bands, other than C-band, which are likely to be less congested….
Read MoreProLabs “Still blindly buying OEM components? Compatibles are king for 2019”
Cirencester, UK, 30 January – As the industry begins its journey to 400G and beyond, it is more important than ever before for organisations to select the right technology for the job at the right price-point. Cost optimisation is crucial for businesses planning their networking infrastructure for the future and by choosing compatibles over OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products, organisations will make exponential savings. A report by Gartner in 2017 exposed that organisations are regularly overpaying for OEM branded optical transceiver components by a 50 percent mark-up or more, and…
Read MoreProLabs presents roadmap to 400G at LINX 103
London, 20 November – The road to 200G and 400G is set to become clearer after LINX103 in London today, as Ambroise Thirion, Technology Solutions Specialist at ProLabs presents the company’s roadmap towards achieving 400G. The past few years has seen ProLabs, industry leader in compatible optical transceivers, support its customers in data centres with bitrates of 25G, 50G and 100G. This trend of expansion to meet consumer demands is set to extend throughout 2019 and early 2020, with the recent development of form factor specific technologies to enable up…
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