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Inside the Fiber Future
The Latest in Fiber Innovation & Smart Infrastructure.


AI Demand Accelerates Ultra-High Fiber Count (UHFC) Cable Adoption in Data Center White Space
As AI data centers scale rapidly, fiber infrastructure inside the white space must keep pace. Traditional cabling systems — such as MPO...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Oct 21 min read


Native Connectors & Transceivers for Multi-Core Fiber (MCF): Where Things Stand Now
“Native” building blocks for MCF—i.e., connectors and transceivers that mate directly to the multi-core geometry instead of relying on...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Sep 172 min read


NTT - Lineup of multi-core optical fiber construction, operation, and maintenance technologies that realize four times the capacity with a single optical fiber
NTT Corporation (Tokyo) has announced a major breakthrough in developing field-ready construction, operation, and maintenance...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Aug 212 min read


World Record Achieved: 1.02 Petabit/s Transmission over 1,808 km Using Standard-Diameter 19‑Core Optical Fiber
On April 24, 2025, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Sumitomo Electric Industries announced...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Jun 271 min read


The Necessity of Multicore Fiber (MCF) in True 5G: Moving Beyond the Initial 5G Rollout
The Reality of Current 5G Technology The global rollout of 5G has promised faster speeds, lower latency, and the ability to support a...
Nguyen Tran Tien
May 152 min read


OFC 2025 Preview: Multi-Core Fiber (MCF) at the Forefront of Next-Gen Optical Networks
Image: https://www.ofcconference.org/ The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) 2025 will take place from March 30...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Mar 31 min read


NTT Achieves 455 Tbps Long-Distance Optical Transmission Using Multi-Core Fiber
NTT Corporation has successfully demonstrated optical signal transmission at a record speed of 455 terabits per second (Tbps) over a...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Feb 241 min read


Introduction to Hollow-Core Fibers and Comparison with Multicore Fibers
Optical fiber technology has been a cornerstone of modern telecommunications and data transmission. As the demand for higher bandwidth...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Vietnam Sets Ambitious Goal to Launch 6G by 2030
Vietnam aims to launch 6G mobile networks by 2030, setting ambitious goals to lead in telecommunications technology. The country has been...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in Multi-Core Fiber (MCF)
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a secure communication method that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to enable the distribution...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Nov 26, 20241 min read


What Are Heterogeneous Multi-Core Fibers (Hetero-MCFs)?
Heterogeneous Multi-Core Fibers (Hetero-MCFs) are a type of multi-core fiber (MCF) where each optical core within the fiber has distinct...
Nguyen Tran Tien
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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