Magazine: July 2008
Fibre is the end-game for UK broadband
Web exclusive — Jeff McKeown argues that "co-opetition" — collaborative competition between telecoms providers — will be necessary to deliver next-generation access in the UK.
Vendors unite to develop next-generation Ethernet
The standardization of higher data rates is vital if Ethernet is to continue as a ubiquitous end-to-end protocol. Pauline Rigby finds out how standards are progressing.
Packet transport: it’s time to clear up the confusion
Connection-oriented packet transport technologies, such as MPLS-TP and PBT/PBB-TE, have sparked considerable and often heated debate. Daniel Joseph Barry explains what all the fuss is about.
Parallel optical links ease data-centre bottlenecks
The market for parallel optics is expected to double in the next five years, driven by increased demand for high-speed router interfaces and the burgeoning input/output requirements of data-centre servers and computing clusters. Roy Rubenstein investigates.