Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy goes high speed in this week's Friday 5. He discusses quantum communications and the prospects for 600G, for example. He also touches upon what's new at the MEF as well as transceiver sales forecasts.

Tired and cranky after an arduous week at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Lightwave's Stephen Hardy takes on the Broadband Forum, admits the truth about HFC networks, discusses the new BT CEO, and more in this week's Friday 5 video.

It was a big week for open systems. We had several announcements coming out of the TIP Summit, as well as another example of virtualization benefiting optical access. Elsewhere, cloud and colo companies open their wallets and coherent makes gains.

We step outside our optical comfort zone a bit this week, with looks at Wi-Fi and Gfast advances (and how they related to FTTH). We also turn our attention to FTTx M&A, SDN/NFV in access networks, and why the data center market is a pain in the butt.

Just because we only sent one newsletter this week doesn't mean there wasn't any news. Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy discusses 600G advances, Tier 1s and white box hardware, BT's dilemma, and the return of the L-Band.

Watch this video to learn more about Fujitsu’s 1FINITY & VIRTUORA products, which earned a 4.5 score in the 2016 Lightwave Innovation Reviews’ Optical Transport Platforms category.

Lightwave Editorial Director Stephen Hardy reviews his picks of the top themes at ECOC 2018 in Rome. Some are continuations of OFC 2018 themes, while others are new. He also tries out his Italian. Sponsored by Senko Advanced Components.

It's an MSA invasion!!! The week before ECOC also sees a couple of M&A events as well as thoughts on upcoming 400G technology and while optical transceiver vendors are smiling more than systems vendors. Sponsored by Senko Advanced Components.