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Developing next generation internet infrastructure | | To keep pace with society's ever increasing data-transmission requirements, the University of Southampton
is leading a new project that is set to develop the next generation of internet infrastructure to enhance the capacity of broadband core networks, providing increased
bandwidth of 100 times current capacity. The 11.8m Euro MODE-GAP project, funded
under the EU 7th Framework Programme, will seek to provide Europe with a lead
in the development of next generation internet infrastructure. Combining the expertise
of eight world-leading photonics partners, MODE-GAP will develop transmission
technologies, based on specialist long-haul transmission fibres and associated
enabling technologies such as novel rare-earth doped optical amplifiers, transmitter
and receiver components and data processing techniques, to increase the capacity
of broadband networks. If successful, the MODE-GAP technology will have a significant
impact in enabling 'future proof networks and systems' of 'increasing information
throughput'. Without such a breakthrough, the internet of the future could be
severely compromised. Led by the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research
Centre (ORC), this collaborative project brings together the expertise of leading
industrial and academic organisations across Europe: Phoenix Photonics Ltd, ESPCI
ParisTech, OFS Fitel Denmark APS, the COBRA Institute at Technische Universiteit
Eindhoven, Eblana Photonics Ltd, Nokia Siemens Networks GMBH & Co. KG and the
Tyndall National Institute of University College Cork. ORC Project Leader Professor
David Richardson comments: "We are close to realising the fundamental data carrying
capacity limits of current fibre technology in the laboratory and although there
is plenty of headroom for capacity scaling of commercial systems for the next
10-15 years, we need to be looking now at developing a new generation of transmission
techniques, based on novel fibres and amplifiers, if we are to keep pace with
society's ever increasing data transport demands in the longer term. "The MODE-GAP
project has the potential to revolutionise the way we build and operate future
generations of optical network. Success will require substantial innovation and
major technological developments in a number of fields. The consortium partners
believe that they are ideally equipped to undertake the work and are looking forward
to the many challenges ahead." Bart Van Caenegem, Project Officer at the European
Commission, comments: "A European consortium of highly qualified and talented
researchers has teamed up and has adopted a ground-breaking approach in R&D to
advance the transmission technologies that will enable the networks of the future.
This EU-funded project contributes to the Digital Agenda objectives, namely it
aims to improve the competitiveness of the European industry and it aims to enable
Europe to master and shape future developments in information communication technology
(ICT) so that it can meet the demands of its society and economy."
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