How fiber supports 5G wireless access networks.
Innovations in intra- and inter-data center networking architectures. optical fiber telecommunications vii
—essentially using AI to "clean up" signal distortions that physics alone can't fix. The Future: How fiber supports 5G wireless access networks
Perhaps the most significant addition to this edition is the focus on AI and Deep Learning the critical technologies it dissects
When OFT V was published, critics said hollow-core fiber would replace solid glass by 2010. It did not. When OFT VI was published, critics said the capacity crunch would hit by 2020. It didn't—thanks to coherent optics.
This article explores the significance of the seventh edition, the critical technologies it dissects, and why this massive compendium remains the gold standard for an industry that quite literally powers the internet.