ROSTEC

Russian technology company develops new type of optical fiber that will make “tactile Internet” a reality

The State Corporation Rostec announces that the holding company Shvabe, which is part of it, is implementing a partnership project to develop new quartz optical fibers: the product may replace traditional cables in communication networks for various purposes.
Note that the quartz fiber has an increased core diameter - 100 µm versus 50–62.5 µm for analogues. This offers several advantages. In particular, the cable provides high reliability of the data transmission network. In addition, it is resistant to vibrations and dirt, which makes it suitable for use in harsh environments.
Optical fiber is guaranteed to support 10 Gbps data rates on typical transceivers. In addition, the product allows you to switch to a new speed, for example, from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps, without additional infrastructure adaptation
Different application areas are assigned to the product. This fiber can be used in industrial applications to deploy the Internet of Things (IoT), “tactile Internet” and augmented reality (AR) platforms. Fiber optics of this type can also replace traditional cables in air, sea and rail communication networks.
"The development will also be used as part of cable data transmission systems on board for a variety of purposes. We are talking about equipment that transfers information from navigation devices, telemetry systems, telemechanics, dispatch and service traffic," said Rostec in a statement.

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