Next generation high-speed optical networks for metro access

Funder	European Commission
Recipient Organization	Infinera Unipessoal Lda
Country	Portugal
Start Date	Feb 01, 2024
End Date	Jan 31, 2028
Duration	1,460 days
Number of Grantees	13
Roles	Associated Partner; Coordinator; Participant
Data Source	European Commission
Grant ID	`101119983`

Grant Description

Connectivity is the major driver in the modern information society, where the range of data-driven applications is exploding, and new information-based value chains are rapidly emerging.

Optical networks are the backbone of the global communication infrastructure, interconnecting billions of people and a huge number of various autonomous devices, control systems, and machines.

Optical systems development incites the skyrocketing growth in the demand for data exchange and harnessing, fuelled by web-based services such as ultra-HD streaming, cloud services, 5G proliferation, fostering the changes in the digital world, and shaping the structure of the modern society.

The demand growth is especially pronounced in the access and metro links, where data rates largely exceeding the current

All Grantees

Orange Sa; Infinera Unipessoal Lda; Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; Coriant R&D Gmbh; Scuola Superiore Di Studi Universitari E Di Perfezionamento S Anna; Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Ericsson Telecomunicazioni Spa; Sm Optics Srl; Politecnico Di Torino; British Telecommunications Plc; Technische Universiteit Eindhoven; Vpiphotonics Gmbh; Aston University