One of the most critical segment of the evolving #5G #mobilenetworks is the #fronthaul, alongside with #midhaul and #backhaul. in disagreegated #RAN architectures, the possible ways to implement #functionalsplits offer different capabilities to the #netwo…lnkd.in/g6ts8x6F

How the future #opticalnetworking switching nodes used in #xhaul #6G networks will look like? 👀 You may have a glimpse by looking at the figure that illustrates the high-level architecture of the Multi-Granular Optical Node (MG-ON) that we develop in t…lnkd.in/dp6vAFPY

If you want to get some insights on "What’s Next in the Evolution of Optical Network Infrastructure?" and the "Future of the OTN Industry", you may join me at the NGON & 5G Transport (taking place at Nice France at the end of the month), where we will dis…lnkd.in/db84d_yt

May 16 & 17 are two special days of the year, for the following reasons: 👉 The International Day of Light is celebrated on May 16 (under the auspices of UNESCO). Light-based technologies and #photonics play an important role in education, science, art,…lnkd.in/d5uS5RPj

NGON & 5G Transport 2023 that attracted many companies from the #opticalnetworking and #5Gtransport networks came to the end - I hope that my panel contributions and talk on "Outlook of the optical x-haul infrastructure to support evolving 5G and emerging…lnkd.in/dmTVCdkN

Congratulations to ZTE Corporation and the other Award Winners of #NGON5GT for their achievement! - It was a pleasure and honor for me to present the Awards on behalf of NGON & 5G Transport Committee. lnkd.in/deW_Ukj4

All those #students and young #engineers interested in the evolution of #fixed #telecommunications #networks over the past decades, may have a look at this tutorial article that presents the relevant technologies & architectural de…lnkd.in/di9SH2_Z lnkd.in/d7VVszzu

Those interested in #OpticalNetworking may check this article published at the prestigious Proceedings of the IEEE, which summarizes the research outcomes over the past years on the topic of Spectrally and Spatially Flexible Optica…lnkd.in/dzJPDkuu lnkd.in/dqqt878j

Are interested to find out how multi-Tbps #transceivers can be implemented in the future #opticalnetworks in order to scale-up the single channel, single I/O capacity to 3.2Tbps and beyond, in a power and cost efficient way? - In t…lnkd.in/dAfK6_PX lnkd.in/dM3j9HqZ

The 2nd Plenary meeting of FLEX-SCALE project, funded under Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), started today in Pisa at the facilities of our partner CNIT - Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni - Partners d…lnkd.in/ddghn55a

I am honored and humbled to know that I have been included at the #WhoisWhoin5G #top50 list of thought leaders and influencers from all over the world for the topic of #5Gnetworks - The list includes mostly #industry practitioners and thought leaders who…lnkd.in/dUsjWJ4z

The 2nd Plenary meeting of the FLEX-SCALE Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) project was completed after 2 days of intense discussions that set the basis for the workplan execution over the next 4 months - Many thanks to all partners f…lnkd.in/du_agg_C

Check out the 2023 "European 5G Annual Journal" (prepared by #6GStart) and learn more about all running R&I projects funded by European Commission under #5GPPP - Evolving #5G networks and associated applications are key drivers for the #economy and prospe…lnkd.in/dzYwzgYS

An excellent national initiative, like many others on-going or announced, to boost the prospect of #6G #innovations - Hopefully more #European countries will follow, including #Greece lnkd.in/dtNFWwnf

Stay tuned for the results that will appear soon out of this presentation, showcasing "perfect" direct digital electrical signal to analogue optical signal conversion using #lesselectronics vs. #morephotonics, featuring: 👉 DAC-less drives: to maximize en…lnkd.in/depHebf7

Since a few people are asking me for the slides of my #ONDM22 Plenary Keynote Talk, I provide them here - The vision that was outlined over a year ago on how we can implement multi-Pbps scale #opticalnetworks in support of future #6G networks is now under…lnkd.in/dyRiumBq

At the latest 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings 2024, University of Patras received a high ranking for the Electrical & Electronic Engineering field (251-300 among over 1500 Universities that were evaluated). lnkd.in/dVCk_Huq

I am happy to announce the upcoming presentation at #ecoc2023 (the largest conference that is taking place in #Europe and focuses on #opticalcommunications) of the research output from the FLEX-SCALE EC Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS J…lnkd.in/dhdMcb2v

The figure below (top) explains in a simple pictorial way how our novel patented #optical #digitaltoanalogueconverter (#oDAC; shown at the bottom) works, by parallelizing two optical MZM modulators driven by PAM4 electrical signals, to synthesize an optic…lnkd.in/dz6JU4NV

Another National Initiative in #Europe to boost the #ecosystem developing #6G network technologies and #innovations. I am sure that many more countries will follow sooner than later. lnkd.in/dxkGSaam