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Is it crunch time?

Nature Photonics volume 9, pages 424–426 (2015)Cite this article

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As the demand for data transmission escalates and optical fibre capacity approaches its limit, the telecommunications research community is debating if the capacity crunch is nearing and is suggesting ways to be technology-ready.

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Won, R. Is it crunch time?. Nature Photon 9, 424–426 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.114

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