TRANSNET

@EPSRC research programme @UCL @AstonUniversity and @Cambridge_Uni. Building an intelligent optical infrastructure. Transforming optical networks for the cloud.

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

We are happy to announce that we have 13 papers accepted for @ofcconference this year - including one invited and three top-scored! Read the full list and find timings here: https://t.co/4VlQyaqgF5

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Another Festival of Research complete! Huge thanks to @ucleeenews for their amazing organising efforts, and to our guests from @BTGroup, @AstonPhotonics, @uniofwarwick and @Cambridge_Uni for joining us!

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

"450 Tb/s GMI, 42.4 THz, OESCL-Band Transmission Over a Field-Deployed Fiber" has been accepted as a post-deadline submission at #OFC2026.

Romulo will be presenting the work, which was led by Ruben Luis from @NICT_Publicity, at 17:30 in the post-deadline sessions today.

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

It's our final day of #OFC2026, thank you so much to everyone who has attended our sessions so far! We still have one more oral presentation and one poster remaining, don't forget to stop by 😄 @ofcconference https://t.co/fTV0OQqz1R

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Don't miss the following sessions from our team on day 3 of #OFC2026! We'll be covering our work on SOP estimation in coherent receivers, the O-band and RAN synchronization, including a top-scored paper by Romulo Aparecido. @ofcconference

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

It's our biggest day at #OFC2026, with 5 contributions from TRANSNET happening! Don't miss these sessions from our researchers and collaborators, all details below 🙌 @ofcconference

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

#OFC2026 has begun! Our team are in LA getting ready for our first of many sessions, don't miss the below presentations happening today! @ofcconference

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Ahead of OFC 2026, Ronit takes us through the work of our TRANSNET programme and his research into the energy efficiency of optical amplifiers. Come along to our sessions if you’re attending OFC this year and would like to find out more! #opticalnetworks #ofc2026 @ofcconference

[Polina Bayvel @bayvel_p]

Here it is! The new film about Hertha Ayrton! A Jewish girl from Portsea became the first woman Member of Institution of Electrical Engineers & first woman to be nominated as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902! This is her story: https://t.co/haab6wZzgb

[TOP Conference @TopConference_]

📡 Poster Announcement | AI for Optical Network Design

We are excited to share an upcoming poster presentation on Topology Architect: AI for Optical Network Design by Akanksha Ahuja (PhD Student, University of Cambridge).

https://t.co/Wo27DeLGZI

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Happy New Year from TRANSNET! Celebrating @bayvel_p’s damehood was an excellent way to start the year, hopefully a sign of many more good things coming in 2026! 🥳

[Polina Bayvel @bayvel_p]

Very grateful to my @ucl @ucleeenews @ucl Optical Networks Group who have a big share in this Honour!

#NewYear2026 #Honours
https://t.co/da2l4WXRxN

[Polina Bayvel @bayvel_p]

Very grateful to my @EPSRC @UKRI_News @transnet_pgm colleagues, and those in UNLOC beforehand, who share this Honour with me!

[John Dudley @johnmdudley]

Wonderful news this morning, and heartfelt congratulations to @bayvel_p on being named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2026 New Year Honours List. A truly outstanding and well-deserved achievement. Congratulations, Polina!

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Congratulations to @bayvel_p for being recognised on the 2026 New Year Honours list, and being made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to engineering and optical communications!

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Merry Christmas from the TRANSNET team! Here’s a wrap up of our achievements this year, looking forward to many more in 2026!

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

🥳 Announcing a new record in transmission speed by Dr Jiaqian Yang and Romulo Aparecido: 300.28 Tb/s on field-deployed fibre! Read the full article here: https://t.co/ZNEz3bHP67

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Our Autumn 2025 newsletter is out now! Hear all about our latest research, achievements and collaborations here: https://t.co/rQ2Iigm9wb

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

If you missed Ronit's fantastic presentation on the power consumption of ultra-wideband amplification technologies at #ECOC2025, the full video is available to watch here! https://t.co/NByzu5EiAr

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Missed out on #ECOC2025? If you'd like to hear about Jiaqian's incredible 100.8 Tb/s results, a full recording of his presentation is posted here: https://t.co/4tzaWaUEWZ