The coronavirus pandemic has seen an increased pressure on the internet as more people are socialising and working from home.
Did you know that it was due to ground-breaking research at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Centre (ORC) that the fibre optic network that supports today's internet was made possible?
Professor David Richardson, Co-Investigator of The Future Photonics Hub, talks about the ORC's heritage as a pioneering centre for optical fibre discovery, and describes how the research programme is continuing to investigate revolutionary new technologies for a faster, higher-capacity internet to meet future demand.
Read the full story on The Future Photonics Hub news page.