Next up: new optical-switching technology, an undersea fiber pipeline for international traffic and overseas acquisitions.

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This means more cell towers, more small cells, more Wi-Fi, more advanced technology like LTE and MIMO, more spectrum, and more Ethernet optical fiber links connecting all these wireless and data center nodes.

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Analysts said that Futong achieved a breakthrough in the manufacturing of optical fiber preform, the core raw material for optical fiber production, and is the first enterprise in China that can make this material with the latest all-synthesis technology.

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