LUMIRing project timeline
Follow the key milestones of the LUMIRing project as they unfold. From planning to deployment, this timeline highlights major events, achievements, and behind-the-scenes moments – complete with news updates and multimedia content. Stay up to date with the journey of Europe’s most ambitious multicore fiber testbed.
01 Jul 2025
24 Jul 2025
04 Sep 2025
24 Sep 2025
26 Sep 2025
29 Sep 2025
02 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025
17 Oct 2025
24 Oct 2025
31 Oct 2025
Multicore fiber cable installed and working in the northern part of the yellow line
31 Oct 2025
03 Nov 2025
10 Nov 2025
Completion of installation and fixing of MCF cable and installation of reels on the northern ring
10 Nov 2025
21 Nov 2025
27 Nov 2025
28 Nov 2025
09 Dec 2025
Multicore fiber cable installed in the technical room of Rato Station. The southern part of the ring is now closed.
09 Dec 2025
17 Dec 2025
After closing the southern part of the ring, Multi-Core Fiber Optic cable installation has been provisionally accepted
17 Dec 2025
08 Jan 2026
Conclusion of the multi-core fiber optic cable installation and fixing in the yellow line of Lisbon Metro
08 Jan 2026
15 Jan 2026
06 Apr 2026
Optical amplifiers installed in LUMIRing testbed. Long-haul multicore fibre transmission can now be tested under real world conditions
06 Apr 2026
08 May 2026
Characterization of multicore fibers: attenuation, polarization mode dispersion, crosstalk, skew and chromatic dispersion.
08 May 2026
Funding
