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Molex, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, has opened a technology center in Fremont, California. The facility will be one of the main innovation hubs for Molex Optical Solutions business and home to sales and customer development teams serving all of Molex customers in the region. The 108,000-sq. ft. building features over 50 miles of Molex […]
The OPNFV Project released its fifth software platform for facilitating the development and evolution of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) components. “With this initial integration of Kubernetes with the existing stack of open source network components, Euphrates enables NFV to make significant advances in the journey towards cloud native,” said Heather Kirksey, director, OPNFV. “Combined with […]
AT&T recorded Q3 revenues of $39.7 billion, down from $40.9 billion in the year-ago quarter, primarily due to declines in legacy wireline services and consumer mobility. Net income totaled $3.0 billion, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared with $3.3 billion, or $0.54 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. AT&T estimates it lost $100 million […]
Citing ongoing large deployment timing delays by some major customers, Juniper Networks reported Q3 expected net revenues of $1,257.8 million, a decrease of 2% year-over-year and 4% sequentially. GAAP net income was $174.4 million, an increase of 1% year-over-year and a decrease of 3% sequentially, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $0.46. Juniper’s GAAP […]
Sckipio has demonstrated over 3.1Gbps of download and 900Mbps of upload on production silicon using Gfast bonding running at 212Mhz on two bonded pairs of CAT-3 wiring (regular copper telephone wires). The demonstration, which is being conducted at the Broadband World Forum in Berlin, Oct. 24-26, was developed in partnership with software company Civica. The […]
ADTRAN is teaming with CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems) to deliver self-organizing mmWave technology for backhaul and access capabilities to wired and wireless operator. CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems) is the creator of Metnet – a self-organising 5G microwave backhaul for small cell, 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), CCTV and fibre extension applications. ADTRAN said the global […]
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), which is the incumbent carrier in Bahrain, has selected Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical Platform as the foundation for the new Batelco Gulf Network (BGN), which will connect all the countries across the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) in the Arabian Gulf region. Financial terms were not disclosed. BGN will operate state-of-the-art OTN […]
Cisco agreed to acquire BroadSoft $55 per share, in cash, for an aggregate price of $1.9 billion. The companies said the deal is driven by the opportunities presented for business collaboration tools, especially integrated experiences across meetings, calling and contact centers, both on-premise and in the cloud. Broadsoft, which is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is […]
T-Mobile U.S. reported record service revenues of $7.6 billion, up 7% year-over-year, and net income of $550 million, up 50% yoy. The carrier is expected to lead its peers on both metrics. In a pre-recorded video statement, John Legere, President and CEO of T-Mobile, said “Just step back and look at these financial results – […]
ZTE has been awarded a 100G WDM Backbone Network Project and metro area network (MAN) construction contract with Idea Cellular, the third largest mobile operator in India with 189 million subscribers. ZTE’s optical transport key product, ZXONE 9700, obtained 95% market share in the MAN project. Financial terms were not disclosed. The ZXONE 9700 is […]
SK Telecom has demonstrated a next gen wireless system based on IEEE 802.11ax operating at up to 4.8 Gbps at its Bundang Center lab in South Korea. The technology uses four antennas to transmit data and uses 160 MHz bandwidth, twice wider than the gigabit Wi-Fi service, and operates in the 2.4 GHz and 5 […]
It is essential that EU institutions reform Europe’s spectrum management if the region is to regain its leadership in mobile techonologies in the 5G era, according to an open letter to EU telecom ministers that was written by Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA. Granryd expresses grave concerns “on the current state of discussions on the […]
SES Networks confirmed that it is providing high throughput and fibre-like satellite connectivity service to Project Loon, the stratospheric balloons that are aiming to deliver 4G/LTE connectivity in disaster-affected Puerto Rico. The connectivity is provided by SES Networks’ O3b FastConnect, a rapidly deployable satellite terminal delivering fibre-like performance. SES said this effort could not have […]
