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II‐VI introduced a pluggable optical line subsystem (POLS) in the small QSFP form factor for eight-channel 400ZR/ZR+ transport in datacenter interconnects. II-VI’s new POLS product, the QSFP-LS, is designed in the very compact QSFP form factor that plugs directly into a switch or router QSFP port, transparent to the port speed, and enables full-duplex multichannel […]
Ericsson announced a number of additions and enhancements o its radio access network (RAN) portfolioo, bringing sizable energy savings and up to ten-fold capacity increases – with minimal or no added footprint. The new products are powered by next-generation Ericsson silicon. Leading the portfolio enhancements is Radio 4490, a dual-band radio that delivers 25 percent […]
Nokia and Kyndryl (formerly IBM’s managed infrastructure services business) formed a global network and edge computing alliance aimed at helping enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformations with LTE and 5G private wireless networking. The partnership, which has already resulted in private LTE and 5G real world deployments, combines Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) application platform […]
Cox Communications, which serves nearly seven million homes and businesses across 18 states, said it will make a multibillion-dollar annual infrastructure investment over the next several years to build a 10-Gigabit capable, fiber-based network. Building upon its longstanding efforts to bridge the digital divide, Cox is committing more than $400M over the next three years […]
Deutsche Telekom is introducing a new, more compact group logo and making the T more the focus of communications. Deutsche Telekom said it plans to use the new Group logo in future at all national companies that act under the T brand. In addition, magenta, the corporate color, will remain a distinguishing feature. “Our global […]
Amazon Web Services plans to build AWS Local Zones in dozens of metropolitan areas around the world to support edge services. The company has already completed its first 16 AWS Local Zones in the U.S. and over the next 2 years plans to launch new AWS Local Zones in 32 new metropolitan areas in 26 […]
The number of devices connected to WiFi has skyrocketed by 12X since 2018 as Xfinity households connected nearly 1 billion devices in 2021, according to Comcast’s newly published 2021 WiFi Trends Report. “The ecosystem of connected devices in the home and the applications running on them has exploded over the last few years, driving a […]
Citing robust demand across its business lines, Cisco reported revenue of $12.7 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $3.0 billion or $0.71 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $3.5 billion or $0.84 per share for its second fiscal quarter, ended January 29, 2022. Revenue was up 6% year […]
Citing record sales for its gaming, data center and professional visualization platforms, NVIDIA reported record revenue for its fourth quarter ended January 30, 2022, of $7.64 billion, up 53 percent from a year ago and up 8 percent from the previous quarter. GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were a record $1.18, up […]
Infinera reported revenue of $400.3 million (GAAP) for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 25, 2021. This compares to $355.8 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $353.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 35.6% compared to 33.2% in the third quarter of 2021 […]
Vodafone is conducting a multivendor RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) trial for tenant-aware admission control use cases. The trial, which is being conducted in partnership with Juniper Networks and Parallel Wireless, is initially running in Vodafone’s test labs in Turkey and with plans to move into its test infrastructure. The trial supports O-RAN interfaces and addresses […]
Is Fixed Wireless Access a killer use case for O-RAN? Eugina Jordan, VP, Marketing at Parallel Wireless, shares her thoughts on fixed wireless access ahead of #MWC22. O-RAN Alliance demos at MWC Barcelona Monday, February 14, 2022 #MWC22, O-RAN O-RAN ALLIANCE will host 22 demos at the upcoming MWC Barcelona 2022 as well as 24 additional demos […]
An internal investigation at Ericsson has found unusual expense claims in Iraq, dating back to 2018 with evidence of corruption-related misconduct. Regarding the situation, Ericsson issued this statement (in part): “The investigation included the conduct of Ericsson employees, vendors and suppliers in Iraq during the period 2011-2019. It found serious breaches of compliance rules and […]
