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MaxLinear Sivers Wireless announced the joint development of a V-Band RF/Modem fpr unlicensed point-to-point microwave radios in the 57-71 GHz band. The development was conducted on behalf of a leading microwave radio OEM customer. This project is now in execution mode with initial plans for a reference design and then the first joint product and […]
Strategic Data Center has acquired a triple net leased data center located in the Denver metropolitan area from Chirisa Investments for approximately $13.5 million. The 32,000 square foot facility was built in 1999 and is 100% leased to a multi-cloud and managed services provider. Having recently executed a 15-year lease on the property, the tenant […]
Summit Broadband, an Orlando-based fiber-optics telecommunications provider, has deployed Ciena’s 6500 ROADM with 400GbE wave services to increase capacity and reach more users in major cities across Florida. Summit Broadband is also utilizing Ciena’s Adaptive IP Apps and Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller for real-time visibility and analysis of routing behaviors to optimize […]
OIF published a framework Implementation Agreement (IA) for co-packaging of communication and computing interfaces with one or more ASICs. The document identifies critical co-packaged applications and their requirements and charting a path for interoperability standards. The Co-Packaging track of OIF’s Physical & Link Layer (PLL) Working Group began by studying the application spaces contributed by […]
POET Technologies announced an agreement with Celestial AI to provide multi-laser integrated external light source (ELS) modules using its advanced packaging platform based on the POET Optical Interposer. The agreement includes a contract for continued platform development, along with a purchase order for initial quantities of the advanced modules. Celestial AI is developing a Photonic […]
ADVA launched a softare tool that enables optical network operators to accurately and reliably evaluate network growth strategies and verify interworking with umbrella management systems in a safe virtual test environment. ADVA said its Ensemble Simulator precisely mirrors production networks for risk-free testing, training and development. Multiple users can work independently in a virtual sandbox […]
Prisma Photonics, a start-up based in Tel Aviv, announced $20 million in a Series B funding for its optical monitoring solutions. Prisma Photonics said its fiber sensing works by transmiting optical pulses down a fiber. A minute fraction of light is reflected from each point along the fiber. The system measures the reflected light to […]
Salt Security, a start-up offering an AI-drive API Protection Platform, raised $140 million in Series D funding, bringing total funding to $271 million and its pre-IPO valuation to $1.4 billion. The Salt Security API Protection Platform provides a unique approach to API security that leverages its API Context Engine (ACE) Architecture, a cloud-scale big data […]
Howard University has deployed a 5G-ready network using CBRS specturm to deliver secure and enhanced broadband connectivity to students, faculty and local residents on its campus in Washington, D.C. The private network uses Samsung RAN solutions including 5G-ready 4T4R CBRS radios, connected to the company’s baseband unit. Samsung’s CBRS radios are OnGo Alliance-certified, indicating a […]
Cloudflare has acquired Vectrix, a company that provides an API-driven cloud access security broker (CASB) for SaaS applications. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cloudflare said the Vectrix CASB will enhance his own existing Zero Trust platform, by enabling security teams to scan third-party tools–including Google Workspace, GitHub, and AWS–to detect and mitigate issues such as […]
Kioxia (formerly Toshiba Memory) marked the 35th anniversary of the company’s invention of NAND flash memory. Since starting at zero 35 years ago, the NAND flash market has grown to $70B1. In terms of die density, flash memory has grown from 4Mb to 1.33Tb – a 333,000x increase2. To put this exponential growth in perspective, […]
The European Commission is calling for €43 billion euros of public and private investments to spur the design, manufacturing and packaging of advanced semiconductors in Europe. The EU Chips Act aims to bring about a thriving semiconductor sector from research to production and a resilient supply chain. The ambition is for the EU to double […]
Arelion, the newly rebranded Telia Carrier, has upgraded its network capacity and capabilities at 1623 Farnam’s interconnected edge data center in Omaha, Nebraska. The network expansion also enables access to Arelion’s new multi-terabit optical fiber route, which delivers high-capacity bandwidth from Chicago to Denver and leverages Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent transponder technology. The new route […]
