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March 2022

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Qualcomm integrates 5G AI processor in a modem-RF system

Qualcomm unveiled its 5th generation modem-to-antenna 5G solution featuring 10 Gigabit 5G download performance enhanced with an AI processor. The Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System introduces the Qualcomm 5G AI Suite, designed for AI-powered optimizations of sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G links for improved speeds, coverage, latency, mobility, link robustness, and power efficiency. Key features: […]

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Dell’Oro: $15B optical transport equipment market dips 2% in 2021

The Optical Transport equipment market declined 2 percent for the full year 2021 due to weaker market conditions across many countries in the Asia Pacific region including China, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. The Optical market in other regions—North America, Europe, and Latin America—expanded in the year. “The Optical Transport market outside […]

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stc tests 1-terabit channel optical transport with Nokia

stc  announced the successful completion of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region’s first  stc has condected a trial of a 1-Terabit high-capacity channel using Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Interconnect – Modular (PSI-M) solution. The test was conducted over stc’s network in Riyadh.As part of the trial, Nokia PSI-M was directly installed in stc’s data […]

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FCC seeks comment on BGP vulnerabilities

The FCC is seeking public comment on any steps that the Commission should consider taking to help protect and strengthen the nation’s communications network and other critical infrastructure from vulnerabilities posed by BGP. The FCC observes that a bad network actor may deliberately falsify BGP reachability information to redirect traffic to itself or through a […]

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Ericsson suspends deliveries to Russia

Ericsson is suspending deliveries to Russia.  Reuters cited a memo by Borje Ekholm, Ericsson CEO, confirming the decision and stating the company is studying the impact on its business. Russia’s MTS builds private net based on Ericsson for mining company Monday, November 23, 2020  Ericsson, Russia    Russian communications service provider Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is to deploy an […]

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Intelsat demos private cellular over satellite using Azure 5G core

Intelsat has demonstrated a private cellular network with Microsoft Azure Private Multi-Access Edge Compute and FlexEnterprise, Intelsat’s satellite-based global connectivity service. The demonstration creates a private LTE service using Azure Private 5G Core deployed on an Azure Stack Edge device. Connectivity to the internet and Azure services is enabled by Intelsat’s FlexEnterprise. Via the private […]

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