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Polaris Wireless has signed License Agreements with two cellular device manufacturers for the integration of the company’s FCC-compliant E911 Z-axis location solution. The wins include a deal for its vertical location solution to be integrated into feature phones for delivery to a U.S. Tier 1 carrier Nationwide U.S. wireless carriers must begin locating emergency callers […]
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp, and China Mobile International USA Inc. – to its list of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to national security, consistent with requirements in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. “Last year, […]
Construction has completed on the Havhingsten cable system linking Ireland, the UK and the Nordics. Partners in the project include Aqua Comms, Bulk Fiber Networks, a leading builder and operator of fiber network infrastructure, and Meta. The subsea cable was built by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN). The Havhingsten cable system runs across the Irish Sea […]
Intel and Microsoft have contributed a Scalable I/O Virtualization (SIOV) specification to the Open Compute Project (OCP), enabling virtualization of PCI Express and Compute Express Link devices in cloud servers. SIOV is hardware-assisted I/O virtualization with the potential to support thousands of virtualized workloads per server. SIOV moves the non-performance-critical virtualization and management logic off […]
NBN Co is on track to enable up to 8 million premises across Australia to access nbn Home Ultrafast, offering peak download speeds of 500 Mbps to close to 1 Gbps, by the end of next year. More than 4.4 million premises connected to the network can already access nbn Home Ultrafast, with 2.4 million […]
Nokia has been selected by TIME dotCom (TIME) to deploy an optical network linking data centers and cable landing stations in Malaysia. The deployment leverages Nokia’s 1830 PSS platform, PSE-V chipset and 400G multi-haul pluggable optics. The solutions will also offer Nokia next generation iROADM line system capabilities with flexible grid, contentionless, directionless and colorless […]
Intel has published updated ATX 3.0 power supply specifications for next-generation hardware and upcoming components built for technologies like PCIe Gen 5.0. The initial ATX 2.0 specs were introduced in 2003. Intel said a new 12VHPWR connector will power most, if not all, future PCIe 5.0 desktop Add-in cards (e.g., graphics cards). This new connector provides up […]
TELUS has begun offering ZTE’s Connect-Hub 5G Internet gateway for residential fixed wireless service in Canada. The Connect-Hub 5G Indoor and Outdoor Units support 4G LTE, 5G SA and NSA modes, as well as Sub-6GHz. Advanced antenna technology and algorithms independently select the strongest network signal. The Indoor Unit supports up-to-30 simultaneous Wi-Fi connections and […]
Deutsche Telekom confirmed that it is closing it software development activities. In a follow-up to its press conference on February 24, the German carrier issued the following statement: “Deutsche Telekom does not operate any networks in Russia. We have no business relationships with companies in Russia. However, we have a team of software developers, mainly […]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is expanding with 11 new compute, networking, and storage services and capabilities that enable customers to run their workloads faster and more securely at lower costs. “OCI continues to break the rules in the cloud, helping customers run their workloads faster, more securely, and more economically,” said Clay Magouyrk, executive vice […]
Yamaichi Electronics Co. and Japan Aviation Electronics Industry have jointly developed a prototype, high-speed jumper cable interconnect product, which supports the 112Gbps PAM4. Yamaichi is a supplier of of high speed connectors for data center networking. JAE offers connector and cable harness products for the wide range of market segments including 5G data networking market. […]
Tarana Wireless, a start-up based in Milpitas, California, announced $170 million in new funding at a $1 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Axon Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Prime Movers Lab. Also participating were Michigan State Pension Fund, I Squared Capital, and two other large, industry-leading institutional investors. Tarana also announced that after commercial […]
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a global cloud, connectivity, and content enabler, deployed Infinera’s Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE) technology across its submarine and terrestrial networks serving the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The upgrade has enabled GBI to launch new initiatives like its Capacity Protection Program and prepare for major events like the World Cup scheduled […]
