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Researchers at MIT have developed a novel photolithography technique that could significantly improve the fabrication of thin mirrors and silicon wafers. The new approach to reshaping thin plate materials enables precise and complex shapes typically used for high-level, complex systems, like deformable mirrors or wafer-flattening processes during semiconductor manufacturing. By printing stress patterns lithographically to […]
Lightwave Logic announced the publication of a U.S. patent application on a new invention that will simplify polymer modulator fabrication when integrated with silicon photonics for high-volume foundry manufacturing applications. The company said its patent application – entitled “TFP (thin film polymer) optical transition device and method,” – illustrates the design of a simpler to […]
In 2021, Comcast Business DDoS Mitigation Services successfully identified and helped defend 24,845 multi-vector attacks targeting Layers 3,4, and 7 simultaneously. Overall, 69 percent of Comcast Business customers experienced DDoS attacks, a 41 percent increase over 2020, while 55 percent were targets of mulit-vector attacks, as opposed to in 2020 where most customers experienced single […]
EE, in collaboration with Qualcomm, aggregated a 5G signal using seven different spectrum carriers, including its existing 3.4GHz and new 3.6GHz 5G channels, for a total of 170 MHz of spectrum. The companies report 2.2 Gbps downlinks in lab testing. EE expects to see real-world speeds of over 1.7 Gbps on its network. Working in […]
Singtel and its Indonesian partner Telkom, the parent company of Singtel’s regional associate Telkomsel, agree dto collaborate on data centre strategy. Singtel has carved out its data center business into a separate Singtel-owned entity with approximately 60 MW of capacity. In addition to securing a site in Tuas for a new integrated cable landing and […]
CommScope introduced an active-passive antenna platform for accelerating 5G-related tower deployments. CommScope said its new Mosaic platform allows operators to combine active and passive antenna capabilities in a way that simplifies tower top complexity, reduces occupied tower top space and wind loading, while preserving the performance of all technologies. Mosaic reduces the required footprint at […]
Frontier Communications named Vishal Dixit as its Chief Strategy Officer to drive its fiber-first strategy. He reports directly to Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery. Dixit joins the team from Vodafone, where he oversaw strategy and business development as it transformed into a tech company. He helped spearhead the turnaround for Vodafone in the UK, expanding fiber […]
Marvell announced the appointment of Sara Andrews, Chief Information Security Officer at Experian, to its board of directors. In addition, incumbent director Bethany Mayer, who joined the Marvell Board in 2018, has chosen to not stand for reelection at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders which is currently scheduled for June 23, 2022.
JPNAP, one of Asia’s largest internet exchanges (IX1), in partnership with Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) an NTT Communications, conducted its first IX interconnection using 400-gigabit Ethernet. The demonstration, which used 400-gigabit routers and switches from Arista, Cisco, and Juniper, tested interoperability at the physical and network levels, including optical switches, routing control, and 400-gigabit traffic […]
Arista Networks is extending its Arista EOS and CloudVision software to support high-performance switched networks for media and entertainment customers. Arista Media Control Service (MCS), which is supported on all of Arista’s EOS-based platforms including the full range of Arista 7000-series 10/25/40/50/100/400G Ethernet switches, tunes the Arista network fabric for faster establishment of audio and […]
HFCL Limited, which operates optical fiber Cable manufacturing plants at Hyderabad and Goa, is working with IP Infusion on a new portfolio of 5G products for the Radio Access Network (RAN) and Transport. Ghe 5G Transport products include Cell Site Router, DU (Distributed Unit) Aggregation Router, and CU (Centralized Unit) Aggregation Router. The companies say […]
POET Technologies has joined the Singapore Hybrid-Integrated Next Generation micro-Electronics (SHINE) Center located in the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The mission of the SHINE Center is to address fundamental issues arising in IoT microelectronics and to engage industry players during the development cycle, to eventually translate the […]
Fungible is launching a partnership program for its composable data center solutions. The Fungible Partner Exchange (FunPX) partner program allows resellers, distributors, and technology providers worldwide to connect, collaborate, and grow their composable infrastructure capabilities to cloudify the world’s data centers. “It’s my pleasure to announce the FunPX partner program. We recognize the importance of […]
