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May 2022

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Charter picks Justin Colwell to head network architecture

Charter Communications announced the promotion of Justin Colwell to Executive Vice President, Connectivity Technology.  In his new role, Colwell, a career mobile and access network engineer, will oversee the design and development of Charter’s network architecture, including wired, WiFi and mobile networks, to deliver the company’s converged connectivity vision. He will be based out of […]

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PacketFabric and Unitas Global target edge-to-everywhere

PacketFabric announced a strategic alliance agreement with Unitas Global aimed at creating an industry-leading edge to everywhere global software defined network solution. The companies plan to expand and overlay PoPs to the other’s locations and gain expanded market reach. Network interconnections at 100+ shared POPs globally will drive further platform integration, simplifying on-demand connectivity to […]

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Federated Wireless attracts additional $14M in Series D

Federated Wireless, which offers a Spectrum Access System (SAS) for managing shared spectrum,  closed on an additional $14 million in Series D funding bringing the total raised in the round to $72 million.  This brings total funding raised by Federated Wireless to  $213 million. “Private wireless is one of the most transformative enterprise technologies to […]

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Alaian alliance aims for open telco innovation ecosystems

Alaian, a new alliance whose founding members include Bouygues Telecom, Cellnex, KPN, MTN, Telefónica and WINDTRE, has set its sights on connecting the open innovation ecosystems driving telco innovation.  Collectively, these six global telcos have a reach spanning 50 countries and 700 million customers. Alaian members seek to join forces to share best practices on […]

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DISH Wireless picks Ceragon for 5G transport

DISH Wireless has selected Ceragon Networks to provide its IP-50C microwave and IP-50E millimeter wave transport solutions. DISH will leverage Ceragon’s transport, maintenance and support solutions to ensure the smooth roll-out of its network in select locations across the U.S. Doran Arazi, Ceragon Networks CEO commented, “Ceragon is thrilled to have been selected by DISH […]

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CommScope introduces XGS-PON

CommScope introduced a suite of XGS-PON solutions for both greenfield FTTH and fiber-deeper scenarios. The suite features a flexible architecture; open, interoperable components; and dynamic, cloud-based operation.  There are four components: new CommScope FLX PON OLT and ONU portfolio, ServAssure domain management and ServAssure NXT performance management software, fiber connectivity solutions, and engineering and project […]

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