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Orange Polska awarded a ten-year contract extension to Nokia. The improved deal, which will cover 50 percent of Orange’s network in northern Poland and run until 2036, will see the modernization of the operator’s existing radio network infrastructure as well as enhance its 5G capabilities. The move will support Orange’s strategy of delivering best-in-class services […]
AT&T participated in a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Navy demonstration showcasing a variety of 5G-powered technology solutions that can support the enablement of a Naval “Smart Warehouse.” AT&T’s private 5G network, which powered the demonstrations at a warehouse in Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, delivered data throughput speeds of 3.9 Gbps […]
Supply constraints plagued the Wireless LAN market in 1Q22, and would likely worsen in 2Q22 as a result of the China Covid lockdowns, according to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group. Several US-based wireless LAN manufacturers announced that backlogs approached ten-to-fifteen times higher than normal. “Many enterprises have planned network upgrades and the popular […]
Digital Realty appointed Mary Hogan Preusse as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Laurence Chapman, who will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. Ms. Hogan Preusse, a 30-year REIT industry veteran, joined Digital Realty’s Board of Directors as an independent director in May 2017. Prior to joining Digital Realty’s Board, from 2000-2017, she served […]
Responding to input from Elliott Investment Management and other investors, Western Digital announced that it is reviewing potential strategic alternatives aimed at further optimizing long-term value for its shareholders. The Executive Committee of the Western Digital Board, chaired by Western Digital CEO, David Goeckeler, will oversee the assessment process and fully evaluate a comprehensive range […]
OpenLight, a start-up based in Santa Barbara, California, introduced its open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers. OpenLight operates under the tagline, “Open. Integrated. Scalable.” The open platform includes integrated lasers, optical amplifiers, modulators, photodetectors, and other key photonic components to form a complete solution for low-power, high-performance photonics ICs. In addition, OpenLight offers select […]
Windstream Wholesale announced the following 400G wave service routes: Ashburn, Va., to Chicago, Denver, San Jose and Los Angeles Atlanta to Dallas, Phoenix, San Jose and Los Angeles Seattle to Portland, San Jose and Los Angeles Chicago to Dallas and Atlanta “The bandwidth demands facing large enterprise and hyperscale customers are expanding and evolving rapidly […]
NTT DOCOMO and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) announced partnerships with Fujitsu, NEC, and Nokia to conduct experimental trials of new mobile communications technologies for the targeted commercial launch of 6G services by around 2030. Launching the envisioned 6G services will require verification of numerous new mobile technologies, including those needed to newly use […]
Nokia announced a partnership with DOCOMO and NTT to jointly define and develop key technologies towards 6G. The collaboration will focus on two proof-of-concepts for emerging 6G technologies: an AI native air interface and sub-THz radio access. These aim to demonstrate a performance gain with an AI based 6G air interface compared to a conventional […]
CityFibre announced a debt package totalling £4.9bn for underwriting its rollout to a third of the UK market by 2025. The debt raise is underwritten by NatWest, Société Générale, Crédit Agricole CIB, BBVA, Intesa Sanpaolo, ING and SEB; with ABN AMRO, Lloyds Bank and the pensions and M&G Investments, the international asset manager, joining as […]
LMT, a communication service provider based in Latvia, has selected Nokia’s 5G Standalone (SA) Core to deliver new advanced 5G services, like network slicing, enhance its network experience and reliability, and more quickly monetize its network assets. The deal widens Nokia’s footprint in LMT, which already uses Nokia Cloud Packet Core, Subscriber Data Management, and […]
Anritsu and AeroGT Labs are collaborating on 5G Multiple-In Multiple-Out (MIMO) Over-the-Air (OTA) test platforms to characterize, test, and optimize antennas. The platforms perform single- or multiple-use antenna performance and reliability tests on products, such as vehicles, mobile devices, and similar designs, in a simulated environment before commercialization. Vehicle antenna performance is vital in […]
Marking a milestone for its Standalone (SA) 5G network, T-Mobile activated commercial Voice Over 5G (VoNR) service in limited areas of Portland, Ore. and Salt Lake City for customers with the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. T-Mobile plans to continue its VoNR rollout to many additional areas and 5G smartphones this year. Customers connected to VoNR […]
