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Citing growth in demand from network operators and internet content providers (ICPs), ADVA reported Q2 2022 revenues of EUR 166.3 million, down by 2.5% from EUR 170.5 million in Q1 2022 and up by 11.4% compared to EUR 149.4 million in Q2 2021. Net income reached EUR 7.3 million in Q2 2022, increased by 18.0% […]
Ekinops reported consolidated revenue of €63.3 million for the first half of 2022, compared with €50.8 million in the previous year, representing robust growth of 25%. At constant scope and exchange rates, half-year growth was 20%. Gross margin was 52.9%, within the target range, despite the components crisis. This trend is the result of solid […]
Sales of PON equipment for fiber-to-the-home deployments, cable broadband access equipment, and fixed wireless CPE will all increase from 2022 to 2026, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. Some highlights from the Broadband Access & Home Networking 5-Year Forecast Report: PON equipment revenue is expected to grow from $9.3 B in 2021 to […]
SINET, Cambodia’s leading Internet Service Provider, has chosen Nokia to deploy its XGS Passive Optical Network (PON) for enterprise broadband service. Nokia’s XGS-PON solution will be initially deployed in the capital city of Phnom Penh before being expanded to other cities and regions. The deployment, which includes the upgrade of the existing Nokia fiber access […]
Eventually all networks will be fully managed by artificial intelligence, but that’s not the current reality — humans are running the show. How close are we to the tipping point where A.I. can be trusted to make critical decisions for network operations? And what will it take to earn our trust? Here is a perspective […]
It really feels like the carriers are coming towards a tipping with regard to the adoption of MEF’s LSO Sonata API for the automation of service provisioning, saysJohn Carr, Vice President of Business Development, Neustar. Neustar is making the LSO interface a standard part of its product. https://youtu.be/Xu4GhlKusYY
Telefónica Group, Crédit Agricole Assurances, and Vauban Infrastructure Partners agreed to establish a joint venture called Bluevia Fibra to deploy and operate a FTTH network in Spain, mainly in rural areas and with limited overlap with other networks. The consortium formed by CAA/Vauban will acquire a 45% stake in Bluevia from Telefónica España through an […]
Nokia is predicting that 5G subscriptions will reach 263 million in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region by 2026. The 5G subscription growth will primarily be in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Additionally, subscribers in South Africa, Nigeria and North African countries will increase […]
STACK Infrastructure opened its third data center in Milan (Siziano). The new facility, constructed in less than 12 months on a land parcel it acquired in 2021, brings the company’s live data center capacity in Italy to 120,000 square meters and more than 50MW of power. The new facility runs on 100% renewable energy, utilizes […]
T-Mobile US reported service revenues of $15.3 billion, up 6% year-over-year, including industry-leading Postpaid service revenue growth of 9% and best postpaid phone ARPU growth in more than 5 years. Net loss of $108 million and diluted (loss) per share of $(0.09) decreased year-over-year due to merger-related costs and other special expense items amounting to […]
MaxLinear reported Q2 2022 revenue of $280.0 million, up 6% sequentially and up 36% year-over-year. GAAP gross margin was 58.7%, compared to 58.6% in the prior quarter, and 54.8% in the year-ago quarter. GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.40, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.42 in the prior quarter, and diluted earnings […]
NETGEAR reported Q2 2022 revenue of $223.2 million, a decrease of 27.7% from the comparable prior year quarter. Second quarter 2022 non-GAAP net loss per diluted share of $0.19, as compared to net income per diluted share of $0.66 in the comparable prior year quarter. Patrick Lo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NETGEAR, commented, […]
MEF LSO Sonata APIs address the business-to-business layer of inter-provider buying and selling at the commercial level. So what market traction are we seeing in mid-2022? Here is an update from Stan Hubbard, Principal Research Analyst, MEF. https://youtu.be/WQ0RUC018_0
