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Nokia reported Q2 net sales of EUR 5,873 billion, up 11% year over year in absolute terms and up 3% yoy when accounting for constant currency. Gross margin was 40.2%. EPS was 0.08. Some highlights: Network Infrastructure net sales grew 12% in constant currency, with growth across all four businesses. Mobile Networks returned to growth […]
AT&T reported Q2 revenues from continuing operations of $29.6 billion versus $35.7 billion in the year-ago quarter, down 17.1% reflecting the impact of the U.S. Video separation in Q3 2021 and certain other divested businesses. Excluding the impact of these divestitures, operating revenues for standalone AT&T were up 2.2%, from $29.0 billion in the year-ago […]
SK Telecom has activated a bare-metal cloud-native 5G core network, using Ericsson 5G Core and Cloud Native Infrastructure (CNIS). SKT’s cloud-native 5G core is expected to improve traffic processing significantly compared to existing physical-based cores by applying packet acceleration processing, route optimization, and multi-flow control for ultra-high-speed and large-capacity 5G services. The companies have been […]
Samsung Electronics introduced a second generation of its pioneering SmartSSD computational storage drive that uses a Xilinx Versal Adaptive chip to offload certain data processing functionality from the host CPU. Unlike existing SSDs, Samsung’s SmartSSD can process data directly, thereby minimizing data transfers between the CPU, GPU and RAM. This technology can avoid the bottlenecks […]
ZEDEDA, a start-up based in San Jose, California, raised $26 million in Series B funding for its edge orchestration solution. ZEDEDA provides a unified orchestration experience across hardware, software, networks and cloud that delivers visibility, control and security. The company says revenue is up 7x year-over-year, while at the same time, its number of nodes […]
Quantifi Photonics, a start-up based in Auckland, New Zealand, announced US$15 million in Series C funding for its solutions for the high-density photonic test market. Quantifi Photonics plans to offer fully integrated test systems for optical transceivers, silicon photonics and co-packaged optical devices that are emerging from R&D labs onto high-volume production lines. At this […]
NEC has been contracted to build the JUNO Cable System, which is slated to be the highest capacity transpacific cable when it comes online by the end of 2024. The project is led by Seren Juno Network Co., Ltd., a company established by NTT Ltd Japan Corporation, PC Landing Corp. Mitsui & Co. and JA […]
Sparkle has activated spectrum capacity on the Monet submarine cable system connecting Brazil to the United States. The addition enhances Sparkle’s regional backbone for the Americas, which now encompasses five diversified routes between North and South America. Sparkle is also present on the Seabras-1 cable system in the Atlantic and the Curie cable system in […]
SkyWater Technology announced its plans to build a $1.8 billion U.S. semiconductor R&D and production facility in Indiana through a public-private partnership with the state and Purdue University The partners will pursue funding through the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) for America Act. “This endeavor to bolster our chip fabrication facilities will rely […]
Quantum Loophole broke ground on its massive QLoop network, a 43-mile fiber ring connecting the company’s 2,100+ acre Quantum Frederick data center development site in Maryland to the Ashburn, Virginia ecosystem. The network ring will offer capacity for more than 200,000 strands of fiber connecting to the Ashburn ecosystem in under one half millisecond Round […]
More than $95 B will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. Multi-gigabit switches (2.5/5/10 Gbps) are expected to comprise 10 percent of the port shipments by 2026. “Due to a number of unforeseen headwinds including lingering supply chain challenges, increased macro-economic uncertainties, higher […]
Sabey Data Centers has begun construction on a new, 40-acre data center campus in Round Rock, Texas. The new campus will provide up to 72-megawatt (MW) power capacity and will accommodate requirements of all sizes, including hyperscale deployments. When complete, the campus will offer 430,000 square feet of reliable colocation supported by high-density cooling, low […]
T-Mobile has expanded the footprint of its 5G Home Internet across California. The fixed 5G service is now available to over six million homes throughout the state. With the expansion, T-Mobile said more than 40 million households – a third of them in rural America – are eligible for 5G Home Internet. T-Mobile’s 5G Home […]
