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Huawei reported unaudited revenue of CNY301.6 billion (approximately US$44.73 billion) for the first half of 2022, down by 5.9% compared to a year earlier. There was a net profit margin of 5.0%. Revenue by business group Carrier – CNY142.7 billion (US$21.1 billion), up 7.5% yoy Enterprise – CNY54.7 billion (US$8.11 billion), up 25% yoy Device […]
Next generation applications trend toward disaggregation. To meet the requirements for cost, power, latency, and overall bandwidth of each component needs to be considered. The removal of the optical pluggables from the faceplate provides an opportunity to re-evaluate the faceplate configuration for optical connections, heat management, and power into a network switch or datacenter server. […]
FiBrasil, a Brazilian operator of neutral networks, has formed a partnership with Padtec focused on managing the operation of its communication networks in Brazil. The services include monitoring and technical support through Padtec’s Network Operations Center (NOC). Located at its headquarters in Campinas, in the interior of São Paulo, Padtec’s NOC offers remote network monitoring […]
AdylNet, a telecommunications service provider in Rio Grande do Sul with an optical network of more than 22,000 kilometers, has adopted Padtec’s line of 800 Gbps transponders (up to 400 Gbps per optical channel) for an optical backbone linking the capitals of São Paulo, Curitiba, Florianópolis and Porto Alegre and cities from the interior of […]
by James E. Carroll Colt Technology Services, has substantially reduced the latency between the Singapore and Australian exchanges, realising the fast connectivity in the market of less than 87ms. The round-trip latency values were measured with 1000Base-X and 64-byte packets on a 1Gbps test line between Colt POPs located at ASX and SGX Building. The […]
Citing strong earnings trends despite macroeconomic headwinds, Deutsche Telekom reported Q2 2022 net revenue of 28.2 billion euros, up 5.9 percent compared to a year earlier. Adjusted net profit was up 15.7 percent to 2.4 billion euros. “We continue to grow, despite the difficult economic environment,” said Tim Höttges, Chairman of the Board of Management […]
OneWeb and Intelsat signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a seamless inflight connectivity solution with the best combination of performance, coverage, and reliability on the market. The partnership enables Intelsat to distribute OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services to airlines worldwide, coupled with Intelsat’s extensive IFC experience and existing geo-stationary (GEO) […]
Demand for network security–which includes email security, firewall, security service edge (SSE), secure web gateway (SWG), and web application firewall (WAF) technologies–is expected to remain healthy over the next five years as solid enterprise investment in cloud applications and hybrid work drive the need for greater security and offset macro-economic headwinds, according to a new […]
Citing strong demand and the realization of investments in inventory to combat the ongoing supply chain tightness, Sierra Wireless reported Q2 revenue of $188.0 million, an increase of 41.5% compared to the second quarter of 2021. Gross margin was 33.6% as compared to 34.8% in the second quarter of 2021. In the second quarter of […]
VIAVI reported net revenue of $335.3 million for its fourth fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2022.. GAAP net income was $16.5 million, or $0.07 per share. Non-GAAP net income was $55.8 million, or $0.24 per share. “I am pleased with VIAVI’s performance in the fiscal year 2022. We generated record revenue, close to $1.3 billion, […]
DustPhotonics and MaxLinear demonstrated a silicon photonics chipset with integrated lasers directly driven from a DSP without the use of any external driver chip. The MaxLinear Keystone DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and DustPhotonics Carmel Silicon Photonics chip were shown together to support direct-drive operation, which reduces the overall cost and power dissipation of optical transceivers […]
Google Cloud announced plans to add cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand, and New Zealand. Earlier this year, the company announced new cloud regions in Berlin, Dammam, Doha, Mexico, Tel Aviv, and Turin. Google Cloud is currently operating 34 cloud regions worldwide – 11 of which are located in Asia Pacific. “The new Google Cloud regions […]
The FCC rejected the long-form applications of Starlink and of LTD Broadband to receive support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program. Starlink is delivering broadband access via thousands of LEO satellites. LTD Broadband offers a fixed wireless access service and has built over 2500 tower sites covering over 50,000 square miles of Iowa, Minnesota, […]
