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As of 29-September-2022, the FCC reports that 1,552 cell sites were out of service in Florida, approximately 11% of the 14,188 cell sites in the state. Of these, the FCC lists 180 cell sites as damaged/destroyed by the storm, while 795 cell sites are offline due to power issues, while 527 are on backup power. […]
ADVA introduced a pluggable 10Gbit/s demarcation SFP+ device specifically designed for space-constrained environments. The ADVA NIDPlug+ device consumes less than 2.5 watts and provides enterprises and communication service providers (CSPs) with the comprehensive management capabilities needed to deliver strict SLA-based Carrier Ethernet. With standards-compliant performance assurance and service activation testing, it integrates seamlessly into existing […]
Qualcomm confirmed that its upcoming X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and QRU100 5G RAN platform are now sampling with first customers. Commercial deployments from OEMs are now expected in 2023. Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card — can be used for offloading server CPUs from compute-intensive 5G baseband processing. It supports a range of baseband […]
NTT DOCOMO and NEC demonstrated an average of a 72% reduction in power consumption against incumbent x86 processors using NEC’s 5GC software running on AWS Graviton2. The trial tested performance within a 5GC hybrid cloud environment leveraging AWS Graviton2 and DOCOMO’s on-premises Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) infrastructure. Following the completion of this first phase trial, […]
Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII), the inter-university research institute in-charge of Japan’s nationwide academic information infrastructure, has selected Juniper Networks’ to upgrade its SINET6 academic information network. NII engaged Juniper for SINET6 with the goal of improving its services by implementing advanced technologies such as 400G optical transmission, 5G mobile and Network Functions Virtualization […]
NEC has adopted Red Hat OpenShift as its preferred Kubernetes container platform. The companies are looking to develop DX, global 5G,digital finance and digital government applications. NEC and Red Hat will organize a joint technical support system (collaborative Center of Excellence) consisting of more than 100 personnel from both companies, mainly architects who are familiar […]
Ciena is working with Flex, its existing electronics manufacturing services partner, to add additional manufacturing capacity for its Routing and Switching portfolio. Ciena expects to deliver the first of these India-made products to customers early in 2023. “We see growing interest in our lean, automation-centric routing and switching products because of the rise in 5G […]
NTT is to invest approximately 40 billion yen to to build a new “Keihanna Data Center” in Kyoto Prefecture. NTT Communications plans to start providing services in the second half of fiscal year 2025. The building will be a four-story, seismic-isolated structure that will stably supply a total of 30 MW for IT load (starting […]
VMware outlined significant progress with its Telco Cloud and automation platform, which now support over 275 virtual network functions (VNFs). The latest release of VMware Telco Cloud Platform adds the capability to: Upgrade control plane and worker node pools separately, amid management of cluster failures. Protect and better secure 5G networks from sophisticated security attacks […]
In a keynote address at the Intel Innovation event in San Jose, California, Pat Gelsinger demonstrated a pluggable co-package photonics solution — a detachable, optical-in-package connector. Intel describes it as a a high-yielding, glass-based solution with a pluggable connector that simplifies manufacturing and lowers costs, opening possibilities for new system and chip package architectures in […]
Tarana previewed an upcoming software update and an expansion into the the 6 GHz unlicensed band in the U.S. and Canada that will enable its ngFWA platform to cross into gigabit performance. The next release of Tarana’s G1 radio platform will support operation in the 6 GHz unlicensed channels. A software update will add “G1x2” […]
CoreSite announced its intention to acquire a purpose-built 103,000-square-foot data center (MI2) located at 2100 NW 84th Avenue in Doral, Florida. CoreSite also owns and operates a 43,000-square-foot data center (MI1) in downtown Miami located at 2115 NW 22nd Street. The MI2 Miami data center is a freestanding facility in America’s Gateway Park built to […]
Vantage Data Centers is on-schedule to activate the second data center (KUL12) on its Cyberjaya campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In addition, the company is constructing a third facility (KUL13) on the growing campus to meet customer demand in the region. “Vantage is actively investing in new developments in Malaysia to serve growing customer demand […]
