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Keysight has selected Credo’s retimer/gearbox devices for its Layer 1-3 800GE network device and Ethernet protocol test solutions for network infrastructure. Keysight provides 800GE Layer 1-3 test coverage with an extensive set of use cases and break-out Ethernet port speeds from 800GE to 100GE, while leading the industry with the highest port density per rackmount […]
BT has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by ScottishPower to strengthen the connectivity throughout their network of windfarms and offices. Under the contract, BT will provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the UK, France, and Germany. BT said its connectivity will aid ScottishPower’s operational technology on its windfarms allowing […]
Continental, which operates one of the largest SAP installations in Germany, is working with T-Systems to migrate to a private cloud. Under the project, T-Systems is transferring more than 450 SAP systems from Continental AG to the private cloud in Frankfurt am Main. There, the IT service provider will support the SAP operating system until […]
NTT announced a digital coherent signal processing circuit and optical device that achieves 1.2 Tbps optical transmission at 140 Giga baud. NTT says its proprietary device utilizes a digital coherent detection scheme in which the polarization, amplitude, and phase of light are captured as digital data. The signal distortion that occurs in the optical fiber […]
Eurofiber Group, the leading supplier and operator of Open Network infrastructure in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany selected Nokia for a multi-country DWDM roll out, datacenter switching and multiple other areas. This agreement, covering all Eurofiber affiliates, underlines the mutual commitment of the two companies to develop superfast, high-capacity fiber optic networks in Europe […]
Austrian utility and infrastructure company, Energie AG Oberösterreich, has selected Nokia to build an optical transport network across 18 sites in Upper Austria to backhaul traffic from FTTH nodes to two central sites. Deployment is already underway. Nokia’s broad portfolio of optical networking hardware and software will be used for the upgrade. This includes the […]
South Korea-based SK C&C has deployed the Nokia Cloud Managed SD-WAN Service, which provides network connectivity between branches and the cloud while delivering enhanced security, network visibility and significantly improved economics. The Nokia Cloud Managed SD-WAN Service removes the startup and operational costs of deployed SD-WAN via its cloud hosted, multi-tenancy deployment model that delivers […]
3i Infrastructure plc completed its acquisition of Global Cloud Xchange, which operates a vast subsea network. 3i Infrastructure invested $512 million to acquire a 100% stake in GCX. GCX provides high-bandwidth connectivity and global managed network services including managed ICT, cyber security, and UCaaS solutions, to a range of blue-chip customers inclusive of hyperscalers, telecommunications […]
On Sunday, September 4, SpaceX launched 51 Starlink satellites and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC, an orbital transfer vehicle, to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, KPLO, […]
NEC has appointed José Renato de Mello Gonçalves as president of the company in Brazil. Gonçalves served for over eight years at Orange Business Services, where he became vice-president of operations in Latin America, a position he held for the last four and a half years. Previously, he was an executive working in the Brazilian […]
Ericsson introduced a triple-band, tri-sector radio that cuts energy consumption by 40 percent compared to triple-band single-sector radios and, with reduced weight – including use of aluminum – by 60 percent, minimizes site footprint as well. The new Ericsson Radio 6646 combines 900, 800, and 700MHz frequency bands into one compact 2G to 5G-capable radio. […]
Ciena reported revenue of $868.0 million for its fiscal third quarter ended July 30, 2022, down 12.2% from $988.1 million for the same period a year earlier. Ciena’s GAAP net income for the fiscal third quarter 2022 was $10.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted common share, which compares to a GAAP net income of $238.2 […]
The upcoming USB4 Version 2.0 specification promises to deliver up to 80 Gbps over the USB Type-C cable and connector. The USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery (USB PD) specifications will also be updated to enable this higher level of data performance. Key characteristics of the updated USB4 solution include: Up to 80 Gbps operation, […]
