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Nextlink Internet, a rural-focused provider of high-speed internet and phone services in 11 states, has selected Tarana’s G1 fixed wireless platform to compete in local markets with fiber providers. The deployment will focus on under- and unserved communities and rural regions in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. […]
T-Mobile US is now offering its customers free in-flight Wi-Fi and streaming, where available, on select domestic and short-haul international United flights. Coverage Beyond launches on United’s 737s, MAX8s, MAX9s, select 757-300s and select A319s with Wi-Fi supported by Viasat and Thales InFlyt Experience. The T-Mobile service is already available in the U.S. on American, […]
Tata Play Fiber, an internet service provider in India, selected Juniper for upgrades to its regional network. Tata Play Fiber is implementing a 400G-capable network powered by Juniper’s Cloud Metro solutions, including ACX7100 Cloud Metro Routers and the ACX710 for the access layer. In addition, Juniper’s Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) subscriber management solution simplifies the […]
There were 813 million 5G subscriptions worldwide by the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to data from Omdia and 5G Americas. The report predicts that global 5G connections will reach 1.1 billion by the end of this year. Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas, said, “The progress of 5G continues throughout the […]
Orange Business Services and Orange Cyberdefense are collaborating with Netskope, a leader in secure access service edge (SASE) to deliver a new SSE (Security Service Edge) solution embedded into the Orange Telco Cloud Platform. The co-managed solution will reduce complexity for enterprises, providing continuously updated cloud security via the Orange Business Services Telco Cloud Platform. […]
ColorChip unveiled 100G PAM4 400G & 800G optical transceiver and copper cable solutions at last week’s ECOC22 in Basel, Switzerland. ColorChip will also introduced AV hybrid and pure fiber USB/HDMI/DisplayPort optical cable product lines for high-performance Audio/Video, AR/VR devices, and medical market where longer reach, minimum RFI/EMI impact, and higher bandwidth is highly preferred. A […]
Marvell and OE Solutions collaborated to develop a 100G QSFP-DD optical modules supporting industrial temperature (I-Temp) for 5G backhaul and aggregation applications. The OE Solutions Coherent Transceiver, which is now in commercial production, leverages the Marvell Deneb Coherent DSP (CDSP). “Through our strategic collaboration with OE Solutions, we have brought to market an optimized coherent […]
Marvell and InnoLight have collaborated to launch a 100G QSFP-DD optical module portfolio for 5G backhaul and aggregation applications. The InnoLight coherent module family is powered by the Marvell Deneb Coherent DSP (CDSP). “InnoLight’s Deneb-based module offers the ability for carrier customers to seamlessly upgrade their networks to meet increasing bandwidth requirements while expanding their […]
Ethernity Networks has signed a new $4.6 million follow-on contract with its existing customer, a Chinese broadband network OEM. Under the contract, Ethernity will supply system-on-chip (SoC) devices with support for Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) Optical Line Termination (OLT), adapted to enable Fiber-to-the-Room (FTTR) deployments. The Ethernity solution offers GPON OLT over an extremely […]
Jabil announced sampling of its CFP2 DCO ECO coherent transceiver based on Nokia’s CSTAR200+ silicon photonics optical engine. “We are pleased to integrate Nokia’s CSTAR-200+ optical engine as part of our complete coherent transceiver solution,” said KW Hoo, GM of Jabil Photonics. “Together, we can accelerate the pace of technology advancements while bringing industry-leading optical […]
euNetworks Fiber UK has deployed a new ultra low latency route between Basildon and London that connects the ICE data centre to Interxion LON1 and LON2 and then onwards to Slough. The new route is over 45km long and includes 14 km of Lumenisity’s CoreSmart hollowcore cable, which is compatible with regular single mode fibre. […]
Comcast is working with Samsung to deliver 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions tfor Xfinity Mobile and Comcast Business Mobile customers in Comcast service areas. Specifically, Samsung will supply 5G RAN solutions to deliver 5G access to consumer and business customers in the United States using Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and 600MHz spectrum. Samsung […]
Forte Telecom, a carrier of carriers in Rio de Janeiro, is upgrading its backbone with 800 Gbps transponders from Padtec. The upgraded infrastructure will cover thousands of kilometers in the stretches between the capitals of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo and in the metropolitan region of Rio, reaching a total transmission capacity of 8 […]
