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ITS Technology Group (ITS), which designs, builds and operates wholesale fibre networks for business services in the UK, has selected the Adtran 10G fibre access platform. Adtran said its 10G fibre access platform was selected because it uses an open and disaggregated architecture that eliminates vendor lock-in while providing the flexibility needed to sell services […]
Total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $4.5 B in 2Q 2022, up 12 percent year-over-year (Y/Y), according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. Spending on PON equipment continues to fuel the overall market, with revenue for PON OLTs reaching a record $1.3 B in the quarter. “Operators in Europe, […]
Nokia’s OSS, BSS, and security software applications will be unified under Nokia’s brand, AVA (Automation, Visualization, Analytics). AVA provides “Intelligence Everywhere” through AI, machine learning, no code configuration, open APIs, multi-cloud orchestration, and digital ecosystems. Nokia is introducing AVA Open Analytics framework to help CSPs accelerate AI projects, in part by simplifying how data is […]
Credo introduced two high-performance, low-power optical DSPs that come with the integrated directly modulated laser (DML) drivers critical to supporting high-density data center design and optical transport networks. The Seagull 52 can be used as a bitmux or retimer in next generation QSFP28, DSFP, SFP-DD and SFP56 optical transceivers. In bitmux mode, the DSP is […]
NTT DOCOMO is using Nokia’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Radio Frequency (RF) capacity planning software. The AI RF capacity planning solution is part of Nokia’s Automation Visualization Analytics software offering that delivers “intelligence everywhere.” It was customized based on DOCOMO’s requirements and can predict RF capacity of 4G cells from BTS performance data; and simulate the […]
SiFive introduced three RISC-V processors for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. The processors target current and future applications like infotainment, cockpit, connectivity, ADAS, and electrification, as the market transitions to zonal architectures and manufacturers require the energy efficiency, simplicity, security, and software flexibility that RISC-V offers. “SiFive is combining the best RISC-V benefits in the […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contract to Coherent to develop coherent optical transceiver technology for the agency’s Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program. The aim of Space-BACN is to create low-cost, high-speed, reconfigurable, laser-based data links that will enable communications between various government and private-sector low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. Under the […]
Viettel has selected Infinera’s Optical Timing Channel 2.0 (OTC2.0) solution to prepare its synchronization network for Viettel’s 5G pilot rollout. Infinera’s OTC2.0 is a standalone synchronization technology that can be deployed across virtually all DWDM networks from any vendor to ensure timing and synchronization of cell towers is seamless and meets the demanding performance criteria […]
Worldwide Campus Switch sales were up 5% in 2Q 2022, surpassing expectations of a low single-digit growth as vendors were able to circumvent some of the supply challenges, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. On a trailing four-quarter basis, Arista, Juniper, and Ubiquiti gained share outside of China. “While demand remains strong across […]
At next week’s ECOC 2022 exhibition in Basel, Switzerland, LESSENGERS will host a live demonstration of polymer-wired 800G QSFP-DD and 400G QSFP112 optical transceivers without the use of any lens optic. LESSENGERS said its direct optical wiring (DOW) technology enables complete passive alignment with high-precision and -density optical coupling without the use of lens optics, […]
Verizon now connects nearly 48% of its cell sites with its own deployed fiber optic cables and is on track to reach about 50% by the end of this year. In June Verizon announced that data traffic on its 5G Ultra Wideband network had already increased 249%, and it expects continued increases as more customers […]
Verizon has now deployed over 8,000 virtualized cell sites with a goal of deploying over 20,000 by the end of 2025. “We are building the network with the most advanced technology available, because we know people rely on our network and we are committed to delivering the variety and quality of services our customers need,” […]
Aalyria, a start-up based in Livermore, California, with roots in Google’s now-disbanded Project Loon, emerged from stealth to unveil its ambitions for satellite communications. Aalyria will offer a software platform for orchestrating networks of ground stations, aircraft, satellites, ships, and urban meshes. The software optimizes and continually evolves the antenna link scheduling, network traffic routing, […]
