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Bidding has concluded in FCC Auction 101, which will provide spectrum in the 28 GHz band for 5G wireless service. Rounds: 176 Qualified Bidders: 40 Licenses Won: 2965 Licenses Held by FCC: 107 Total Licenses: 3072 Gross Bids: $702,572,410 Full results are expected to post shortly.
At this week’s DesignCon 2019 in Santa Clara, Spectra7 Microsystems and Luxshare-ICT are demonstrating OSFP format Active Copper Cables (ACCs) using Spectra7 technology in a live demo passing 400Gbps Ethernet traffic generated by a 12.6 Tbps switch. Luxshare is using Spectra7’s GaugeChanger technology in its new line of OSFP Active Copper Cables. The embedded Spectra7 […]
II‐VI introduced its 976 nm pump laser modules with up to 80 watts of wavelength-stabilized output power. II-VI said its design within the module minimizes warm-up time, and operates over a wide temperature range, improving laser system productivity and reducing maintenance. The high output power of the new pump laser is achieved by combining multiple […]
Fujitsu Network Communications agreed to supply and support BridgeWave Communications’ wireless backhaul systems as part of Fujitsu’s end-to-end transport solutions portfolio. The BridgeWave Navigator microwave system (6GHz – 42GHz) and the Flex4G-10000 true fiber capacity millimeter wave system (80GHz) optimize backhaul networks for the highest capacity and range, while minimizing capital investments and reducing operational […]
NVIDIA now estimates its Q4 revenue to be $2.20 billion compared to previous guidance of $2.70 billion. The company cited weakness in gaming and data center segments, as well as “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China.” In gaming, NVIDIA said there was a sequential decline due to excess mid-range channel inventory following the crypto-currency boom […]
CommScope reported preliminary results for Q4 2018 of $1.045 to $1.070 billion, inline or above the company’s guidance. Full-year sales are now expected in the $4,555 to $4,580 range. Full results are expected on February 21, 2019 “We delivered preliminary results in line with or above our expectations in the fourth quarter of 2018,” said […]
Digicel appointed Jean-Yves Charlier as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Charlier previously served as Chief Executive Officer of VEON (formerly Vimpelcom), Chairman and Chief Executive of SFR, France and was also Chief Executive at COLT Telecom. Charlier’s appointment comes one month after the untimely passing of Digicel Group Chief Executive Officer, Alexander Matuschka […]
Vodafone is pausing the further rollout of Huawei equipment into its European core networks, including in the UK, according to the BBC. The chief executive of Vodafone said that the company is engaged in discussions with various security agencies and with Huawei, which “is really open and working hard” to resolve the matter. Huawei has […]
Ericsson’s overall sales for Q4 2018 increased by 10% YoY to SEK 63.8 billion (US$7.06 billion), while sales adjusted for comparable units and currency increased by 4%. Gross margin rose to 25.7% compared to 21.6% a year earlier. Gross margin, excluding restructuring charges and other costs related to revised BSS strategy, improved to 36.3%, supported […]
NTT Communications introduced a toolkit that provides real-time connectivity between its Enterprise Cloud WebRTC Platform Skyway (Skyway) with a variety of cloud services, including voice recognition artificial intelligence (AI), machine-translating AI and live transmission. The new Media Pipeline Factory will offer six kinds of built-in components that can process recording, voice recognition and machine translation […]
Open Fiber, a wholesale-only player in the Italian broadband market, selected Nokia for a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout covering small towns and rural areas of Italy. Specifically, Nokia has been selected as the sole supplier for clusters C and D (white areas) under a broadband plan drawn up by the Italian government. Nokia will deliver products, […]
Keysight Technologies demonstrated maximum achievable 5G New Radio (NR) data throughput performance using the company’s 5G NR network emulation solution, which is based on Keysight’s UXM 5G Wireless Test Platform, and Samsung’s 5G NR Exynos Modem 5100. The joint achievement marks the successful completion of full stack interoperability and development test (IODT) based on the […]
Vantage Data Centers completed its previously announced acquisition of Canadian-based 4Degrees Colocation from Videotron for approximately US$200 million (C$259 million). 4Degrees operates two facilities in Montreal and Quebec City. The two data centers are Tier III Design and Construction certified, which highlights the facilities’ exceptional quality and reliability, by the Uptime Institute, an independent organization. […]
