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Nokia is forming an Access Networks Division that will consist of its current Mobile Networks and Fixed Networks Business Groups. The company said it is making this move to fully exploit opportunities of 5G. “Nokia has a unique advantage in the 5G era with its end-to-end portfolio,” said Nokia President and Chief Executive Officer, Rajeev […]
The U.S. is seeking to persuade allies, including Germany, Italy and Japan, to limit or avoid Huawei Technologies, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to the article, U.S. government officials are making a case on security grounds especially in countries that host U.S. military bases, and target includes government networks and commercial networks, especially […]
Ish Limpakeng provides an update on Cisco ACI (application centric infrastructure) — its SDN framework for the data center. Cisco ACI has just passed its 5th anniversary. https://youtu.be/3FtRxjOuWeM
Ish Limpakeng talks about connecting Cisco’s Intent-based networking with its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) framework. 1 minute https://youtu.be/g7UEZchvlkc
Deutsche Telekom confirmed plans to roll out 5G-ready LTE-M technology in 2019. At a summit last week in Vienna, Deutsche Telekom announced the finalists of its hubraum LTE-M Prototyping program, its in-house tech incubator which is operated in partnership with T-Systems. It builds on already successfully implemented prototyping programs for NB-IoT solutions. Almost 150 start-ups […]
Angola Cables, the wholesale carrier that operates the SACS, Monet, and WACS subsea cable systems, announced a partnership with South Africa’s Broadband Infraco, a state-owned entity developing connectivity infrastructure for underserved areas of the country. Broadband Infraco. currently has over 14,960 kilometres of fibre and 156 PoPs across South Africa. Under a memorandum-of-understanding, the partnership […]
Earlier this month, the FCC approved the requests of four companies seeking to deploy next-gen satellite constellations: Space Exploration Holdings (SpaceX) — authorized to construct, deploy, and operate a new very-low-Earth orbit constellation of more than 7,000 satellites using V-band frequencies. The FCC also granted SpaceX’s request to add the 37.5-42.0 GHz, and 47.2-50.2 GHz […]
T-Mobile completed a test of 5G data transmission on low-band spectrum (600 MHz) over its live commercial network. Nokia supported the test, which was performed in Spokane, Washington. T-Mobile said the test proves that low-band airwaves will provide 5G coverage across hundreds of square miles from a single tower. T-Mobile notes that it is the […]
A new “Manatua” South Pacific submarine cable system will be deployed to provide connections from Apia, Samoa to Toahotu, Tahiti, with branching units for landings to Niue; Aitutaki, Cook Island; Raratonga, Cook Island; and Vaitape, Bora Bora. The Manatua Cable will be a new two/three fiber pair trunk that connects Apia and Toahotu with a two-fiber pair […]
Complexity is an increasing problem in service provider networks, says Vikash Rungta, Product Marketing Manager, Infinera, especially as new applications such as IoT and virtual reality lead to rapid changes in traffic patterns. At the recent MEF18 event in Los Angeles, Infinera and CenturyLink conducted a Proof-of-Concept demonstration of cognitive networking, showing how machine learning […]
Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated a photonic crystal waveguide capable of directing photons of light around sharp corners with virtually no losses due to backscattering. The photonic crystal waveguide was built on the concept of topological insulators. A research paper on the topic was published in the November 12 issue of Nature Nanotechnology and […]
Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have deployed a dedicated LTE based campus network for OSRAM, a multinational lighting manufacturer headquartered in Munich, Germany. OSRAM and Deutsche Telekom are prototyping and testing a mobile robotics solution at the OSRAM factory in Schwabmünchen. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) will be used to transport goods across the OSRAM shop floor […]
Huawei announced the shipment of its first 10,000 5G base stations to carriers worldwide. At the 9th Global Mobile Broadband Forum this week in London, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu, outlined the five fundamental changes that 5G will bring: 5G will turn connectivity into a platform. With 5G, wireless access networks will go beyond pipe, […]
