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MEF18: Big data drives proactive service assurance

Big data platforms can drive proactive service assurance for carrier networks says EXFO’s Anssi Tauriainen, Director of Data Science and Advanced Use Cases. At MEF18, EXFO participated in a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) that examined various data sources, such as passive monitoring data, active test data and fiber monitoring data. A dynamic, network topology discovery component was […]

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Zayo adds Long Haul Fiber Routes

Zayo disclosed plans for two new unique, low-latency long haul dark fiber networks from Columbus, Ohio to Ashburn, Virginia and Dallas, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia. The company said the expansion is backed by a signed customer commitment and that it saw the opportunity for additional strategic customers looking for wavelength and fiber connectivity between these […]

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Lumentum reports strong telecom and fiber laser demand

Lumentum reported net revenue for its fiscal first quarter of 2019, ended 29-September-2018, of $354.1 million, compared to $301.1 million in the preceding quarter and $243.2 million a year ago. GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $46.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share. “Strong telecom and fiber laser demand, along with 3D sensing […]

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Alibaba Cloud hits Q3 sales of US$825 million, up 90% yoy

In its Q3 financial report, Alibaba disclosed that its cloud computing revenue grew 90% year-over-year to RMB5,667 million (US$825 million), driven by improving revenue mix of higher value added services and robust paying customer growth. During the quarter, Alibaba Cloud launched over 600 products and features, including those related to big data analytics and AI […]

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Global smartphone shipments dip 6.0% in Q3 2018

Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million units during the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), resulting in a year-over-year decline of 6.0%, according to preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. IDC said the figures raise questions about the market’s future given that this was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines […]

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Napatech to sell Pandion Network Recorder to CounterFlow AI

Napatech is selling its Pandion network traffic recording product line to CounterFlow AI, a provider of network forensic solutions for security operations centers (SOC) based in Virginia. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Pandion network recording solution, which Napatech introduced in 2016, guarantees line-rate packet capture from 1 to 100 gigabits per second, with lossless […]

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California not to enforce new Net Neutrality law pending legal resolution

The State of California has agreed not to enforce its new Internet regulation law pending the resolution of a petition for review of the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and any subsequent proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court. All parties have requested that further […]

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Federated Wireless outlines shared spectrum model

Federated Wireless identified numerous new bands as being ideal candidates for the shared spectrum model, further unlocking the airwaves to support new wireless services and business models, and provide a path for 5G. Bands identified by Federated Wireless and submitted by the Company to the FCC for consideration, include 3.7-4.2GHz, 3.45-3.55GHz, 3.1-3.45GHz, 5.925-7.125GHz, 37GHz, 26GHz, […]

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Nokia optimises Hutchison 3 Indonesia

Hutchison 3 Indonesia is using Nokia’s Spectral Performance Management to optimise its LTE network. The solution has led to a 17% increase in Hutchison 3’s spectral efficiency by proactively identifying and resolving network performance issues. Nokia AVA’s cloud-based analytics generates automated recommendations that improve spectral efficiency and help prioritize investment in additional capacity. Nokia AVA […]

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MEF18: CenturyLink’s Andrew Dugan on Network Transformation

 What does network transformation mean to CenturyLink? Andrew Dugan, SVP Technology Planning & Network Architecture, CenturyLink says it is vital to understand that customers are undergoing transformations of their own. Enterprise applications are getting distributed into multiple clouds. Some workloads stay in private data centers and others are moved into hybrid or public clouds. Carriers, […]

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