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Facebook announced a major expansion of its data center campus in Henrico County, Virginia. Under the plan, Facebook will build two new data center buildings, for a total of five at this campus. Facebook said the expansion builds on its original $1 billion investment in its initial 940,000 square foot campus, and that there are […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the availability of new High Memory instances for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) for running large in-memory databases, including production deployments of SAP HANA. Amazon EC2 High Memory instances deliver 6 TB, 9 TB, and 12 TB of memory today, with 18 TB and 24 TB instances coming in […]
SoftBank is testing NIDD (Non-IP Data Delivery) for NB-IoT over its commercial network. NIDD, which is defined by 3GPP, enables users to transmit data to IoT devices without allocating an IP address. Two benefits are cited: better security by not using IP in transmission; and better efficiency by not requiring header information. SoftBank said it […]
The market for compact modular optical equipment is on track to top $1 billion in revenue this year, according to the latest Optical Applications Report from Cignal AI. the category includes equipment designed specifically for use in DCI, open & disaggregated hardware applications. Cignal AI has raised its CY18 forecast for 200G and 400G coherent […]
At ECOC 2018, Synopsys and SMART Photonics, which is a European manufacturer of InP Photonics components with production and research facilities located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, introduced a production-ready process design kit (PDK) based on SMART Photonics’ Indium Phosphide (InP) process. Synopsys said its PIC Design Suite, which comprises OptSim Circuit and OptoDesigner tools, provides […]
At ECOC 2018, Inphi highlighted its ecosystem collaboration with multiple optical solution industry leaders, including AOI, Delta Electronics and Source Photonics, showing readiness in delivering 100Gbps and 400Gbps PAM4 based module solutions for hyperscale cloud data center networks. “As the pioneer of PAM based solutions with a proven history in the data center, Inphi is […]
At ECOC 2018, Tektronix showcased its optical test solutions, including: PAM 4 Testing – DSA8300 sampling oscilloscope with an 80GHz optical sampling module showing support for IEEE 802.3bs based 400G optical testing for TDECQ, including new advances in high-sensitivity single-mode/multi-mode optical measurements for NRZ and PAM-4. PAM 4 design and debug– DPO70000SX 70GHz ATI performance […]
Nokia Bell Labs will serve as Technology Partner to UK-based sailing team Alex Thomson Racing. Skipper Alex Thomson, supported by his onshore team, will compete in the next Vendée Globe race, a 24,000-mile solo, non-stop unassisted sailing race around the world. The next Vendée Globe is scheduled to begin in November 2020. The Vendée Globe […]
Sir Charles Kuen Kao, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics, passed away on September 23rd in Hong Kong. Dr. Kao, who was often called the “Father of Fibre Optics”, is credited with breakthrough research in the realization of fiber optics as a telecommunications medium in the 1960s while at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories (STL) […]
The FCC adopted an order aimed at removing regulatory barriers that inhibit the deployment of infrastructure necessary for 5G and other advanced wireless services. In a Declaratory Ruling, the FCC focuses primarily on local fees for the authorizations necessary to deploy small wireless facilities. Specifically, the Declaratory Ruling concludes that state and local governments may […]
Ericsson and Telstra announced a technical milestone for extending IoT over long distances. The companies have deployed and tested Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections up to 100km from a base-station in Telstra’s commercial network — the longest-range NB-IoT connection of its kind. Telstra said this helps extend its LTE footprint in rural and […]
At ECOC 2018. as part of the 100G Lambda multisource agreement (MSA) interoperability demonstration, Cisco demonstrated Nexus 32-port 100 GbE & 400 GbE 1RU switches populated with modules from various manufacturers. In a blog post, Cisco’s Mark Nowell writes “It is very exciting that 400 GbE is now becoming available for testing, deployment, and adoption […]
At ECOC 2018, EXFO unveiled a new 400G test module featuring its Open Transceiver System (OTS), which is a modular design concept that enables compatibility between current or future high-speed transceivers and EXFO’s test platforms (lab and field). EXFO said inserts to test specific transceiver types, including those used in 400G systems (e.g., QSFP-DD, OSFP, […]
