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Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated the ability to train artificial neural networks directly on an optical chip. Neural network processing currently relies on conventional computers. The Optical Society’s journal for high impact research, Stanford University researchers report a method for training these networks directly in the device by implementing an optical analogue of the […]
The Hawaiki transpacific subsea cable is now ready for service. Hawaiki is a 15,000 km fibre optic deep-sea cable linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and United States. The system uses TE SubCom’s optical add/drop multiplexing (OADM) nodes allows for additional landings in the Pacific region to be added as needed. Hawaiki will provide 43 […]
AT&T will expand its rollout of 5G to three additional cities this year – Charlotte, Raleigh, and Oklahoma City – bringing its total number of cities with 5G launches in 2018 to 12. The other previously announced cities are Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco. AT&T also noted that its 5G Evolution technology is now live in […]
InfiniBand now powers four of the top five supercomputer systems, according to The InfinBand Trade Association and based on the latest TOP500 List. This includes Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Summit system, which currently holds the title of world’s fastest supercomputer IBTA said InfiniBand technology continues to dominate the HPC category of the TOP500 List, representing […]
A discussion of T-Mobile’s CONNECT IoT Program, featuring Ovum’s Mike Sapien, T-Mobile’s Shelby Noakes and Lawrence Garcia. T-Mobile US launches nationwide NB-IoT Thursday, July 19, 2018 T-Mobile launched its Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) service across the United States — the first carrier to do so. NB-IoT operates on spectrum guard bands, which T-Mobile describes […]
Vodafone began offering home broadband speeds of 1 Gbps, about 20 times the current UK average of 46 Mbps, in Milton Keynes. The full fibre home broadband service is first being tested in 50 customer homes before it is made widely available across the city. Nick Jeffery, Vodafone UK Chief Executive, said: “Full fibre is […]
A global cloud provider is leasing space at Zayo’s One Wilshire data center location in Los Angeles, bringing the occupancy rate to more than 60 percent since the opening of the data center last fall. Zayo will provide colocation, dark fiber and lit solutions for the cloud company. The One Wilshire location is Zayo’s preeminent […]
Base station shipments are expected to eclipse 20 million over the next five years. according to a newly published forecast report by Dell’Oro Group. Highlights of Dell’Oro’s Mobile RAN 5-Year Forecast Report: 5G NR will scale at a significantly faster pace than LTE. 5G NR millimeter wave projections now reflect a faster 5G momentum in […]
F5 Networks announced the appointment of Michel Combes, CEO of Sprint, to its board of directors. Before joining Sprint as CEO earlier this year, Combes served in a number of senior leadership roles, including CEO and chief operating officer at Altice, and chairman and CEO of SFR Group. Additional executive experience includes positions as CEO […]
Cambium Networks supplied a wireless network that was used by the rescuers of the 12 football players and their coach who were trapped in the cave in Thailand. Specifically, at the on-site rescue command post, local telecom solutions provider KING IT worked with regional telco 3BB to create a hotspot at the cave entrance with […]
T-Mobile launched its Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) service across the United States — the first carrier to do so. NB-IoT operates on spectrum guard bands, which T-Mobile describes as the network equivalent of driving down the shoulders on the highway. It is a low power, wide area network (LPWAN) LTE-Advanced technology boasting low power […]
In a blog post, LinkedIn’s engineering team announced that it working to deploy its Open19 technology in its data centers. The Open19 project, which LinkedIn launched in July 2016, aims to establish a new open standard for servers based on a common form factor. The Open19 platform is based on the standard 19-inch, four post […]
Microsoft reported revenue of $30.1 billion for its fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018, up 17% yoy. Operating income was $10.4 billion, up 35% yoy. GAAP net income was $8.9 billion and non-GAAP income was $8.8 billion. “We had an incredible year, surpassing $100 billion in revenue as a result of our teams’ relentless […]
