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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) agreed to temporarily lift export restrictions to ZTE that were imposed on the company on 15-April-2018. In a statement dated 02-July-2018, the BIS grants temporary authorization to engage in transactions with ZTE until 01-August-2018. In June, at the urging of President Trump, BIS announced […]
Citing national security concerns, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration is requesting that the FCC deny a license request from China Mobile to offer services in the U.S. market. “After significant engagement with China Mobile, concerns about increased risks to U.S. law enforcement and national security interests were unable to be resolved. Therefore, the Executive […]
Ciena completed its previously announced acquisition of Packet Design, which focuses on network path optimization technologies. Ciena said the integration of Packet Design’s capabilities enhances its Blue Planet network automation platform, which can now provide multi-domain, multi-vendor, and multi-layer support across Layers 0-3 of the network. https://www.ciena.com/insights/articles/Ciena-Completes-Acquisition-of-Packet-Design.html Ciena to acquire Packet Design for network analytics and […]
China Mobile, Tencent, and Huawei have completed the first round of testing of 5G network slices designed for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services requiring stable network latency. The target application is augmented reality (AR) gaming. In Phase 1 of the 5G slicing verification project, terminals, networks, and AR game platforms were connected. The test verified […]
Transpower New Zealand awarded a contract to ABB to upgrade the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link which interconnects the transmission grids of the North and South islands. New Zealand’s North Island houses more than three times the population of the South Island, which besides its picturesque landscape, offers vast amounts of hydropower. ABB noted its […]
Baidu will integrate Mobileye’s Responsibility Sensitive Safety (RSS) model in its open source Project Apollo and in its commercial Apollo Pilot programs. Baidu will also adopt Mobileye’s Surround Computer Vision Kit. RSS is an open and transparent formal model that provides safety assurance of AV decision-making. RSS does this by formalizing common sense human-centered concepts […]
At its second annual developer conference in Beijing this week, Baidu unveiled its “Kunlun” processor for AI applications. Technical details on the new Kunlun silicon were scarce, but the company said its cloud-to-edge AI chip is built to accommodate high-performance requirements of a wide variety of AI scenarios, including deep learning and facial recognition. Baidu […]
Diane Bryant has stepped down as Chief Operating Officer for Google Cloud, where she reported to Diane Greene. Bryant joined Google Cloud in December 2017. Byant was formerly Group President at Intel and known for her leadership Intel’s Data Center Group (DCG) as general manager and executive vice president. Intel’s DCG generated $17 billion in […]
CableLabs completed and published its first Point-to-Point Coherent Optics specifications for fiber access networks. The specifications enable the development of interoperable transceivers using coherent optical technology over point-to-point links. The new specs, support 100 Gbps per wavelength, a 10X increase over the previous 10 Gbps rate, include: P2P Coherent Optics Architecture Specification P2P Coherent Optics […]
Vodafone has conducted a live network trial of a whitebox packet/optical transport solution based on the Telecom Infra Project’s Voyager design. Vodafone used the Voyager devices with a network OS by Cumulus Networks and a NetOS Software Defined Network orchestration from Zeetta Networks on a live network in Spain. ADVA played a key role as […]
Cincinnati Bell completed its acquisition of Hawaiian Telcom, the leading integrated communications provider serving Hawaiʻi, and the state’s fiber-centric technology leader. The deal was first announced a year ago. “Today marks a tremendous milestone for Cincinnati Bell and Hawaiian Telcom as we take an important step together toward expanding our portfolio of next-generation fiber offerings […]
Alibaba Cloud is launching an EMEA Ecosystem Partner Program for foster collaboration with customers and partners in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The Program will focus on four key areas: the development of digital transformation in targeted vertical industries, supporting talent development, advancing technology innovation and enhancing marketplaces. Initial participants include Intel, Accenture, Hashicorp, Ecritel, […]
Orange has been conducting a multi-vendor 5G fixed wireless trial in Floresti, Cluj, Romania.. The trial makes use of Samsung’s 5G solutions including the virtualized RAN, one of the smallest 5G access units and multiple indoor and outdoor 5G routers (CPE), as well as Cisco’s Meraki Z3 WiFi Router and Ultra Gateway Platform, which delivers […]
