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Telefónica has certified NETSCOUT’s virtualized solutions vSCOUT and vSTREAM for deployment with their UNICA Lab architecture that supports future networks based on network function virtualization and software-defined networking (NFV/SDN) technologies. NETSCOUT was able to demonstrate pervasive visibility across physical, virtual and cloud networks as well as interoperability with other virtual network functions (VNFs) on the […]
ADTRAN is leading an initiative within the Broadband Forum that will leverage application-level traffic generation for advanced broadband testing. The idea is to develop standardized testing of dynamically reconfigured virtualized services, which can challenge traditional methods of performance characterization. The first project in the Application-level Traffic Generation for Advanced Broadband Testing Project Stream is expected […]
In a tweet on Sunday morning, President Trump said he has instructed the Department of Commerce to find a way to get ZTE back into business fast because “too many jobs in China” would be lost. Trump’s tweet also references President Xi of China. President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give […]
Mobile broadband development in Central America is lagging behind the rest of Latin America, putting the region’s future economic development at risk, according to the new report ‘Assessing the impact of market structure on innovation and quality: Driving mobile broadband in Central America’ released by the GSMA. The 52-page report examines the development of mobile […]
The xRAN Forum is a carrier-led initiative aiming to apply the principles of virtualization, openness and standardization to one area of networking that has remained stubbornly closed and proprietary — the radio access network (RAN) and, in particular, the critical segment that connects a base station unit to the antennas. Recently, I sat down with […]
SpaceX successfully launched Bangabandhu-1, the first Bangladeshi communications satellite, into geostationary transfer orbit aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 version. Bangabandhu-1, which was built by Thales Alenia Space, is fitted with 26 Ku-Band and 14 C-Band transponders. It offers capacity in Ku-Band over Bangladesh and its territorial waters of the Bay of Bengal, India, Nepal, […]
Mesosphere, a start-up based in San Francisco, announced $125 million in Series D funding for its hybrid cloud platform. Mesosphere DC/OS automates operations. The idea is to automate workload-specific operating procedures to “as-a-Service” anything from Kubernetes to data services, while optimizing workload density to achieve the highest utilization with resource guarantees. Mesosphere said it has […]
Protego, a start-up based in Baltimore, announced $2 million in seed funding for its security solution for serverless applications. Protego works by continuously scanning your serverless infrastructure, including functions, logs, and databases, to help increase the application’s security posture and minimize the attack surface. Using machine-based analysis and deep learning algorithms, Protego builds a model […]
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom set off a price war by launching a Mother’s Day promotional offer of unlimited 4G service for NT$499 (US$16.7). The offer promised unlimited mobile Internet, free calls within the Chunghwa Telecom network and 180 minutes of free calls outside its network on a 30-month contract. The promotion runs May 9-15. Local media […]
Telstra has launched its first smartphone plan with unlimited data. The Endless Data BYO personal smartphone plan is priced at Aus $69 with a 12-month contract, but after 40GB, speeds are capped at 1.5 Mbps and slowed further during busy periods. The plan also comes with unlimited talk, text and MMS to standard Australian numbers […]
Amdocs reported revenue for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 of $992.3 million, up 1.5% or $14.6 million sequentially from the first fiscal quarter of 2018 and up 2.7% as compared to last year’s second fiscal quarter. GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $101.7 million, or $0.70 per […]
NEC announced an agreement to supply 5G base station equipment to NTT DOCOMO. Financial terms were not disclosed. Docomo aims to launch 5G in 2020. Under this new agreement, NEC will achieve 5G compatibility through software upgrades and a minimal replacement of hardware to maximize the use of existing high-density base station equipment. NEC said […]
NTT DOCOMO and NEC conducted a test of 5G connectivity to a race car moving at 305 km/h (190 mph) The test, which used 28 GHz spectrum, sustained a downlink of 1.1 Gbps between the 5G base station and the 5G modem in the car moving at 293 km/h and a fast handover during communication […]
