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TE SubCom introduced its software-defined Ocean Control suite for enabling automated control and extensive remote programmability over an entire communications network, both terrestrial and undersea. TE SubCom said its Ocean Control Suite substantially increases the capabilities, efficiencies and options available to an external orchestrator. The suite uses RESTful application programming interfaces (APIs) with read and […]
Orange International Carrier is launching a high-capacity, direct terrestrial fiber connection between Marseille and Penmarch, linking the landing stations for Mediterranean and Atlantic subsea cables. Orange said this new terrestrial service bridges existing submarine cable routes from Asia/Middle East and West Africa, including CHLS SMW4 Saint-Mauront, CHLS IMEWE Bonneveine and Interxion’s Data Center MRS1, at […]
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR), working in conjunction with ADVA, set a new data transmission record of 13.16 Tbps for free-space laser communications. The trial, which emulated a ground to a geostationary satellite link, succeeded in transmitting 13.16 Tbps of data over a distance of 10.45km – nearly […]
BT outlined a series of strategic priorities as it seeks to transform into a leader in converged connectivity and services. Highlights include: Launching new converged product offerings to deliver differentiated customer experiences, support customer loyalty and improve economic returns; Increasing FTTP and mobile infrastructure investment within an annual CAPEX allocation of around £3.7bn; Accelerating the […]
Interoute has added new 100G routes between the UK and Europe, enabling service providers and large enterprises to transport traffic from the UK Midlands to Europe without going through the London area. Interoute cites improved diversity and resilience for the expansion. Jonathan Wright, VP of Commercial Operations at Interoute, commented: “Offering unparalleled cross border capacity and […]
Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation (ZTE), one of the world’s largest suppliers of network infrastructure products, informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that “the major operating activities of the Company have ceased”. If the notice means what we think it means, then ZTE is dead. It took only 3 weeks from the day that the U.S. […]
ZTE stated that “the major operating activities of the Company have ceased” due to the export ban imposed on it by the U.S. Commerce Department’ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The announcement was made in a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Trading of the company’s shares have been suspended since April […]
Vodafone agreed to acquire Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic in a deal valued at approximately €19.0 billion ($22.7 billion). The combination is also notable for bringing together mobile infrastructure with cable operations. Vodafone said the acquisition accelerates its convergence story and strengthens its position as a leading next generation […]
Equinix and Telxius, Telefónica’s infrastructure subsidiary, are collaborating on U.S. facilities and services for the next-generation cable landing station architecture for the MAREA and BRUSA cable systems, both of which terminate at a cable landing station in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The next-generation cable landing station architecture will extend the backhaul capacity into Equinix DC2 International […]
The Metro-Haul Project, a Horizon 2020 European Union research and innovation program, held its third plenary meeting last month at Coriant’s R&D facility in Lisbon, Portugal to discuss the practical points of convergence for access and metro networks, and the establishment of suitable architecture and fundamental structure of future metro networks. Discussions also included the […]
CenturyLink reported revenues of $5.95 billion for first quarter 2018, compared to $4.21 billion for first quarter 2017. Diluted earnings per share was $0.11 for first quarter 2018, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.30 for first quarter 2017. “CenturyLink achieved solid results for first quarter 2018, the first full quarter of operations following […]
Infinera reported GAAP revenue for its first quarter ended March 31, 2018 of $202.7 million compared to $195.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 and $175.5 million in the first quarter of 2017. GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 40.5% compared to 24.1% in the fourth quarter of 2017 and 36.5% in the […]
Ryanair is going “all-in” in moving its infrastructure to AWS. Ryanair, which is the leading budget airline in Europe, now plans to close the vast majority of its data centers over the next three years. The airline already runs several core production workloads on AWS, such as Ryanair Rooms and Ryanair.com, and is building a […]
