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Telenor selected Nokia as its sole supplier for the replacement of its legacy optical backbone network in Norway and Sweden. The upgrade replaces the current optical core network connecting major centers across Norway and Sweden with coherent optical transmission based on Nokia equipment, including its 1830 Photonic Service Switch. Financial terms were not disclosed. The […]
The IoT M2M Council (IMC) announced the additions of HPE, PTC, and Wind River (Intel) to its fledgling template RFP Program for IoT Software Platforms. Using input from many vendors and more than 100 software buyers in an open-source process, The IMC’s template reference document is aimed at simplifying the sourcing of IoT software, and […]
Unitymedia, a second largest cable operator in Germany and a subsidiary of Liberty Global, has selected to upgrade its optical backbone. As of September 30, 2017, Unitymedia had 7.2 million customers, of which 6.4 million are TV subscriptions, 3.4 million Internet and 3.2 million telephony subscriptions (RGU). With this upgrade, Unitymedia is adding flexible grid […]
Citing tightened service provider capital spending in North America, NETSCOUT announced disappointing preliminary financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended December 31, 2017 and trimmed its outlook for the full fiscal year. NETSCOUT expects third-quarter fiscal year 2018 GAAP revenue in the range of approximately $267 million and $271 million with […]
TE SubCom will serve as the system supplier for HAFVRUE, a new subsea cable that will link New Jersey to the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark with a branch landing in County Mayo, Ireland. Optional branch extensions to Northern and Southern Norway are also included in the design. The HAVFRU system will be owned and operated […]
AT&T is testing a structure monitoring solution to help improve the safety of our roadways and railways. AT&T’s Smart Cities Structure Monitoring will use LTE-enabled sensors to remotely monitor structural factors. The sensors, which measure things like cracks and tilts, also feature alert triggers and email alerts to capture significant events. “Safety is a top […]
AT&T suddenly dropped plans to sell Huawei’s latest Mate 10 smartphone amid security concerns and/or political pressure from Washington, according to reporting by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Huawei’s new Mate 10 is a flagship smartphone with specs with a new Kirin 970 processor based on TSMC’s 10nm semiconductor manufacturing process, […]
The Australian intelligence service has blocked Huawei Marine from its role in funding and constructing a high-capacity subsea cable that is to link Sydney to the Solomon Islands, according to the Financial Times. Instead, the Australian government will fund the A$100m (US$78m) project itself. Huawei Marine Networks, which is based in Tianjin, China with manufacturing […]
Roughly 18 months after acquiring Cablevision Systems, the leading MSO in the NY metro region in a deal valued at $17.7 billion at the time, Altice N.V. announced a corporate restructuring centered on the separation of Altice USA from Altice Europe. The separation is to be effected by a spin-off of Altice NV’s 67.2% interest […]
Interxion announced new expansion projects in seven cities across Europe to meet rising demand. The expansion will be funded with cash and committed loans. Highlights of the projects: In Amsterdam, Interxion will complete the remaining four phases of AMS8, totaling approximately 5,300 square meters (sqm) of equipped space and 10 MW of customer-available power when […]
Qualcomm and Ford are collaborating on the development of advanced connectivity systems for vehicles using Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology. C-V2X is designed to allow vehicles to directly communicate with other vehicles, pedestrian devices, and roadside infrastructure, such as traffic signs and construction zones, without the involvement of a cellular network, or cellular network subscription. C-V2X […]
Cisco has teamed up with Hyundai for the production of a hyperconnected car. A key innovation is the use of a Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architecture — an in-vehicle, 1 Gbps Ethernet network with integrated, multi-layer security and allowing for sensor integration. It will also enable new, high-speed services through an integration layer between software […]
Cox Communications is reporting that Gigabit Internet service is now available to 40 percent of customers across its network footprint. The gigabit performance is enabled by deployment of DOCSIS 3.1. Cox says it is on plan to reach nearly all customers within the next two years. Cox is also powering all the wired and wireless […]
