Broadband access revenues are expected to tick up because of rising equipment prices. Meanwhile, outside plant revenues will surge as operators seed the network for DOCSIS 4.0, says Dell'Oro Group. ...
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Ericsson's next-generation RAN Compute platform has been selected by NTT DOCOMO for its networks in Japan, including 5G. ...
Ripple Fiber is to be acquired by Verizon partner Eaton Fiber in a deal that will add to Verizon's fiber assets: 'We expect more fiber deals from Verizon in the coming year or so,' said New Street Research analysts. ...
Samsung warns memory shortage will last until at least 2028 as its mobile unit reports losses despite overall $63 billion profit in Q2....
EchoStar and AT&T have wrapped a $23 billion spectrum sale, with a portion being deposited to an FCC-mandated trust. It's not clear if the close will prevent a possible Hughes unit bankruptcy. ...
The FCC's rules for the upper C-band auction authorized $6.3 billion in incentive payments to help satellite operators clear the band. Meanwhile, cable operators remain anxious about the coming transition. ...
Ribbon Communications, a global leader in real-time communications technology, IP routing, and optical networking solutions, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2026. ...
Nokia says it is undecided about using Nvidia's GPUs in future massive MIMO radio units but claims they have major benefits in AI-RAN. ...
Orange is seemingly doubling down on efforts to tap into the twin AI and sovereignty crazes, with CEO christel Heydemann noting its deal with infrastructure firm Morrison will help unlock value of the telco's data center assets. ...
The newly launched SEA-H2X and the upcoming SHV-HK subsea cables are strengthening the digital backbone between China and Southeast Asia. ...
Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hailo, a provider of accelerated edge AI processors, advanced vision processing solutions, robotics processors and comprehensive AI softw...
CEO Jim Holanda said Cable One will deploy multiple types of DOCSIS and PON upgrades in the next 12-to-18 months to evaluate costs and to see how they resonate with customers and play against the competition. ...
South Korean companies announced big AI deals over the weekend, including a Samsung and Broadcom MoU for memory chips and foundry services that could be worth as much as $200 billion. ...
Verizon seeks growth in connecting AI infrastructure, flagging a $1 billion dark fiber deal with Google as first of many, as turnaround accelerated in Q2. ...
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Ribbon's Optical and DCI Solutions Enable PT Jala Lintas Media (JLM) to Unlock Subsea and Metro Network Capacity Between Indonesia and Singapore
Ribbon Communications, a global leader in real-time communications technology, IP routing and optical networking solutions, today announced that leading Indonesia provider PT Jala Lintas Media (JLM) is leveraging Ribbon's Apollo platform for a greenfield DWDM network deployment connecting Indonesia and Singapore....
SK Telecom will invest 750 billion Korean won (US$510.40 million) in its newly established subsidiary, SK Hyper, which will focus on developing the telco's AI data center business and reaching 15 GW of AIDC capacity by 2035. ...
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Chunghwa Telecom, Fujitsu and 1Finity to accelerate All-Photonics Network deployment and advance quantum technologies in Taiwan through strategic partnership
Chunghwa Telecom and Fujitsu have been conducting APN verification in Taiwan under a strategic partnership from 2024 until 2026. This initiative involved joint studies for the construction of an APN based on the IOWN? concept, leveraging Fujitsu's expertise and technologies cultivated through its initiatives w...
CEO John Stankey believes AT&T's networks are well positioned to manage the coming wave of agentic AI traffic amid investments in fiber, the network edge and spectrum that solidifies the wireless upstream. ...
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Interview with Mike Yu of ISEELINK: Focusing on High-Speed Interconnection with Computing Power, Deeply Developing the DCI DWDM and OXC Optical Circuit Switching Track
Recently, ICC News interviewed Mike Yu, founder and general manager of ISEELINK Communication, to discuss the evolution of the optical transmission industry, the company's technology roadmap, and its globalization strategy. ...
Adara Technologies and Aurora Networks have teamed on a hosted and managed platform to help smaller operators economically upgrade to a distributed access architecture that supports DOCSIS and PON. ...
