The World Bank-funded project will enable the completion of the national fiber backbone, the expansion of the national broadband program and the extension of the domestic submarine cables to Visayas and Mindanao. ...
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Optical networking major Ciena plans focus on new areas and devises new strategy to grow its market share. ...
Nokia to Acquire Infinera to Increase Scale in Optical Networks and Accelerate Product Roadmap
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), a global supplier of innovative open optical networking solutions and advanced optical semiconductors, today announced a definitive agreement under which Nokia will acquire Infinera in a transaction valuing the company at $6.65 per share or an enterprise value of US$ 2.3 b...
Nokia enters into an agreement with the French State regarding the sale of leading submarine networks business ASN
Nokia today announces it has entered into a put option to sell Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), a leading submarine networks business, to the French State, represented by the Agence des participations de l'Etat (APE), subject to informing and consulting with the relevant employee representatives at ASN and Nokia. ...
Campus Ethernet Switch Revenues Crash to a Two-Year Low in 1Q 2024, According to Dell'Oro Group
1Q 2024 worldwide Campus Switch revenues dropped by 23 percent year-over-year (Y/Y). The only two vendors that grew Campus Switch revenues Y/Y in 1Q 2024 were Arista and Ubiquiti....
According to the latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report, 5G subscriptions will be close to 5.6 billion by the end of 2029 - with global 5G population coverage beyond mainland China set to double from 40 percent at the end of 2023 to 80 percent by the end of 2029. ...
Nokia and Claro today announced the successful completion of the first stage of Colombia's largest 5G deployment covering over 1,000 sites nationwide. The project, which was completed only four months after Colombian authorities issued 5G licenses, will provide state-of-the-art radio, core, and transport technologi...
Nokia and Türk Telekom International smash 800Gbps transmission world record on long-haul commercial network
Nokia, together with Türk Telekom International (TTI), today announced a new world record using Nokia's sixth generation of super-coherent Photonic Service Engine (PSE-6s) technology. The real-world field trial took place on a highly loaded commercial network over 2300km and achieved an 800Gbps single wavelength in...
Samsung will be deploying its vRAN solution for Vodafone Idea as part of the operator's 4G expansion in India, as well as 5G deployment in two service areas. ...
Telefónica and Nokia sign agreement to boost adoption of network APIs leveraging 5G SA capabilities
Telefónica and Nokia today announced an agreement to jointly explore new opportunities leveraging 5G Standalone (SA) capabilities for network APIs to support developers in creating new use cases for consumer, enterprise, and industrial customers. ...
Wave Photonics secures £4.5M ($5.8M) to enable the widespread deployment of light-based chips
Wave Photonics, a Cambridge-based deep tech start-up, has received £4.5 million ($5.8 million US) to develop on-chip photonics designs for quantum technologies, sensors, and data centre applications....
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has approved a strategy that would see at least ten new subsea cables built by 2030, bringing their total number to 15. ...
Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN) (“Ribbon”), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced that it has...
Adtran and Iridium strengthen PNT resilience in Europe and Asia-Pacific with Satellite Time and Location technology
Adtran, in partnership with Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), today announced the European and Asia-Pacific launch of its synchronization solutions featuring Iridium? Satellite Time and Location (STL) technology, a significant step in countering growing threats to Global Navigation Satellite Systems...
Staff are being reassigned according to a local newspaper report and sources amid a downturn in network spending. ...
onsemi selects the Czech Republic to Establish End-to-End Silicon Carbide Production for Advanced Power Semiconductors
onsemi's planned multi-year investment of up to $2 billion would solidify the advanced power semiconductor supply chain for its European and global customer base....
Cisco is now the 'Official Network Equipment Partner' for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but the company isn't yet sharing details on what it might deploy at the event. ...
Ericsson and MediaTek validate compatibility and enhanced network performance of IoT applications with Ericsson Reduced Capability (RedCap) solution RedCap will bring a variety of benefits to 5G consumer and enterprise customers, such as improved battery life for wearables like smart watches, and reduced comp...
Danish digital infrastructure provider TDC NET will deploy Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) converged packet optical solutions to upgrade its metro and long-haul networks with 800G technology. The network upgrades will enable TDC NET to sustainably launch new, advanced services that support its net-zero emissions goal by reduc...
Adtran and the Luxembourg Internet eXchange (LU-CIX), today announced that Adtran has joined the LU-CIX community as a Gold Member. This addition expands and enhances LU-CIX's supporting member ecosystem, which is key for the digital infrastructure of Luxembourg and beyond. Adtran joining the community ce...