Indonesia's two smallest mobile operators, XL Axiata and Smart Fren, have finally agreed to combine their businesses. ...
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Nokia today announced that it has signed a new multi-year contract extension with iIiad Group (iIiad) to support the operator's 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile networks across France and Italy. The deal, which also includes the operator's footprint on the French Caribbean and Indian Ocean Islands, will see the continuati...
Tejas Networks (BSE: 540595) (NSE: TEJASNET) today announced that it has entered into a three - year contract with Vodafone Idea Limited ("VIL"), a leading telecom service provider in India, to supply its industry-leading TJ1400 and TJ1600 packet and optical transmission products to augment Vodafone Idea's backhaul...
Nokia Enhances Data Center Switching Portfolio with SONiC Support for Enterprises and Cloud Providers
Nokia today announced it is enhancing its next-generation data center fabric solution with support for Community Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC). By bringing together open-source software with advanced hardware and leading-edge automation, Nokia is creating a new alternative for modern, efficient...
Aqua Comms Achieves World-Leading Performance in WaveLogic 6 Trial, Setting New Standards for Subsea Connectivity
Aqua Comms (“Aqua Comms”), a global leader in subsea telecommunications solutions, and Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, today announced the first-ever 1.3 Tb/s wavelength transmission spanning 5500km across the Atlantic. This technical milestone was achieved using Ciena...
NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has expanded its lineup of optical transceivers for 100Gb/s transmission, and has started selling the new “100G QSFP28 ZR4 BiDi," which extends transmission distance to 80km, from today. This product is an improved version of the dual-fiber 100Gb/s transceiver that uses two fibers, and ...
Lumos will start construction in 2025 to bring its fiber network to Stark county, Ohio. According to a press release, the $150 million project will see Lumos deploy 2,000 miles of fiber in the region....
Nokia and du deploy first commercial 5G Standalone Cloud RAN solution in middle East and Africa
Nokia and du, a leading telecom and digital services provider, today announced that they have deployed the first commercial 5G Cloud RAN solution in the middle East and Africa region. The partnership highlights du's hybrid RAN strategy that leverages both purpose-built and cloud-native infrastructures for grea...
AT&T unveiled a bold, multi-year strategic plan highlighted by continued profitable 5G and fiber subscriber growth....
Marvell Unveils Industry's First 3nm 1.6 Tbps PAM4 Interconnect Platform to Scale Accelerated Infrastructure
New Ara PAM4 DSP Reduces Optical Module Power by 20%, Enabling Mass Adoption of 200 Gbps per Lane and 1.6 Tbps Network Infrastructure to Meet Rising AI Bandwidth Demands...
Nokia's Bell Labs Consulting and stc Group unveil generative AI solution to streamline integration and enhance user experience
Bell Labs Consulting and Saudi Arabia's leading digital enabler, stc Group, announced today the successful trial of a pioneering generative AI solution that will streamline service provision, reduce time to market, lower costs and significantly increase overall efficiency. ...
Nokia and Aramco achieved the first-ever 2.4Tbps “PSE-6s full card capacity” field implementation in Aramco's operational network. ...
Ericsson awarded a multi-year 4G & 5G extension deal by Bharti Airtel for its India operations
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has won a multi-year, multi-billion USD extension deal from Bharti Airtel for 4G and 5G RAN products and solutions. ...
Nokia has announced its partnership with Ooredoo Oman to deploy a state-of-the-art Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) wholesale network. This project will meet the evolving needs of hyperscalers' data centers, AI-driven applications, and cloud-based platforms while establishing Oman as a key connectivity...
Kyndryl and Nokia announce expanded portfolio of partnership solutions to bring advanced data center networking services to enterprises
Kyndryl, the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, and Nokia today announced an expansion of their partnership portfolio to offer advanced data center networking solutions and services to global enterprises. ...
Nokia and Hotwire Communications trial 25G and 50G PON speeds over live fiber broadband network in Florida
Nokia today announced that Hotwire Communications, one of the leading US fiber-optic telecommunications providers specializing in residential and business services, has successfully tested 25G and 50G PON broadband speeds over its existing fiber network. Hotwire, whose Fision? suite of products delivers cutting-edge co...
AT&T has reset its fiber ambitions with a plan to build fiber to 50 million locations by the end of 2029. That new figure includes 45 million 'organic deployments' and more than 5 million via the Gigapower joint venture. ...
Fujitsu expands global strategic collaboration agreement with AWS to promote customer digital transformation across industries
Fujitsu today announced that it has signed a three-year global strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This collaboration, officially concluded on November 29, expands the existing agreements in the mobility, finance, and retail sectors to a broader range of industries . ...
Telstra is to tighten its grip on the Australian mobile market with the acquisition of MVNO partner Boost Mobile. The local heavyweight will pay AU$145 million (US$94.1 million) for the asset, the Australian Financial Review reported. ...
Marvell Expands Strategic Collaboration with AWS to Enable Accelerated Infrastructure for AI in the Cloud
AWS expands supplier relationship with Marvell for AI and data center connectivity products. Marvell expands relationship with AWS for electronic design automation (EDA) in the cloud to deliver its silicon solutions....