Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and MTN have completed the expansion and modernization of MTN's network in Kigali, Rwanda to extend network coverage, enhance user experience in the country and prepare the network for the introduction of 5G. ...

Adding to a flurry of fiber-focused M&A activity, Canada's BCE Inc. has inked a deal to acquire Ziply Fiber in a transaction valued at $7 billion Canadian dollars (US$5.04 billion). That price comprises about C$5 billion ($3.6 billion) in cash and roughly C$2 billion ($1.44 billion) of assumed debt. ...

Canada's BCE aims to establish its first fiber foothold in the US via its proposed acquisition of Ziply Fiber for about $5 billion in cash and debt. The transaction also aims to accelerate Ziply Fiber's already-aggressive fiber network buildout. ...

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) announced that its optical and routing and switching innovations will once again support the SCinet network at SC24, taking place November 17–22 at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). Constructed specifically for the annual SC conference by a team of industry, academia, and government...

Adtran today announced that Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology METAS has successfully deployed its OSA 3300 HP, improving national timekeeping performance and supporting critical scientific research. As the industry's first high-performance optical cesium atomic clock, the OSA 3300 HP sets new standar...

Record First Quarter Revenue Exceeds Guidance Range...

Hexa Capital Consultancy has reportedly tapped Globe Telecom to provide a cable landing station for the Philippine segment of its 19,221 km Malaysia-US (MYUS) submarine cable system. ...

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and du, a leading telecom and digital services provider, today announced a new agreement to expand du's 5G network across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ...

Nokia today announced that Vietnam's largest service provider, Viettel will use its optical transport solution to cost-effectively address the ever-growing demand for 5G and Data Center Interconnect (DCI), consumer data consumption, and cross-border connectivity. The deployment follows the successful trial of Nokia...

Juniper Networks ? (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-Native Networking, today announced that Thai Airways has modernized the network infrastructure of its headquarters in Thailand, by deploying Juniper's AI-Native Networking Platform to deliver the right data, the right real-time response and the right infrastru...

Equinix is expanding into Thailand with a $500 million investment spread over the next ten years to capture a significant share of the country's rapidly growing data center market....

Lab Will Leverage VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR?) and is Funded by the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID)...

Adtran and Candela Technologies today launched a joint solution that addresses a significant gap in existing Wi-Fi testing capabilities. Building on a longstanding partnership, the collaboration integrates Adtran's SDG 8700 Series Wi-Fi 7 technology with Candela's automated testing platform. This unique co...

Nokia today announced it has signed a multi-year patent license agreement with HP covering the use of Nokia's video technologies in HP's devices. Under the agreement HP will make royalty payments to Nokia. The agreement resolves all patent litigation between the parties, in all jurisdictions. The terms of the a...

Nokia today announced that it has been selected by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), in a one-year extension deal that will modernize its 5G network across the central and southern regions of Taiwan. The project aims to boost the performance, capacity, and energy efficiency of CHT's 5G network. In particular, it will la...

SKT partners with Samsung to use AI to enhance 5G basestations ...

Linktel, the world's leading partner in optical communication connectivity solutions, showcased high-performance series of 800G and 400G products in ECOC 2024. In collaboration with OIF, Linktel demonstrated the ultra high-output version of ELSFP module. ...

Linktel, the world's leading partner in optical communication connectivity solutions, made its debut at the 2024 OCP Global Summit, showcasing innovative connectivity solutions designed for next-generation AI data centers. ...

Quarterly job losses at AT&T and Verizon are now as guaranteed as pumpkins at Halloween. While American children scoop out fleshy fruit and carve devilish smiles, the US telcos are busy hollowing humans out of the workplace. After reports surfaced last month of another 4,800 planned job cuts at Verizon, its latest resu...

Meta has been a longtime customer of Lumen's and this latest partnership will support Meta's AI ambitions with additional fiber routes connecting the hyperscaler's data centers. ...