Blueprint: Shining Light in New Directions with CDC-F

Remarkable improvements for optical networks on the horizon with CDC-F technology by Scott Larrigan Optical networks support everything we do online — from email and video conferencing at work to social media and streaming video at home. This demand for more and faster data communication is putting extreme pressure on the capacity of our optical networks.  However, the arrival of a new technology is set to dramatically ease this pressure and...

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Global LTE Subscriptions Pass 750 Million

The number of LTE endpoints worldwide passed 755 million as of 30-June-2015, according to figures from Ovum cited by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). Some other mid-year 2015 milestones noted by GSA: 441 million LTE subscriptions were added in the past year, equivalent to 140% annual growth.  For the first time LTE exceeded ten percent share (10.44%) of the worldwide subs total for all mobile technologies. GSA forecasts over...

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Nokia Unveils 5G "System-of-Systems" Architecture

Nokia Networks unveiled its programmable 5G architecture with the ability to reshape radio and core networks in real time to adapt to changing demands.  The goal is to enable Network-as-a-Service for operators to offer network functions to other industries. The announcement outlines key principles of this architecture and its suitability to address a variety of 5G use cases. In a nutshell, Nokia will leverage the concept of network slicing...

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Nokia Expands its Telco Cloud Portfolio

Nokia Networks announced a number of improvements and enhancements in its telco cloud portfolio, including the new Nokia OSS Office for Telco Cloud, the Nokia AirFrame Data Center Solution (now also available in a container), the intelligent Nokia Service Chaining and Nokia cloud wise Care Services. Some highlights: The Nokia OSS Office for Telco Cloud solution is a service to help operators plan their best path for transforming their network...

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Bharti Airtel Picks Ericsson for 4G in Delhi

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom services provider has chosen Ericsson to roll out a 4G (LTE-FDD) network in Delhi. This four-year agreement marks the first LTE-FDD rollout by Ericsson in Delhi. As part of the contract, Ericsson will provide its multi-standard radio equipment from the Ericsson RBS 6000 base station family for macro and small cell networks. The agreement also includes deployment of Ericsson's LTE RAN software for Bharti Airtel....

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