Nokia Hits 428 Mbps w TD-LTE with 3-Band CA and 256QAM

Nokia Networks, together with SK Telecom, demonstrated 428 Mbps data transmission using TD-LTE 3xCA with 256 QAM. The test used a Qualcomm  Snapdragon X12 LTE modem along with Nokia's Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station and software to aggregate three carriers on the TD-LTE band 41 spectrum (2496 – 2690 MHz). The companies said this lays the foundation for the introduction of TD-LTE in Korea, with Nokia’s Single RAN Advanced platform as a foundation...

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Facebook Shows GPU-based System for AI

Facebook will open source its design for a GPU-based system optimized for machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). The hardware system, code-named "Big Sur", was developed by Facebook's engineering team to run its software capable of answering questions based on ingested stories and articles. Big Sur is Open Rack-compatible and incorporates eight high-performance GPUs of up to 300 watts each, with the flexibility to configure between...

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O3B Lands $460 Million to Expand Global Satellite Constellation

O3b Networks closed $460 million in incremental financing to support its next-generation satellite network.  The company plans to use the money to expand the total number of satellites in its constellation from twelve to twenty. O3b began full commercial operations in September 2014. The company said it now supports connectivity for more than 40 customers worldwide, with more than 50% of those customers having already upgraded their service...

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D-Link Ultra Series Router Delivers Dual-band Speeds up to 3,167 Mbps

D-Link released its latest Ultra Series Router, the AC3150 Ultra Wi-Fi Router supporting dual-band speeds of up to 3,167Mbps, SmartConnect to automatically assign clients to the wireless band providing the best bandwidth and Advanced AC SmartBeam to enhance signal strength and throughput. The unit incorporates multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) technology, which enables simultaneous transmission to groups of clients, making more efficient use of available...

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Wind River Offers Reference Design for Virtual Business CPE (vBCPE)

Wind River introduced a reference design for a virtual business customer premises equipment (vBCPE), following extensive collaboration with four Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) software partners: Brocade, Check Point, InfoVista and Riverbed. The vBCPE design, which runs on the Wind River Titanium Server™ NFV infrastructure (NFVI) platform, supports virtual network functions (VNFs) from each of these partners. "We are grateful to our VNF...

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Ciena Posts Q4 Revenue of $692 Million

Ciena reported fiscal fourth quarter 2015 revenue of $692.0 million, as compared to $591.0 million for the fiscal fourth quarter 2014. For fiscal year 2015, Ciena reported revenue of $2.4 billion, as compared to $2.3 billion for fiscal year 2014. Ciena's net loss (GAAP) for the fiscal fourth quarter 2015 was $(13.8) million, or $(0.10) per diluted common share, which compares to a GAAP net loss of $(30.7) million, or $(0.29) per diluted common share,...

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Huawei Outlines Vision for Application-driven Carrier Networks

Huawei outlined its vision for a carrier-grade Application-driven Network (ADN) network architecture. The idea is to prioritize network applications and service demands in network design, unlike conventional approaches that focus on resource utilization and optimizing network operations. The company said its ADN will support 5G network slicing and will bolster both near and long-term network evolution. ADNs will differ from existing NFV and SDN...

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