AT&T Unveils 5G Roadmap - First Trials This Year

AT&T will begin 5G trials this year.  The first lab test with Ericsson and Intel will begin in Q2, followed by outdoor trials over the summer. 5G field trials to fixed locations in Austin will begin before the end of this year. AT&T expects 5G to deliver speeds 10-100 times faster than today’s average 4G LTE connections. Customers will see speeds measured in gigabits per second, not megabits. 5G latency is expected to be in the range...

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Qualcomm Announces First Gigabit Class LTE Modem

Qualcomm introduced its sixth-generation discrete LTE multimode chipset -- the Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem, which is built on a leading-edge 14nm FinFET process -- and the Qualcomm RF Transceiver, WTR5975 - the world’s first single-chip RF IC supporting Gigabit Class LTE, LTE-U and LAA with 5 GHz unlicensed band support. The Snapdragon X16 LTE modem represents the first instantiation of Qualcomm's new, advanced modem architecture and is...

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IBM Cloud Receives DISA Impact Level 5 Authorization

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has authorized IBM Cloud services at the highest security levels – known as Impact Level 5 – for Controlled Unclassified Information as defined by the Department of Defense (DoD). This pavesthe way for DoD agencies seeking to take advantage of the innovations cloud can offer and manage sensitive data. DISA has granted the company a Conditional Authority to Operate IBM Cloud services hosted at the...

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Qualcomm Shows Snapdragon Wear 2100 Processor

Qualcomm introduced its Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor for the next generation of wearable devices requiring always-on connectivity with low power usage for long battery life. The processor is available in two versions: tethered (which uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi) and connected. In the connected version, the processor’s next-generation LTE modem, which also includes low power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, is engineered so users can stream music, answer calls,...

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Japan's Energia Comm Deploys G.fast with Nokia

Energia Communications (EneCom) is preparing the first commercial deployment of G.fast technology in Japan, initially in the Chugokua region starting in June 2016. The ICT service provider will use its existing copper networks to quickly deliver up to 1Gbps ultra-broadband access to residential subscribers. The G.fast solution, developed by Nokia's Bell Labs, uses built-in vectoring technology to effectively reduce cross-talk interference that typically...

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Tokyo Institute of Tech and Fujitsu Labs Develop Very High-speed Wireless Transceiver

Tokyo Institute of Technology and Fujitsu Laboratories have developed a CMOS wireless transceiver chip that can process signals at high speeds with little loss across a broad range of frequencies, from 72 to 100 gigahertz (GHz). The researchers report record wireless speeds of 56 Gbps over a distance of 10cm. Some highlights: The high-speed wireless transceiver technologies use the millimeter-waveband (30-300 GHz), where there are few competing...

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Nokia Reports Strong End to 2015, Market Uncertainty in 2016

Nokia reported Q4 2015 net sales of EUR 3.6 billion in Q4 2015, compared with EUR 3.5 billion in Q4 2014.  Full year 2015 sales were EUR 12.5 billion, compared with EUR 11.8 billion in full year 2014. Rajeev Suri, President and CEO of Nokia, commented: "2015 was another year of dramatic transformation for Nokia and I am pleased that in the midst of all this change we were able to close the year with solid performances at both Nokia Networks...

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Infinera is now on $1 Billion Annual Revenue Run Rate

Infinera reported Q4 2015 GAAP revenue of $260.0 million compared to $232.5 million in the third quarter of 2015 and $186.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 44.5% compared to 44.2% in the third quarter of 2015 and 45.3% in the fourth quarter of 2014. GAAP net income for the quarter was $12.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to $8.5 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, in the third quarter of...

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CoreSite Posts 25% YoY Rise in Revenue for Data Center Services

CoreSite reported Q4 2015 revenue of $90.9 million, a 25.4% increase year over year and an increase of 5.3% on a sequential-quarter basis. CoreSite reported fourth-quarter net income attributable to common shares of $9.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share. Tom Ray, CoreSite’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We're pleased to report continued execution of our business plan in the fourth quarter, delivering solid growth and finishing out 2015...

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Infinera Appoints Head of Engineering

Infinera named Srikanth (Sri) Hosakote as senior vice president, head of engineering, responsible for leading the Infinera Systems Engineering organization. Hosakote He has been involved in the development of industry-leading and disruptive products, including Cisco’s Carrier Routing System (CRS) core router and its Aggregation Services Edge Router ASR9000. Prior to joining Infinera, he was the executive vice president and general manager for cloud...

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