Zayo Cites Big Win with Cloud Storage Provide for Wavelength Services

Zayo announced its selection by a leading cloud storage provider to provide metro dark fiber and wavelengths services. The solution will leverage existing network from prior success-based capital projects, including new segments with committed tenants, which are currently under construction. The customer name was not disclosed, nor were financial terms. Zayo said it is providing this cloud service provider with a three node ring in the Dallas...

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Sprint: 2.5 GHz Footprint Now Covers 70% of LTE POPs

Sprint said its 2.5 GHz footprint has grown over the last two years and now covers approximately 70% of its LTE POPs. The company said carrier aggregation is enabling its network to outperform its competitors in major U.S. cities. Sprint believes its 2.5 GHz spectrum will be the low band spectrum of 5G. With more than 160 MHz of 2.5 spectrum on average across the top 100 U.S. markets, the company conteds that it will have more high band capacity...

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Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Joins Google's Self-Driving Car Test Fleet

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will integrate Google's self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to expand Google's existing self-driving test program. This is the first time that Google has worked directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving system, including its sensors and software, into a passenger vehicle. By later this year, around 100 Pacifica minivans will be built for Google's self-driving...

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TE Subcom Brings 100G Upgrade to Caucasus Cable System

Georgian telecommunications provider Caucasus Online has selected TE Subcom to perform a network upgrade to the Caucasus undersea cable system. The 100G coherent upgrade to the 1,200 km regional system, which will be completed by this month, enables the system to support over 9 Tbps, more than seven times (7x) the initial design capacity. This latest upgrade will increase lit capacity to 780 Gbps. “As the project supplier for both the full system...

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Coriant Debuts Compact Packet Transport Box

Coriant introduced its ultra-compact, 7090-2 CEM Packet Transport Platform designed for provisioning of diverse packet services, including Carrier Ethernet, closer to the customer premises. The 7090-2 CEM is an MEF CE 2.0-certified MPLS-TP packet solution designed for cost-optimized deployment at the network edge. The environmentally-hardened unit supports 16 Gbps of switching capacity in a compact, power-efficient 1RU chassis. It support a flexible...

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Radisys Posts Q1 Revenue of $55.1 Million, Exceeding Guidance

Radisys reported Q1 revenue of $55.1 million, up 13% year-on-year. GAAP loss per share was $0.08, an improvement of $0.11 year-on-year. Non-GAAP earnings were $0.05 per diluted share, an increase of $0.02 per share year-on-year and at the high-end of the company’s guidance range. The company posted Software-Systems revenue of $14.1 million, representing 45% year-on-year growth, with gross margin of 62.5%.  Embedded Products revenue was $41.1...

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Ixia Revenues Decline in Q1 to $113 Million

Ixia reported revenue of $112.7 million, compared with $121.0 million reported for the 2015 first quarter and $138.5 million reported for the 2015 fourth quarter. There was a GAAP net loss of $2.7 million, or $0.03 per diluted share. "While our results in the quarter were impacted by some near-term headwinds, we remain confident in our product portfolio and go-to-market strategy," said Bethany Mayer, Ixia’s president and chief executive officer....

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