NeoPhotonics ships 64 GBaud Coherent for 600G and 1.2T

NeoPhotonics announced the commercial shipment of its suite of 64 GBaud optical components for coherent systems operating at 600G and 1.2T.   The suite consists of three critical optical components:  a 64 GBaud CDM (Coherent Driver Modulator), plus a 64 GBaud ICR (Coherent Intradyne Receiver) and finally an ultra-narrow linewidth tunable laser. NeoPhotonics said these components could be used for single channel 600G or dual channel...

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CenturyLink vaults to top of U.S. Ethernet LEADERBOARD

CenturyLink has captured the #1 spot on Vertical Systems Group's latest LEADERBOARD of U.S. Ethernet market leaders. It is the first time a provider other than AT&T has led the benchmark ranking since 2005. Seven companies achieved LEADERBOARD status for 2017 (in rank order based on retail port share): CenturyLink, AT&T, Verizon, Spectrum Enterprise, Comcast, Windstream and Cox. CenturyLink’s advance was driven by its November merger with...

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AT&T expands its SD-WAN offer to 150 countries

AT&T is expanding its SD-WAN –offer to more than 150 countries and territories. The AT&T SD-WAN – Network Based service was first launched in the U.S. in 2017. The service enables businesses to mix and match site types and connect AT&T VPN sites, internet protocol security sites and SD-WAN sites in a single VPN, while preserving MPLS features. It may also be integrated with AT&T NetBond for Cloud. “Managing connectivity should...

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NEC test 5G Massive MIMO coordination with NTT DOCOMO

NEC announcedd a series of 5G verification experiments that it has conducted with NTT DOCOMO. The testing involves coordinated control between Distribution Units (DUs) using a massive-element Active Antenna System (AAS) base station system belonging to a Centralized-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) configuration. A Central Unit (CU) is used to control multiple DUs. NEC said its super high-frequency band, massive-element AAS base station system can...

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Swisscom to rollout 5G at the end of 2018

Swisscom is accelerating its timetable for 5G by two years. The company says it now plans to roll out 5G at the end of 2018. Swisscom confirmed that Ericsson, its network equipment supplier, will deliver the first 5G hardware and software and implement it in the Swisscom mobile network this year. Switzerland’s first 5G mast will be tested in Ittigen. However, development of an extensive and fully efficient 5G network is dependent on a moderate...

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Blue Danube demos FDD Massive MIMO in Clustered Multi-Sectors

Blue Danube Systems announced the commercial deployment of its massive MIMO solution to multiple clustered cell sites. Blue Danube has performed multi-sector beam optimization using its BeamCraft 500 Massive MIMO systems at two different sites within the FDD-LTE network at a US mobile operator. The company said that it has not been clearly proven until now that Massive MIMO is deployable beyond isolated high-demand sectors where effects such as...

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SpaceX deploys first two Starlink demo satellites - Tintin A & B

SpaceX successfully launched the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) PAZ observation satellite on behalf of Hisdesat and two satellites of its own. Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos S.A. is an international commercial provider of X- and Ka-band satellite communications services for government. The company is based in Madrid, Spain. Its PAZ satellite is designed to capture Earth images with up to 25 cm resolution. For maritime monitoring, PAZ also features a sophisticated...

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Telefónica and Orange announce wholesale FTTH agreement

Telefónica and Orange announced a new commercial wholesale fiber agreement. Under the arrangement, Orange will be able to access Telefonica’s FTTH network, representing an extension of the current 2016 agreement. Telefónica and Orange reaffirmed their mutual commitment to a long-term wholesale relation in areas where Orange is not planning to deploy its own FTTH network. During next years, Orange will ensure wholesale revenues in all Telefonica’s...

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Rethinking: Central Office 2.0 - a panel discussion

Telcos are rapidly evolving their central offices to be more agile, efficient and capable of delivering edge services for mobile and broadband users. This video panel discusses Central Office 2.0. Participants include Mike Yang, President of QCT; Dan Rodriguez, VP of Network Platforms Group, Intel; and Bill Snow, Chief Development Officer, ONF. Where does the telco industry stand today in terms of the deployment of virtualized networks? In 2018:...

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Profile of the Telecoms market in Kenya - part 4

See part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6\ MARKET SHARES Mobile subscriber unit market shares Based on operator returns to the regulator the following were the unit market-shares by operator during the quarter.                                           Share             COMMENT Safaricom ...

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