FCC begins 5G spectrum auctions

The FCC commenced its first 5G spectrum auctions. Auction 101:  The auction of the licenses in the 28 GHz band uses a simultaneous multiple round auction format.  The 3,072 Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service (UMFUS) licenses in the 27.5–28.35 GHz (28 GHz) band.will be offered in two 425 megahertz blocks by county.  http://www.fcc.gov/auction/101/factsheet. Auction 102:  The auction of the licenses in the 24 GHz band will employ...

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The Linux Foundation releases first Acumos AI Athena

The LF Deep Learning Foundation, a project of The Linux Foundation, announced the first software release of the Acumos AI Project - Athena. Acumos AI standardizes the infrastructure stack and components required to run an out-of-the-box general AI environment. Major highlights of the Athena release include: One-click deployment of the platform utilizing Docker or Kubernetes; The ability to deploy models into a public or private cloud infrastructure...

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Cisco posts quarterly revenue of $13.1 billion, up 8%

Cisco reported total revenue of $13.1 billion for its first quarter (ended October 27, 2018), up 8%, with product revenue up 9% and service revenue up 3%. GAAP net income was $3.5 billion or $0.77 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $3.5 billion or $0.75 per share. Some highlights: Revenue by geographic segment was: Americas up 5%, EMEA up 11%, and APJC up 12%.  Product revenue performance was generally broad-based with growth in Applications,...

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Southern Cross Cables to deploy Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme

Southern Cross Cables is deploying Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai tunable coherent optics and the 6500 T-series to enhance the scale, programmability and intelligence of its network. Ciena said Southern Cross Cables is the first subsea deployment its WaveLogic Ai over compensated cable and includes the first deployment of 200Gbps wavelengths between Sydney and Auckland. Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai allows Southern Cross to monitor links in real-time, so it can determine...

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Verizon completes 5G NR smartphone data transmission over 28 GHz

Verizon completed the world’s first 5G data transmission on a smartphone on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network using its 28 GHz spectrum. The test was completed with a moto z3 paired with a 5G moto mod, the world’s first 5G-upgradeable smartphone, in Providence, RI. Samsung Electronics America and Qualcomm collaborated on the test. The companies performed several tests over the 5G connection, including browsing the internet and placing...

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Bell's Virtualized Services Platform - the software-defined edge

Jeremy Wubs gives an overview of Bell's newly launched Virtual Network Services platform - a first for Canada -- an the entry point for many new software-defined capabilities at the edge. https://youtu.be/o5U5s31X5X8 ...

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Analyst perspective: Cisco Partner Summit 18 - Ovum's Mike Sapien

Cisco continues to strengthen its partnership strategy and now finds that approximately 92% of sales involve partners -- an impressive evolution for the company says Mike Sapien, Chief Analyst, Ovum. https://youtu.be/Fd9-xRFD4...

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Telenor picks Ericsson for 5G core network transformation

Telenor has selected Ericsson to transform its core network in Sweden, Denmark and Norway by deploying Ericsson Cloud Core solutions for 5G across multiple data centers. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the terms of the Network Function Virtualization contract, Ericsson’s full portfolio of network function solutions and related services will be harnessed to deploy Ericsson Cloud Core solutions for 5G across multiple data centers for Telenor....

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VIAVI debuts large-scale 5G Base Station Analyzer

Viavi Solutions introduced its CellAdvisor 5G base station analyzer for use by mobile service providers globally for validating and troubleshooting 5G radio access. The principal test functions of the CellAdvisor 5G include: Real-time spectrum and interference analysis with persistence display for FR1 and FR2 5G carrier scanner measuring carrier power up to eight wide-band carriers’ power as well as strongest beam power level and its corresponding...

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Deutsche Telekom enhances its Open Telekom Cloud

Deutsche Telekom released a new version of Open Telekom Cloud, its OpenStack-based public cloued, featuring Workspace Service and Mongo DB encryption as well as additional security and management capabilities. The Open Telekom Cloud has simplified the creation and operation of backup and disaster recovery solutions, providing the ability for systems and data to be easily mirrored across the Open Telekom Cloud's data centers in Magdeburg and Biere....

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Riverbed passes 1K SD-WAN customers, adds routing and subscription pricing

Riverbed announced that its SD-WAN solution is now used by more than 1,000 customers worldwide. Riverbed also announced a new SD-WAN release with the following enhancements: Enterprise-class routing Subscription-based pricing for SD-WAN-only and SD-WAN + WAN Optimization customers. In-field upgrades: Existing customers have access to an enhanced in-field upgrade to expand the capabilities of prior investments to include advanced SD-WAN, network...

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Keysight to supply 5G test solutions to China Mobile

China Mobile has selected Keysight Technologies’ suite of 5G test solutions to accelerate their commercial deployment of 5G technology. Keysight’s 5G test solutions span across design, development, deployment and optimization, and cover Layer 1 to 7. These end-to-end solutions use common software and hardware platforms compliant to the latest 3GPP standards to enable mobile operators and their ecosystems to quickly and accurately validate new 5G...

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