Ericsson cites expired certificate for 4G outages

Following widely reported outages impacting O2's 4G network in the UK and Softbank's mobile network across central Japan, Ericsson issued an urgent bulletin attributing the issue to two specific software versions of the SGSN–MME (Serving GPRS Support Node – Mobility Management Entity). The main issue was an expired certificate in these software versions. Ericsson said a complete and comprehensive root cause analysis is still in progress. Ericsson...

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Update on ONF's SDN Enabled Broadband Access

Here's an update on the SDN Enabled Broadband Access reference design developed by Open Networking Foundation (ONF), presented by ADTRAN's Kurt Raaflaub. https://youtu.be/psvPvGUT_W4 SEBA is a lightweight platform based on a variant of R-CORD. It supports a multitude of virtualized access technologies at the edge of the carrier network, including PON, G.Fast, and eventually DOCSIS and more. SEBA supports both residential access and wireless...

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Vertical Systems: Managed SD-WAN services tops $282M in US

U.S. revenue is estimated at more than $282 million for Managed SD-WAN services in 2018, according to a new report from Vertical Systems Group covering service migration, network connectivity and market sizing. This figure is based on billable U.S. customer sites and WAN access connections installed and under management. A Managed SD-WAN Service is defined as a carrier-grade network offering for enterprise and business customers, which is managed...

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ADTRAN acquires SmartRG for Connected Home software platforms

ADTRAN has acquired SmartRG Inc, a supplier of open-source connected home platforms and cloud services for broadband service providers. Financial terms were not disclosed. SmartRG, which is based in Vancouver, Washington, offers a portfolio of cloud-management, analytics, Wi-Fi-enabled residential gateways along with a SmartOS software platform. SmartRG counts more than 3 million devices in service and over 1.3 million devices under management...

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MEF18 PoC - MEF 3.0 Inter-Carrier Services and Blockchain Settlement

MEF18 Proof of Concept, 29 - 31 Oct - MEF 3.0 LSO Federated Inter-Carrier Bandwidth-on-Demand Services Through Automated Discovery and Blockchain Settlement.  PoC Participants:  PCCW Global, Sparkle, Tata Communications, SingTel, CBCcom, Liquid Telecom, Infonas, Clear, and Cataworx. This group won the MEF18 PoC Silver Award. Speaker:  Shahar Steiff, AVP, New Technology, PCCW Global. A typical Communications Service Provider (CSP)...

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MEF18 PoC - Blockchain-Based Carrier Marketplace for LSO Sonata

MEF18 Proof of Concept, 29 - 31 Oct - Blockchain-Based Carrier Marketplace for LSO Sonata. PoC Participants:  Colt Technology Services & Zeetta Networks.  Speaker: Joan A. Garcia Espín, Director of Product Management, Zeetta Networks. Today, carriers have to build formal agreements with every off-net provider with which they want to do business. This limits the commercial engagement to providers with whom we place a larger number of off-net orders.  Engaging with more off-net providers with whom we only will place a handful...

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MEF18 PoC - MEF 3.0 Service Spanning Four Operators

MEF18 Proof of Concept, 29 - 31 Oct - Fulfillment and Activation of an Intercontinental MEF 3.0 Service Spanning Four Operators. PoC Participants: Tata Communications, Sparkle, Equinix, Liquid Telecom, ECI, Amartus, and Spirent. This PoC won the MEF 3.0 Implementation Project 2018 Award in 2018. Speaker: Vova Kamenker, Technical Presales Engineer, ECI. The main goal of this PoC is to demonstrate the automated & assured orchestration of...

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IX Australia deploys Smartoptics’ low cost 100G Open Line System

Internet Exchange Australia (IX Australia) has deployed Smartoptics' DCP-M40 Open Line System and Pluggable DWDM QSFP28 PAM4 transceivers to provide high capacity links to metro locations in Sydney. The new, automated, network was delivered by Independent Data Solutions (IDS) and provides IX Australia with lowest cost 40 x 100 Gb/s traffic capability over a single pair of fibers. The new Smartoptics DCP-M40 Open Line System enables up to 40x100G...

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Telia activates 5G at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Tech

Telia activated Sweden's first 5G network on the campus of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The 5G network will serve as an innovation and research platform for the academia and partner companies. Telia is using a test spectrum license. Ericsson is the technology provider. Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Ericsson, says: “This is the first 5G network in Sweden using commercial and standardized radio and core products. This project...

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CyrusOne to build next data center near AMS

CyrusOne has acquired land from Schiphol Area Development Company N.V., just outside Amsterdam, on which it will build a new data center campus. CyrusOne will develop up to 360,000 square ft with an estimated 72 MW of power capacity on the site. This is the second major expansion announcement for CyrusOne in the Netherlands. In October 2018, CyrusOne announced an agreement with Agriport A7 for the development of up to 270 MW on an 83-acre campus...

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LeanIX raises $30 million for its business management SasS

LeanIX, a start-up based in Bonn, Germany, closed $30 million in Series C funding. LeanIX offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application for Enterprise Architecture (EA), which enables organizations to make faster, data-driven decisions. The funding round was led by Insight Venture Partners. Previous investors DTCP (Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners), Capnamic Ventures, and Iris Capital also participated in the round. The closing brings LeanIX’s...

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