Next Gen Central Office (NGCO) puts x86 servers at the core

In this episode of our NGCO series, Alex Quach, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Wireline and Core Networks Division, talks about how telcos are reinventing the central office architecture to take advantage of server economics. A "2019 Next-Generation Central Office Report" from AvidThink is available for download. It covers the evolution in NGCO, recent trends, and key projects like CORD and VCO, as well as the role of the NGCO in...

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AT&T to move most non-network workloads to public cloud by 2024

Microsoft and AT&T announced an extensive, multiyear alliance under which Microsoft will be the preferred cloud provider for non-network applications. Specifically, AT&T will provide much of its workforce with Microsoft 365, and plans to migrate non-network infrastructure applications to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. AT&T said the alliance is part of its broader public cloud first strategy to consolidate data center infrastructure...

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Dell'Oro: Coherent DWDM market to hit $16B by 2023

Driven by 200+ Gbps wavelength shipments, the coherent DWDM revenue is forecast to reach $16 billion by 2023, according to Dell’Oro Group. “The 100 Gbps growth cycle is behind us,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “This doesn’t mean that coherent 100 Gbps wavelengths are no longer needed. It is just that with new 60 Gbaud and soon to be released 90 Gbaud based line cards, the reach of 200 Gbps and 400 Gbps coherent signals can reach...

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Ericsson gets a boost from 5G in North America and NE Asia

Driven by 5G growth in Networks in North America and North-East Asia, Ericsson reported Q2 sales of SEK 54.8 billion, up 10% from the same period in 2018 and up 7% YoY when adjusted for comparable units and currency.  GAAP net income for the quarter was SEK 1,705 million ($180.4 million) or SEK 0.51 (5 cents) per share against net loss of SEK 1,885 million or loss of SEK 0.58 per share in the prior-year quarter. Gross margin improved to 36.6%...

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Deutsche Telekom kicks off 5G rollout

Deutsche Telekom has kicked off its 5G rollout in Germany and expects to have 300 5G antennas in more than 100 locations online by the end of the year. The first six German cities with 5G include Berlin, Bonn, Darmstadt, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich. In the upcoming 18 months, the 20 largest cities in Germany will all be connected with 5G. "We punched our ticket for a 5G future with the spectrum auction. Our goal now is to get 5G to the streets,...

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Crown Castle raises its financial outlook

Crown Castle reported Q2 site rental revenues of $1,238 billion, up 6% from $1,169 billion for the same period a year earlier. Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 75,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. "We delivered terrific results in the second quarter that exceeded our expectations and reflect the strong demand for our unmatched...

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ADTRAN reports Q2 sales of $156.4 million, up 22% yoy

ADTRAN reported preliminary revenue of $156.4 million for Q2 2019, compared to $128.0 million for the second quarter of 2018. Net income is estimated to be $5.1 million compared to a net loss of $7.7 million for the second quarter of 2018. Earnings per share, assuming dilution, is estimated to be $0.11 compared to a loss per share of $0.16 for the second quarter of 2018. Non-GAAP net income is estimated to be $6.9 million compared to a net loss of...

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8x8 acquires Singapore's Wavecell for CPaaS

8x8, which now claims over 1 million users for its cloud-based voice, video, chat and contact center solutions, has acquired privately-held Wavecell Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) provider. The purchase price was approximately USD $125 million in cash and stock. Founded in 2010, Wavecell offers a CPaaS solution including a cloud-first API platform with SMS, chat apps, video interaction and voice...

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Now Available: 2019 Next-Gen Central Office (NGCO) Resource Site and Report

Now Available: 2019 Next-Gen Central Office Resource Site and Report By Roy Chua | July 15, 2019 In conjunction with our partner Converge! Network Digest, AvidThink is pleased to announce our new Next-Generation Infrastructure coverage series. To kick off this series, we’ve launched the Next-Generation Central Office (NGCO) resource site, which includes our most recent research report on this hot topic. With the assistance...

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