Kalaam Network Optical Transit cable to offer 12.8 Tbps across Middle East

A new Kalaam Network Optical Transit (KNOT) cable system will span over 1,400 km across the Middle East, providing up to 12.8 Tbps and beyond with lowest latency connectivity to the MENA region. The KNOT cable system is powered by Ciena’s 6500 Packet Optical platform equipped with WaveLogic coherent technology. The whole infrastructure is managed by the state-of-the-art micro-services based Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) SDN domain controller using...

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LightCounting: Growth in Silicon Photonics

The market for silicon photonic-based products, including optical transceivers, active optical cables (AOCs) and electro-optic modulator (EOM), will increase from 14% in 2018-2019 to 45% by 2025, as the market returns to double digit growth over the next 5 years, according to a new report from LightCounting. Some highlights from LightCounting’s Integrated Optical Devices Report: Massive adoption of optical engines co-packaged with switching...

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Cloudera launches Data Platform Private Cloud

Cloudera launched the culmination of its enterprise data cloud vision. Cloudera Data Platform Private Cloud (CDP Private Cloud) is designed to seamlessly connect on-premises environments to public clouds with consistent, built-in security and governance. CDP Private Cloud, built on Red Hat OpenShift and leverages a hybrid architecture, powered by Kubernetes, that separates compute and storage for greater agility, ease of use, and more efficient...

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SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites

SpaceX successfully launched 58 Starlink satellites using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch also carried three Earth-imaging spacecraft for Planet Labs. It was the third SpaceX launch in two weeks. SpaceX has launched 538 Starlink satellites, significantly extending its lead as the largest constellation of satellites. ...

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NTT DATA focuses on IoT, Intelligent Automation, Software Engineering

NTT DATA has established new Centers of Excellence (CoE) for the following three three advanced technology areas: IoT  -- by connecting a variety of equipment, mainly in the manufacturing industry, through networks, NTT DATA is undergoing business changes such as the upgrading of factories. Not only in the manufacturing industry, but also in the logistics and service industries, there is an accelerating movement to collect and analyze a large...

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Dell'Oro: Cloud data center CAPEX to grow at double digit rate

Cloud data center capex is forecasted to grow double-digits, although growth among Cloud service providers look to be mixed, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Meanwhile, a sharp decline in Enterprise IT spending is expected, as macroeconomic uncertainties will likely curb capital investments. “Data center capex returned to higher growth in 1Q 2020, as some of the major Cloud service providers had reverted from capacity digestion to...

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Orange reshuffles executive team

Orange announced the following changes to its executive team: Ramon Fernandez, Delegate CEO, becomes Executive Director Finance, Performance and Development; in the context of the global economic crisis, he will be responsible for preserving the Group’s financial position while overseeing flagship projects to take Orange into the future. Gervais Pellissier, Delegate CEO, becomes Executive Director Human Resources and Group Transformation; his...

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Pakistan's PTCL deploys Nokia automation software in contact centers

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has deployed Nokia automation, analytics and machine learning software to enhance the customer experience and improve customer service accuracy and efficiency. The rollout includes the Nokia Service Management Platform (SMP), which automates and simplifies the entire customer care process, and significantly reduces the time to resolve customer issues while improving accuracy. Nokia SMP was deployed...

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