OSA Quantum 2.0 Keynotes - 14 – 17 September

Distinguished keynote speakers from academia and industry will present latest developments in quantum systems and quantum computing at the inaugural OSA Quantum 2.0 conference to be co-located as an all-virtual event with OSA Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science APS/DLS (FiO + LS) conference 14 – 17 September. The meetings are available at no cost to registrants. Ignacio Cirac, director of the Theory Division at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum...

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U.S. State Department pushes Clean Network program

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reasserted his call for a Clean Network program aimed at thwarting aggressive cyber intrusions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on public and private U.S. telecommunications and technology infrastructure. Specifically, Pompeo announced the following five new lines of effort in the Clean Network program: Clean Carrier: "To ensure untrusted People’s Republic of China (PRC) carriers are not connected with U.S....

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Trump issues executive order to block Tencent's WeChat

President Trump issued an executive order to restrict transactions in the United States with Tencent Holdings Ltd., the Chinese company that owns WeChat. The order, which takes effect in 45 days, bans any transaction with Tencent that is related to WeChat by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Trump said the order was necessary because WeChat automatically captures vast swaths of information...

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AWS Wavelength Zones open in Boston & San Francisco

Amazon announced that the first two AWS Wavelength Zones are now open, one in Boston and the other in San Francisco. The new zones will allow developers who want to build apps to service Verizon Wireless customers in those metropolitan areas. AWS Wavelength Zones, which were first announced at AWS re:Invent 2019,  allow 5G operators to embed AWS hardware and software in their datacenters. The goal is to allow developers to build and deliver...

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Vodafone activates first OpenRAN site in UK

Vodafone activated an Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) 4G site Powys, Wales - the first OpenRAN site to enter commercial service in the UK. OpenRAN provides mobile network operators with greater flexibility in choosing infrastructure equipment providers. Mavenir is supporting Vodafone with this deployment at the Royal Welsh Showground in Powys. Scott Petty, CTO, Vodafone UK, said: “This is our first live OpenRAN site in the UK, and that’s an...

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Facebook switches on Henrico Data Center in Virginia

Facebook’s Henrico Data Center in Virginia is now serving traffic. Construction of the new 2.5 million-square-foot campus first began in 2017. Once fully built-out, the campus will represent an investment of $1 billion. The facility is supported by 100% solar energy from projects in Virginia. https://www.facebook.com/notes/henrico-data-center/henrico-county-we-are-online/10106657488671209/ ...

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FCC sets bidding rules for December's auction of C-band spectrum

The FCC established final application and bidding procedures for the auction of 280 megahertz of mid-band spectrum for 5G and other advanced wireless services. December's C-band auction will offer 5,684 new flexible-use overlay licenses based on Partial Economic Areas (PEAs) for spectrum in the 3.7–3.98 GHz band.  This spectrum holds the potential to be prime spectrum for 5G services, and the procedures adopted today will ensure the assignment...

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T-Mobile now has 98.3 million customers, topping AT&T

The new T-Mobile US added 1,245,000 net lines in Q2, giving it a total of 98.3 million total customers, 2nd most in the United States, behind Verizon, and ahead of AT&T. The merger with Sprint was completed on April 1, 2020. T-Mobile said it has continued to gain momentum despite the pandemic and social and economic climate. “Surpassing AT&T to become #2 was a huge milestone to kick off Q2, but that was only the beginning! In our first quarter...

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TI Sparkle appoints Elisabetta Romano as CEO

Telecom Italia Sparkle appointed Elisabetta Romano as its new Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Mario Di Mauro, who held the position since March 2019. Romano has served as Chief Technology Officer at TIM since 2018. Previously she was VP and Head of TV & Media at Ericsson...

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Cloudflare hits revenue of $99.7 million, up 48% year-over-year

Cloudflare reported Q2 revenue of $99.7 million, up 48% year-over-year. GAAP gross margin was 75.8%.  GAAP net loss was $26.1 million, compared to $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2019. Non-GAAP net loss was $9.6 million, compared to $18.6 million in the second quarter of 2019. Cloudflare now covers 27 million Internet properties. The company has 2.8 million customers. "We delivered a strong second quarter, with revenue growth up 48%...

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Moderna’s digital biotech migrates to AWS

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering a new class of messenger RNA (mRNA) medicines, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider, as well as its standard for analytics and machine learning workloads. The company is already using AWS for its accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development program. “The science behind mRNA medicines is advancing at a rapid pace, and building Moderna’s technology platform on AWS gives our scientists the insights,...

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