Silicon Photonics Copackaging Webinar - September 16

Silicon photonics is advancing rapidly with new approaches in manufacturing. On Weds., September 16 at 10:00am (Pacific) we will host a webinar on Silicon Photonics Co-Packaging and Manufacturing Techniques with IBM's B. Alexander Janta-Polczynski and Vikas Gupta of GLOBALFOUNDRIES.The manufacturing techniques for silicon photonics being developed by these partners have the potential to significantly reduce packaging costs for datacom, LiDAR...

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DISH picks Nokia for cloud-native, 5G standalone core

DISH Network selected Nokia’s cloud-native, standalone Core software products to help it build the most advanced, disruptive, fully-automated, cloud-native 5G network in the U.S..The deal, which follows months of joint testing, includes subscriber data management, device management, packet core, voice and data core, as well as integration services. Nokia will also deliver additional cloud-native products that will provide 4G, 5G standalone and Voice...

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AT&T and NTT DOCOMO enter 5G roaming pact

AT&T announced a 5G international roaming agreement with NTT DOCOMO.“As a longtime industry leader providing global connectivity, we’re evolving the breadth and depth of our global coverage with 5G,” said Susan A. Johnson, executive vice president – Global Connections & Supply Chain, AT&T. “This marks a significant milestone for AT&T and our customers.”“We’re excited to launch 5G roaming in Japan on NTT DOCOMO, Inc.’s network because...

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CenturyLink is now Lumen

CenturyLink changed its name to Lumen Technologies.The company's mission statement is "to help lead enterprises through the challenges and opportunities of the 4th Industrial Revolution – a time when smart, connective devices are everywhere.""Our people are dedicated to furthering human progress through technology. Lumen is all about enabling the amazing potential of our customers, by utilizing our technology platform, our people, and our relationships...

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Verizon to acquire Tracfone and its 21 million prepaid users for $6.5 billion

Verizon agreed to acquire Tracfone from America Movil for $6.5 billion, including $3.125 billion in cash and $3.125 billion in Verizon common stock.Tracfone is a leading pre-paid and value mobile provider in the U.S. serving approximately 21 million subscribers through a network of over 90,000 retail locations nationwide. A longtime partner of Verizon, more than 13 million Tracfone subscribers currently rely on Verizon’s wireless network through...

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Ribbon hires Sam Bucci to head its Packet Optical Networks business

Ribbon Communications announced the appointment of Sam Bucci as Executive Vice President & General Manager, Packet Optical Networks, a newly created position following Ribbon's acquisition of ECI Telecom earlier this year. Bucci most recently lead the optical business unit for Nokia, managing a multi-billion-dollar business unit and leading a global team. Prior to his tenure at Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, Bucci spent several years at Nortel...

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EKINOPS appoints Munière as CTO

 EKINOPS announced the appointment of Vincent Munière as its new Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Research and Development.Munière previously served at SFR (Altice Group), where he was most recently SVP, Network & OSS (Operations Support System) Engineering, managing a team of about 900 people and leading the network and IT OSS engineering activities. Prior to SFR, he spent 8 years developing solutions for carriers at Alcatel...

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Gigamon opens R&D center in Ottawa

Gigamon announced plans to build out a world-class Research and Development (R&D) team in Ottawa, Canada with the goal of an office opening in 2021. Gigamon currently has tech hubs in Santa Clara, California; Seattle, Washington; and Chennai, India with sales offices worldwide.“When reviewing potential expansion opportunities in North America, we considered a number of attractive options. In the end, Ottawa’s diverse workforce and bustling tech...

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DASAN Network Solutions leverages SiTime's silicon MEMS timing

DASAN Network Solutions, the top provider of networking solutions in Korea, is using SiTime’s silicon MEMS timing solutions. SiTime said its MEMS oscillators are used by DASAN in products such as FTTx OLT/ONT, 5G mobile backhaul and Ethernet switches, as well as access products.“DASAN is a premier vendor of networking equipment in Korea and the rest of the world, and has been working with SiTime for many years,” said SC Moon, VP of R&D,...

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