Apple expands advanced VCSEL manufacturing with II-VI

Apple has committed a further $410 million to II-VI to create additional capacity for manufacturing VCSEL devices and accelerate delivery of future components for iPhone.II-VI manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) that help power Face ID, Memoji, Animoji, and Portrait mode selfies. Apple also works with II-VI to manufacture lasers used in the LiDAR Scanner — technology that helps deliver faster, more realistic augmented reality...

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GlobalFoundries adapts silicon photonics for quantum computing

GlobalFoundries is now manufacturing the silicon photonic and electronic chips that form the foundation of PsiQuantum's Q1 quantum computer.PsiQuantum, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, aims to be the first to deliver a commercially viable quantum computer with one million qubits.PsiQuantum and GF have now demonstrated the ability to manufacture core quantum components, such as single-photon sources and single-photon detectors, with precision...

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Samsung adopts 2.5D packaging technology

Samsung Electronics Co. has begun implementing its next-generation 2.5D chip packaging technology Interposer-Cube4 (I-Cube4).Samsung’s I-Cube is a heterogeneous integration technology that horizontally places one or more logic dies (CPU, GPU, etc.) and several High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) dies on top of a silicon interposer, making multiple dies operate as a single chip in one package.Samsung’s new I-Cube4, which incorporates four HBMs and one logic...

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India gives go-ahead for 5G trials to 4 operators, 3 vendors

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT)issued permits for 5G trials to Bharti Airtel, Reliance JioInfocomm, Vodafone Idea, and MTNL.  Equipment vendors and technology providers supplying these operators for the trials are Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and C-DOT.  In addition, Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd. will also be conducting trials using its own indigenous technology. Huawei and ZTE are not included in the trials.DoT has approved...

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DC BLOX buys land for data center campus in North Carolina

DC BLOX has acquired land in High Point, North Carolina with plans to construct the first highly secure, Tier III data center in the Carolina Core / Piedmont Triad region which includes High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.DC BLOX designs, builds and operates highly secure and reliable Tier III-designed data centers in markets that have previously lacked such high-caliber facilities traditionally only offered in major markets. The carrier-neutral...

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Juniper intros Security Director Cloud for managing SASE

Juniper Networks introduced a cloud-based portal that distributes connectivity and security services to sites, users and applications, as well as manages customers’ SASE transformations.Juniper said its new Security Director Cloud bridges organizations’ current security deployments with their future SASE rollouts by providing security that is managed anywhere and everywhere, on-premises and in the cloud, from the cloud. Benefits includeExperience-led...

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XKL announces 400G transponder systems

XKL announced a 400G transponder system.With an additional XKL DMD (Mux/Demux), XKL's 400G has demonstrated a capacity of up to 4.8 Terabit (Tb) within a single 1U for the DQT400, another 1U for the DMD, or up to 19.2 Tb of available capacity when stacking four 400G systems through the additional DMD device. XKL is expecting to initially release a four (4) port configuration in September 2021, with the 12 port configuration expected shortly...

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ADTRAN posts Q1 revenue of $127.5 million

ADTRAN reported Q1 2021 revenue of $127.5 million compared to $114.5 million for the same period a year ago. Net income for the first quarter of 2021 was $0.9 million and earnings per share, assuming dilution, was $0.02 per share. Non-GAAP net income was $6.3 million and non-GAAP earnings per share, assuming dilution, was $0.13 per share. ADTRAN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, “Our business continues to be driven by...

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Canada's CDPQ acquires 30% stake in American Tower Europe

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) will acquire a 30% stake in ATC Europe as part of a new long-term strategic partnership through a transaction valued at over €1.6 billion.This implies an enterprise value of more than €8.8 billion for ATC Europe. Pursuant to the partnership agreement, American Tower will retain managerial and operational control, as well as day-to-day oversight of ATC Europe, while CDPQ will obtain seats on ATC Europe’s...

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Ooredoo Kuwait picks Nokia for 5G Fixed Wireless Access

 Ooredoo Kuwait has selected Nokia to supply 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) customer premise equipment.  Ooredoo is using FWA to extend the reach of its fiber network to premises not easily connected with direct fiber lines. This will support the company to significantly increase its fixed broadband customer base across the country.Ooredoo is now offering the Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway as a premium internet device for residential and business...

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Cradlepoint expands 5G enterprise portfolio

Cradlepoint, now a division of Ericsson, introduced its second-generation 5G product portfolio featuring low-band to millimeter-wave solutions. external adapters and integrated 5G routers. Some highlights:R1900 Ruggedized 5G Mobile Router: a built-for-5G mobile router optimized for in-vehicle networks.E3000 5G Enterprise SD-WAN Router:  5G-optimized with a choice of high-speed fiber and 2.5 Gbps Ethernet WAN ports. It has an expansion slot for...

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