Accedian: How to assure performance for 5G private networks

Assurance is a critical and and ongoing component in the deployment and performance of 5G networks. In this video, Greg Spear, Director, Solutions Enablement at Accedian, talks about the key components for a successful 5G private network deployment and the importance of assurance and automation to drive monetization.https://youtu.be/8tvNnUP2nbcGuide: 5G Performance Starts and Ends with the Access Networkhttps://bit.ly/3y1vWbLVideo: Mind the...

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Openreach offers long-term FTTP price certainty for wholesalers

Openreach announced long-term price certainty on its FTTP (Fibre-to-the-Premises) lines for its wholesale Communications Provider customers in the UK. Openreach said its offer is based on the following set of principles:Commitment: where CPs choose to purchase from Openreach they commit to using FTTP wherever it’s available (including new provides and technology regrades) - rather than older services such as those based on Fibre-to-the-Cabinet...

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IDC: Cloud compute and storage infrastructure spending up 12.5% YoY

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 12.5% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) to $15.1 billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment. Some highlights:Investments in non-cloud infrastructure increased 6.3% year over year in 1Q21 to...

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Deutsche Telekom activates O-RAN Town in Neubrandenburg

Deutsche Telekom has activated its "O-RAN Town" in Neubrandenburg, Germany. O-RAN Town is a multi-vendor open RAN network that will deliver open RAN based 4G and 5G services across up to 25 sites. The deployment includes Europe’s first integration of massive MIMO (mMIMO) radio units using O-RAN open fronthaul interfaces to connect to the virtualized RAN software.  The first live sites at O-RAN Town are built on a truly multi-vendor...

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HPE to acquire Zerto for cloud data management

Hewlett Packard Enterprise agreed to acquire Zerto, an industry leader in cloud data management and protection, for $374 million in cash. Zerto’s journal-based continuous data protection (CDP) technology includes disaster recovery, backup, and data mobility in a single cloud data management and protection software solution that spans on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Zerto helps customers recover in minutes from ransomware,...

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Airtel deploys Ciena 600G and 800G

Bharti Airtel is rolling out 600G and 800G optical infrastructure in India’s largest metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Kolkata – using Ciena's platforms. Financial terms were not disclosed.Airtel has implemented a self-optimizing network design using an advanced C&L-band infrastructure with Layer 0 control plane with Ciena’s 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS). Airtel is also using Ciena’s Liquid Spectrum PinPoint OTDR software analytics...

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African Telecommunications Union signs MoU with Huawei

The African Telecommunications Union, an organization based in Nairobi that advocates for countries and mobile telecommunications providers across the continent, signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei. Under the agreement, Huawei will provide training on skills development, including reskilling and upskilling for ATU members. The two organizations agreed to collaborate to support local innovation; share information on latest trends,...

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