Lumen to sell ILEC operations in 20 states for $7.5 billion

Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) agreed to sell its ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier) business, including its consumer, small business, wholesale and mostly copper-served enterprise customers and assets, in 20 states to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management for $7.5 billion, including debt assumption of approximately $1.4 billion. Lumen will retain its ILEC assets in 16 states, as well as its national fiber routes...

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Sparkle upgrades its Nibble optical backbone with Infinera

Sparkle, the international service provider of TIM Group and among the top 10 global operators, selected Infinera’s ICE6 800G-capable coherent technology to enhance its new Mediterranean and European Optical Backbone, Nibble. Infinera’s ICE6 solution will enable Sparkle to launch new 400 GbE services over its existing infrastructure while boosting its network capacity by up to 54%.Sparkle successfully completed a trial deploying Infinera’s ICE6 technology...

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Rakuten acquires Altiostar for Open VRAN solutions

 Rakuten Group has acquired Altiostar Networks at a total valuation of US$1 billion.Altiostar’s 4G and 5G open virtual Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solutions are being used by Rakuten Mobile in its new 5G network in Japan. Altiostar's suite of Open vRAN network functions are running on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), which is a fully virtualized, cloud-native telco platform.Altiostar Networks CEO, Ashraf Dahod commented: “Open...

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Mavenir supplies O-RAN for Montana's Triangle under Rip-n-Replace

Mavenir has been selected by Triangle Communications, a telecommunications service provider for the state of Montana, to deliver a fully virtualized Open RAN and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network.Triangle Communications is undergoing a full network transformation, removing untrusted network providers equipment using funding from the FCC provided under the Secure and Trusted Telecommunications act.The Rip and Replace project and will include:Mavenir’s...

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FIBERSTAMP intros 200G QSFP56 ER4 transceiver

Taiwan-based FIBERSTAMP recently introduced a 200G QSFP56 ER4 optical transceiver with a 40km reach.FIBERSTAMP says its new product uses a 4-lane WDM optical engine architecture, which integrates 4-lane cooled EML TOSA, APD ROSA and 50G PAM4 CDR based on DSP technology. The transceiver complies with the QSFP MSA standard, supports IEEE 802.3cn 200GBASE-ER4 Ethernet and OTN protocols, and supports a maximum transmission distance of 40km, well applicable...

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Lumen's Q2 sales dip to $4.9 billion

 Lumen Technologies reported total Q2 revenue $4.924 billion, compared to $5.192 billion for the second quarter 2020. Reported net income was $506 million for the second quarter 2021, compared to $377 million for the second quarter 2020."Lumen delivered solid Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow in the second quarter, and we are executing on our strategy to optimize the Lumen asset portfolio, positioning the company for future growth," said Jeff...

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Anritsu intros Dual Connectivity test for 5G SA

Anritsu introduced a Dual Connectivity Protocol Conformance test for 5G New Radio (NR) Standalone (SA) has been verified on the 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR powered by the Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System.NR Dual Connectivity (NR DC) allows a device to connect to two 5G NR serving nodes concurrently, enabling higher throughput, better coverage, and improved latency and reliability.The first Dual Connectivity Protocol Conformance test...

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Juniper joins Softbank’s 5G Consortium

Juniper Networks has joined the Softbank 5G Consortium established by Softbank Corp. as a founding member, having been named as a 5G-related partner.Juniper’s automated and secure IP networking solutions, including its flagship MX Series Universal Routing Platforms, play a crucial role in the development of Softbank’s 5G infrastructure. This solution offers strong scalability, reliability and flexibility, which are all key to Softbank’s 5G networking...

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ADTRAN posts Q2 revenues of $143.2 million

ADTRAN reported Q2 revenues of $143.2 million compared to $128.7 million a year ago. Net income for the second quarter of 2021 was $5.1 million and earnings per share, assuming dilution, was $0.10 per share. Non-GAAP net income was $8.1 million and non-GAAP earnings per share, assuming dilution, was $0.16 per share.ADTRAN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, “Strong demand for fiber access continued to drive multiple segments...

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