NTT WEST Group deploys HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform

 NTT Business Solutions, a member company of NTT WEST Group, has selected the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to deliver its growing ‘Regional Revitalization Cloud’ and provide a hybrid cloud service to local governments, educational institutions and businesses across western Japan. NTT WEST Group has deployed the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform running HPE ProLiant for Microsoft Azure Stack Hub enabling NTT WEST Group to provide...

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T-Mobile US reports 116% increase in scam calls in 2021

T-Mobile US reported that its data through early December 2021 shows that attempted scam call traffic on its network hit all-time highs and jumped over 116% from 2020. The T-Mobile Scam Shield identified or blocked over 21 billion scam calls — that’s 700 calls identified or blocked as Scam Likely every second — in 2021. “Attempted scam calls hit record highs in 2021, but with Scam Shield we identified or blocked over 21 billion calls this...

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STL launches VMWare-powered programmable FTTx

STL introduced its Programmable FTTx (pFTTX), a software-defined, open, and disaggregated solution that is now now listed on VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure 2.0 OpenStack Edition Platform. STL said its pFTTx solution enables cloud- native networks with open interfaces by disaggregating the software from the hardware layer.Speaking at the launch, Gaurav Agarwal, Sr. Director - Enterprise & Government Sales from VMware India, said: “We...

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Elisa Estonia picks Nokia to replace 4G gear from previous vendor

Elisa Estonia, a subsidiary of Elisa Finland, named Nokia as sole supplier for a nationwide 5G RAN deployment. The 5-year deal also calls for Nokia to replace the existing 4G infrastructure from the previous vendor.Deployment is expected to roll out next year following the completion of Estonia’s spectrum auction in early 2022.   Nokia also maintains a long-standing partnership with Elisa Corporation and was selected as a nationwide supplier...

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Prysmian expands microduct cable with 576 fibers

Prysmian Group has extended its Sirocco Extreme range of microduct cables to include its latest 576f cable. The new cable boasts 576 fibres in a diameter of 8.2mm, providing a fibre density of 10.9 fibres per mm2, and can be installed into a 10mm duct. Prysmian’s BendBrightXS 180μm single-mode (ITU-T G.657.D, G.657.A2) bend insensitive fibre fully compatible for splicing with any standard fibre, offering a truly future-proof solution that...

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Dell'Oro: Strong demand for fiber and fixed wireless CPE

Total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $3.9 B in 3Q 2021, up 7 percent year-over-year (Y/Y), according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Growth came from spending on both PON infrastructure and fixed wireless CPE."5G fixed wireless deployments joined fiber as the primary drivers for spending this quarter," noted Jeff Heynen, Vice President, Broadband Access and Home Networking at Dell'Oro Group. "Despite supply...

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Airbyte raises $150M in series B funding

Airbyte, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised more than $150 million in Series B funding for its open source data integration platform.Airbyte said its open-source data integration solves two problems: First, companies always have to build and maintain data connectors on their own because most less popular “long tail'' data connectors are not supported by closed-source ELT technologies. Second, data teams often have to do custom work around...

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Netomnia picks IP Infusion + Edgecore switches for its UK fibre rollout

Netomnia, a full-fiber network operator targeting under-served towns and cities across the U.K., has selected IP Infusion’s turnkey networking solution (IP Infusion PRO) as part of their plan to deliver multi-gigabit broadband to one million premises by 2023.Netomnia will use IP Infusion PRO solutions, which integrate its OcNOS network operating system, on open switching platforms from Edgecore Networks.“Our lean and scalable operating model allows...

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Fortinet cites 7 new SD-WAN Service Provider partnerships

Fortinet announced seven new service providers – Convergia, Eastern Communications, Halo Global, Lintasarta, Ooredoo Qatar, PLDT, and Transtelco – have added Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to their managed service portfolios. Fortinet Secure SD-WAN integrates SD-WAN, next-generation firewall (NGFW), advanced routing, and ZTNA access proxy functions, and has recently received a number of third-party recognitions from industry analysts. Fortinet was named...

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Renesas completes acquisition of Celeno

Renesas Electronics completed its previously announced acquisition of Celeno Communications for approximately US$315 million (approximately 35.9 billion yen at an exchange rate of 114 yen to the dollar) with payment to be made gradually in cash following certain milestones as set forth in the definitive agreement.http://www.renesas.comRenesas acquires Celeno for Wi-Fi 6 & 6E silicon Wednesday, October 27, 2021  Israel, Japan, Renesas, Silicon  Renesas...

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Eutelsat names Eva Berneke as CEO

Eutelsat Communications announced the appointment of Eva Berneke as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1st January 2022. She will also be co-opted as a member of Board.Eva joins Eutelsat from KMD, Denmark's leading IT and software company, specialising in IT solutions and services for the public and private sector, and now part of the NEC Group. Prior to that Eva held several senior positions at TDC, formerly TeleDanmark, the largest telecommunications...

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Helmut Reisinger steps down as CEO of Orange Business Services

Helmut Reisinger will step down as CEO of Orange Business Services effective January 17, 2022. After fourteen years at Orange Business Services, Helmut Reisinger wishes to pursue other professional opportunities outside the Group. As CEO of Orange Business Services since 2018, Helmut oversaw the profound transformation of Orange’s B2B entity into a global network-native digital services company, combining its core operator DNA with its expertise...

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