OIF advances 224G CEI

OIF launched four new CEI projects during its recent Q122 Technical and MA&E Committees meeting, which was held virtually in mid-February. These include:CEI-224G-Extra Short Reach (XSR) Common Electrical On-Package Interface Project, CEI-224G-Very Short Reach (VSR) Common Electrical Chip-to-Module Interface Project, CEI-224G-Medium Reach (MR) Common Electrical Chip-to-Chip Interface Project, CEI-224G-Long Reach (LR) Common Electrical...

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Zayo carries 800G wavelength over 1,044km

Zayo has deployed the world’s longest known terrestrial 800G optical wavelength in a commercial network — 1,044.51 km along a fiber route stretching from Springville, Utah to Reno, Nevada. The transmission is powered by Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology.In recent months, Zayo has been making major investments in the company’s fiber network throughout North America and Western Europe, including 31 high-capacity, 400G-enabled long-haul routes...

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OE Solutions announces 100G digital coherent optical modules

OE Solutions announced new 100G Digital Coherent Optical (DCO) transceiver modules targeted at access network applications. The C-band tunable DWDM modules, which will be available in both QSFP-DD and QSFP28 form factors to match typical slot configurations for high-capacity access network equipment, support both unamplified applications as well as amplified network applications.The current transition to next generation edge network technology with...

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Verizon wins nearly $1 billion in new DoD contracts

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)  awarded Verizon Public Sector three Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order awards worth $966.5 million. Under the Pentagon task order valued at $515.3 million, Verizon will partner with the DOD to transition the entire Pentagon military and civilian population from copper-based telephony to IP-based services, providing a converged-enterprise environment for the Pentagon’s voice and data...

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FCC revokes licenses of China-based Pacific Networks

 The FCC revoked the license of Pacific Networks Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ComNet (USA) LLC, to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States.  The FCC order directs the companies to discontinue any domestic or international services that they provide pursuant to their section 214 authority within sixty days following the release of the Order.  The FCC said the comaphies...

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Türkiye Wealth Fund acquires 55% stake in Türk Telekom

Türk Telekom announced the sale of the 55% stake owned by LYY Telekomünikasyon to Türkiye Wealth Fund (TVF), was signed between the parties (TVF and LYY). The deal was valued at US$1.65 billion.In a statement on the subject, Arda Ermut, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of TWF stated: “As TWF we focus on creating value in line with our mission as an asset-based development fund. Our primary goals include maximizing the value of our assets...

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NTT and Schneider Electric partner on private 5G

NTT is collaborating with Schneider Electric on Private 5G (P5G) solutions for manufacturing applications.In early 2022, the P5G platform will be piloted at Schneider’s Lexington Smart Factory, the first of Schneider Electric’s U.S. plants to become a Smart Factory showcase site leveraging IoT connectivity, Edge analytics, and predictive analytics to drive energy efficiency and further sustainability goals. The P5G will power key use-cases that solve...

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What's hot at OFC22? Flexi Circuit Fiber Shuffle

Tom Mitcheltree, Manager, Application Engineering, US Conec, provides an overview of a new white paper with Optec describing a next gen, flexi circuit fiber shuffle for high-density switches.https://youtu.be/p-V3COt7...

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What's hot at OFC22? US Conec on Optical Interconnects

Different options for optical connecting from the faceplate of a switch are now available. Tom Mitcheltree, Manager, Application Engineering, US Conec, provides a look. https://youtu.be/fUJJyouF...

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