Broadband Forum advances Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA)

The Broadband Forum published Release 5.0 of its Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) open-source project.The OB-BAA specifies Northbound Interfaces (NBI), Core Components and Southbound Adaptation Interfaces (SAI) for functions associated with access network devices that have been virtualized, facilitating co-existence and seamless migration.Release 5.0 offers new functionality to identify and authenticate Optical Network Units...

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Alibaba Cloud opens data center in Frankfurt - its 3rd in Germany

Alibaba Cloud opened its third data center in Germany.The new facility, which is located in Frankfurt, offers a range of cloud computing products ranging from storage, network to database. It also features free cooling operation via dry coolers - using naturally cool ambient air instead of mechanical refrigeration. In addition, the datacenter is committed to using 100% green electricity to power its operation.Alibaba said adheres to the highest security...

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SEA H2X cable to link Hong Kong and Singapore with 8 fiber pairs

The SEA-H2X Consortium, which consists of China Mobile International, China Unicom Global, Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, and PPTEL SEA H2X Sdn. Bhd, announced plans for a new submarine cable system that will connect Hong Kong SAR China, Hainan China, Philippines, Thailand, East Malaysia and Singapore, with options to extend to Vietnam, Cambodia, West Malaysia and Indonesia. The parties to the SEA-H2X Project have...

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Ericsson and Intel open Tech Hub in Silicon Valley

Ericsson and Intel are opening a tech hub in Silicon Valley to focus on the benefits that Ericsson Cloud RAN and Intel technology can bring to improving energy efficiency and network performance, reducing time to market, and monetizing new business opportunities such as enterprise applications.Called Ericsson-Intel Tech Hub, the center is based in Ericsson’s D-15 facility in Santa Clara and is already operational. The current focus includes activities...

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NASA awards $622.5M contract for Cybersecurity and Enterprise

NASA has awarded the Cybersecurity and Privacy Enterprise Solutions and Services (CyPrESS) contract to Booz Allen Hamilton of McLean, Virginia.CyPrESS is a cost plus award fee core and hybrid indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $622.5 million. The period of performance includes a base period that begins May 31, 2022, and runs through Sept. 30, 2023, as well as four option periods that run through Sept....

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Keysight sees revenue growth in 5G, O-RAN, 400G, 800G

Keysight Technologies, reported revenue of $1.35 billion for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2022, upt 11 percent compared with $1.22 billion last year, or 12 percent on a core basis, which excludes the impact of foreign currency changes and revenue associated with businesses acquired or divested within the last twelve months. GAAP net income was $258 million, or $1.41 per share, compared with $186 million, or $0.99 per share, in the second...

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Eridan lands $46 million for direct polar transmitter in gallium nitride and silicon

Eridan, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, raised $46 million in financing for its MIRACLE RF Front End Module. Eridan has built a direct polar transmitter in gallium nitride and silicon, which promises:10x less input power to provide the same coverage60-100x reduction in power consumption in sparsely-populated areas, due to improved spatial efficiencyEquipment that’s smaller, lighter, and less expensive to install, and doesn’t require...

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