AT&T transmits 5G from Flying COW

AT&T recently demonstrated a 5G "Flying COW" (Cell on Wings) over a quiet, non-descript field in rural Missouri.“We had intermittent, weak LTE signal at the flight location before we launched the 5G Flying COW,” said Ethan Hunt, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Principal Program Manager, AT&T. “We flew the drone up to about 300 feet, turned on the signal and it began transmitting strong 5G coverage to approximately 10 square miles.”AT&T...

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NTU Singapore taps Keysight for 6G R&D in terahertz frequencies

The Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies in Singapore has selected Keysight's software-centric test and measurement solutions to advance 6G technology based on terahertz frequencies.Keysight’s solutions will be used to validate on-chip terahertz electronic-photonic devices such as transceivers. Located at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), a leading research university, the centre leverages terahertz frequencies to...

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Arista intros 7130 Series of low latency programmable switches

Arista Networks introduced ultra low latency, highly programmable 7130 Series switching systems designed for demanding in-network applications, such as financial trading. The Arista 7130 Series of low latency programmable switchesare powered by full-featured, programmable switching silicon and ultra low latency Layer 1 and highly scalable FPGAs. The expanded 7130 Series includes two new models that integrate full-featured L2/3 switching and...

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OIF advances Common Management Interface Spec (CMIS)

The OIF has released a Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) Implementation Agreement (IA). CMIS provides a well-defined mechanism to initialize and manage optical and copper modules in a standard way, while still providing the capability to provide custom functionality. This commonality makes integration into different host platforms easier for both the host and module vendors.IA—CMIS 5.2:The importance of CMIS continues to expand...

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Telefónica Hispam picks Mavenir for cloud-native IMS core

Telefónica Hispam (Hispanoamérica) has selected Mavenir's cloud-native IMS Core for fixed and mobile networks across Mexico, Colombia, and Chile.Mavenir said the transition to its cloud-native IMS platform will allow Telefónica Hispam to evolve all fixed and mobile voice services and modernize operations. The solution will be deployed on TCloud, Telefónica’s private telco cloud infrastructure.Alejandro Ghianni, Planification and Engineering Director...

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Credo ships 40G PAM3 SerDes

Credo Technology Group announced availability of its Ostrich 40G, PAM3 Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) PHY/PMA Intellectual Property (IP). Ostrich is a multi-protocol high-speed SerDes supporting data rates up to 25.6Gbps NRZ and 40Gbps PAM3. A single bi-directional lane supports channel insertion loss up to 30dB bump-to-bump at 40Gbps with spread-spectrum clocking (SSC) enabled while achieving very low power to address all key application...

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Sony establishes a Space Communications company

Sony Corporation of America has formed a new company, Sony Space Communications Corporation (SSC), to offer small optical communications devices for connecing micro satellites in LEO via a laser beam. By using optical communications, SSC aims to realize high-speed communications with small devices, which are physically difficult to achieve with conventional radio communications because conventional communications require large antenna and high...

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Zayo acquires Education Networks of America

Zayo Group has acquired Education Networks of America (ENA), a leader in providing managed network connectivity, communications and cybersecurity services to K-12 school districts participating in the federally-funded E-Rate program, as well as other public sector customers. The acquisition is being funded by Zayo’s recent sustainability-linked first lien term loan (“ESG term loan”)ENA was previously owned by ZMC, a leading investor in and operator...

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