Airtel surpasses first 1 million 5G customers in 30 days

Just one month since launching its 5G service,  Bharti Airtel crossed the 1 million unique 5G user mark on its network. Earlier this month, Airtel announced the advent of its 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi. The services in these cities are getting rolled out in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll out.Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti...

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Dell’Oro: Edge Data Center Forecast

The telecom server market opportunity is projected to reach $14 B by 2026 according to a new “Telecom Server” report from Dell’Oro Group. Edge data centers will account for most of the telecom server market growth.“Data center IT and telecom network infrastructure have been converging in recent years. Service providers have been replacing dedicated devices with unique hardware architectures in the mobile core network with commercial off-the-shelf...

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Equinix: major data center builds underway in 31 markets

Equinix's quarterly revenues increased 10% over the same quarter last year to $1.8 billion, or 11% on a normalized and constant currency basis, representing the company's 79th consecutive quarter of revenue growth—the longest streak of any S&P 500 company. Net income amounted to $212 million, a 2% decrease from the previous quarter, primarily due to lower non-recurring xScale® fees, a Q2 favorable tax settlement, partially offset by higher income...

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Arista debuts network automation based on CI/CD

Arista Networks announced a network automation solution built on a network data lakeThe Arista Continuous Integration (CI) Pipeline is based on cloud networking principles, including repeatable design patterns, automated operations via software control, and an open, flexible architecture. This new Arista CI Pipeline addresses these challenges, enabling enterprises to achieve a modern network operating model, consisting of:Continuous designContinuous...

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Orange Marine inaugurates cable laying ship - C/S Sophie Germain

Orange Marine has launched the C/S Sophie Germain, a new cable laying and repair ship.The 100m vessel, which is named for a French mathmatician and philosopher, was built at the Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka.https://twitter.com/OrangeMarine_/status/1588157297162948...

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Padtec enters partnership with Angola's Zanecom

Padtec announced a partnership with Zanecom, an Angolan consultancy that acts as an integrator of information and communication technology solutions. Under the agreement, the DWDM solutions developed by Padtec become part of Zanecom’s product line, contributing to the expansion of the Brazilian company’s operations in Sub-Saharan Africa.Mandela Barros, Zanecom’s CEO, points out that Padtec’s product line is particularly innovative and allows...

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Arelion adds Boston-Secaucus route

Arelion has added a new diverse, high-capacity transmission route connecting Boston to Secaucus, providing its customers with resilient connectivity and fast delivery that bypasses common routes going direct through Long Island and Manhattan. By providing backhaul to the Amitié sea cable system through its fifth trans-Atlantic cable route, Arelion establishes Boston as a DWDM service market and empowers companies, including financial services...

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MACOM posts revenue of $178.1 million, up 14.8% yoy

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings reported revenue of $178.1 million for its fourth fiscal quarter, an increase of 14.8% compared to $155.2 million in the previous year fiscal fourth quarter and an increase of 3.4% compared to $172.3 million in the prior fiscal quarter.Gross margin was 60.9%, compared to 58.1% in the previous year fiscal fourth quarter and 60.7% in the prior fiscal quarter. Net income was $239.3 million, or $3.36 per diluted share,...

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Rivada Space Networks issues RFP for 600 LEO satellites

Rivada Space Networks issued a request for proposals for 600 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites.The company anticipates selecting a prime contractor for the space segment, parts of the ground segment and system integration for the LEO constellation by the end of 2022 in parallel to the selection of the launch service provider.Clemens Kaiser, Rivada Space Networks Chief Program Officer, said: "Following a rigorous process with a number of leading satellite...

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Cloudflare posts sales of $253.9 million, up 47% year-over-year

Cloudflare announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.06, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.00 in the third quarter of 2021.“We achieved an important milestone in the third quarter, surpassing $1 billion in annualized revenue for the first time. The opportunity we have in front of us is enormous. Even with this achievement, we’ve penetrated less than...

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