AWS region opens in Hyderabad, India

Amazon Web Services officially opened Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region, its second region in India.  The new Hyderabad facility offers three Availability Zones. Hyderabad, an important talent hub for IT and entrepreneus, is the capital and largest city in the state of Telangana. AWS noted its ongoing expansion in India. The company first established a presence in the country in 2011, with the opening of an office in Delhi.In 2016, AWS...

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Nxtra by Airtel builds hyper scale data center in Kolkata

Nxtra by Airtel, which is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has begun construction on a new hyper-scale data centre in Kolkata. The project aims to be the largest data center in east India when it enters service in 2024, representing an investment of Rs 600 Cr. The 25 MW facility in Kolkata at New Town will be a green facility, sourcing clean energy for its operations since its inception. Once ready, it will be Nxtra’s 1st large-scale facility...

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OIF Update: External Light Source and CPO, 400ZR Survey, new WG chairs

The OIF provided the following updates following its  Q4 Technical and MA&E Committees Meeting, which were held in Hawaii and virtually November 1-3, 2022.New White Paper – Management of External Light Sources and Co-packaged Optical EnginesProperly managing optical engines and external light sources requires an efficient system management architecture. A newly launched white paper from OIF outlines the recommended system management architecture...

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Ciena to acquire Tibit for next-gen PON, and completes acquisition of Benu Networks

Ciena agreed to acquire Tibit Communications, a start-up based in Petaluma, California, focused on next-generation PON technologies. Ciena, which is Tibit's largest investor and customer, will acquire the remaining shares of Tibit that it does not already own in a cash-free, debt-free transaction currently valued at approximately $210 million, with the merger consideration to be paid in cash. In addition, Ciena will enter into certain employee retention...

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Mavenir launches Communications Platform as a Service

Mavenir launched its Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), an integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) offering in the public cloud and offered in a pay-as-you-grow model.The service offers Application Programming Interface (API) enablers and turnkey applications to deliver a customer engagement and business messaging monetization solution for Communications Service Providers (CSPs).Mavenir CPaaS benefits for CSPs:Increase the monetization...

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DigitalBridge extends data center strategy in southeast Asia

DigitalBridge Group has acquired an ownership stake in AIMS Group, a leading operator of highly-connected ecosystem-centric data centers based in Malaysia. The company's Kuala Lumpur flagship Menara AIMS facility anchors the Malaysia Internet Exchange (MYIX). AIMS’ facilities provide highly inter-connected environments to a diverse customer base, comprising domestic and international telecommunications carriers, major enterprises, hyperscalers and...

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Intel elects BlackRock co-founder Barbara Novick to its board

 Barbara G. Novick, co-founder and senior advisor at BlackRock Inc., was elected to Intel's board of directors, effective Dec. 1, 2022. Novick will serve as an independent director and join the board’s Audit & Finance and Compensation committees.Novick, 62, co-founded BlackRock in 1988 and continued as its vice chairman until February 2021, when she transitioned to senior advisor. In 2009, she established BlackRock's Global Government...

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Ericsson to open 6G research centre in UK

Ericsson plans to establish a new research unit in the UK as part of a multi-million-pound investment.The company said it will inves tens of millions of pounds (GBP) over the next 10 years in a UK-based program that will focus on 6G research and breakthrough innovations. Research areas will include network resilience and security, artificial intelligence, cognitive networks and energy efficiency. The program will employ 20 dedicated researchers and...

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AirGain to supply wireless modems for EV charging network

Airgain announced a multi-million dollar contract to supply its NimbeLink embedded modems to a leading manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to its expanding nationwide network. Airgain’s line of NimbeLink embedded modems are end-device certified, bypassing what is often months of delay and tens of thousands of dollars in cost required to certify a device through cellular carriers. In addition, all RF components are included...

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