Blueprint: To unleash the 5G opportunity, we need to tackle 5G operational challenges

by Charles Thompson, Vice President, Service Assurance, Spirent Communications5G brings incredible opportunity for communication service providers (CSPs), enterprises, and the broader digital ecosystem. By 2022, there were already 700 million 5G subscriptions across more than 70 countries—an explosion of devices that can take advantage of 5G density and performance. Even more exciting, the industry is gearing up to unleash a new generation of enterprise...

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OpenLight releases process design kit for photonic ICs

OpenLight released its process design kit (PDK) for use with the Synopsys photonic IC design solution, and includes indium phosphide active optical elements on-chip that can be directly used by Synopsys OptoCompiler and simulated with the Synopsys OptSim photonic simulator,The PDK can be used  to create PICs with optical amplifiers, on-chip lasers, and high-speed, low-loss modulators tailored to their design requirements.Customers can access...

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FCC issues new ban covering Chinese video surveillance equipment

The FCC issued new rules prohibiting the importation or use of communications equipment and video surveillance systems produced by Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, and Dahua Technology (and their subsidiaries and affiliates). The FCC said such equipment is deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. “The FCC is committed to protecting our national security...

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Dell'Oro: Optical transport market declined 6% in 3Q

Optical transport equipment revenue declined 6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022, according to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group. Supply of components continued to weigh down the growth potential of the optical equipment market.“The main culprit for this market revenue decline was the lack of component supply needed to make finished goods,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “Optical vendors have a growing...

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Dell'Oro: RAN declines again in 3Q

Preliminary findings suggest the slower momentum that characterized the Radio Access Network (RAN) market in the first half of 2022 extended into the third quarter. according to Dell'Oro Group. The data in the 3Q 2022 report indicate that the overall 2G-5G RAN market, declined year-over-year for a second consecutive quarter.“After four years of extraordinary growth that catapulted the RAN market to record levels in 2021, the RAN market is now entering...

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OVHcloud secures €200 million loan from EIB

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted OVHcloud a €200 million credit facility devoted to investments in Europe. The credit facility is the Bank’s first financing operation for a pure cloud player, and will support the expansion of OVHcloud in Europe, where the group is positioning itself as the champion of users’ data sovereignty in an open, reversible, transparent and federated cloud ecosystem. OVHcloud plans to accelerate its...

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EUTELSAT 10B successfully launched

On Tuesday, November 22, SpaceX successfully launched the Eutelsat 10B satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.The separation of the all-electric satellite occurred after a 37-minute flight and the spacecraft systems checkout was then successfully completed over a period of approximately 3 hours.Built by Thales Alenia Space, EUTELSAT 10B is an all-electric...

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