Joint Warfighting Cloud contracts for AWS, Google, Azure, Oracle

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contracts to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Support Services, Microsoft, and Oracle. JWCC is a multiple-award contract vehicle that will provide the DoD the opportunity to acquire commercial cloud capabilities and services directly from the commercial Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) at the speed of mission, at all classification levels, from headquarters to the...

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U.S., Australia, Canada and U.K. seek Open RAN diversity

The governments of the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to ensuring the security and resilience of  telecommunications networks, including by fostering a diverse supply chain and influencing the development of future telecommunications technologies such as 6G. The four nations further announced the endorsement of the Open RAN Principles, published by the United...

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Marvell samples its Spica Gen2 800Gbps PAM4 in 5nm

Marvell Technology has begun sampling its Spica Gen2 800Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform.The highly integrated Spica Gen2 platform is built on advanced 5nm process technology with companion transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) and driver to deliver power savings and advance the transition to 800Gbps networking inside the data center. Key features of Spica Gen2 include:Support for 1x800G, 2x400G, 8x100G Ethernet traffic with breakout25% power savings...

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Ciena reports sales of $3.63 billion, supply chain improvements

Ciena reported revenue of $971.0 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended October 29, 2022, as compared to $1.04 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter 2021. Ciena's GAAP net income for the fiscal fourth quarter 2022 was $57.6 million, or $0.39 per diluted common share, which compares to a GAAP net income of $103.5 million, or $0.66 per diluted common share, for the fiscal fourth quarter 2021.For fiscal year 2022, Ciena reported revenue of $3.63...

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Broadcom reports Q4 revenue of$8.9 billion, infrastructure silicon remains strong

Broadcom reported Q4 revenue of $8.930 billion, up 21% from $7.407 billion for the same period a year earlier. Earnings per common share - diluted amounted to $7.83, compared with $4.45 a year earlier. Semiconductor solution sales amounted to $7.092 billlion compared with $5.634 billion a year earlierInfrastructure software sales amounted to $1.838 billion compared with $1.773 billion a year earlier"Broadcom's fiscal year 2022 revenue grew 21%...

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SpaceX carries OneWeb 1 mission to orbit

SpaceX launched 40 OneWeb satellites to low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida using a Falcon 9 rocket.The mission added 40 satellites to OneWeb’s 648 LEO satellite fleet, almost 80% of its first-generation constellation that will deliver global wholesale connectivity for its partners. This milestone mission marks OneWeb’s first time launching from Florida, where its satellites are also produced by OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture...

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SGP picks Nokia's IP/MPLS for Grand Paris Express metro network

Société du Grand Paris (SGP) has selected Nokia's 5G-ready IP/MPLS multiservice, mobile core and radio access network (RAN) solutions to support the implementation of four automated train lines that link 200 kilometers of Paris and up to two million passengers a day. The Grand Paris Express, the future metro of Greater Paris, is the largest metro rail project in Europe. With 200 kilometres of rail network, the project includes the creation of...

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ADVA launches optical cesium clock for resiliency

ADVA launched its latest optical cesium atomic clock designed to protect synchronization networks from satellite signal interruptions while providing stability and lifetime holdover margins.The Oscilloquartz OSA 3350 SePRC is a super ePRC that leverages optical pumping technology to deliver full high-performance frequency stability. When used with enhanced primary reference time clocks (ePRTCs), it delivers holdover of 100 nanoseconds for a minimum...

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CyrusOne aims for carbon neutrality by 2030

CyrusOne has pledged to become climate neutral by 2030, moving up its previous 2040 commitment by a decade.To achieve this milestone, CyrusOne will continue to improve the energy efficiency of its new and existing data centers, procure renewable electricity at an accelerated rate to power the facilities, and investigate zero-carbon alternatives to traditional diesel backup generators. These efforts build upon the progress CyrusOne has already made,...

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Keysight intros 5G automated service assurance probe

Keysight Technologies introduced a set of 5G solutions for automated service assurance, end-to-end quality of experience (QoE) and quality of service (QoS) verification, and active testing in private and public 5G networks. Keysight's solutions for maintaining QoE and QoS in 5G networks includes its Nemo Industry Probe, which supports early detection of issues such as interferences originating from multiple sources. Accumulated, these interferences...

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