Blueprint: Why CSPs need to shift to support root-cause analyses

by Stephanie Sculley, Head of Analytics Practice, Advanced Consulting Services West at NokiaToday’s networks are complex to say the least. Because of that, it can be difficult to determine the underlying cause of an issue that’s hindering the customer experience. For some communications service providers (CSPs), chasing the wrong suspect can result in wasted time and effort while the true criminal runs free continuing to frustrate customers. This...

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Verizon deploys its first Ericsson VRAN cell site

Verizon activated its first Ericsson virtualized cell site (also referred to as Ericsson Cloud RAN), with support from Intel and RedHat providing the processing and cloud-native orchestration functions. Ericsson provided its commercial 5G Cloud RAN solution, consisting of a virtualized Central Unit (vCU), a virtualized Distributed Unit (vDU), and radio units. This software-based 5G Cloud RAN solution spans across all of Verizon’s frequency bands,...

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Dell'Oro: Total PON equipment revenue up 27% Y/Y

Total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $4.7 B in 3Q 2022, up 17 percent year-over-year (Y/Y), according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Spending on PON equipment continues to fuel the overall market, with revenue for PON OLTs breaking last quarter’s record of $1.3 B in the quarter.“Thanks to a robust competitive environment and ongoing subsidization efforts, investments in new fiber broadband networks and...

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Dell'Oro: Double-Digit growth in N America’s Service Provider router market

Growth in North America and the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) regions continued accelerating in 3Q 2022 leading the worldwide Service Provider (SP) Router and Aggregation Switch market 5 percent year-over-year growth, according to Dell'Oro Group.“North America’s continued upward trend in 3Q22 was driven by SPs upgrading networks to gain the advantages of 400 Gbps technologies and expanding their networks to accommodate growing traffic. Demand...

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Marvell launches secure 1.6T Ethernet PHY

Marvell Technology has begun sampling a 5nm 1.6T Ethernet PHY with 100G I/O capability, featuring built-in Media Access Control security (MACsec) and full support for Precision Time Protocol (PTP).MACsec allows data center operators to enable hardware-based link-layer security and PTP enables Ethernet networks to support ultra-reliable timing- critical services. The X9340P and the previously announced Alaska C X93160 PHY together provide a pin-compatible,...

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Marvell's Matt Murphy appoint chair of Global Semiconductor Alliance

 The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Board of Directors appointed Matt Murphy as its new chair.Matt Murphy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Marvell Technology. He has led the company since joining in July 2016 and also serves as a member of its Board of Directors. Prior to joining Marvell, Matt worked for Maxim Integrated, where he advanced through a series of business leadership roles over two decades. Most recently, he served...

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