NTT to test Open All Photonics Network wavelength interconnects

NTT, in collaboration with Ciena, Fujitsu, and NEC Corporation (NEC), will conduct Open All Photonics Network (APN) proof-of-concept (PoC) trial of on-demand wavelength technologies.NTT said the work is based on the Open All Photonics Network (APN) Functional Architecture document published by the IOWN GF earlier this year.The network nodes defined in the Open APN Functional Architecture can be constructed from the Open ROADM MSA’s standard components,...

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OpenLight releases 800G DR8 Photonic Integrated Circuit

OpenLight, a start-used based in Mountain View, California, released its first 800G DR8 photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design targeted at datacenter interconnect transceivers.OpenLight said its on-chip laser integration and high-speed InP-based modulators removes the need for the procurement and attachment of additional lasers into a PIC, offering scalability with high-speed performance and cost at scale to tackle complex designs. The device is...

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O-RAN Alliance completes Global PlugFest Fall 2022

The O-RAN Alliance highlighted the success of its Global PlugFest Fall 2022, which was completed in 6 venues across Asia, Europe, and North America, with 106 participating companies.“Testing and integration at O-RAN PlugFests show increasing maturity of O-RAN technology in all regions,” said Linsheng Liao, O-RAN TIFG Co-chair and Senior Project Manager of CMRI. “Comparing the PlugFest results year to year, we are pleased to see major progress made...

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Alcatel Submarine Networks activates Private 5G at factory in Calais

Alcatel Submarine Networks has activated a private 5G network on its submarine systems production and assembly site based in Calais. The deployment is described as the largest private industrial 5G network in Europe to date. The network will provide coverage to the 50,000 sqm of the Calais site. Eventually, 11 buildings as well as the loading docks will be covered by 59 5G small cell antennas (57 indoor emission points and 2 outdoor emission...

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Keysight adds 400GE Network Cybersecurity Test Platform

 Keysight Technologies introduced its APS-M8400 Modular Network Cybersecurity Test Platform, an 8-port 400GE Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) network security test platform for data center network equipment manufacturers (NEM) and operators.Keysight’s APS-M8400 is a modular, 400GE network security test platform that aggregates compute and field programmable gate array (FPGA) resources to deliver hyperscale application...

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PsiQuantum adds ex-Cisco Roland Acra as Chief Business Officer

PsiQuantum named Roland Acra  as Chief Business Officer responsible for the company’s business strategy, including commercial, global market expansion, quantum applications and software development.Acra previously held the role of Chief Technology Officer at Cisco until earlier in 2022. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Data Center Business Group. In this role, he led the development and marketing of...

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Ciena supplies link between Argentina and Uruguay for Dedicado

 Dedicado, the largest private national telecommunications company in Uruguay, has deployed Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optical technology in a terrestrial and submarine high-capacity network to Argentina. The network can deliver up to 25.2 Tbps between the countries at rates up to 800G.Additionally, Dedicado improves operational efficiencies with the deployment of a single technology across...

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