euNetworks deploys 40km hollowcore fibre system

euNetworks has deployed an additional 26km of hollowcore fibre cable between Basildon and London. This is connected to the 14km of hollowcore fibre cable deployed in September 2022. euNetworks now offers an end-to-end hollowcore fibre route from Basildon to The London Stock Exchange in London, delivering another global first with a 40km total system distance with no mid-span amplification. euNetworks has already successfully deployed three...

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Researchers develop photonic circuit in lithium niobate

Researchers led by Cristina Benea-Chelmus in the Laboratory of Hybrid Photonics (HYLAB) in EPFL’s School of Engineering, ETH Zurich and Harvard University are testing a new thin-film circuit that, when connected to a laser beam, produces finely tailorable terahertz-frequency waves.The integrated photonic circuit chip is made of lithium niobate.https://actu.epfl.ch/news/integrated-photonic-circuits-could-help-close-th...

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NTIA to allocate BEAD funding by June 30

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has set June 30 as the date by which it will allocate each state and territory’s BEAD Program funding for high-speed Internet service. NTIA said it has engaged with dozens of states and territories to assist them in the process of improving the FCC's National Broadband Map. The FCC already has received over 1 million challenges to provider reported availability data and...

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Taiwan's Far EasTone delivers 5G slice to police cars

Far EasTone, a mobile operator in Taiwan, has delivered a 5G Smart Patrol Car solution for the Kaohsiung City police department to support license plate recognition for tracking stolen cars.The solution leverages Ericsson’s end-to-end 5G network slicing technology, including 5G Core and RAN Slicing utilizing Dynamic Radio Resource Partitioning in a live 5G Standalone (SA) network. The pioneering use case demonstrates advanced 5G capability to enable...

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Tech Mahindra open delivery center in Mexico for Google Cloud

Tech Mahindra has opened a delivery center for Google Cloud in Guadalajara, Mexico. The center will be dedicated to Google Cloud-centric solutions that enable customers to modernize infrastructure and manage workloads with differentiated accelerators, Cloud Native and Open-Source technologies.The partnership will leverage the expertise of both organizations in the domains, including the Google Cloud Platform on Anthos, Data and Analytics, Artificial...

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