Verizon delivers managed Private Wireless for NFL

Verizon Business announced a five-year partnership deal with the National Football League (NFL) to deliver a Managed Private Wireless Solution across each of the 30 U.S. NFL stadiums. This solution includes full support for coach-to-coach communications on the field .Verizon said its Managed Private Wireless solution was successfully piloted during all five international NFL games this season spanning across the UK, Germany and Mexico. This...

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Dell'Oro: Private Wireless projections revised downward again

Private wireless is not materializing as fast as initially expected, leading Dell'Oro Group to again revise its projections downward. This time the primary source is the traditional wide-area private wireless segments. On the bright side, private small cell RAN revenue projections remain on track to surpass $1 B by 2027."Even with revenues coming in below expectations, our long-term position remains unchanged – we still firmly believe that private...

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Qualcomm debuts 5G NR-Light modem

Qualcomm introduced its Snapdragon® X35 5G Modem-RF System, the first 5G NR-Light modem-RF system design for the gap in between high-speed mobile broadband devices and extremely low-bandwidth NB-IoT devices. NR-Light is targeted at 5G peripherals, including wearables, requiring long battery life.In addition to Snapdragon X35, Qualcomm Technologies also announced Snapdragon X32 5G Modem-RF System, a modem-to-antenna solution built to lower complexity...

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Dell'Oro: Campus switch sales to approach $100B over 4 years

Nearly $100 billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to Dell'Oro Group, which is now forecasting a “digestion period” in 2024, followed by a quick recovery and long-term growth.“Despite rising concerns about the challenging macroeconomic environment and a tough comparison with the prior year, we expect campus switch sales to continue to grow in 2023, reaching a record revenue level by year-end,” said Sameh Boujelbene,...

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Windstream powers Security Service Edge (SSE) with Cato

Windstream Enterprise introduced a managed Security Service Edge (SSE) solution powered by Cato Networks.SSE can be quickly deployed to secure all endpoints, users and applications.SSE from Windstream Enterprise, powered by Cato Networks, delivers the following integrated security capabilities:Secure Web Gateway (SWG), which protects users against phishing attacks and malicious websites.Firewall as a Service (FWaaS), which provides end-to-end traffic...

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Nokia expands Lab-as-a-Service for enterprises

Nokia is expanding its Lab-as-a-Service (LaaS) solution to include the validation testing of industrial user equipment and third-party devices connecting people and machines over Nokia digital automation cloud (DAC) and modular private wireless (MPW) networks. TNokia LaaS, which is supported by a dedicated device testing facility in Bangalore, India, will enable enterprise customers to assess how devices and equipment working over 4.9G/LTE and 5G...

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Lumen trims its fiber rollout target

Lumen Technologies reported revenue of $3.800 billion for the fourth quarter 2022, compared to $4.847 billion for the fourth quarter 2021 and compared to Modified1 Revenue of $4.022 billion for the fourth quarter 2021.The company reported a net Loss of $(3.069) billion for the fourth quarter 2022, which included a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $3.271 billion, compared to reported Net Income of $508 million for the fourth quarter 2021. The...

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Ekinops announces MEF 3.0 certification for Ethernet portfolio

Ekinops' entire Ethernet Access Device portfolio, supported by its unique OneOS6 network operating system, has been certified under the MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet compliance program of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).This certification marks an important milestone in the validation of Ethernet related services supported by the OneOS6 network operating system, confirming its status as a uniquely consolidated system to support Layer 2 (L2), Layer 3 (L3),...

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Bermuda's Paradise Mobile deploys Mavenir

Paradise Mobile, a newly established cloud-native Communications Service Provider (CSP) in Bermuda, is powering its 4G and 5G network with Mavenir.Paradise Mobile’s brand new network is being built from the ground up with containerized, open, interoperable components and O-RAN based radios. Mavenir is providing Paradise Mobile a complete end-to-end network, including system integration. The network is being built with software components from Mavenir’s...

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