Ciena unveils 1.6 Tbps WaveLogic 6 coherent optics

Ciena introduced its latest generation, WaveLogic 6 coherent optics, supporting up to 1.6Tb/s single-carrier wavelengths for metro ROADM deployments, 800Gb/s over the longest links, and energy-efficient 800G pluggables across 1000km distances. Ciena expects to begin shipping WaveLogic 6 in the first half of 2024. HighlightsWaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e), Ciena’s performance-optimized solution, integrates new coherent DSP innovations to provide the...

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Amazon launches AWS Telco Network Builder

Amazon introduced AWS Telco Network Builder, a fully managed network automation service that enables CSPs to deploy, run, and scale their telco networks on AWS faster and more easily. To start, a CSP populates their network architecture (e.g., routing requirements, location of deployment, specific NFs) as a template in the service’s console using telecom industry standard language, making it intuitive and easy to begin. AWS Telco Network Builder...

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T‑Mobile and AWS to offer 5G advanced network solutions

T-Mobile and AWS agreed to pair T-Mobile's 5G Advanced Network Solutions portfolio with AWS cloud-based services and scalable, pre-integrated applications leveraging 5G edge compute.The companies will also collaborate on customizable, use case specific offerings as part of the new Integrated Private Wireless on AWS program. These offerings help businesses get the performance and applications they need for their unique use cases – for example, monitoring...

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Europe’s 6GTandem project gets underway

 The 6GTandem consortium aims to co-design novel dual-frequency operation and a new highly integrated and distributed radio transceiver architecture to deliver energy-efficient services for future 6G applications, and enhance Europe's position in telecommunications. The project is funded by the European Union and Switzerland. Work was started in January 2023 and will run over the next three-and-a-half years.Participating companies and organizations...

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Blueprint: Brazil looks to municipal Wi-Fi 6E

 by Atul Bhatnagar, president and CEO of Cambium NetworksGiven its immense size and bountiful natural resources, Brazilians have long talked about their country as the “land of the future.” One unexpected area where Brazil is indeed taking the lead over the rest of the world is in the realm of Wi-Fi connectivity.In December, Brazil became the first country in Latin America to test outdoor Wi-Fi 6E as part of a joint project in cooperation with...

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Mavenir and HPE collaborate on Open vRAN

Mavenir expanded its existing partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) by validating its Open vRAN DU software on the HPE ProLiant DL110 Telco server.Mavenir’s O-RAN compliant, fully containerized Open vRAN solution works on open interfaces supporting O-RAN Split 7.2x and Split 2 configurations. It further disaggregates into a Distributed Unit (DU) and Centralized Unit (CU). These entities work as containerized network functions running...

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