Broadcom begins volume shipment of 51.2 T Tomahawk 5

Broadcom has begun volume shipments of its Tomahawk 5 family of Ethernet switch/router chips.Tomahawk 5 offers 51.2 Tbps of switching capacity, twice that of any other switch on the market. The high radix of Tomahawk 5 enables single-hop connectivity between 256 high-performance AI/ML accelerators, each having 200Gbps of network bandwidth. Broadcom says Tomahawk 5’s advanced Cognitive Routing ensures high network utilization even under the most...

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NTT Electronics releases 140 Gbaud coherent DSP

NTT Electronics announced commercial shipments of a 140 Gbaud high-performance coherent DSP (ExaSPEED GAIA)for enabling 1.2 Tbps per wavelength modules. The new DSP offers a programmable baud rate of up to 140 Gbaud powered by a flexible coded modulation scheme and advanced 5nm FinFET CMOS process.The programmable baud rate can support very fine granularity that enables ExaSPEED GAIA to adapt to a range of links while maximizing spectral efficiency....

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Hawaiki achieves record spectral efficiency with Infinera

Hawaiki Submarine Cable achieved recrod subsea spectral efficiency of more than 4.5 bits per second per hertz (b/s/Hz) on an uncompensated cable spanning 15,000 km and connecting Australia and the United States in a trial of Infinera's ICE6 solution.Conducted with Infinera’s GX Series Compact Modular Platform, featuring the ICE6 optical engine, the trial underscored the value of its unique features, including ultra-high baud rates, long-codeword...

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O-RAN Alliance brings enhancements to RAN Slicing

The O-RAN Alliance and OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OAI) agreed to co-operate on open Radio Access Network issues, open source software development, and 5G as well as next generation platforms for demonstrating O-RAN technology.The O-RAN Alliance also announced two new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in Asia & Pacific. OTICs are vendor-independent, open, and qualified labs approved by the O-RAN ALLIANCE that issue awards in...

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Australia Japan Cable tests Infinera's advanced coherent algorithms

Australia Japan Cable (AJC) is the first to trial Infinera’s advanced coherent algorithms for next-generation optical engines.The trial was conducted over a 7,289-km segment of the AJC cable system between Paddington, New South Wales, Australia and Tumon Bay, Guam. The trial delivered a 17% increase in total fiber pair capacity compared to the current generation of optical engine deployed in AJC’s network. This trial leveraged Infinera’s advanced...

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Dell'Oro: Broadband equipment revenue up 17% in 2022

Total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $19 B in 2022, up 17 percent year-over-year (Y/Y), according to a new repor from Dell'Oro Group. Spending on PON equipment continues to fuel the overall market, with revenue for PON OLTs and ONTs reaching $11.7 B for the year."The focus on upgrading and expanding broadband access networks was a clear focus for operators around the world in 2022," said Jeff Heynen, Vice President...

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T-Mobile US to acquire Mint Mobile, an MVNO

T-Mobile US agreed to acquire Ka’ena Corporation and its subsidiaries and brands: Mint Mobile, a successful direct-to-consumer (D2C) prepaid wireless brand in the U.S.; Ultra Mobile, a unique wireless service offering international calling options to communities across the country; and wholesaler Plum. T-Mobile will pay up to a maximum of $1.35 billion in a combination of 39% cash and 61% stock to acquire Ka’ena. The final price depends on Ka'ena's...

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