BT says FTTP fiber build is now 40% completed

BT reported full year FY23 revenue of £20.7bn, down 1% with the growth in Openreach more than offset by decline in the other units. Adjusted EBITDA was £7.9bn, up 5% due to growth in Openreach and Consumer offset by a decline in Enterprise.Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, commenting on the results, said: “We have delivered our outlook for FY23: this year we’ve grown both pro forma revenue and EBITDA for the first time in six years while navigating...

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CommScope refreshes fiber gateways and ONUs

CommScope launched a new HomeVantage line of fiber gateways and optical network units (ONUs).The portfolio expansion of fiber gateways provides a cost-effective solution for service providers to deliver the full 2.5Gbps broadband speed of GPON around the home. With offerings that include both one device and two-device solutions, the gateways enable reliable, single platform delivery of voice-over-IP (VoIP), data, and broadcast-quality streaming video....

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Dell'Oro: Nokia continues to gain share in RAN market

Preliminary findings show that the slower momentum that has characterized the broader 2G-5G Radio Access Network (RAN) market since 4Q 2021 extended into 1Q 2023, spurring the overall RAN market to record a six consecutive quarter of more stable trends, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group.“Despite lackluster topline growth, the quarter was actually very interesting both from a regional and supplier perspective,” said Stefan Pongratz, Vice...

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Poland's Hawe Telekom hits single-module 1.6 Tb/s with Infinera’s ICE6

Hawe Telekom, a wholesale carrier based in Poland, completed a live network trial of Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent solution. In the trial, which was conducted on Hawe Telekom’s Warsaw-Poznan-Frankfurt route, Infinera’s ICE6 technology delivered high-performance 600G, 700G, and 800G transmissions on Hawe Telekom’s existing optical line system.“ICE6 operating in our international system has achieved full 800G single-wavelength throughput. Each ICE6...

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Stathera raises US$15M for MEMS timing devices

Stathera, a start-up based in Montreal, announced US$15 million in a Series A funding round for its MEMS timing solutions.Stathera also announced a commercial collaboration agreement with South Korean conglomerate, Doosan. The company is also pursuing partnerships with semiconductor industry leader MediaTek, as well as quartz timing leader TXC.The round was co-led by BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund and Celesta Capital, with additional participation...

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