Broadband Forum enables containerized apps on CPE

Broadband Forum is launching significant upgrades to USP 1.3 and TR-181 Device 2.16. The new features establish a standardized, interoperable method for deploying and supporting value-added applications in a containerized framework. The features can be used on all broadband subscriber connected devices, including Wi-Fi routers, set-top boxes, and smart home hubs.Potentially, ISPs could use the capabilities to manage individual smart home...

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Microsoft post 26% growth in Azure and other cloud services

Microsoft reported revenue of $56.2 billion for the quarter ending 30-June-2023, up 8% (up 10% in constant currency) compared to a year earlier. Net income was $20.1 billion, up increased 20% (up 23% in constant currency).“Organizations are asking not only how – but how fast – they can apply this next generation of AI to address the biggest opportunities and challenges they face – safely and responsibly,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive...

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Google Cloud revenue rises 28% to $8.03 billion

In its quarterly report, Alphabet reported that Google Cloud generated revenue of $8.031 billion for the quarter, up 28% compared to $6.276 billion a year ago.The company also noted that it has completed an assessment of the useful lives of its servers and network equipment and adjusted the estimated useful life of this equipment from four years to six years and the estimated useful life of certain network equipment from five years to six years. This change in accounting estimate was effective beginning in fiscal year 2023, and the effect was a...

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Corning reports lower Q2 optical sales due to near-term dip

Corning reported Q2 GAAP sales of $3.2 billion, up 2% sequentially. Core sales were $3.5 billion, up 3% sequentially, driven by Display Technologies. GAAP and core sales were down year over year, reflecting continued lower demand in several markets.  Second-quarter GAAP EPS was $0.33, up 65% sequentially. In Optical Communications, sales were $1.07 billion, down 5% sequentially and 19% year over year, due to lower volume. The company said...

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Intel to manufacture 5G SoC for Ericsson on 18A process

Ericsson has selected Intel’s 18A process and foundry service for its next-generation optimized 5G silicon.18A is Intel's most advanced node on the company's five-nodes-in-four-years roadmap. After new gate-all-around transistor architecture – known as RibbonFET – and backside power delivery – called PowerVia – appear first in Intel 20A, Intel will deliver ribbon architecture innovation and increased performance along with continued metal linewidth reduction in 18A.Under the agreement, Intel will manufacture custom 5G SoCs (system-on-chip) for...

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Dell’Oro: Microwave transmission equipment sales continue to grow

The cumulative revenue for Microwave Transmission equipment in the next five years is forecast to be $18 billion, which is 12 percent higher than the revenue achieved in the last five years, according to a recent report from Dell’Oro Group.“Demand for Microwave Transmission gear is on the upswing,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President of Dell’Oro Group. “The growing number of 5G rollouts occurring globally is feeding the need for more wireless mobile backhaul....

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Dell’Oro: Campus Switch Sales to Exceed $100B for 2023-2027

More than $100 billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to Dell’Oro Group, which is raising its outlook for the 2023 revenue growth while, at the same time, revising its forecast for 2024 to show a steeper decline than projected in its prior forecast.“Given the sustained high level of backlog combined with the unexpectedly rapid improvement in supply, we have raised our revenue forecast for 2023 to show a high-single digit growth in this market. It is worth noting that this projection comes despite a tough comparison...

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Xcel Energy deploys Nokia private LTE

U.S.-based Xcel Energy will deploy a Nokia private LTE network to help modernize grid operations to better serve customers across the company’s eight-state service area. TNokia will design and integrate the network leveraging Xcel Energy’s choice of Anterix 900 MHz spectrum based on the Nokia Modular Private Wireless (MPW) solution combined with Nokia Operational Support Systems (OSS). The solution will leverage Xcel Energy’s existing high-performance...

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ZEDEDA adds remote access services to its edge orchestration

ZEDEDA, which offers an edge orchestration solution, introduced a suite of Edge Application services providing remote access, inventory and configuration management, and Kubernetes management.The first service in the suite, ZEDEDA Edge Access, enables IT administrators and platform operations teams to access any remote device from any location. It provides secure access, control and audit tracing for edge deployments.ZEDEDA Edge Access offers access...

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Padtec joins Fiber Broadband Association

Padtec S.A. has joined the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), an association that brings together operators and companies from several countries that operate in the telecommunications sector – specifically, in the optical fiber segment. The entity's objective is to promote the adoption and advancement of optical transmission technologies in Latin and North America, stimulating technological innovation, as well as new business models and applications.“The...

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