Tech Update: Rethinking networking for AI

Wondering how AI is transforming data center networking?https://youtu.be/IzmkDppguY8Shekar Ayyar, CEO of Arrcus, explains how:The rise of AI applications is causing enterprises to rethink their network architectures. These applications demand massive scale and flexibility, pushing the boundaries of traditional, rigid data center technology.Arrcus promotes the concept of flexible networking with their network operating system, ArcOS. This system can...

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OFS offers Fiber Solutions for America's Broadband Buildout

In support of the Build America, Buy America Act, OFC is kicking off  Fiber Solutions for America's Broadband Buildout emphasizing its well-established U.S. manufacturing capabilities. The program supports fiber broadband and middle-mile infrastructure builds under the Biden administrations BEAD initiative.For nearly five decades, OFS with its AT&T Bell Labs heritage has been at the forefront of optical fiber, fiber optic cable, and optical connectivity development and production in the United States. The company notes that part of its...

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Sandia Labs develops method to intregrate photonic devices on chip

Sandia National Laboratories has patented a method to create hybrid silicon devices: hybrid lasers and amplifiers made from both indium phosphide and silicon, and similarly modulators made of both lithium-niobate and silicon. The lasers generate light in the C-band and the O-band wavelengths, which are commonly used in the telecommunications industry.The Sandia team used many of the same tools found at commercial semiconductor plants.“We know our...

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Virtual connections on the Equinix Fabric surpass 50,000

Equinix reported Q2 revenue of $2.0 billion, up 11% over the same quarter last year or 14% on a normalized and constant currency basis. Net income was $207 million, a 4% decrease from the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower income from operations and higher income tax expense given a favorable tax settlement in 2022.“We continue to see momentum in our business as digital transformation accelerates the pace of innovation and changes the...

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Ericsson opens 5G manufacturing site in Penang

Ericsson inaugurated a 5G radio equipment manufacturing site in Penang, Malaysia.The production was inaugurated by Communications and Digital Minister YB Ahmad Fahmi bin Mohamed Fadzil (who was represented by Deputy Minister YB Teo Nie Ching), Penang Caretaker Chief Minister Tuan Chow Kon Yeow, and Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia, His Excellency Dr Joachim Bergstrom.Ericsson has been in Malaysia since 1965 and is rolling out the 5G network for Malaysia.In addition to delivering a world-class 5G network, the selection of Malaysia for manufacturing...

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Dell’Oro: PON equipment revenue to grow to $13.3 B in 2027

A new report from Dell’Oro Group predicts that sales of PON equipment for fiber-to-the-home deployments, cable broadband access equipment, and fixed wireless CPE will show a 0.2 percent Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2022 to 2027, as service providers continue to expand their fiber and DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 networks, while also increasing the reliability and sustainability of their broadband access networks.“After three consecutive years of tremendous...

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Georgia’s Cellfie Mobile awards 5G upgrade contract to Nokia

Tbilisi-based Cellfie Mobile (Cellfie) awarded an expansion contract to Nokia to modernize the mobile operator’s Georgia-wide 4G network and prepare the country for a 5G-ready future. Under the deal, Nokia will supply equipment from its 5G AirScale portfolio powered by its energy-efficient ReefShark System-on-Chip (SoC) technology. The deal will include its latest generation of, AirScale Baseband, and Remote Radio Head (RRH) products. Nokia...

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