Thursday, August 17, 2023

Ericsson hits 5.7 Gbps with first downlink 6CC data call

Ericsson a record download speed of 5.7Gbps for the world’s first 6CC (component carrier) data call.The data call was achieved using three FDD (frequency division duplex) bands combined with three TDD (time division duplex) bands in sub-6GHz, enabled by Ericsson RAN Compute hardware, state-of the-art carrier aggregation software, and innovative Advanced RAN Coordination functionality.The 3FDD + 3TDD carrier aggregation testing was carried out in...

Digital Realty offers high-density colocation with 70 kilowatts per rack

Digital Realty has begun offering high-density colocation services tuned for high-performance computing (HPC) configurations.Key Features:High-density support: supports workloads of up to 70 kilowatts per rack.Cooling: utilizes innovative Air-Assisted Liquid Cooling (AALC) technologies.Global availability: solution supported in 28 markets across three regions, including North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.Extensible and sustainable: scale up and...

O-RAN Alliance adds 4 Open Testing and Integration Centres

The O-RAN ALLIANCE approved four new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in North America. OTICs are vendor-independent, open, and qualified labs approved by the O-RAN ALLIANCE that issue awards in the O-RAN Certification and Badging Program, so that operators can deploy products at scale and with confidence. The new labs include:Northeastern University - the OTIC at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern...

Lumentum: AI will drive demand for EML and CW lasers for 800G

Lumentum reported revenue of $370.8 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 1, 2023, with GAAP net loss of $60.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share. This compares with revenue of $422.1 million for the same period last year.“With generational upgrades in the backbone of the network and increased customer activity for AI in the data center, we expect year-over-year Telecom and Datacom growth in calendar 2024,” said Alan Lowe, President and...

Keysight posts sales of $1.38 billion, flat yoy

Keysight Technologies reported revenue of $1.38 billion for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023. flat compared with last year, and up 1 percent on a core basis. Non-GAAP net income was $393 million, or $2.19 per share, compared with $363 million, or $2.01 per share in the third quarter of 2022.“Keysight delivered solid third quarter results, demonstrating the strength of our portfolio and the resilience of our financial model,” said Satish Dhanasekaran, Keysight’s President and CEO. “Despite near-term macro challenges, Keysight’s diversified...