OCP and JEDEC advance chiplet design

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) and JEDEC announced a collaboration to revolutionize chiplet design, manufacturing and integration.In a significant development, the integration of OCP CDXML into JEP30 has reached a critical milestone, enabling chiplet builders to provide standardized chiplet part descriptions to their customers electronically. This advancement opens the door to automating System in Package (SiP) design and assembly using...

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Nokia carries 800G single wavelength over 7865 km

Nokia announced two new world records in submarine optical transmission: 800 Gbps on a single optical wavelength at a distance of 7865 km – the distance between Tokyo and Seattle. Nokia Bell Labs achieved this milestone at its optical research testbed in Paris-Saclay, France.a net throughput of 41 Tbps over 291 km via a C-band unrepeated transmission system. This record was achieved by both Nokia Bell Labs and Nokia subsidiary Alcatel Submarine...

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CoreSite enables 50G between data centers and Google Cloud

CoreSite is now providing its colocation customers with the ability to create 20G and 50G virtual connections to Google Cloud and between CoreSite data centers.These enhancements to the Open Cloud Exchange (OCX), CoreSite’s leading software-defined networking platform, also reduce the time required for organizations to augment network capacity and support the next wave of high-bandwidth, low-latency hybrid applications such as artificial intelligence...

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DC BLOX opens Cable Landing Station in South Carolina

DC BLOX inaugurated its Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The new facility will offer a design capacity at full build-out of 125,000 sq. ft. and 19 MW of power. It can host up to five subsea cables and colocation space for network and cable operators, communications providers, local enterprises, and partners.Google has announced two subsea cables that will land at the DC BLOX Cable Landing Station including the Firmina...

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Nokia supplies nationwide optical backbone for du in UAE

Nokia has supplied a 400G national optical backbone network for du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC). du's new optical backbone network will leverage Nokia’s fifth-generation super-coherent Photonic Service Engine (PSE-Vs) and CDC-F ROADM technology to ensure efficient delivery of 400G wavelengths throughout the UAE. The Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) feature of the new network will help du to dramatically...

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Aliro Quantum attracts investment from Accenture

Aliro Quantum, a start-up based in Boston developing entanglement-based secure quantum networks, has attracted an equity investment from Accenture. Financial terms were not disclosed.Aliro, spun out of NarangLab at Harvard University, includes world-class experts in quantum and classical networking and is leading the charge in quantum network development by offering the foundational technologies needed for organizations around the world to build...

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Commscope debuts enterprise-class Wi-Fi 7 by Ruckus

CommScope introduced an enterprise-class Wi-Fi 7 access point (AP)—the R770 from its RUCKUS Networks division.The RUCKUS R770 platform is driven by RUCKUS AI, a cloud service for network assurance and business intelligence to enhance Wi-Fi 7 network resilience. RUCKUS AI simplifies network management by presenting key information to operators, improving network visibility, speeding up problem solving, meeting service level agreements (SLAs) and ensuring...

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NTT DATA and IP Infusion offer disaggregation for network operators

NTT DATA and IP Infusion are collaborating for go-to-market open networking solutions to bring enhanced disaggregation, scalability, and choices to network operators.Specifically, NTT DATA will offer IP Infusion Cell Site Routers, Routed Optical Networking, Aggregation Router and Data Center software products, including bundled solutions, on a broad portfolio of white box hardware.This collaboration for expanding broad connectivity was initiated...

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Mitsubishi Electric to Invest in Coherent's new silicon carbide business

Mitsubishi Electric will invest US$500 million (approx. 75 billion yen) in Coherent Corp.'s new silicon carbide (SiC) spin-off.Mitsubishi Electric said it is aiming to expand its SiC power device business by strengthening vertical collaboration with Coherent, who has been one of its suppliers of SiC substrates.The electric vehicle market is expanding worldwide and is one of several emerging applications driving the exponential growth of SiC power devices, which offer lower energy loss, higher operating temperatures and faster switching speeds than...

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