NTT and NEC demo wavelength path provisioning

NTT and NEC published results of a field demonstration of optical wavelength path provisioning technology based on IOWN.The tests demonstrated on-demand, high-capacity/low-latency connections among data centers through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) COSMOS testbed in the U.S. with Politecnico di Torino, Columbia University, Duke University, and Trinity College Dublin.The results were presented earlier this month at the European Conference...

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Elisa tests first Cloud RAN powered by in-line acceleration

Elisa completed a trial of Cloud RAN powered by In-Line acceleration at its headquarters in Finland. The test utilized Nokia’s commercial 5G Standalone RAN and 5G Core. The trial builds on Nokia’s anyRAN approach, which was introduced to ensure the feature richness, energy efficiency, and high performance of Cloud RAN compared to purpose-built RAN. Using In-Line layer 1 (L1) acceleration ensures each of these aspects while enabling flexibility...

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Orange and Vodafone test Open RAN in Romania

Orange and Vodafone have completed 4G calls over a cluster of shared commercial network sites in a rural area near Bucharest, Romania, based on Open RAN technology. This technological milestone follows the two companies’ announcement in February this year that they will build an Open Radio Access Network with RAN sharing in rural parts of Europe where they both have mobile networks. Open RAN technology decouples software and hardware functionalities....

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Qatar Airways picks Starlink for 350 Mbps in-flight service

Qatar Airways announced a partnership with Starlink to offer a complimentary high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity experience onboard specific aircraft and routes. Qatar Airways envisions that once the service is active, passengers will be able to enjoy ultra-fast Wi-Fi speeds of up to 350 Mbps for a variety of Internet-based services such as video streaming their favourite entertainment and sports videos, gaming, enriched web-browsing,...

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Deutsche Telekom delivers ESA Copernicus Data Space services

A new service from the European Space Agency (ESA) went live last month allowing anyone to access its Earth observation data.The new Copernicus Data Space service is supported by Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems division.Since January 2023, the Copernicus Data Space has been open to the public. The services include a range of open-source tools, to support users from novice to expert to professional. The browser provides the entry level with extensive...

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Amphenol to acquire PCTEL for $140M

Amphenol Corporation, agreed to acquire PCTEL for approximately $139.7 million in cash. PCTI stockholders to receive $7.00 per share in cash.PCTEL is a leading global provider of wireless technology solutions, including purpose-built Industrial IoT devices, antenna systems, and test and measurement products.“Today marks an exciting milestone for PCTEL as we join forces with one of the world’s leading antenna solutions companies in Amphenol,” said...

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Ericsson appoints Chris Houghton as COO

Ericsson announced the appointment of Chris Houghton as Chief Operating Officer (COO) . Houghton, who is currently Senior Vice President, Market Area North East Asia, has been with Ericsson for 35 years and brings deep institutional knowledge across key markets and operational areas of the business.Ericsson also announced the appointment of Åsa Tamsons to Head of Business Area Enterprise Wireless Solutions.  Tamsons currently serves as Senior...

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