#OCPSummit23: 800ZR/ZR+ OSFP for Regional Data Center Interconnects

 A new class of 800 Gbps ZR/ZR+ coherent pluggable optical modules are about to arrive on the scene for connecting data centers across metro and regional distances. Radha Nagarajan, SVP and CTO, Optical and Cloud from Marvell, gives us the run down:These new pluggable modules are designed to convert a switch or a router into a transport platform, capable of connecting data centers with a single hop up to 120 km or multiple hops up to several...

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#OCPSummit23: Future Tech Symposium - AI, Quantum, Sustainability

 Wondering how to get involved in the future of technology and showcase your innovative ideas to a global audience? Lesya Dymyd, OCP Future Tech Symposium Chair from Open Compute Project, explains:The Future Technology Symposium is a global forum that invites industry professionals, researchers, and startups to submit papers, attend, and present their work to a global audience. The symposium covers five technological tracks including data center...

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SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom develop LLM for telcos

SK Telecom (SKT) and Deutsche Telekom will jointly develop an industry-specific language model (LLM) to serve as a digital assistant in customer service.SKT and Deutsche Telekom plan to collaborate with AI companies such as Anthropic (Claude 2) and Meta (LLaMa2) to co-develop a multilingual – i.e, German, English, Korean, etc. - large language model (LLM) tailored to the needs of telcos. They plan to unveil the first version of the telco-specific...

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Telefónica Tech opens Virtual Data Center in Barcelona

Telefónica Tech is expanding its global Virtual Data Center (VDC) service with the launch of a new node in Catalonia in the Terrassa (Barcelona) data center. Telefónica Tech will now be able to offer companies and local administrations a cloud service, managed or self-managed, integrated with communications, security, hosting and housing solutions in the same data center.The ‘Virtual Data Center’ service, based on technology from multiple leading...

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NBN Co cuts wholesale prices despite inflation

NBN Co’s new wholesale prices, which come into effect on 1 December 2023, will see significant reductions in the prices of entry level and higher speed tiers.The 12/1 Mbps Basic Bundle, which has been discounted by $10 to be available for a wholesale price of $12. The 25/5 Mbps product has been discounted by $9 and will be available for a wholesale price of $26.The 50/20 Mbps product, will see a $5 wholesale price increase to $50, however, it...

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Batelco to provide 400G International Capacity Service

Bahrain-based Batelco, part of the Beyon Group, announced the launch of a new 400G wavelength service.Batelco collaborated with Ciena to elevate its solutions capabilities and provide higher capacities to its customers which include wholesale providers, hyperscalers, enterprises, data center operators, and content providers. Commenting on the launch, Batelco Chief Global Business Officer, Hani Askar said, “We were pleased to attend Capacity...

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MaxLinear targets sub-5-watt home routers and gateways

MaxLinear has achieved substantial improvements for idle and active power modes using its Wi-Fi 7 XGS-PON reference platform, setting the stage for more environmentally sustainable home networking using sub-5-watt home routers and gateways using its Wi-Fi 7, tri-band 4+4+4, XGS-PON silicon. At its demonstration at this week's Network X event in Paris, MaxLinear will show how its Wi-Fi 7 platform consumes no more than 5.7 watts of power while...

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Gemtek supplies Wi-Fi 6 PON gateways based on MaxLinear

Gemtek introduced two new mid-market Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 PON Home Gateway Units (HGUs) – TB-362 and TB-380 - powered by MaxLinear's  G-PON and XGS-PON PRX chipsets.Gemtek is also using MaxLinear’s advanced Wi-Fi solutions, which includes the world’s first single-chip, tri-band Wi-Fi 7 SoC. MaxLinear's Wi-Fi 7 SoCs offer a single chip solution that helps to reduce board complexity, size, and BOM cost. Further, the single chip affords a seamless,...

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