CHIPS for America allocates $3 billion for National Advanced Packaging

As part of the Chips for America program to drive U.S. leadership in semiconductors, $3 billion will be allocated to a new National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program.  The funding targets advanced packaging technology in the United States that can be deployed to manufacturing facilities, including recipients of CHIPS manufacturing incentives. An initial funding opportunity for this program is expected to be announced in early 2024....

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VMware is now part of Broadcom

In a strategic move, Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, combining its deep portfolio of networking semiconductors with VMware's leading position in networking virtualization software and services. VMware, which was founded in 1998 and is based in Palo Alto, California,  pioneered the development of virtualization technology, which allows multiple operating systems to run on a single physical server, thereby improving efficiency,...

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Telstra biggest spender in Australia's 3.4/3.7 GHz auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) announced the following results in its 3.4/3.7 GHz bands spectrum allocation process:Of 588 lots available, 574 were allocated to bidders. The allocation realised total revenue to the Commonwealth of $721,766,300.Mobile JV Pty Ltd won 44 lots of spectrum for $128,194,100.NBN Co Pty Ltd won 200 lots of spectrum for $14,384,600.  Optus Mobile Pty Ltd won 4 lots of spectrum for $33,539,600. Telstra...

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China Telecom and China Unicom employ digital twin for shared net

Working with ZTE, China Telecom and China Unicom used a digital twin to plan and managed shared network infrastructure during the recent 19th Asian Games, which were held in Hangzhou, China, from 23 September to 8 October 2023.The companies built a unified DTN (Digital Twin Network) featuring  centralized, transparent and proactive operation mode that assured performance to an audience of 600,000 visitors attending 48 matches held in 21 venues...

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MediaTek tests RedCap interoperability with Keysight

MediaTek completed 5G New Radio (NR) and 5G reduced capability (RedCap) interoperability development testing (IODT) of its 5G modem based on the 3GPP Release 17 (Rel-17) standard using Keysight’s 5G Network Emulation Solutions.The testing verified early identification, bandwidth part (BWP) definition, user equipment (UE) capability, radio resource management (RRM) relaxation, network control device-synchronization signal block (NCD-SSB), sounding...

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Prisma Photonics opens in Austin

Prisma Photonics, an Israeli startup which utilizes advanced optical fiber technology to monitor large scale power utility infrastructure,  opened its first US office in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, Prisma Photonics works with leading power utilities in the United States and Europe to deploy solutions that identify threats to transmission assets in real time while offering hyper-accurate line ratings to help utilities comply with US...

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