Nokia and Orange achieve 800G on 6,600km Dunant subsea cable

Orange achieved a record 800 Gbps per wavelength transmission over the 6,600 km Dunant transatlantic subsea cable using the Nokia PSE-6s super coherent optics productized in the Nokia 1830 Photonic Services Interconnect – Modular (PSI-M). In the trial, Orange and Nokia demonstrated error-free performance at 800G over a 6,600km link between the cable landing stations at Virginia Beach, U.S. and St Hilaire de Riez, France and at 700G over a total...

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Dell'Oro: North American Optical Transport Market Declined in 3Q 2023

The North American Optical Transport equipment market contracted 4 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) in 3Q 2023, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. This is in contrast to the market outside the North American region where demand improved for a third consecutive quarter, growing 6 percent Y/Y.“The market dynamics are different in North America than other parts of the world because the supply chain and component crises resulted in a run for...

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Nokia responds to AT&T's vendor selection

Following the news that AT&T awarded a $14 billion contract to Ericsson, Nokia issued a statement expressing its disappointment and assesing its next steps.Specifically, Nokia now expects revenue from AT&T in Mobile Networks will decrease over the next 2-3 years. AT&T accounted for 5-8% of Mobile Networks net sales year-to-date in 2023. Nokia has previously announce plans to reduce its cost base, and these actions are expected to...

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MEF packages IP Services and API portfolio

MEF announced availability of its IP Services and API Portfolio featuring a range of new and existing MEF assets for SD-WAN services, cloud access and edge computing applications.The MEF IP Services and API Portfolio offers a suite of MEF-developed deliverables for NaaS services and solutions, including:IP service attributes and service definition standardsStandardized IP service and product schemas including new IP product and service data schemas...

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Nokia launches gigabit Multi-Dwelling Unit for cable operators

Nokia will add a MoCA Access solution to its Gigabit Connect portfolio, giving cable operators additional options for addressing customers in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) that are difficult to serve with fiber. Specifically, Nokia will resell MoCA from InCoax products as part of its Gigabit Connect solution which easily combines with Nokia’s PON OLT portfolio. The initial products offered include a one-port indoor/outdoor DPU serving up to sixteen...

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Adtran cites momentum for Mosaic One SaaS

Adtran cited rapid adoption of its cloud-based, Mosaic One software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, which optimizes network operations by utilizing AI-driven algorithms.  Its three dedicated portals - Care, Operate and Promote – enable service providers to manage complex deployments, reduce costs and deliver superior services to their subscribers. What’s more, Mosaic One is vendor- and technology-neutral, providing an all-encompassing monitoring...

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Deutsche Glasfaser awards optical contract to Ekinops

Deutsche Glasfaser (DG), a leading competitive service provider in Germany serving over 1.2 million private household, businesses and public institution customers and adding around 40,000 new homes passed per month, selected Ekinops as a single vendor. DG will deploy the Ekinops360 portfolio across all tiers of its optical transport network including the Core, Aggregation, and Central Office (street cabinet). Ekinops’ FlexRate™ 100G to 400G coherent...

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