Crehan: Rapid growth ahead for 800GbE

According to the most recent Data Center Switch Long-Range Forecast Report from Crehan Research, 800 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switches will see rapid customer adoption and will surpass 20 million ports in annual shipments within four years – equating to the fastest ever data center Ethernet switch speed ramp (see accompanying chart). An expected key driver of the fast adoption is generative AI, which requires much higher networking bandwidth than...

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NTT & Nokia demo Dynamic Rerouting in Mobile Fronthaul

NTT and Nokia demonstrated mobile fronthaul between the antenna unit (Radio Unit/RU) and the control unit (Distributed Unit/DU) of a 5G RAN base station using the IOWN All Photonics Network (APN) architecture.The demonstration showed that latency remains within established mobile backhaul parameters even when the distance between RU and DU is about 25 km. It was confirmed that the RU and DU of 5G operate normally. This achievement will contribute...

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EU's Nostradamus targets quantum communications

The European Commission has tasked a group led by Deutsche Telekom, called "Nostradamus," with creating a quantum key distribution (QKD) test infrastructure. This project will assess QKD devices from European manufacturers. The consortium includes Thales, a leader in advanced technologies, and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, along with other industry and academic experts. Their work supports the development of EuroQCI, a secure, quantum-based,...

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EllaLink to connect French Guiana and continental Europe

A new 2,100km cable extension to the existing EllaLink cable will provide a direct fiber connection  between French Guiana, home of the European Space Centre, and continental Europe.This new submarine branch will land in Cayenne, French Guiana, and include 2 fibre pairs. The system will be built by Alcatel Submarine Networks and use state-of-the-art optical technologies such as a ROADM WSS branching unit, allowing direct connectivity without...

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Singtel adds Starlink connectivity to its maritime portfolio

Singtel is adding Starlink service to its portfolion of maritime digital offerings for ship owners and operators so they can innovate and tap into advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, edge computing, as well as access cloud-based solutions to improve safety, operational efficiencies, and crew well-being. Starlink is the first low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband service to be added to Singtel’s  portfolio of digital...

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