Samsung to receive up to $6.4B of CHIPs Act funding for Texas fabs

Samsung Electronics will receive up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.The proposed investment is expected to boost Samsung’s existing presence in Texas. This incluses two new leading-edge logic fabs, an R&D fab, and an advanced packaging facility in Taylor, as well as an expansion to their existing Austin facility. Samsung is expected to invest more than $40 billion dollars in the region in the coming years, and...

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Qunnect's Polarization Qubit Distribution on NYC's GothamQ Network

 Qunnect, a start-up specializing in quantum-secure networking, announced a major technical achievement with its GothamQ quantum network in New York City. Utilizing existing commercial fiber optic cables, GothamQ has exceeded previous performance benchmarks by effectively distributing polarization-based quantum entanglement. The network demonstrated exceptionally high rates of preservation and fidelity, underscoring the capability of Qunnect's...

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SURF readies 800G for CERN's Large Hadron Collider update

SURF, the collaborative organisation for IT in Dutch education and research,  successfully reached a single carrier 800Gb/s optical transmission using Nokia’s photonic service engine technology.The trial was conducted over a 1648 km point-to-point fiber link connecting Amsterdam and Geneva, crossing Belgium and France. The fiber link is part of the SURF-network, which connects national research and education institutes in the Netherlands, such...

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Ericsson commends Trade and Technology Council 6G Vision

Ericsson’s Chief Technology Officer, Erik Ekudden, has welcomed a new joint 6G Vision between the United States and the European Union.A recent transatlantic intergovernmental Trade and Technology Council (TTC) session, comprising senior representatives of the U.S Government and the European Union and industry experts, officially adopted a 6G Vision statement that focuses on technology challenges and research collaboration including microelectronics;...

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Moby deploys Ciena’s XGS-PON and uOLT pluggables in Calgary

Moby, an independent telecom provider and division of Western Fibre Communications Corp., is utilizing an XGS-PON solution from Ciena to provide residential connectivity services to subscribers in Calgary, the largest city in Alberta, Canada.Through its residential arm, Moby provides internet, TV, and phone services to high-density multi-family apartment and condo buildings. The network is using XGS-PON to make possible downstream and upstream speeds...

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Ekinops posts Q1 revenue of EUR 28.3M

 Ekinops reported Q1 2024 consolidated revenue of 28.3 m€, down as expected compared to Q1 2023 (-11%).The quarterly revenue was in line with the Q3 and Q4 2023 trend (27.8 m€ and 30.3 m€ respectively), in an economic environment that remains slow. The company cited a mixed performance across different product lines and regions, with growth in Access solutions offset by declines in Optical Transport and challenges in international markets.Here's...

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Ekinops acquires "5View" software from Infovista

Ekinops announced the acquisition of the "5View" software suite from Infovista, a key player in infrastructure management software for both mobile and fixed networks. 5View is renowned for its ability to analyze application performance across networks by collecting, storing, and aggregating real-time data. This enables detailed reporting for troubleshooting, managing service level agreements, and long-term network capacity planning. Importantly,...

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