Nokia's Q1 sales drop 19% yoy as mobile operators reduce spending

Nokia reported Q1 2024 sales of EUR 4.667 billion, a drop of 19% yoy in constant currency (-20% reported). Q1 comparable diluted EPS amounted to EUR 0.09; reported diluted EPS of EUR 0.08.HighlightsMobile Networks DivisionThe Mobile Networks division faced significant challenges in the first quarter, with net sales falling by 37% in constant currency, primarily due to reduced spending in North America and India. The slowdown in India was anticipated...

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Napatech expands IPU Portfolio with 400GbE powered by Altera and Intel

Napatech disclosed the expansion of their IPU product line to include 400 GbE solutions based on the latest generation of technology from Intel and Altera.In 2023, Napatech developed the F2070X product line of production-grade hardware with turnkey software that delivers a 200 Gbps SmartNIC or IPU for a variety of top applications, services, and use cases. The products are based on Altera’s industry-leading IPU Platform F2000X-PL, anchored by the...

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Paratus powers Johannesburg-to-Lisbon route with Infinera

Paratus Group, a prominent network provider in Africa, has implemented Infinera's GX Series and FlexILS solutions to establish the express route with the lowest latency between Johannesburg and Lisbon. This route achieves a latency of 123 milliseconds and can support wavelengths up to 800G.The deployment utilized Infinera's technology on Paratus Group's newly finished 1,890-km express fiber link. This route stretches from Johannesburg to Europe,...

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Carrier looks to direct-to-chip liquid cooling opportunities

Carrier Ventures  investment and technology partnership with Strategic Thermal Labs, an Austin-area heat transfer research and development company with industry renowned expertise in data center liquid cooling. Carrier plans to leverage STL's groundbreaking technology for a liquid cooling solution for data centers. As part of the financial investment, Carrier will receive a board seat in STL, along with exclusivity for a highly differentiated...

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Vodafone Business appoints Marika Auramo as CEO

Marika Auramo has been appointed CEO of Vodafone Business, with effect from 1 July 2024.She joins from SAP, the global enterprise company, where she was Chief Business Officer for the EMEA region. In this role, Marika was responsible for driving the go-to-market strategy for SAP’s product portfolio across 89 countries and for managing 14,000 employees. Marika joined SAP in 1999 and has held a diverse set of leadership roles since then, including...

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Korea's KISTI deploys 600G Research Network with Ciena

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) has successfully launched the first 600G nationwide research network in South Korea using Ciena’s 6500 powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) programmable 800Gb/s coherent technology.The network is believed to be the first research network to provide long distance 600G capabilities in Asia.“With the recent increase in data-intensive science based on petascale or exascale data, many...

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Windstream extends fiber to Georgia data centers

Windstream Wholesale has expanded its fiber network to two prominent data centers, Ascent and Stack, located in Alpharetta, Georgia. By seamlessly integrating its operations into the Ascent data center located at 4905 North Point Parkway and the Stack Data center located at 3200 Webb Bridge Road, both in Alpharetta, Windstream Wholesale has effectively tailored its services to meet the requirements of this valued customer. This network expansion...

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