Google's Umoja cable to link Africa with Australia

Google unveiled plans for a high-capacity terrestrial and subsea cable system passing through Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, including the Google Cloud region, before crossing the Indian Ocean to Australia.The Umoja cable, which is named for the Swahili word for unity, form a highly scalable route through Africa. Umoja’s terrestrial path was built in collaboration with Liquid Technologies.“Africa’s...

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NTT uses Telemetry + AI to Elevate the INDYCAR Fan Experience

 NTT and NTT DATA are revolutionizing the fan experience at the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, including the iconic Indianapolis 500, through the innovative use of racing data. Each race car is equipped with over 140 sensors, capturing more than 8 billion data points during the race. This data is transmitted with low latency through a robust network to the NTT Smart Solutions Platform, where it is analyzed in near-real-time. Advanced AI and predictive...

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VIGO Photonics secures funding for HyperPIC Project

Poland's National Center for Research and Development signed an agreement with VIGO Photonics to co-finance the HyperPIC project under the European Funds for a Modern Economy (FENG) program. This project, part of the integrated European IPCEI ME/CT initiative, aims to develop photonic integrated circuits for mid-infrared (mid-IR) applications. The European Commission approved public aid up to EUR 102.9 million for the project on June 12, 2023, with...

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Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce target Carbon Removal

 Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce have formed a coalition to identify and scale next-generation nature restoration projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.The Symbiosis Coalition will function as an advance market commitment (AMC)for nature-based removal credits in the voluntary carbon market. These companies have collectively committed to contract up to 20M in nature-based carbon removal credits by 2030 that have high certainty...

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Dell and Ericsson enter strategic partnership for RAN cloud

Dell Technologies and Ericsson have announced a strategic partnership aimed at combining their extensive industry expertise in telecom software, solutions, and support. This collaboration is designed to guide communications service providers (CSPs) through their radio access network (RAN) cloud transformation journeys, enabling them to achieve improved economics and agility while maintaining network reliability.According to a new study by MeriTalk,...

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Prisma Photonics names Tiffany Menhorn as Head of Sales, NA

Prisma Photonics, which leverages optical fiber  to monitor large-scale power utility infrastructure, appointed Tiffany Menhorn as Head of Sales, North America. FMost recently, Menhorn served as Vice President of Utility Solutions at Palmetto, a leading provider of energy intelligence data, where she helped utilities drive consumer adoption and commercialization of utility-sponsored third-party ownership of clean energy. Previously, Menhorn...

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Advanced Photonics Coalition forms Silicon Photonics Working Group

The Advanced Photonics Coalition (formerly Consortium for On-board Optics) is forming a new  Silicon Photonics Working Group with the goal of establishing ecosystem-driven standards.https://www.advanced-photonics....

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