Adtran launches FSP 3000 open line systems for the coherent optical edge

Adtran launched its FSP 3000 Edge OLS, an open line system designed for the new generation of coherent edge access, aggregation and metro networks. The platform is specifically engineered for the use of coherent transmission at the optical edge, including the recently introduced Coherent 100ZR, as well as 400ZR optics. 

Adtran says that by utilizing power-optimized wavelength broadcasting technology and a gridless architecture, its solution enables a simple and affordable optical layer with compact and flexible nodes that can transport any coherent signal and baud rate. 

The modular OLS supports multiple use cases, including linear, hub-and-spoke or tree topologies. The platform delivers single-degree functions in 1RU (add/drop, line amplification, OTDR, OSC). It features a carrier-grade and hardened design for outdoor deployments, enabling operation in extended temperatures range (-40°C to 65°C).

“At OFC, we showcased our world-first QSFP28 Coherent 100ZR, bringing robust, efficient and simple coherent technology to the edge of the network. Now we’re complementing this innovative transceiver with an OLS optimized for the cost-efficient transport of coherent technology at the optical edge. Providing maximum performance, it meets all critical demands of edge aggregation networks, including scalability, compact design, low power consumption, operational simplicity and extended temperature operation for outdoor deployment,” said Christoph Glingener, CTO at Adtran. “Our pioneering work at the network edge is creating whole new opportunities for service providers.”

“Our FSP 3000 Edge OLS offers a major boost to operators looking for an affordable way to tackle relentless growth in data traffic. Low-cost yet highly flexible, it can scale to transparently accommodate any line speed or baud rate. Now there’s a clear route to deploying an optical layer that leverages coherent transport technology, including 100ZR and 400ZR optics, and meets the stringent requirements of the new optical edge,” commented Henning Hinderthür, VP of product line management, Optical Networks at Adtran. “Our FSP 3000 Edge OLS harnesses advanced wavelength broadcast technology for new levels of power and cost efficiency. It’s also ready to be deployed anywhere from central offices to street furniture.

https://www.adtran.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/20230525-adtran-launches-new-fsp-3000-ols-to-unlock-the-coherent-optical-edge

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WSJ: Tipster in Ericsson's bribery case awarded $279 million by SEC

The tipster who reported Ericsson to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for bribery was awared $279 million under the government's cash-for-tips program, according to The Wall Street Journal. A tipster can be awarded between 10% to 30% of fines collected, depending on circumstances.

Ericsson resolved the case with the SEC in 2019, agreeing to pay a $1.1 billion fine. A subsequent issue led to Ericsson being fined an additional $207 million.

The identity of the tipster has not been disclosed.

(Paywall)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/record-279-million-whistleblower-award-went-to-a-tipster-on-ericsson-5af40b98?mod=hp_lead_pos6

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MaxLinear intros 2.5G Ethernet switches and eight port 2.5G Enterprise PHYs

MaxLinear introduced a new line of 2.5G Ethernet products, including new 2.5G Ethernet switches and eight port 2.5G Enterprise PHYs.

• MXL862XX 2.5G Octal Switch/PHY Key Features
• Integrated 16 port Switch with 10/100/1000/2.5GBASE-T PHYs (5 or 8 ports)
• Two optional 10G uplink ports (MxL862x2)
• Power: 6.5W/8 Port switch, 4.3W/5 Port switch, 5.5W/8 port PHY
• 400MHz ARC CPU: Web smart
• Unblocking wire speed switching
• Feature rich switch with VLAN, QinQ, QoS, traffic shaping
• BGA-277 12x12mm, 0.628mm pitch switch
• BGA-256 13x13, 0.8mm pitch 8 port PHY

MaxLinear will demonstrate its new 2.5G solutions at Computex 2023 in the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Nangang Hall 1- 4F, Booth M1413. The trade show takes place from Tuesday, May 30 – Friday, June 2.

"MaxLinear has a 20-year history of being an innovator and major supplier of Ethernet PHYs and switches," said James Lougheed, Vice President & GM, High Performance Analog at MaxLinear. "The 2.5G standard has continued to replace lower speed 1G solutions in the market with an exponentially increasing amount of end points adopting the technology. This new Octal Switch/PHY and Octal PHY family of products will now leverage all those upgraded end points by equipping small-medium business & Enterprise Switches with cost effective 2.5G PHY and Switch solutions.”

MaxLinear noted that it has shipped more than 1 billion ports of Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceivers and switches. 

https://www.maxlinear.com

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Broadband Forum issues TR-459 Issue 2 spec

The Broadband Forum announced the second issue of Technical Report-459: Multi-Service Disaggregated BNG with CUPS.

"TR-459 Issue 2 includes an additional layer of flexibility to manage subscriber resiliency, simplifying operations and streamlining provisioning and maintenance," said Jonathan Newton, Co-Director of the Access and Transport Architecture Work Area at Broadband Forum from Vodafone.

Any faults that can cause network outages can be navigated around as the new specification enables the brain of the network (known as the Control Plane, responsible for managing interactions with the customer home router) to intelligently determine whether a switchover to a new User Plane is needed. The User Plane carries network traffic and enforces policies such as Quality of Service (QoS).

“The latest release of the TR-459 standard will continue to drive standards-based interoperability between vendors, with Broadband Forum simplifying network transformation and ensuring more agility and flexibility for broadband operators,” said Craig Thomas, Vice President Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Broadband Forum. “Our work on a Multi-Service Disaggregated Broadband Network Gateway (DBNG) continues to make it easier to deliver fixed broadband services quickly to new and existing customers as the industry continues to transition and offers a migration path from legacy infrastructures to a future agile cloud native approach.”

Standardization of the Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS) for a Multi-Service DBNG enables the Control Plane from one vendor to control and manage the User Plane from another vendor. This builds a more diverse supply chain with a greater choice of Control and User Planes from different vendors leveraging the TR-459 standard.

Broadband Forum members showcased the important capabilities enabled by TR-459 Issue 2 as part of the CloudCO Demonstration at Network X 2022. The demo highlighted Subscriber Group Resiliency and switchover, and DBNG-User Plane traffic steering. The network monitored the subscriber traffic SLAs and when the SLAs were not being met, switched the subscribers to the backup DBNG-User Plane. Subscriber Group Resiliency minimizes network outages during any network faults.

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MaxLinear supplies PAM4 DSP for JPC's 800G active electrical cable

Taiwan-based JPC Connectivity has selected MaxLinear’s 5nm Keystone PAM4 DSP to produce 800G active electrical cables for hyperscale datacenters. 

JPC Connectivity will demonstrate the new cables at Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan from May 30 – June 2.

MaxLinear said its Keystone can yield up to a 40% power saving over competitor solutions. The Keystone 5nm DSP family has been designed to address both 400G and 800G applications and is the first generation to provide 106.25Gbps host side electrical I/O to match the line side 106.25Gbps interface rate. Variants supporting single mode optics (EML and SiPh), multimode optics (VCSEL transceivers and AOCs), and Active Electrical Cables (AECs) are all available and can be paired with companion TIAs to provide complete solutions.

“We’re excited to partner with JPC Connectivity on these new active optical cables,” said Drew Guckenberger, Vice President of High Speed Interconnect at MaxLinear. “Our Keystone DSPs offer a significant power advantage in this type of application, which is increasingly becoming a critical factor with hyperscale data centers.”

“Our new 800G cables using the low power, high performance Keystone DSP is designed to meet the market’s need for next-gen interconnect solutions as datacenters transition from passive DAC cables,” said Jessica Chang CEO at JPC Connectivity. “We are happy to have MaxLinear as a partner for this innovative new product.”

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Marvell posts revenue of $1.322 billion, seems AI as a growth driver

 Marvell Technology reported revenu of $1.322 billion for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2024, $22 million above the midpoint of the company's prior guidance and down 9% year-on-year. GAAP net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $(168.9) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $264 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. Cash flow from operations for the first quarter was $208.4 million.

"We delivered first quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $1.322 billion, above the midpoint of guidance, and are forecasting sequential revenue growth in the second quarter. We are expecting revenue growth to accelerate in the second half of this fiscal year, accompanied by gross and operating margin expansion," said Matt Murphy, Marvell's President and CEO. "AI has emerged as a key growth driver for Marvell, which we are enabling with our leading network connectivity products and emerging cloud optimized silicon platform. While we are still in the early stages of our AI ramp, we are forecasting our AI revenue in fiscal 2024 to at least double from the prior year and continue to grow rapidly in the coming years."

https://www.marvell.com/company/newsroom.html

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Microsoft: China's Volt Typhoon targets US critical infrastructure

Microsoft uncovered stealthy and targeted malicious activity aimed at critical infrastructure in the United States and carried out by Volt Typhoon, a state-sponsored actor based in China.

Microsoft alledges that this Volt Typhoon campaign is pursuing development of capabilities that could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia region during future crises.

The attack gains initial access to targeted organizations through Internet-facing Fortinet FortiGuard devices. From there, the attacker extracts credentials to an Active Directory account used by the device, and then attempts to authenticate to other devices on the network with those credentials. Volt Typhoon proxies all its network traffic to its targets through compromised SOHO network edge devices (including routers). Microsoft has confirmed that many of the devices, which include those manufactured by ASUS, Cisco, D-Link, NETGEAR, and Zyxel, allow the owner to expose HTTP or SSH management interfaces to the internet.

The National Security Agency (NSA) has also published a Cybersecurity Advisory [PDF] which contains a hunting guide for the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of this attack.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/05/24/volt-typhoon-targets-us-critical-infrastructure-with-living-off-the-land-techniques/

https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/24/2003229517/-1/-1/0/CSA_Living_off_the_Land.PDF

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Ayar Labs raises additional funding for optical I/O chiplets

Ayar Labs, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised an additional $25 million in Series C1 funding, for its work in silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity.

Ayar Labs uses industry-standard silicon processing techniques to deliver fast, high-density, low power optical I/O chiplets and multi-wavelength light sources. 

The new funding brings the company's total Series C raise to $155 million. The oversubscribed up round was led by new investor Capital TEN. VentureTech Alliance also entered the Series C expansion that included participation by previous investors Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, NVIDIA, and Tyche Partners. Existing strategic and financial investors include Applied Ventures, GlobalFoundries, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, Intel Capital and Lockheed Martin Ventures.

“We’re extremely pleased with the ongoing interest and financing we’ve received from leaders in the semiconductor industry,” said Charles Wuischpard, CEO of Ayar Labs. “This C1 adds sophisticated investor partners that will allow us to accelerate our strategic roadmap, and is further validation of our technology and plan to bring silicon photonics-based interconnect solutions to market at scale.”

NVIDIA, which participated in Ayar Labs’ earlier Series C raise in April 2022, increased its investment in the company.

“NVIDIA is reimagining the data center with integrated hardware, software and networking for accelerated computing,” said Craig Thompson, Vice President of Business Development, Networking Business Unit at NVIDIA. “Generative AI models with trillions of parameters are accelerating demand for this platform, which is why we are increasing our investment in Ayar Labs.”

https://ayarlabs.com/

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Tech Update video: Ayar Labs' Optical I/O Chiplets

How will optical I/O revolutionize data communications?

https://youtu.be/LP2-Y_TYPPE

Charlie Wuischpard, CEO from Ayar Labs explains:

• The benefits of optical communication brought closer to the source, replacing copper traces on motherboards with fiber optic communication
• Ayar Labs' chiplet using silicon photonics technology and micro ring resonators for efficient data transmission
• Applications in AI training, scale-out architectures, and data centers for improved performance and efficiency

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NVIDIA sees trillion dollar upgrade cycle for data center infrastructure

NVIDIA reported revenue for the first quarter ended April 30, 2023, of $7.19 billion, down 13% from a year ago and up 19% from the previous quarter.

GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.82, up 28% from a year ago and up 44% from the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.09, down 20% from a year ago and up 24% from the previous quarter.

“The computer industry is going through two simultaneous transitions — accelerated computing and generative AI,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA.

“A trillion dollars of installed global data center infrastructure will transition from general purpose to accelerated computing as companies race to apply generative AI into every product, service and business process. Our entire data center family of products — H100, Grace CPU, Grace Hopper Superchip, NVLink, Quantum 400 InfiniBand and BlueField-3 DPU — is in production. We are significantly increasing our supply to meet surging demand for them,” he said.

https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-financial-results-for-first-quarter-fiscal-2024

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Dell'Oro: Open RAN and vRAN growth slowed in 1Q 2023

Revenue growth moderated in 1Q 2023 for both Open RAN and Virtualized RAN (vRAN), according to a recent report from Dell'Oro Group. 

“Since both Open RAN and vRAN are still driven by a few large service providers, the slower growth in the first quarter was for the most part in line with expectations, reflecting more so the state of the 5G rollouts with some of the advanced operators than a shift in the overall Open RAN/vRAN market sentiment,” said Stefan Pongratz, Vice President with the Dell’Oro Group. “There are also signs that activity is improving beyond the early adopters but it will of course take some time for the sum of these smaller early majority type deployments to move the broader market,” continued Pongratz.

Additional Open RAN and vRAN highlights from the 1Q 2023 RAN report:

• After more than doubling in 2022, Open RAN revenue growth was in the 10 to 20 percent range in the first quarter while the vRAN market advanced 20 to 30 percent.
• Positive developments in the Asia Pacific region were dragged down by more challenging comparisons in the North America region.
• Short-term projections remain unchanged – Open RAN is still projected to account for 6 to 10 percent of the 2023 RAN market.
• Top 5 Open RAN suppliers by revenue for the 2Q 2022 to 1Q 2023 period include Samsung, NEC, Fujitsu, Rakuten Symphony, and Mavenir.

https://www.delloro.com/news/open-ran-and-vran-growth-slowed-in-1q-2023/

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Dell'Oro: MEC market fails to materialize

The Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market has failed to materialize as expected. Dell'Oro Group is is lowering expectations by more than 20 percent for 2023.

In addition, the China Mobile Core Network (MCN) market hit a steep decline in 1Q 2023 weighing down the total market.

“The MEC market is not reaching the potential market as expected initially. Except for China, the big promise for MEC was addressing the needs of Enterprises. Several factors are contributing to the slower uptake,” stated Dave Bolan, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “Some examples are: standalone private networks have garnered more attention and emphasis than MEC, which we define as extensions to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) networks; lack of applications with well-defined return-on-investment (ROI); competition from Hyperscale Cloud Provider (HCP), and upcoming Wi-Fi 7. We believe Enterprises are evaluating all of these choices before moving forward with more aggressive MEC deployments. As a result, we are lowering the MEC forecast for 2023 by more than 20 percent from our previous forecast.

“The China market’s growth rate had a steep decline in 1Q 2023 as its build-out of 5G Standalone networks reached maturity and is projected to end 2023 with a negative growth rate, a first since we started tracking the China market revenues in 2018. However, the Worldwide market, excluding China, in 1Q 2023, got the year off to a good start with the highest growth rate since 4Q 2019. We expect positive growth rates throughout the year with continuing buildouts of 5G Standalone networks,” continued Bolan.

Additional highlights from the 1Q 2023 Mobile Core Network and Multi-Access Edge Computing Report include:

• The top MCN vendors worldwide for 1Q 2023 were Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, and ZTE.
• The top MCN vendors worldwide, excluding China, for 1Q 2023 were Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia.
• The top 5G MCN vendors worldwide for 1Q 2023 were Huawei, Ericsson, ZTE, and Nokia.
• The report counts 43 Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) that have launched commercial 5G SA eMBB networks as of 1Q 2023.

https://www.delloro.com/news/

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DriveNets designs network fabric for large-scale AI workloads

DriveNets introduced a networking solution designed to maximize the utilization of AI infrastructures and improve the performance and utilization of large-scale AI workloads. DriveNets Network Cloud-AI aims for 30% improvement in JCT (Job Completion Time) of large-scale AI workloads, substantially improving resource utilization, while also supporting a standard Ethernet which allows for vendor interoperability and choice.

"AI compute resources are extremely costly and must be fully utilized to avoid 'idle cycles' as they await networking tasks," said Ido Susan, DriveNets co-founder and CEO. "Leveraging our experience supporting the world's largest networks, we have developed DriveNets Network Cloud-AI. Network Cloud-AI has already achieved up to a 30% reduction in idle time in recent trials, enabling exponentially higher AI throughput compared to a standard Ethernet solution. This reduction also means the network effectively 'pays for itself' through more efficient use of AI resources." 

"Network Cloud-AI provides balanced fabric connectivity between all GPUs in a cluster just as InfiniBand does," said Susan. "The difference is that Network Cloud-AI interfaces with servers on standard Ethernet. InfiniBand uses proprietary equipment which creates vendor lock on the networking and GPU level." 

DriveNets Network Cloud-AI is based on OCP's Distributed Disaggregated Chassis (DDC) architecture which is built on a distributed leaf-and-spine model designed to support service provider high-scale networks. Highlights:

• Scale - connects up to 32,000 GPUs at speeds ranging from 100G to 800G to a single AI cluster with perfect load balancing
• Maximum utilization - equally distributes traffic across the AI network fabric, ensuring maximum network utilization and zero packet loss under the highest loads
• Shortest JCT - supports congestion-free operations through end-to-end traffic scheduling, avoids flow collisions and jitter, and provides zero-impact failover with sub-10ms automatic path convergence
• Openness - is an Ethernet-based solution that avoids proprietary approaches and supports vendor interoperability with a variety of white box manufacturers (ODMs), Network Interface Cards (NICs), and AI accelerator ASICs

DriveNets said early trials by leading hyperscalers using Network Cloud-AI over white boxes with Broadcom's Jericho family chipset achieved up to 30% improvement in JCT compared to other Ethernet solutions. 

"Ethernet has proven time and again to be the best choice for all networking needs by enabling an open, healthy, and competitive ecosystem," said Ram Velaga, senior vice president and general manager, Core Switching Group, Broadcom. "Large-scale training and inference of AI models will benefit from networks that can perform at 100% utilization like DriveNets Network Cloud-AI. Broadcom's Jericho3-AI delivers an Ethernet network with perfect load balancing and end-to-end congestion management, resulting in significant reduction in job completion time compared to any other alternative."

https://drivenets.com/solutions/ai-networking/

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Farice lights Iceland-Ireland subsea cable with Ciena

Farice has deployed Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme submarine network solution to support its recently launched IRIS cable system connecting southwest Iceland to Galway, Ireland, with onward connectivity to the UK, Denmark, and the Nordics.

 The IRIS cable system, which went live on March 1, is a six-fiber pair trunk delivering 22Tb/s per fiber pair, for a total capacity of 132Tb/s, at 500Gb/s line rates. The 1,700km submarine cable is the third to connect Iceland to Europe, providing a diverse, high-capacity pathway for traffic flowing between the regions. 

For IRIS, Farice deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics, and Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller. Ciena Services provided consulting, systems integration, training, and optimization—and will perform maintenance services to ensure the network continues to operate at peak performance. Additionally, Ciena assisted Farice with upgrading terrestrial routes in Iceland for IRIS and DANICE to a protected ring system with a fast restoration using a ROADM-based GeoMesh Extreme architecture; DANICE was also updated to WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics.

"By deploying a third submarine network cable in Iceland, Farice has dramatically increased the redundancy and resiliency of connectivity in the northwest Atlantic. Route diversity and green energy capabilities will help make Iceland highly attractive to data center operators, cloud providers, and other businesses that require high-performance networking," states Thomas Soerensen, VP, Global Submarine Solutions, Ciena.

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Apple signs multiyear deal with Broadcom for 5G RF components

Apple signed a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with Broadcom for 5G radio frequency components — including FBAR filters — and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components. 

The FBAR filters will be designed and built in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major facility woth more than 1,100 employees.

“We’re thrilled to make commitments that harness the ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit of American manufacturing,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “All of Apple’s products depend on technology engineered and built here in the United States, and we’ll continue to deepen our investments in the U.S. economy because we have an unshakable belief in America’s future.”

Broadcom will continue to invest in critical automation projects and upskilling with technicians and engineers at the Fort Collins site. 

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/

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CoreSite expands in Silicon Valley and Denver

CoreSite announced the continued expansion of its Silicon Valley and Denver data center campuses. Plans include:

• 
  Silicon Valley: CoreSite is adding its ninth data center in Santa Clara, California. With the addition of the new 240,000-square-foot, purpose-built data center – known as SV9 – the company’s newest Silicon Valley data center campus will have 1.179 million total square feet of data center space. Located at 2915 Stender Way, SV9 will offer 34 megawatts of IT load with a new utility substation onsite. CoreSite has also completed the design and permitting process to add 3,420 square feet and 500 kilowatts of IT load to its downtown Denver (DE1) data center at 910 15th Street, one of the most interconnected data centers in the Denver metro region. Construction of SV9 is expected to be complete in 2024, preleasing is available now.
• Denver: Strategically located in downtown Denver, CoreSite’s DE1 and DE2 data center facilities deliver two network-rich data centers and the region’s largest peering exchange. The expansion at DE1 will increase the total square footage in CoreSite’s Denver campus to 37,420. CoreSite is pre-leasing the DE1 expansion, which will be available for customers in 2H 2023.

“With expansions in both our Silicon Valley and Denver markets, CoreSite is delivering on our long-term strategy to meet the ever-increasing data center capacity demands and interconnection requirements of our valued customers,” said Juan Font, President and CEO, CoreSite and SVP of U.S. Tower. “Our strong financial backing by Fortune 375 wireless infrastructure leader, American Tower, and private equity partner, Stonepeak, means we have the direct access to capital required to grow with our customers to anticipate and build solutions for their future needs.”

https://www.coresite.com/

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Nick Lippis ONUG perspective: Capex, Opex & Cloud Migration

Struggling to navigate the transition from hardware to software-based infrastructure? 

Nick Lippis, Co-Founder & Co-Chair of ONUG, explains:

– The shift from CapEx to OpEx and managing infrastructure you don’t own

– The rise of network and security teams in enterprise cloud infrastructure

– How ONUG provides tools, knowledge, and best practices for successful digital transformation 

See video: https://ngi.fyi/onugsp23-onug-nick

Check out the rest of ONUG Spring 2023 showcase here: https://ngi.fyi/onugspring23yt

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ATX cites safety of its supercapacitors for broadband

ATX Networks recently completed testing of its hybrid supercapacitor-based energy storage modules that demonstrate the solution’s ability to withstand excessive physical and electrical stress without creating a safety hazard or dangerous environmental conditions.

 The testing was conducted by Georgia-based testing laboratory Energy Assurance, part of the Element Materials Technology (Element) Group.

ATX claims that its next-generation energy storage medium is safer than alternative backup power sources, such as lead-acid and some lithium-based batteries, and less susceptible to catching fire or leaking dangerous chemical substances because they are electrostatic, rather than electrochemical.

 “Broadband service providers want assurances that the equipment they use to provide standby power throughout their networks will not ignite, leak or explode if mishandled or subjected to extreme conditions,” said George Goncalves, ATX’s Director of Energy Storage Product Management. “The Areca units continued to perform as expected with no cell damage and no instances of thermal runaway during any of the eight tests run on our hybrid supercapacitor units.”

https://www.atx.com

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Vietnam's VNPT deploys 10G fiber broadband with Nokia

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT) has begun deployment of 10G fiber broadband with Nokia. The initial rollout will connect 10,000 homes and businesses in the 8 largest provinces of the country. 

Nokia is providing fiber access nodes for the operator’s exchanges and fiber modems for end users’ premises. The deployment includes Nokia's 7360-FX Lightspan series access node (OLT) which supports multiple fiber technologies including GPON, XGS-PON, 25GS-PON and Point-to-Point Ethernet to deliver a wide range of services.

In September 2021, the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications launched the National Digital Transformation Programme with the goal that fiber internet infrastructure should cover 80 percent of households and 100 percent of communes by 2025.

Mr. Dang Anh Son, CEO at VNPT Net Corporation, said: “This project is our first step towards high-class FTTx services which meet our residential and business customers’ demand for higher bandwidth and service quality using the latest generation XGS-PON. Next step, VNPT will work with Nokia to deploy cloud-based network management systems for the XGS-PON and enhance customer experiences through digital transformation solutions.”

Rubén Morón Flores, Head of Market Unit Vietnam at Nokia, said: “We are proud to have been selected by VNPT for this important milestone of bringing 10G broadband to the country for the first time. The APAC region is the largest in the world for fiber broadband. Our multi-gig and multi-PON solution provides for incredible flexibility and scale. Vietnam has ambitious plans and we’re delighted to be part of them.”

Nokia notes that its Quillion chipset now has more than 250 operator customers around the world. 

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ADVA announces planned CEO transition

ADVA confirmed that Christoph Glingener will step down as CEO and transition to his previous role as CTO for ADVA effective June 30, 2023, and will continue as CTO for Adtran, to which he was appointed in January 2023. 

Tom Stanton will be appointed ADVA’s new CEO effective July 1, 2023, and will also continue as Adtran’s CEO. Tom Stanton was named Adtran Inc. CEO in 2005 and chairman of the board in 2007. 

https://www.adva.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/20230523-adva-optical-networking-se-announces-planned-ceo-transition

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