Acacia demos coherent module for DCI, Metro and Long-Haul
At OFC 2018 in San Diego, Acacia Communications demonstrated its AC1200 Coherent Module, which supports transmission speeds of up to...
Juniper unveils 5G-ready metro fabric
At OFC 2018 in San Diego, Juniper Networks unveiled its new Metro Fabric architecture for simplifying service delivery through automation....
Ciena debuts packet aggregation switch and reconfigurable line system
At this week's OFC in San Diego, Ciena introduced a new 8180 Coherent Networking Platform and a 6500 Reconfigurable Line...
NeoPhotonics demos Nano-ITLA ultra-compact external cavity tunable laser
At this week's OFC in San Diego, NeoPhotonics is demonstrating its Nano-ITLA ultra-compact external cavity tunable laser. The NeoPhotonics Nano-ITLA,...
First 802.11ax Home Gateway ready for 6.5 Gbps Wi-Fi and 10G WAN
Qualcomm, KDDI, and NEC announced the shipment of the first draft 802.11ax home gateway product. The unit, which is based...
Google plans free public Wi-Fi in Mexixo
Google is launching free public Wi-Fi at locations across Mexico. Initially, Google Station will be available in 60+ high-traffic venues...
The tower companies will let us know when 5G rollouts gets real – part 2
Preamble: Network densification is a key premise of 5G architecture. Once the rollouts of 5G networks begin in earnest, we...
NTT DOCOMO picks Ericsson’s virtual infrastructure manager
NTT DOCOMO will deploy Ericsson’s virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) solution at commercial sites in Japan. The installation of Ericsson Cloud...
Trump blocks Broadcom’s proposed takeover of Qualcomm
President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting Broadcom from acquiring Qualcomm or proceeding with any substantially equivalent merger, acquisition, or...
Lumentum to acquire Oclaro for $1.8 billion
Lumentum agreed to acquire Oclaro for approximately $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Under the deal, Oclaro stockholders will be...
Infinera’s ICE5 optical engine to drive 2.4 Tb/s capacity, 600G wavelengths
Infinera unveiled its ICE5 Infinite Capacity Engine for powering its next generation of optical transmission systems. The company said its...
Broadcom’s Terabit Monterey Chip extends Ethernet to LTE and 5G Radios
Broadcom introduced a terabit-class Ethernet switching chip designed for high-capacity cellular fronthaul networks. The Broadcom Monterey Ethernet switch (BCM56670) targets...
GTT acquires Accelerated Connections, expanding across Canada
GTT Communications has acquired Accelerated Connections (ACI), a Toronto-headquartered provider of managed networking, voice-over-IP (VoIP) and colocation services, serving large...
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