Docomo launches multi-streaming on its 5G TV service
DOCOMO introduced a multistreaming capability for its "Hikari TV for docomo" service, making it possible to watch up to 7 programs simultaneously on a compatible Docomo 5G smartphone and app....
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Cisco to acquire ThousandEyes for real-time Internet visibility
Cisco agreed to acquire privately-held ThousandEyes, a provider of real-time visibility tools for the delivery of applications and services over the Internet. Financial terms were not disclosed. ThousandEyes, which is...
OpenRoaming envisions a globally available Wi-Fi federation
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) activated "OpenRoaming", a globally-available Wi-Fi federation with support from Boingo, Broadcom, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Google, Intel, Orange and Samsung, amongst others. WBA OpenRoaming offers an...
Investors pour $100 million into Ligado for its terrestrial L-Band network
Ligado Networks announced more than $100 million in new investments to begin taking the necessary steps to build 5G IoT networks. “With this new round of capital, we are better...
Zayo to supply diverse wavelength network to pharmaceutical company
Zayo has been selected to provide a diverse wavelength solution to a leading, global pharmaceutical company. The diverse wavelength solution will provide core network infrastructure and upgraded capacity to support...
VMware sales rise 12% YoY as subscription and SaaS revenue grows
VMware reported quarterly revenue of $2.73 billion, an increase of 12% from the first quarter of fiscal 2020. GAAP net income for the first quarter was $386 million, or $0.92...
OneWeb looks to increase its constellation up to 48,000 satellites
OneWeb, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, is now asking the FCC for permission to increase the size of its planned constellation up to 48,000 LEO satellites....
Marvell posts sales of $694 million citing growth in data center and 5G
Marvell Technology Group reported quarterly revenue of $694 million, which exceeded the midpoint of the company's guidance provided on March 4, 2020. GAAP net loss for the first quarter of...
Dell’Oro: Optical Transport Equipment sales for DCI up 13% in Q1
Sales of optical transport equipment used for data center interconnect (DCI) increased 13 percent year-over-year in 1Q 2020, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group,. The top three vendors...
Canadian court rules extradition process can continue for Huawei exec
A Canadian court has ruled that the extradition process of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to the United States to face fraud charges may continue. The question at hand was whether...
KKR to invest $1 billion in European data center venture
KKR, a leading global investment firm, will make a $1 billion equity capital commitment in the formation of Global Technical Realty (“GTR”), a build-to-suit and roll-up acquisition data center platform...
650 Group: Ethernet switch market dropped 10% YoY in Q1
The Ethernet Switch Market declined nearly 10% Y/Y on weak campus and data center results in 1Q20, declining to approximately $7 billion, according to a newly released report from 650...
GTT announces resignation of its CEO
Richard D. Calder will step down as president and CEO of GTT, effective on June 1, 2020. “We appreciate the many accomplishments Rick has achieved since joining GTT as CEO...
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