SK Telecom surpasses 1 million 5G subscriptions
SK Telecom has surpassed 1 million 5G subscriptions. The carrier launched its commercial 5G service in April. SK Telecom also highlighted its "5G Cluster" - an advanced 5G environment for...
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TE intros QSFP-DD connectors, cages and cable assemblies for 400G
TE Connectivity (TE) introduced its new Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) connectors, cages and cable assemblies, which address next-generation data center needs by increasing density through an...
Microsoft’s cloud revenue up 39% yoy, Azure up 64% yoy
Microsoft reported revenue of $33.7 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, up 12% compared to a year earlier. Net income was $13.2 billion GAAP and $10.6 billion non-GAAP,...
BT to sell London head office for £210M
BT has agreed to sell its London head office building to a private real estate developer for £210 million. BT will lease back the facility for a number of years....
Support for 5G NR in 3.5 GHz CBRS Band
The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) has approved support for the 5G NR air interface in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. This approval is a key step in providing...
Next Gen Central Office (NGCO) puts x86 servers at the core
In this episode of our NGCO series, Alex Quach, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Wireline and Core Networks Division, talks about how telcos are reinventing the central office...
AT&T to move most non-network workloads to public cloud by 2024
Microsoft and AT&T announced an extensive, multiyear alliance under which Microsoft will be the preferred cloud provider for non-network applications. Specifically, AT&T will provide much of its workforce with Microsoft...
Dell’Oro: Coherent DWDM market to hit $16B by 2023
Driven by 200+ Gbps wavelength shipments, the coherent DWDM revenue is forecast to reach $16 billion by 2023, according to Dell’Oro Group. “The 100 Gbps growth cycle is behind us,”...
Ericsson gets a boost from 5G in North America and NE Asia
Driven by 5G growth in Networks in North America and North-East Asia, Ericsson reported Q2 sales of SEK 54.8 billion, up 10% from the same period in 2018 and up...
Deutsche Telekom kicks off 5G rollout
Deutsche Telekom has kicked off its 5G rollout in Germany and expects to have 300 5G antennas in more than 100 locations online by the end of the year. The...
Crown Castle raises its financial outlook
Crown Castle reported Q2 site rental revenues of $1,238 billion, up 6% from $1,169 billion for the same period a year earlier. Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than...
ADTRAN reports Q2 sales of $156.4 million, up 22% yoy
ADTRAN reported preliminary revenue of $156.4 million for Q2 2019, compared to $128.0 million for the second quarter of 2018. Net income is estimated to be $5.1 million compared to...
8×8 acquires Singapore’s Wavecell for CPaaS
8x8, which now claims over 1 million users for its cloud-based voice, video, chat and contact center solutions, has acquired privately-held Wavecell Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS)...
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