Snap to acquire Wave Optics for its AR waveguides
Snap Inc. will acquire WaveOptics, a start-up specializing in Augmented Reality lenses, for approximately $500 million.WaveOptics, which is based in ...
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Colt appoints Google Cloud exec as EVP of Strategy and Transformation
Colt Technology Services appointed Jaya Deshmukh as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Strategy and Transformation, reporting to Colt’s Chief Executive ...
Airspan to set-up 5G lab in Slough, UK
Airspan Networks plans to open a 5G Innovation Lab this month at its Slough, UK offices outside of London.The company ...
UK completes spectrum auction for 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz
Ofcom completed the assignment stage for its recent auction of 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz bands in the UK. Here ...
UK’s Network Rail invites private investment in railway fibre
Network Rail, which manages most of the railway network in Great Britain, is seeking up to £1bn in private sector ...
UK’s WPD Telecoms deploys Infinera’s XTM metro optical
WPD Telecoms, Western Power Distribution’s telecoms division, selected Infinera’s XTM Series metro optical platform for its high-capacity network, enabling delivery ...
UK to examine NVIDIA’s takeover of ARM
The U.K.'s Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, instructed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to begin an investigation into the proposed ...
euNetworks connects LSE with hollowcore fibre from Lumenisity
Lumenisity Limited, a start-up based in Romsey, United Kingdom, supplied its ultra low latency CoreSmart cable solution based on "NANF" ...
Vector Photonics secures funding for PCSEL-based semiconductor laser
Vector Photonics, a spin-out from the University of Glasgow, announced a £1.6m equity investment to commercialise its PCSEL-based, semiconductor laser ...
Openreach selects STL to supply millions of km of fibre
Openreach has selected Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) as a key partner to provide optical cable solutions for its 'Full Fibre' ...
OneWeb launches 36 satellites, bringing its constellation to 146
OneWeb confirmed the successful launch of all 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, bringing the company's in-orbit constellation ...
UK completes 5G spectrum auction
Ofcom, the official telecoms regulator for the UK,, completed an auction of 200 MHz of spectrum split across two bands:80 ...
Virgin Media tests Infinera XR optics – coherent optical subcarrier aggregation
Virgin Media has trialed prototype Infinera XR optics technology in its network in Reading, UK to send and receive data ...
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