The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) announced that the Open Transport Config & Control Project has just approved TAPI 2.1, the latest version of the transport API that delivers a photonic media model and flexible northbound Interface Read more…
Ciena announced that Japanese service provider QTnet will deploy its 6500 packet-optical platform to support growing demand with higher levels of network capacity, flexibility and resiliency. QTnet offers fiber optic cable, internet, video and broadband Read more…
Nokia is introducing new open software applications that it says enable operators to jump-start optical network digital transformation, better optimize and monetize networks, and speed-up service deployments. Nokia’s new WaveSuite apps leverage the new MEF Read more…
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) – the cross-industry community spearheaded by Facebook to develop open-source telecoms gear – has kicked off its third annual summit in London with some key announcements involving disaggregated cell site Read more…
Think 100GbE is too big a pipe? It may be surprising, but there is already consumption demand for bandwidth at 100GbE speeds. Here are three early deployment scenarios where 100GbE makes the most sense. Remember Read more…
Huawei Technologies has announced that China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) has announced that it will partner with Huawei to build a 5G-ready transport network covering 5G transport, enterprise private lines, and home broadband. Huawei says Read more…
Optical transport network (OTN) technology featuring high bandwidth, low latency, and long-distance transmission provides quality bearers for global operator networks. Using revolutionary technologies such as coherent communications, polarization multiplexing, and soft-decision error correction, 100G transport Read more…
Ciena announced that carrier-neutral subsea bandwidth supplier Hawaiki Submarine Cable has deployed its GeoMesh Extreme solution based on Waveserver Ai and various packet-optical networking platforms to deliver connectivity to Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands Read more…
Revenues for the optical transport network equipment market slipped 4% year-on-year to $3.5 billion in the second quarter of 2018 due to the ZTE supplier ban in the US, according to a recently published report Read more…
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) says that Vodafone has successfully completed a live network trial in Spain with the Facebook-designed Voyager optical “white box” as part of its work with TIP. An increased demand for Read more…
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