BT and Mavenir take a look at Lumenisity hollowcore fibre
Lumenisity is a UK startup developing a new kind of fibre technology, which claims to reduce optical latency by 50%.
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Nokia picked to upgrade Swisscom’s optical transport network
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has been chosen by Swiss operator group Swisscom to bring the latest whizzy tech to its optical infrastructure.
Nokia revenues grow 9% as network infrastructure bet finally starts to pay off
Finnish kit vendor Nokia started 2021 with a bang, driven by a 28% increase in revenues from its network infrastructure business.
Telefónica turns to Huawei to boost its optical performance
Spanish operator group Telefónica has reminded us that Huawei remains a significant fixed line presence in Europe with a pilot of new tech.
Nokia gets some welcome Deutsche Telekom optical work
Finnish kit vendor Nokia will be pleased to have received some friendly vibes from German operator DT in the form an optical transport network modernization gig.
Vodafone has first go at Nokia 100G PON tech
Nokia Bell Labs has only gone and found a way to deliver 100 Gbps on a single Passive Optical Network wavelength.
Nokia trumpets China optical networking deal
Nokia has landed another optical transport networking deal with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the world’s biggest power company.
Nokia gets Rakuten Mobile optical transport gig
It’s all about the photonic mesh in the backhaul for Rakuten’s brand new mobile network, and Nokia’s switches are going to help make it work.
Cisco revamps networking platform with new silicon and software
US networking giant Cisco has unveiled a major refresh of its core technology, including a first-ever unified silicon architecture, a new OS and a new platform.
Ciena bags 20.5% growth perhaps thanks to Huawei dilemma
Optical networking company Ciena posted positive results for the first quarter of 2019, with total revenues of $778.5 million beating analyst expectations.
Nokia gets a big piece of China Mobile optical transport gig
The world’s biggest MNO – China Mobile – recently held a central bid to supply equipment for its regional optical transport network, in which it ranked Nokia top.
Nokia celebrates slowing decline
Q1 2017 was all about steadying the ship for Nokia and it speaks volumes about its competitive environment that a slower decline in revenues is viewed as a win.
Nokia and DT get a Terabit better at optical
Gigabit society – HA! We laugh at your feeble gigabit aspirations, inferred Nokia, DT and the University of Munich after demonstrating 1 Terabit-per-second transmission rates over fibre.
Huawei and Telefónica claim first SDN IP+Optical trial in Peru
Kit vendor Huawei and operator Telefónica have laid claim to the industry’s first ‘SDN IP+Optical’ trial network with real traffic following a migration of commercial user traffic in Peru.
ZTE announces record 2015 revenues on LTE and optical networks
Chinese networking vendor ZTE maintained its strong profit growth in 2015, but this time it was fuelled by a healthy jump in revenues as much as cutting overheads.
ZTE, Reliance to build 100G metro optical network
Chinese equipment vendor ZTE has clinched a deal to build a 100G optical transportation network (OTN) for Indian telco Reliance Communications.
China Mobile and China Unicom go all-in on Alcatel-Lucent infrastructure
An agreement signed between three parties will see giant operators China Mobile and China Unicom turn to Alcatel-Lucent for a hefty chunk of new infrastructure levying NFV, Cloud and SDN.
Coriant and Orange claim optical transmission record
Optical networking company Coriant has claimed new world records for optical transmission capacity and distance in partnership with French telco Orange.
Ofcom increases scrutiny of BT with dark fibre proposal
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has stepped up its efforts to reduce BT’s dominance of the UK fixed line market by announcing proposals that would oblige BT to open up its so called ‘dark fibre’ for use by competitors.
Ciena in $400m Cyan acquisition to grow virtualization portfolio
Optical network infrastructure specialist Ciena has announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Cyan Inc, a rival optical provider and software platform specialist. The terms of the agreement see an approximate $400 million value slapped on Cyan.
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