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04 October, 2022

ADVA launches pluggable 10G edge demarcation device

Munich, Germany – ADVA launched pluggable 10Gbit/s demarcation SFP+ device specifically designed for space-constrained environments. The ADVA NIDPlug+ enables high-speed demarcation in the field where it’s not possible to use a traditional device. Consuming less than 2.5 watts and requiring no additional floor space, the device provides enterprises and communication service providers (CSPs) with the comprehensive management capabilities needed to deliver strict SLA-based carrier ethernet. With standards-compliant performance assurance and service activation testing, it integrates into existing networks and enables MEF 3.0-compliant mobile and business services.

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04 October, 2022

Ericsson and Hiya aim to make spam and fraud calls a thing of the past

Ericsson and Hiya, the U.S-based, call performance management cloud, announced the creation of a new solution called Call Qualification. This will enable communications service providers (CSPs) to identify incoming spam and fraud calls attempting to connect to any of its subscriber base at the network level and block the call before it reaches the subscriber.

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04 October, 2022

Tech Mahindra unveils Google Cloud-led Telco Smart Analytics Lab for digital transformations

Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, announced its dedicated Google Cloud Telco Smart Analytics Lab in Milton Keynes, UK. The lab will aim to accelerate data-driven digital transformation for enterprises across diverse sectors, including the telecommunications industry.

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03 October, 2022

Mix-and-match, wildfires and peat bogs drive new markets

Technology alliances and new use cases are key to building opportunities in the 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) markets. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at some interesting developments in the past week.

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30 September, 2022

Ekinops delivers mobile backhaul connectivity with wire-speed testing to Stratus Networks

Ekinops, a supplier of optical transport systems and access network solutions, is delivering its 1651, a 10Gb/s ethernet access device, to Stratus Networks, a provider of wholesale and private fibre network solutions, based in Peoria Heights, Illinois, USA, for wireless backhaul connectivity.

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28 September, 2022

Mobile roaming cap to benefit Brits abroad

The UK has marked the first meeting of the UK-EEA EFTA Joint Committee, by signing a decision to cap charges for using data and making calls and texts in Norway and Iceland.

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26 September, 2022

NuCurrent develops new standard for wireless power consortium, bringing new PopSockets device to mass production

Chicago and Boulder, United States – NuCurrent, the global provider in wireless power technology, announced that it developed a new wireless transmitter architecture, the MP-A24 Qi design specification. The new standard utilises proprietary software to significantly reduce cost, simplify design and improve thermal efficiencies. PopPower 2, the second-generation of PopSockets‘ flagship wireless charger, to be mass-produced with this technology and hits shelves.

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22 September, 2022

Lumen invests in its sixth on-net subsea route across the Atlantic

Denver, 21 September 2022 – One year after Lumen Technologies established a new subsea fibre route between the U.S. and France, the company is again significantly increasing network capacity and diversity. Lumen is now investing in a fibre pair on Grace Hopper, a subsea cable system spearheaded by Google, between New York and Bude, Cornwall in the U.K. The Grace Hopper system will use Lumen landing station and infrastructure services at both locations.

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22 September, 2022

Charter Communications names Chris Winfrey president and CEO effective December 1

Charter Communications, Inc. has announced that Chris Winfrey has been named president and chief executive officer of Charter Communications, effective December 1, 2022. Mr. Winfrey has most recently served as Charter’s chief operating officer after more than a decade as Charter’s chief financial officer. As CEO, Mr. Winfrey will report to Charter’s board of directors.

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21 September, 2022

Quickline and Cellnex UK partnership brings access to lightning fast broadband to 53,000 more properties

Rural internet provider Quickline Communications and telecoms infrastructure provider CellnexUK are celebrating providing access to lightning fast broadband to 53,000 more homes and business in the first year of their partnership.

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