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Netnod adds 400GbE ports to two internet exchanges

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Equinix building third IBX data center in Warsaw

QTS plans to expand its Atlanta-Metro Mega Data Center Campus.

QTS expanding metro Atlanta data center campus

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Telefónica rolls out Telecom Infra Project’s Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway

DCSG is a 1RU, fully featured cell site router with a wide range of Ethernet connectivity options for client and network sides.

Delta launches AGCV208S series disaggregated cell site gateways

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The MU196040B PAM4 error detector module for the Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A series (shown here) enables 116-Gbps bit error rate tests.

Anritsu offers 116-Gbps PAM4 error detection via MP1900A

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Keysight Technologies offers N4891A 400GBASE FEC-aware compliance test system

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NTT Electronics offers TIP Goldstone open source OS for disaggregated coherent transponders

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Broadcom sampling BCM68650 10G PON OLT MAC family

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Fiber community gathers next week at 5G ‘flex point’

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Ribbon Communications to acquire ECI Telecom

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Inphi to buy eSilicon for custom electro-optics

LightCounting suggests that optical transceiver sales growth could return to a 15% CAGR next year -- provided a few conditions are met.

LightCounting foresees return to optical transceiver sales growth

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Is your Network Ready for 400GbE?

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Vodafone to extend FTTP footprint via Openreach fiber network

The deal will see Vodafone extend the reach of its Gigafast Broadband service offering, beginning with Birmingham, Bristol, and Liverpool next spring.

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Inphi to buy eSilicon for custom electro-optics

eSilicon provides complex FinFET ASICs, market-specific IP platforms, and 2.5D packaging products. The deal does not include eSilicon’s embedded memory IP (SRAM, TCAM, and multi-port memory compiler) and interface IP (HBM and HBI) lines.

DCSG is a 1RU, fully featured cell site router with a wide range of Ethernet connectivity options for client and network sides.

Delta launches AGCV208S series disaggregated cell site gateways

Delta is using this week’s TIP (Telecom Infra Project) Regional Summit in Amsterdam to launch a pair of platforms that comply with TIP’s Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG) specifications.

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ProLabs offers Clarity Auto-Tunable DWDM Transceivers

As its name implies, the SFP+ optical modules are able to tune to the required wavelength without host intervention when plugged into the host device and passive mux, says the company.

LightCounting suggests that optical transceiver sales growth could return to a 15% CAGR next year -- provided a few conditions are met.

LightCounting foresees return to optical transceiver sales growth

The market research firm states in its “October 2019 Optical Communications Market Forecast Report” that it expects to see revenues rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% from 2020 through 2024.

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Altran, Edgecore combine for virtualized broadband access networks

Altran and Edgecore Networks have partnered to create when they’re calling an “SDN-enabled virtualized access solution” that comprises a suite of “software frameworks.”

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Prysmian supplied fiber-optic cable for TPG Telecom’s Ten Gigabit Adelaide project

The project has made Adelaide a “10 Gbps connected city” by providing high-speed fiber network connections to local businesses as well as setting the stage for smart city applications.

The MU196040B PAM4 error detector module for the Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A series (shown here) enables 116-Gbps bit error rate tests.

Anritsu offers 116-Gbps PAM4 error detection via MP1900A

A new module, used in combination with the MP1900A series PAM4 pattern generator, enables engineers to accurately measure bit error rates of 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 800GbE communications equipment and devices.

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ProLabs optical transceivers achieve NEBS certification

Quality assurance test house Intertek performed the tests per GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE, ProLabs says.

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Microsoft, Nokia partner on cloud, IoT, artificial intelligence for service providers and enterprises

The combination will see Microsoft’s Azure, Azure IoT, Azure AI, and Machine Learning offerings combined with Nokia’s LTE/5G-ready private wireless, IP, SD-WAN, and IoT connectivity products.

euNetworks' new Super Highway 1 system runs from Dublin to the UK, including a submarine segment.

euNetworks’ Super Highway 1 links the UK and Ireland

The fiber-optic network services provider says the duct and dark fiber infrastructure system uses ultra-low-loss fiber to reduce cost per bit, while the system route will meet the needs of clients who want to transport multiple terabits of traffic.

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Connected2Fiber garners funding from Silicon Valley Bank

The company says it will use the funds to accelerate growth, enhance product offerings, and expand into new markets.

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Volta Networks VEVRE software to run on Delta Electronics switches

The collaboration includes Delta’s AGCV208S switch, which the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has selected for Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG) trials.

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GTT beefs up European fiber-optic network

The upgrades target both additional capacity and better performance in long-haul and metro infrastructure.