Wi-Fi Alliance has established Wi-Fi Alliance Services as a wholly owned subsidiary to provide Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) services in response to industry demand. This is time for Wi-Fi industry and a compelling opportunity for newly formed subsidiary to serve a pivotal role in accelerating broad access to standard power 6 GHz spectrum operation once approved for commercial operation by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other national regulatory authorities. (more…)
August 7, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Oliver Tuszik has been announced as the next president of Cisco Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). With over 10 years of experience in Cisco, Tuszik most recently held the position of senior vice president of Cisco global partner sales and routes to market business, where he supported Cisco’s global ecosystem of partners and advocated for customer needs. Prior to this, Tuszik has over 25 years of management experience across Europe for Cisco, as CEO of Computacenter in Germany, and in various other IT companies. For Tuszik it is a homecoming, as he led Cisco Germany between 2013 and 2018. (more…)
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Iteris, Inc., announced that it has been awarded contracts for smart mobility, safety and sustainability projects by two agencies in the Midwest: Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organisation (IMPO) and Mid-America Regional Council (MARC). These projects represent expanded Midwest operations due to continued demand in the region. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Fay Jones MP recently joined up with some of the Openreach engineers that have been busy building a new fast fibre broadband network across her Brecon and Radnorshire constituency. She was given a tour of the work, which is making faster ‘full fibre’ broadband available to homes and businesses in the local area. (more…)
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EE has collaborated with several partners, including the Scottish Government, the Scottish Futures Trust, and WHP Telecoms, to deliver 4G connectivity across remote areas in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. This joint effort has led to the installation of 13 new 4G masts as part of the Scottish Government’s €28.75 million Scottish 4G Infill programme (S4GI), aimed at extending 4G infrastructure and services to rural areas that previously suffered from severely limited mobile coverage. (more…)
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Lumos and CPI Security are partnering to provide homeowners in the Southeast with fast total home Wi-Fi that will better support their customised smart home security systems. Lumos is the fibre optic internet and total home Wi-Fi service provider in the Mid-Atlantic. CPI Security is the privately held security and home automation company in the Southeast. (more…)
August 4, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Adtran announced that Openreach, a wholesale broadband network, has deployed its FSP 3000 open optical transport technology to enable its new Optical Spectrum Access 100G single enterprise service. Openreach’s new product offers a dedicated fibre link that empowers more UK businesses to harness point-to-point 100Gbit/s data transport. (more…)
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Vodafone has signed a services agreement to provide 4G connectivity for Britain’s smart meter network. The partnership between Vodafone and DCC (Data Communications Company) is an agreement for up to 15 years to build and operate 4G managed IoT (internet of things) connectivity for Britain’s smart meter network, which securely connects more than half of homes to energy suppliers and operators and is managed and run by DCC. (more…)
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The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has announced Erie County Community College is now offering FBA’s Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path) programme. The course will train skilled fibre technicians needed to expand local fibre networks in and around Erie, Pa., and connect their communities to high-performance broadband services. (more…)
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Nokia announces manufacturing of fibre-optic manufacturing of fibre-optic broadband network electronics products and optical modules in US. for use in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) programme. Using thin strands of glass to transmit data with light, fibre-optic networks have become the backbone of digital economy and are used to connect everything to fast gigabit data services. Seventy percent of fibre broadband lines in North America are powered by Nokia (more…)
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