BT Group announces that its start-up and digital incubation team, Etc., will, over the next two years, conduct technical and commercial pilots to convert or upgrade its street cabinets for electric vehicle charging units. The pilots will provide critical insight into the viability to scale EV charging to more locations across its estate. The cabinets are currently used for providing copper-based broadband and phone services, and will be decommissioned as the ambitious nationwide upgrade to full fibre progresses. (more…)
July 28, 2023
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ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) has announced establishment of its software development group, called OpenSlice. With this group, ETSI positions itself as a focal point for development and experimentation with network slicing. OpenSlice is creating an open-source, service-based operations support system (OSS) to deliver network slice as a service (NSaaS) in alignment with specifications from standards development organisations, including 3GPP, TM Forum, and GSMA. (more…)
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DZS, a global provider of access, optical and cloud-controlled software-defined solutions, has introduced DZS FiberWay designed to bridge the digital divide. Architected to meet the challenges of middle mile and last mile fibre networks both at present and in future, DZS FiberWay empowers service providers leveraging broadband stimulus programs to invest in solutions across the access, optical, subscriber and cloud edge that position them for sustainable success long after the awarded funds are spent. (more…)
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CYBRA Corporation unveils new case study showcasing RFID (radio frequency identification)-based tracking solution for health and sciences industry. Thermo Fisher required a foolproof inventory control system that would track the processing and transport of serum, which is kept in quarantine at sub-zero temperatures that require meticulous monitoring
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Ribbon Communications Inc has announced expansion of its ongoing relationship with Bandwidth, a global enterprise cloud communications company. (more…)
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Wireless networks supported more data traffic than ever in 2022, 73 trillion megabytes, marking the better year-over-year increase in history and growth, according to CTIA‘s 2023 annual wireless industry survey. (more…)
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Adtran has announced that MTC Technologies is using its Total Access 5000 (TA5000) 10Gbit/s fibre access platform to provide gigabit broadband services to customers in Southeast Iowa. Also featuring Adtran’s optical network terminals (ONTs), the new solution enables MTC Technologies to expand its footprint and deliver symmetrical, fast connectivity to more subscribers, including those in hard-to-reach rural locations. By connecting underserved communities, the energy-efficient and scalable full-fibre infrastructure is helping foster digital empowerment and breaking down the state’s digital divide. (more…)
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Nokia announced that it will work with U.S. energy provider Xcel Energy to help modernise grid operations to better serve customers across the company’s eight-state service area. The project will include the deployment of Nokia private LTE (long-term evolution) network technology, helping support secure, data connectivity and new levels of automation. The network technologies will back a growing mix of renewable power sources for Xcel Energy and optimise the delivery of electricity to its millions of customers. (more…)
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The Broadband Forum announced that it has launched an important upgrades to two standards. This will enable internet service providers (ISPs) to manage individual smart home applications separately, without the need for complicated firmware updates.
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Sky Broadband has unveiled Wi-Fi Max, its relevant Wi-Fi package yet. Ideal for modern connected homes, it comes with the Max Hub, which uses Wi-Fi 6 technology to provide Wi-Fi. This is backed by the UK’s Wi-Fi guarantee, of any provider, as well as the UK’s advanced network security. (more…)
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