QSFP28 and CFP: Out with the Old and in with the New

In this year’s Ethernet Alliance OFC demo, QSFP28 makes an appearance and CFP takes a bow. This reflects the trend in the industry to aggressively bring 100GE density up and costs down. CFP4 is half the width of CFP2, which is half again the width of CFP.

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Globecomm Systems Inc.

We provide robust connectivity for Land, Sea and Air transport of video, voice, and data with zero downtime to the most remote locations on Earth — under the most treacherous conditions. Our integrated satellite, fiber, cellular, and CDN infrastructure and services are entrusted to provide the smartest solutions for mission-critical RF and IP communications to Government, Maritime, Media, Enterprise, Energy, Wireless Mobile and IoT customers in over 100 countries.

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Data Center Networking

Ericsson’s 5G platform adds unique core and business communication capabilities

Article | July 5, 2023

To leverage the full benefits of 5G and cloud native investments, orchestration and automation are now a critical matter of business. Ericsson’s 5G platform is now being strengthened with new solutions that enable smarter business. David Bjore, Head of R&D and Portfolio, Business Area Digital Services, Ericsson, says: “Through our core networks, service providers can get to market faster and can capitalize on new services, through leading consumer and enterprise communication and monetization solutions, enabling them to stay ahead in the race for 5G business, today and tomorrow.”

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Unified Communications, Network Security

Ericsson researchers top 4.3Gbps downlink on 5G millimeter wave

Article | July 10, 2023

With a technical specification comprising 8 component carriers (8CC) aggregating 800MHz of millimeter wave spectrum, Ericsson engineers achieved delivery rates of 4.3Gbps – the fastest 5G speed to date. Ericsson Radio System Street Macro 6701 delivered data with downlink speeds of 4.3Gbps over-the-air to an industry partner test device during interoperability testing. The commercial solution, including network and terminal support, will be available to 5G consumers during 2020.

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5G

Intelligence Brief: How is 5G changing network ownership?

Article | May 18, 2023

5G necessitates a different network strategy. Unlike previous generations, 5G deployment is not only about adding more sites and increasing backhaul capacity. In fact, it is more about rethinking the whole network architecture to make it agile. The high capacity requirements of 5G will necessitate the use of small cells in cities and areas of high footfall (such as airports) to complement national macro networks. Private networks (for example to sell into enterprise customers) and the concept of a neutral host (such as for sports stadiums) are further examples of diversification.

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5G Needs Edge Computing to Deliver on Its Promises

Article | February 11, 2020

Edge computing will be a key enabler for 5G to deliver on its bandwidth and latency requirements. In the short term, it can enable developers to provide a “5G experience” at scale. In the long term, it will be necessary to optimise customer experience for real-time, data hungry applications. Telecoms operators have reported that 5G in the lab can deliver network speeds that are more than twenty times faster than LTE1. But, this does not reflect the experience of the average user. And 5G roll out in many countries will be limited in terms of coverage and capabilities for several more years, given that the ultra-low latency standards will only be revealed in 3GPP’s Release 16 later this year. This is why it is likely that, for 5G to deliver on its promises, it must be coupled with edge computing.

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Globecomm Systems Inc.

We provide robust connectivity for Land, Sea and Air transport of video, voice, and data with zero downtime to the most remote locations on Earth — under the most treacherous conditions. Our integrated satellite, fiber, cellular, and CDN infrastructure and services are entrusted to provide the smartest solutions for mission-critical RF and IP communications to Government, Maritime, Media, Enterprise, Energy, Wireless Mobile and IoT customers in over 100 countries.

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AireSpring Offers Managed SASE SD-Branch Network Solution

PRWeb | October 25, 2023

AireSpring, a leading global managed services provider and next generation aggregator specializing in Managed IT, Network Services, and Unified Communications, is pleased to announce that it now offers Fortinet's Managed SASE SD-Branch solution comprised of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) with SD-WAN, FortiAP Secure Wi-Fi Access Points, and FortiSwitch Secure Ethernet Switches. The complete solution now includes fully integrated and Managed Wi-Fi access points and switches for users and infrastructure accessing the internet and cloud applications—a necessity in today's business environment. With built-in security, intelligent application visibility and control, and streamlined compliance, Managed Fortinet SASE SD-Branch protects networks against threats while ensuring productivity and simplified network management. The solution helps solve local connectivity challenges and Wi-Fi interference and congestion issues--all managed under a single pane of glass, thus reducing the strain on IT teams. AireSpring's Managed Fortinet's SD-Branch solution offers a host of features and benefits, including: Cloud-native and cloud-hosted with end-to-end visibility. Unified management to simplify operations and ensure consistent policy enforcement and compliance. Seamless deployment, indoors and outdoors. A user-friendly interface. Simplified electrical power and Wi-Fi setup. Mesh networking to distribute Wi-Fi access across large spaces. Tri-Band Radio Access Point for connectivity using different frequencies. Optional on-site field services for site surveys, installation, and wiring. Optional LTE-based backup Managed Wireless WAN connection. Real-time proactive monitoring and remediation through our 24/7/365 network operations center. We're thrilled to introduce Fortinet's Managed Wi-Fi Access Point and Switch solution to our partners and their customers, stated AireSpring CEO Avi Lonstein. This industry-leading product is indispensable in today's Wi-Fi-reliant environment and, along with our personalized customer service, speaks to AireSpring's commitment to delivering crucial, customized solutions to enterprises with unique business needs. About AireSpring Founded in 2001, family owned and operated AireSpring is an award-winning global managed services provider and next-generation aggregator specializing in Managed IT, Network Services, and Unified Communications, serving thousands of businesses worldwide. AireSpring provides fully managed and connected end-to-end, next-generation solutions and personalized customer service to multi-location enterprise customers. Services include Global Managed SD-WAN and SASE, Managed Security, Unified Communications, SIP Trunking, and Global Business Internet. AireSpring offers its solutions through a diversified network of channel partners that includes technology solutions distributors (TSDs), managed service providers (MSPs), and value-added resellers (VARs). As part of its fully managed solution, AireSpring provides access to hundreds of carriers and cable companies in the US and around the globe, delivering a seamless single-source solution with one bill and one point of contact for AireSpring partners and their customers.

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Enterprise Mobility

Ettifos Launches the World's First SDR-Based 5G NR V2X Solution

Ettifos | December 10, 2020

Ettifos,a U.S.-based connected mobility technology startup, delivered the world's first Software based 5G NR V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything). Ettifos' technology obscures that of Qualcomm, the world's biggest correspondence chipset organization, by around one year. On the fourth of November, Ettifos held a showing of its product based 5G NR V2X sidelink modem arrangement at Pangyo Techno Valley's Start-Up Campus in Seongnam, South Korea. The showing was gone to by about 40 specialists from establishments, for example, the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), and LG Innotech. Through its exhibit, Ettifos displayed situations, for example, web based Full-HD video utilizing the 40MHz data transfer capacity for Sensor Sharing and exhibiting roughly 3ms inertness time utilizing advancements, for example, factor numerology to show Ultra-Low Latency. Ettifos' 5G NR V2X sidelink modem digresses from the current equipment innovation and rather depends on a product characterized radio (SDR) stage and had the option to execute the new C-V2X standard, finished this previous July, in only 5 months. This clears the street for potential industry ventures utilizing the 5G NR V2X sidelink's different capacities without sitting tight for the chipset-based 5G NR V2X module. Ettifos additionally reported that it intends to give a 5G NR V2X Developer Platform usable by research associations, cell specialist organizations, and V2X gear produces inside Q2 of 2021. Ettifos' CEO, Dr. Yong Je Lim, expressed that the "showing of a 5G NR V2X sidelink modem, the main SDR-based arrangement on the planet, is a beginning stage for situation approval in genuine street conditions" and "if genuine information for 5G NR V2X is gathered through a planned exertion between research organizations and organizations, South Korea gets the opportunity to be at the vanguard of the world's V2X market." The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as of late declared that they are receiving C-V2X correspondence over WAVE as the new V2X standard, reassigning the 5.9GHz recurrence all the while. South Korea's C-ITS industry has sent DSRC-based innovations, and keeping in mind that cell specialist co-ops and the Ministry of Science and ICT have since quite a while ago contended for the arrangement of C-V2X correspondence, it has been denied because of the absence of exact information. Actually, Singapore has been creating stages ready to deal with WAVE and C-V2X at the same time.

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Virtuosys Meshes Software with Hardware for MEC Platform

sdxcentral | February 12, 2018

The software component includes a management gateway for traffic routing. Data traffic that needs cloud-based analytics can be sent in that direction, while data that can be parsed through at the edge location can be handled on site. Rose noted this allows companies to better serve the low-latency needs of MEC. It can also save on operations costs by lowering the need to use backhaul resources to transport data to the cloud.

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Network Infrastructure

AireSpring Offers Managed SASE SD-Branch Network Solution

PRWeb | October 25, 2023

AireSpring, a leading global managed services provider and next generation aggregator specializing in Managed IT, Network Services, and Unified Communications, is pleased to announce that it now offers Fortinet's Managed SASE SD-Branch solution comprised of FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) with SD-WAN, FortiAP Secure Wi-Fi Access Points, and FortiSwitch Secure Ethernet Switches. The complete solution now includes fully integrated and Managed Wi-Fi access points and switches for users and infrastructure accessing the internet and cloud applications—a necessity in today's business environment. With built-in security, intelligent application visibility and control, and streamlined compliance, Managed Fortinet SASE SD-Branch protects networks against threats while ensuring productivity and simplified network management. The solution helps solve local connectivity challenges and Wi-Fi interference and congestion issues--all managed under a single pane of glass, thus reducing the strain on IT teams. AireSpring's Managed Fortinet's SD-Branch solution offers a host of features and benefits, including: Cloud-native and cloud-hosted with end-to-end visibility. Unified management to simplify operations and ensure consistent policy enforcement and compliance. Seamless deployment, indoors and outdoors. A user-friendly interface. Simplified electrical power and Wi-Fi setup. Mesh networking to distribute Wi-Fi access across large spaces. Tri-Band Radio Access Point for connectivity using different frequencies. Optional on-site field services for site surveys, installation, and wiring. Optional LTE-based backup Managed Wireless WAN connection. Real-time proactive monitoring and remediation through our 24/7/365 network operations center. We're thrilled to introduce Fortinet's Managed Wi-Fi Access Point and Switch solution to our partners and their customers, stated AireSpring CEO Avi Lonstein. This industry-leading product is indispensable in today's Wi-Fi-reliant environment and, along with our personalized customer service, speaks to AireSpring's commitment to delivering crucial, customized solutions to enterprises with unique business needs. About AireSpring Founded in 2001, family owned and operated AireSpring is an award-winning global managed services provider and next-generation aggregator specializing in Managed IT, Network Services, and Unified Communications, serving thousands of businesses worldwide. AireSpring provides fully managed and connected end-to-end, next-generation solutions and personalized customer service to multi-location enterprise customers. Services include Global Managed SD-WAN and SASE, Managed Security, Unified Communications, SIP Trunking, and Global Business Internet. AireSpring offers its solutions through a diversified network of channel partners that includes technology solutions distributors (TSDs), managed service providers (MSPs), and value-added resellers (VARs). As part of its fully managed solution, AireSpring provides access to hundreds of carriers and cable companies in the US and around the globe, delivering a seamless single-source solution with one bill and one point of contact for AireSpring partners and their customers.

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Enterprise Mobility

Ettifos Launches the World's First SDR-Based 5G NR V2X Solution

Ettifos | December 10, 2020

Ettifos,a U.S.-based connected mobility technology startup, delivered the world's first Software based 5G NR V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything). Ettifos' technology obscures that of Qualcomm, the world's biggest correspondence chipset organization, by around one year. On the fourth of November, Ettifos held a showing of its product based 5G NR V2X sidelink modem arrangement at Pangyo Techno Valley's Start-Up Campus in Seongnam, South Korea. The showing was gone to by about 40 specialists from establishments, for example, the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), and LG Innotech. Through its exhibit, Ettifos displayed situations, for example, web based Full-HD video utilizing the 40MHz data transfer capacity for Sensor Sharing and exhibiting roughly 3ms inertness time utilizing advancements, for example, factor numerology to show Ultra-Low Latency. Ettifos' 5G NR V2X sidelink modem digresses from the current equipment innovation and rather depends on a product characterized radio (SDR) stage and had the option to execute the new C-V2X standard, finished this previous July, in only 5 months. This clears the street for potential industry ventures utilizing the 5G NR V2X sidelink's different capacities without sitting tight for the chipset-based 5G NR V2X module. Ettifos additionally reported that it intends to give a 5G NR V2X Developer Platform usable by research associations, cell specialist organizations, and V2X gear produces inside Q2 of 2021. Ettifos' CEO, Dr. Yong Je Lim, expressed that the "showing of a 5G NR V2X sidelink modem, the main SDR-based arrangement on the planet, is a beginning stage for situation approval in genuine street conditions" and "if genuine information for 5G NR V2X is gathered through a planned exertion between research organizations and organizations, South Korea gets the opportunity to be at the vanguard of the world's V2X market." The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as of late declared that they are receiving C-V2X correspondence over WAVE as the new V2X standard, reassigning the 5.9GHz recurrence all the while. South Korea's C-ITS industry has sent DSRC-based innovations, and keeping in mind that cell specialist co-ops and the Ministry of Science and ICT have since quite a while ago contended for the arrangement of C-V2X correspondence, it has been denied because of the absence of exact information. Actually, Singapore has been creating stages ready to deal with WAVE and C-V2X at the same time.

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Virtuosys Meshes Software with Hardware for MEC Platform

sdxcentral | February 12, 2018

The software component includes a management gateway for traffic routing. Data traffic that needs cloud-based analytics can be sent in that direction, while data that can be parsed through at the edge location can be handled on site. Rose noted this allows companies to better serve the low-latency needs of MEC. It can also save on operations costs by lowering the need to use backhaul resources to transport data to the cloud.

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