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5G

Qualcomm | October 26, 2020

While not an infrastructure vendor itself, Qualcomm is focusing more attention on the radio access network (RAN). This week the company announced additions to its small cell chipset portfolio with new 5G RAN semiconductor platforms designed to support open and virtualized architectures, and that span the different flavors of RAN infrastructure deployments. Widely known for its modems that power smartphones including 5G, Qualcomm already has a RAN line built for small cells. Its chipsets are pres...

Venturebeat | April 02, 2020

At one point, some observers believed that cellular and Wi-Fi technologies were locked in a zero-sum game, such that higher-speed 4G or 5G networks would eventually eliminate the need for Wi-Fi in transmitting data wirelessly. But as 5G transitioned from concept to reality, a more nuanced relationship became apparent: Wi-Fi would continue to have an important role, evolving alongside 5G, and possibly even intertwining with it. This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set an importa...

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Zyxel Communications | January 24, 2022

Zyxel Communications now is a member of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit operator-led consortium driving transformation of access and edge network infrastructure.Zyxel will join two of the foundation’s ongoing projects: VOLTHA and SEBA. VOLTHA is an open-source project creating a hardware abstraction for broadband access equipment. It supports the principle of multi-vendor, disaggregated, “any broadband access a service” for the central office. ...

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

SS8 | September 18, 2021

SS8 Networks, a leader in Lawful Intercept, Lawful Intelligence and Monitoring Center platforms, today announced the interoperability of SS8’s Xcipio and AudioCodes’ Mediant SBC lawful interception (LI) solution. SS8’s Xcipio is a standards-compliant LI mediation and administration solution engineered to meet 3GPP 5G standards. It handles both the lawful interception and handoff of communication intelligence data from within a telecom network. By completing SS8’s A...