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Pilot Photonics Secures €10.4 Million in Funding from the European Innovation Council
A significant shift from electronics to photonics is underway, with more devices adopting light-based circuits in place of traditional electronic ones. Photonic circuits offer better power efficiency, support higher-bandwidth signal
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Ericsson Launches Innovation Challenge to Drive 5G Solutions for India's Societal Needs
Ericsson has announced the launch of its "Ericsson Innovation Challenge," a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and supporting technology solutions that address critical societal challenges through the application of 5G alongs
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Tower Semiconductor and Marvell Ship Over Five Million Coherent Photonic ICs
Tower Semiconductor announced that, in partnership with Marvell Technology, it has shipped over five million coherent photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to Marvell’s global customers. The coherent PICs address bandwidth and efficiency demands of AI-driven data center interconn
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Nokia Upgrades Autonomous Networks Portfolio with Agentic AI Capabilities at DTW26
Nokia announced multiple upgrades to its autonomous networks portfolio at DTW in Copenhagen. The updates introduce new agentic AI capabilities to help telecommunication providers simplify operations, improve network performance, and respond to complex traffic demands. The enhancements includ
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MediaTek and Samsung Complete First 3Tx 5-Layer 5G Uplink Test Reaching 670 Mbps
MediaTek announced a joint achievement with Samsung in which the two companies completed the industry’s first test of a 3Tx 5-layer uplink configuration. The test utilized MediaTek’s M90 5G modem platform together with Samsung’s virtualized RAN (vRAN), Massive-MIMO radios (MMU),
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MaxLinear Releases Washington 200G TIA for 1.6T AI Data Center Optical Interconnects
MaxLinear, announced the availability of its Washington TIA, a four-channel, 200G per lane transimpedance amplifier designed for 1.6T optical transceiver modules used in AI data center applications. The Washington TIA provides a low-power, low-noise linear analog front end for next-g
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Optical Satellite Communication Accelerates to $3 Billion Market by 2030 Amid Constellation Scaling
The optical satellite communication (OSC) sector is projected to reach $3 billion by 2030, driven by a surge in terminals from hundreds to thousands annually, according to a new report from Yole Group. The analysis covers the ecosystem's market acceleration, technological developments, and supply
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Sera Networks’ Vision: Transforming India into a Product-Driven Tech Hub
Interview with Joy Bhattacharya, Director of Technology at Sera NetworksAt the electronica India event held on September 18, 2025, in Bangalore, Srinivasa Reddy N, Editor of EEHerald, met with Joy Bhattacharya, Director of Technology for 5G, Data Center, Switching, Enterprise, Telecom, and Sy
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Broadcom Unveils Tomahawk Ultra: Ethernet Switch Optimized for HPC and AI with Ultra-Low Latency and Lossless Networking
Broadcom begun shipping its Tomahawk Ultra Ethernet switch, designed for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. The switch offers ultra-low latency, high throughput, and lossless networking to meet the demands of tightly coupled AI clusters and HPC environments. The Tomahawk Ul
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IEEE Recognizes Biswanath Mukherjee with 2026 Eric E. Sumner Award for Optical Network Innovations
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) named Biswanath Mukherjee, Distinguished Professor emeritus of computer science at the University of California, Davis, as the recipient of the 2026 Eric E. Sumner Award. The award, sponsored by Nokia Bell Labs, honors outstanding contribut
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Nokia introduces autonomous network fabric and expands Google cloud collaboration
Nokia announced the launch of its Autonomous Network Fabric, a suite of telco-trained AI models, integrated security, and AI applications designed to enhance network automation and support new service deployment. The platform unifies observability, analytics, security, and automation across netwo
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India advances Wi-Fi innovation with 6 GHz lower band delicensing
On June 19, 2025, the ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI) hosted an event in New Delhi, convening senior government and industry leaders to discuss the future of Wi-Fi in India, focusing on the delicensed 6 GHz spectrum band. The session addressed the economic impact of next-generation Wi-Fi techn
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