Communication
TTA and O-RAN ALLIANCE to cooperate on standardization of Open RAN
TTA and O-RAN ALLIANCE have officially announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement (CA) that enables the adoption of O-RAN ALLIANCE specifications to TTA standard. The agreement establishes a collaborative process through which individual O-RAN specifications will be selected and adopted by
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Mitsubishi succeed in meeting criteria for orbital demo of its laser module for space
Mitsubishi announced that all success criteria, including an additional success, were achieved without performance degradation during a six-month on-orbit demonstration of its laser source module after extensive evaluation. Mitsubishi Electric conducted the test last year with a module it developed
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Coherent launches CW DFB lasers for silicon photonics transceivers
Coherent launched new high-efficiency continuous wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers. Specifically engineered for silicon photonics transceiver modules, this innovative laser family represents a leap forward in indium phosphide (InP) laser technology. Designed to operate in the O-band (13
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Video surveillance, remote monitoring, and fixed wireless devices drive 5G RedCap IoT
ABI Research said it expects devices in Remote Monitoring and Control, Video Surveillance and Security, and Fixed Wireless Terminals to be the first to migrate to 5G RedCap. ABI forecasts between 2024 and 2029, approximately 50 million RedCap module shipments across these application segments, equat
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Mitsubishi starts sample shipment of 200Gbps PIN-PD Chip for optical-fiber comm
Mitsubishi to begin shipping samples of its new 200Gbps PIN-photodiode (PD) chip for use in next-generation optical transceivers to support 800Gbps and 1.6Tbps fiber communication from October 1 this year. The addition of the new receiver chip to Mitsubishi Electric's optical device lineup will enab
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ABI: Satellite IoT market to reach US$4 billion by 2030
The satellite Internet of Things (IoT) market is experiencing a remarkable transformation, driven by innovative technological advancements and a growing demand for global connectivity. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the satellite IoT market is projected to surpass 26
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TDK offers common mode filter for automotive Ethernet 10BASE-T1S
TDK has expanded its lineup of the ACT1210E Series (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 mm - L x W x T) of common mode filters for automotive Ethernet communication 10BASE-T1S. Mass production of this new common mode filter began this month, July 2024. The new ACT1210E-131-2P-TL00 filter lowers the line-to-line capa
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Tagore HP GaN SPDT switches with 550W peak power for Radar and Cellular Infra
Tagore Technology introduced the TS8728N and TS8729N asymmetrical reflective single-pole two throw (SPDT) switches designed for broadband, high-power switching applications. The new feature-rich switches offer best-in-class insertion loss, power handling, high linearity, and high isolation performan
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Optical transceiver market to reach $22.4 billion by 2029 from $10.9 billion in 2023
Yole reported that in 2024, the datacom sector is projected to experience an astonishing 45% year-over-year surge in the AI-powered optical transceiver market. The optical transceiver market saw a slight revenue decrease from US$11 billion in 2022 to US$10.9 billion in 2023 but is expected to rea
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Broadcom unveils 400G PCIe Gen 5.0 Ethernet Adapters for AI Data Centers
Broadcom announced its latest portfolio of highly-scalable, high-performing, low-power 400G PCIe Gen 5.0 Ethernet adapters to revolutionize the data center ecosystem. These latest products offer an enhanced, open, standards-based Ethernet NIC and switching solution to resolve connectivity bottleneck
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Marvell launches new Alaska P PCIe retimer to scale compute fabrics
Marvell announced expansion of its connectivity portfolio with the launch of the new Alaska P PCIe retimer product line built to scale data center compute fabrics inside accelerated servers, general-purpose servers, CXL systems and disaggregated infrastructure. The first two products, 8- and 16-lane
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MaxLinear unveil 2.5G Ethernet switches and PHYs
MaxLinear unveiled a new family of 2.5G Ethernet switches and PHYs where it launched 7-and 10-port switches and 8-port PHYs, with variants for consumer and industrial applications. The single-chip solutions offer a large packet buffer, low power consumption, and the broadest feature set available on
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