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Nokia launches 6G Lab in India
Nokia has recently unveiled the establishment of a cutting-edge 6G Lab at its Global R&D center in Bangalore, India. This initiative is geared towards expediting the advancement of foundational technologies and inventive applications supported by 6G technology, with the ultimate goal of meeting the
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Marvell showcased its 200 Gbps-per-lane electrical I/O at the 2023 OCP Global Summit
Marvell Technology showcasing its cutting-edge PAM4 DSP technology, which enables a remarkable 200 Gbps per lane transmission over electrical channels, at booth B13 at the ongoing OCP Global Summit. Marvell said it is going to play a pivotal role in the development of 200G/lane active electrical
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Wi-Fi Alliance starts Wi-Fi 6E certification program
Wi-Fi Alliance certification for Wi-Fi 6E, the latest standards delivering higher speed and lesser congestion is now available to deliver interoperability for devices operating in the 6 GHz spectrum. Wi-Fi 6E certification enables worldwide interoperability of Wi-Fi 6E devices. The 6GHz band ad
2 min readD-Link to use Sigma's CG5300 G.hn chipsets in its powerline products
D-Link collaborating with Sigma to develop an advanced powerline product line for home use, where users can enjoy high-speed internet for online gaming, Ultra high definition 4K (UHD) video and high quality Voice and Video-over-IP calls. G.hn technology offers a single standard for connecting n
2 min readNeoPhotonics sells its low speed transceiver products to China based APAT
Optical communications component maker NeoPhotonics to sell its Access and Low Speed transceiver product assets to Shenzhen, China based APAT Optoelectronics Components Co., Ltd. The assets include the IP, inventory and fixed assets for NeoPhotonics’ PON products including GPON and GEPON transceive
2 min readvirtual spending to exceed physical networks by 2019, says ABI
ABI Research forecasts that NFV spending for the virtual mobile packet core, which includes the Virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) and virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS), will exceed that of that of physical network functions by 2019, topping $8 billion by 2021. Network functions virtualizati
3 min readHigh speed merging: Inphi to acquire ClariPhy
The high-speed mixed signal semiconductor supplier Inphi to acquire another high-speed chip maker ClariPhy. Both are in to the high speed networking area with complementing product offering. Inphi is in to the areas such as optical interconnect components which includes Trans-impedance Amplifier
3 min readBroadcom enters FC SAN product market by acquiring Brocade
We have seen semiconductor companies trying to be very vertical-focused by selling off some of their businesses but here we have news where semiconductor chip vendor Broadcom has entered into product/box area. Broadcom has acquired an enterprise storage company called Brocade Communications Systems
3 min readEnea to acquire Qosmos
System software expert Enea to acquire Paris based network intelligency software company Qosmos. Enea has acquired this company for an approximate price of 52.7M EUR. "I am proud to announce this highly complementary acquisition, which provides a significant and attractive extension of our portfo
2 min readAquantia and GlobalFoundries collaborate to deliver all copper 100Gbit/s networking
High speed network connectivity expert Aquantia is collaborated with GlobalFoundries to create 100Gbit/s bandwidth all-electrical copper connectivity to connect networking devices between racks upto a distance of 3 Meters. Basically, this will compliment longer range optical connectivity solutions u
4 min readFujitsu develops low power consumption tech for 5G
Fujitsu Laboratories built a prototype wireless unit incorporating inter-subarray coding technology. It helps to achieve high-speed transmissions for 5G mobile wireless base stations and access points in excess of 10 Gbps but consuming less power. In verification tests, the prototype successfully tr
3 min readISDB-S3 compatible demodulator chip for 4K and 8K satellite digital broadcasts
Sony commercialized what it claims as industry's first demodulator LSI and tuner modules meeting ISDB-S3 (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting for Satellite, 3rd generation) standard for 4K and 8K satellite digital broadcasting. ISDB-S3 capable of transmitting twice the amount of data compared
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