April 7, 2021 — EKINOPS (Euronext Paris – FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading supplier of optical transport and enterprise connectivity solutions, today announces it has been selected by TELUS, a world-leading communications and information technology company, to deploy network function…
AT&T said yesterday that it has deployed a disaggregated core router in a production environment – an accomplishment the company says is a “first.” Component maker Broadcom will provide silicon supporting the deployment but the other two key vendors that…
Dish plans to build a standalone 5G network are moving ahead, as the company today announced two key O-RAN vendors. The company said it will use radio units (Rus) from Fujitsu and cloud-native Open vRAN software from Altiostar Networks. The…
23 June 2020 — Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Nokia today announced that its Network Services Platform (NSP) has been selected by SDN Communications, a leading business-to-business broadband service provider in the South Dakota and southern Minnesota region, to provide dynamic…
May 28, 2020 — SAN JOSE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced a new partner program that enhances its ability to equip communications service providers (CSPs) with the expertise and solutions to meet and exceed subscriber demands. The new program enables the Calix…
Technology giant Microsoft said today that it plans to acquire communications software company Metaswitch. Microsoft sees opportunity for its Azure cloud platform in the communications service provider market, as a company executive explains in a blog post. “The convergence of…
April 23, 2020 — ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As DISH Network continues its buildout of the nation’s first software-defined 5G wireless broadband network, the company has entered into a multi-year agreement with leading network software provider Mavenir to deliver cloud-native…
Telecom equipment and software provider Ribbon Communications Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire, through a merger, ECI Telecom Group Ltd . (“ECI”), a provider of end-to-end packet-optical transport and SDN/NFV solutions for service providers, enterprises, and data center…
A central office pod, or CO pod, approach could reduce capital expenditures 40% and reduce operational expenditures 25%, according to a new report from management consulting firm Arthur D. Little. A CO pod approach involves using white box programmable switches…
Comcast Business yesterday announced collaborations with cloud security firms Fortinet and Akamai designed to help business customers protect their networks from hackers. The business communications arm of the broadband and entertainment conglomerate and Fortinet are working together to develop advanced…
Tech Mahindra says that it has expanded its strategic collaboration with AT&T. The goal is to accelerate the carrier’s IT network application, shared systems modernization and move into the cloud. It is a multiyear agreement. India-based Tech Mahindra is a…
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced Mahaska Communication Group (MCG) has deployed the AXOS® software platform to simplify network operations and meet future subscriber demands as it covers southeast Iowa with fiber. AXOS radically speeds up Mahaska’s…
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