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Broadband Forum Plugfest Tests 50G-PON and 25GS-PON Interoperability
The most recent Broadband Forum “Plugfest” focused on 50G-PON and 25GS-PON interoperability. The Plugfest was conducted with LANPARK and AT&T Labs at the latter’s Plano, TX facility. LANPARK is an independent laboratory located in Tours,…
Conterra Networks to Roll out 400 Gbps Wavelength Service for Carriers in Three States
Conterra Networks’ carrier clients in Texas, North Carolina and Louisiana are gaining access to 400 Gbps wavelength services. The services will be provided by Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) platform. Conterra also serves the education,…
Buy America: OFS Factory Creates 100 Jobs
Fiber optic manufacturer OFS has announced that it is adding 100 jobs at its Georgia manufacturing facility, where products meeting Buy America requirements are built. Some of these are union jobs, according to the company.…
Nokia Buy America Equipment Set to Hit the Market
Nokia’s first Build America, Buy America-compliant products have come off the manufacturing line of a Sanmina facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. The products are optical line terminal (OLT) cards that are used in fiber networks.…
AFL is the Latest Vendor to Tout Buy America Compliance
AFL, a manufacturer of fiber optic cabling and connectivity equipment, is the latest vendor to tout its compliance with Build America, Buy America requirements. The company is investing $50 million to expand its fiber optic…
Manufacturers Aim to Address the Dark Side of Quantum Technology
Quantum technology has the ability to do either harm or good depending how it is used, as news this week about quantum key management reminds us. Toshiba and Ciena demonstrated a quantum secure communications platform…
Buy America Supplier Options Set to Increase
At least two more companies have announced compliance with Build America, Buy America guidelines in recent weeks. The guidelines are designed to boost American manufacturing by specifying that equipment used in government funded broadband or…
In the Network Test World, VIAVI to Acquire Spirent
VIAVI Solutions is acquiring Spirent Communications plc in a cash offer that values the acquisition at £1,005 million, or $1,277 million based on Monday’s British pound sterling to U.S. dollar exchange rate, the two companies…
Astound 400G Wavelength Service Will Connect to Hyperscalers
Astound Business Solutions has launched 400G Wavelength, a commercial service focused on large carriers, educational institutions, enterprises and public sector organizations. The offering uses Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) 800G and WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n)…
Frontier NaaS Aims to Give Businesses “Hands-Off” Networking
Frontier has introduced an automated cloud-based and artificial intelligence-managed network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform. The service provider is collaborating with Nile, developer of enterprise networking technology. The NaaS offering, which will feature wired and wireless capabilities, is…
Wi-Fi Certified 7 Arrives as 233M Devices Are Forecast for 2024
The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced the availability of Wi-Fi Certified 7, which aims to ensure interoperability among Wi-Fi 7 devices. Wi-Fi 7 devices, already on the market, support a range of new features such as…
Understanding the Complexities of Buy American vs. Build America Buy America
Over the last year, there has been a significant increase in the number of federal broadband grant programs that require a domestic preference (“Buy America”) for the purchase of manufactured products. The problem, however, is…
