Nokia and ZCorum have created a DOCSIS Provisioning Adapter (DPA) application to help cable operators simplify their transition to fiber networks. The DPA lets operators continue to use their existing DOCSIS-based provisioning systems to provision Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) and subscriber services on ITU-standard Passive Optical Networks (PON). As more cable operators upgrade to fiber … Read more

The UK and South Korea have jointly awarded funding to a winning project that will deliver a new 5G-powered public transport experience. A total of £2.4 million has been allocated to support this innovative underground transport initiative, with each government contributing £1.2 million. Digital Minister Margot James announced the selected project as 5G RailNext. 5G … Read more

A new internet standard, L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable throughput), has been successfully validated in real-world tests by Vodafone and Nokia Bell Labs. In laboratory trials that simulated a heavily congested fibre-to-the-home broadband connection using Wi‑Fi, the partners cut latency from about 550 milliseconds to roughly 12 milliseconds. When the same scenario used … Read more

New research finds that CityFibre’s full-fibre rollout will deliver economic benefits exceeding £40 billion. The study, carried out by consultancy firm Hatch, examines a 15-year period and evaluates deployment across 285 cities, towns, and villages in England and Scotland. Improvements in productivity and innovation make up £22 billion of the projected benefits, as stronger connectivity … Read more

Fujitsu is launching an Open All-Photonics Network (Open APN) lab in Düsseldorf, Germany, to accelerate adoption of photonics-based networking technologies. Open from November 2024 to March 2025, this facility is Fujitsu’s first Open APN lab outside Japan. The company says the lab will support global promotion of its Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) vision, … Read more

Cloud Technology   Cloud computing is a transformative technology that enables businesses, institutions, and individuals to store, manage, and access their data remotely. Since cloud services became widely available, users have gained the flexibility to create reliable backups and restore critical information needed to run essential operations. Leading cloud consultants provide affordable, feature-rich suites of … Read more

Qualcomm’s Senior Vice President of Engineering has revealed that some of the company’s more ambitious OEM partners are pushing to launch 5G smartphones as early as late 2018. The broadly accepted expectation had been for 5G smartphones to arrive in 2019, but certain manufacturers and carriers are accelerating that timeline to get an early market … Read more

Ericsson and SoftBank have announced the next phase of their 5G trials at 28 GHz, following successful basic 5G tests at 4.5 GHz and 15 GHz in Tokyo. Launched in August 2016, the comprehensive 5G program initially tested base stations and user equipment using control signal feedback over mid-band spectrum at 4.5 GHz, a frequency … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/simpson33) Discussion about 5G will dominate next week’s Mobile World Congress, even though a universal definition and final standards are still evolving. Samsung and SK Telecom, however, are ready to demonstrate a practical vision of what 5G could become, based on their ongoing collaboration in research and development. Both companies have a long … Read more

Microsoft doesn’t manufacture traditional telephone hardware, but it is entirely possible to transform one of the world’s most widespread software suites into a full-featured phone system for your business. The key is Microsoft Lync, the name Microsoft assigned to Office Communications Server (OCS) in 2010. Lync Online, included with many Office 365 plans, is a … Read more