Virgin Media Ireland is working with Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, to support the company’s three-year move to a full fibre network, and transition from traditional cable services to automated high-speed fibre broadband services. With the Blue Planet platform as the foundation of its network and service automation strategy, Virgin Media is able to deliver a better end-user experience and ultra-fast broadband connectivity for its customers. (more…)
September 25, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
goTenna, was awarded a 4-year, $99 million (€92.89 million) IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract with US customs and border protection (CBP). This small business innovative research (SBIR) phase III contract will provide US Border Patrol (USBP) and CBP enterprise with mesh networking capabilities, including radios and fixed relays, software solutions, training, services, and partner accessories. This suite of technologies will support overall communications in severe environments by enabling underpinning infrastructure that supports CBP’s common operating picture. (more…)
September 22, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
EE has unveiled its vision for customer centric home broadband service with the partnership with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. EE will roll out new in-home hardware in the future that will feature Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 platforms as part of its ongoing plans. This will deliver home connectivity to consumers across the UK. (more…)
September 21, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
NETGEAR Inc., has introduced Nighthawk Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System (MK93S), engineered for mesh Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) range and performance. The system, consisting of a router and two satellites, delivers 50% improved Wi-Fi performance over previous model and speeds up to 5.7Gbps (gigabytes per second). With quad-core 1.7GHz (gigahertz) processor and recent Wi-Fi 6E tri-band technology, it offers less congestion, ultra-low latency, and more bandwidth. (more…)
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Accenture Federal Services has won a $25 million (€23.36 million) digital transformation prime contract to modernise operations for Air Force Sustainment Centre (AFSC) including each of three air logistics complexes (ALCs) at Tinker Air Force based in Oklahoma, Robins air force base in Georgia, and Hill air force base in Utah. Using an approach that includes cloud, edge computing, and industrial internet of things (IIoT), Accenture Federal Services is creating IIoT enterprise platform for AFSC’s technology hosting environment for NextGen automation, a programme commonly referred to as ATHENA. ATHENA is central to air force’s plan to create “digital depot”, and modernise AFSC operations. (more…)
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Ericsson and Ooredoo Qatar deploy Ericsson Smart Connected Site solution. This solution will increase network’s energy efficiency and reduce the carbon emissions in network. (more…)
September 18, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Sophos announces Sophos AP6 Series to support shift to hybrid environments with a new generation of remotely managed Wi-Fi 6 access points. This new offering adds another component to Sophos’ secure access portfolio, which includes Sophos Firewall and Sophos Switch. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos (CFE TEIT) and SES announce delivery of voice and data services. These services are enabled by SES’s Mobile Backhaul solution to 400 underserved, remote villages and communities in Mexico. This connectivity will be delivered via SES-17 Ka-band satellite. (more…)
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The University of Liverpool’s project, has been awarded £9 million (€10.48 million) funding from department of science, innovation and technology. It aims to tackle challenge of poor digital connectivity in places where there is a high user demand such as busy railway stations, football matches or large concert venues. The Liverpool City Region High Demand Density (Liverpool City Region HDD) project aims to demonstrate benefits of open RAN (radio access network) technology to support large number of users accessing mobile and internet services in settings such as sports and music venues. (more…)
September 16, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Tarana Wireless, Inc., announced that Digital Alpha Advisors, has joined Tarana’s investor group. The $50 million (€46.92 million) up round led by Digital Alpha is focused on both accelerating Tarana’s growth in sales and deployment of G1 (generation 1), its next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform, as well as expanding R&D investment. This will thereby help to build on Tarana’s foundational advances in wireless broadband technology. Tarana’s valuation increase reflects the Tarana’s performance and market traction. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar