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EXATEL Chooses Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano ZR+pluggable for Multi Vendor Networks

Poland’s leading telecommunications network operator EXATEL has chosen Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 400G ZR+coherent pluggable transceiver to support its multi vendor Software Defined Networking (SDN) infrastructure, the country’s first open, decomposed architecture of its kind. Through this upgrade, EXATEL’s customers, including enterprises, government agencies, financial institutions, businesses, and service providers, will benefit from stronger, … Continued

Trump Tariffs may Exacerbate Risk of Layoffs for Nordic RAN Manufacturers

The Trump administration’s tariff policies are becoming a potential threat to Nordic RAN suppliers Ericsson and Nokia. Although the two companies remained cautious about the impact of tariffs during their earnings conference calls, analysts pointed out that tariffs could lead to a setback in their second quarter profits due to rising costs of components from … Continued

Are American Companies Ready for Acceleration of Copper Cable Retirement?

Although the FCC’s accelerated phasing out of copper cables is a historic opportunity to drive technological upgrades, it poses urgent challenges for businesses in the short term. When critical communication systems fail (rather than ‘if’), businesses may feel isolated and helpless like they are stranded on a deserted island. The notification period for the closure … Continued

Huawei will Trial Produce AI Chips to Benchmark Nvidia

The US restrictions have unexpectedly driven independent innovation among Chinese tech giants. According to The Wall Street Journal, Huawei is preparing to trial produce the new generation AI processor Ascend 910D, aiming to challenge Nvidia’s high-end chip products. It is reported that Huawei will receive the first batch of samples of the chip as early … Continued

NEC Achieves Long-distance Wireless Optical Communication Transmission over 10 Kilometers in Japan

NEC Corporation has successfully achieved Japan’s longest ground wireless optical communication, or free space optical communication (FSO), with a distance of over 10 kilometers. In addition, NEC has successfully built the tallest building in Japan, TOKYO SKYTREE ® FSO communication was conducted between the observation deck and a ground location approximately 3 kilometers away, representing … Continued

Lumen and Cloud Giants Have “Co-opetition” to Reshape Internet Architecture

At the recent Google Cloud Next conference, an unexpected name was repeatedly mentioned – Lumen, a US telecommunications operator. The company is promoting the comprehensive upgrade of Internet infrastructure in the United States through strategic cooperation with cloud service giants such as Google Cloud. Reconstruct the Internet infrastructure Dave Ward, chief technology officer of Lumen, … Continued

XLSmart Officially Becomes Third Largest Telecom in Indonesia

XLSmart, formed by the merger of XL Axiata and Smartfren Telecom, announced its official establishment in Indonesia, becoming the country’s third-largest user group operator with 94.5 million users.XLSmart announced in a statement last week that a new board team and new board members have also taken office, consisting of a mixed team of executives from … Continued

Cignal AI Survey: Optical Device Industry Under the Shadow of Trade War

The most discussed topic in the industry recently is undoubtedly the impact of the trade war and its tariff policies on the rapid growth of shipments of artificial intelligence devices and optical components. Current situation of tariffs on optical devices At present, the import of optical modules into the United States requires a 10% basic … Continued

US Fiber Broadband Industry may be Exempt from Tariff Impact

According to Jeff Heynen, Vice President of Dell’Oro Group, although the current tariff policy has caused many confusions, fiber broadband operators and their equipment suppliers may not need to worry excessively. Heynen pointed out in his blog that the most common fiber optic components such as PON optical line terminals (OLT), optical network terminals (ONT), … Continued

Nvidia Promises to Manufacture AI Chips in the U.S.

Nvidia announced that it has started producing its Blackwell AI computing chips at TSMC’s chip factory in Phoenix, Arizona. The company also plans to expand this production to other factories in Texas, including Foxconn in Houston and Wistron in Dallas. Nvidia stated that “mass production” at these locations will gradually increase over the next 12 … Continued

Shadow of US Tariffs Hard to Prevent Pursuing High Return Enthusiasm for AI

Las Vegas Google CLOUD NEXT Live – Despite concerns about rising costs caused by tariff policies, business decision-makers say that the astonishing return on investment (ROI) brought by AI still makes it difficult to resist. At the media roundtable meeting, when directly asked whether tariffs and economic uncertainty would change its AI strategy, Verizon、 Executives … Continued

Ciena Supports Microscan’s Digital India Program

The network upgrade of Ciena coherent optics will improve data center connectivity for enterprise customers. Microscan is a leading provider of fiber infrastructure and pan Indian national long haul (NLD) services. The company plans to deploy Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optical solution.The goal is to enhance the capacity, resilience, flexibility, and operational efficiency … Continued