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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

Google Plans to Achieve Fully Automated Operation of 2 Million Miles of Fiber Optic Network

At the Google CLOUD NEXT conference in Las Vegas, USA, Google is upgrading its fiber optic backbone network covering 2 million miles with the goal of achieving Level 5 autonomous operation by the end of this year. This means that in the future, the entire network system will be controlled by AI agents rather than … Continued

Why Analysts Misjudge Wave of Industrial Digitization

Another embarrassing analyst misjudgment report has been released.When the communication industry faces significant changes, well-known analytical firms always make laughable and erroneous predictions – which almost become industry benchmarks. In January of this year, Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for 4G/5G Dedicated Mobile Network Services” made a joke; this month, Deloitte’s latest telecommunications industry forecast report also … Continued

Trump Imposes Comprehensive Tariffs, Causing Sharp Increase in Cost Pressure

With the implementation of the new round of tariff policies by the Trump administration, market analysis agencies are intensifying their evaluation of their impact on various sub sectors. Although the specific implementation details and exemption clauses for key components such as semiconductors are not yet clear, the industry impact has begun to emerge. New Street … Continued

Nokia and Amazon Sign Patent Agreement

Nokia announced that it has signed a patent agreement with Amazon, covering the use of Nokia’s video technology in Amazon’s streaming services and devices. This agreement resolves all patent lawsuits between the parties in all jurisdictions. According to the agreement between both parties, the terms of the agreement, including financial terms, remain confidential.“We are pleased … Continued