The Wi-Fi Alliance has introduced a new naming scheme for the various generations of Wi-Fi technology in a bid to reduce confusion among consumers and increase sales of next-generation equipment.
Through the initiative, devices supporting the upcoming IEEE 802.11ax standard will be labeled as Wi-Fi 6. The naming convention will also be applied retroactively, with 802.11ac Wi-Fi to be renamed Wi-Fi 5 and 802.11n Wi-Fi to be designated as Wi-Fi 4.
Product vendors will be able to use the Wi-Fi 6 designation to identify the latest generation of Wi-Fi that a device supports, while service providers will be able to identify the capabilities of a Wi-Fi network for their customers.
In support of the new naming scheme, Wi-Fi Alliance will adopt the generational naming scheme for its certification programs. The Wi-Fi Certified 6 certification program will launch next year.more>>
Worldpay launches new cross-border payment options
UK-based Worldpay has introduced new payment solutions aimed at providing eCommerce businesses with more choices to disburse funds to partners and customers and across country borders.
Worldpay’s dynamic payment solutions combine the enhanced Worldpay Bankout solution, which now delivers 154 direct bank disbursement destinations (up from 65), and Worldpay FastAccess – enabled by Visa Direct.
With these payment options, partners and customers need no longer wait for days to receive funds or refunds as they now can obtain them via card in near real-time – through a mobile wallet or directly to a local bank account.
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India allocates license-free 5-GHz spectrum
The Indian government has freed up spectrum in the 5-GHz frequency band for use in the provision of license free Wi-Fi and short range 5G services.
The government has issued a notification stating that no license will be required to establish or operate wireless equipment for the provision of low power wireless systems including radio local area networks, in parts of the 5-GHz band, India's Economic Times reported.
The directive covers spectrum in the range of 5150-MHz to 5250-MHz; 5250-MHz to 5350-MHz; 5470-MHz to 5725-MHz; and 5725-MHz to 5875-MHz, and is designed to support short range communications such as for providing coverage for apartment buildings or shopping centers.more>>
Exhibition
APC Press Conference Will be Held in Beijing on November 19 Press conference of Asian-Pacific Optical Fiber and Cable Industry Association (APC) will be held in Beijing Jingyi Hotel on November 19, 2018.
Asian-Pacific Optical Fiber and Cable Industry Association is an international association focusing on the optical fiber and cable industry. It is committed to establishing and maintaining the healthy global ecology of optical fiber and cable industry; extensively developing communication and cooperation with international organizations related to optical fiber and cable business; and boosting the product research & development, business expansion and rational planning related to optical fiber and cable industry. more>>
Electric Networks of Russia 2018 International Forum Electric Networks will be a key event in the electricity industry. Russian and international industry leaders will meet on the same platform to discuss the prospects and global trends of modern smart energy development, the main stages of building an intelligent network infrastructure and the necessary legislative and regulatory framework for this.
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Record Breaking Attendance at IWCS 2018 Annandale, VA (October 30, 2018) IWCS, producer of the International Cable & Connectivity Symposium, the premier venue for new technologies in cable and connectivity products, processes and applications, welcomed attendees to the 67th annual conference in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 14 through 17, 2018. IWCS 2018 in Providence had record-breaking attendance in all aspects of the Conference. Overall registration increased by more than 20%, relative to the average of recent years. Participation in the Professional Development Courses was almost double the average of previous years. The Supplier Exhibition, with 105 Exhibitors, attracted an increased attendance of over 45% greater than the average of previous years. more>>
Vendor/Device
Rakuten completes 5G trials in 28-GHz with Nokia
Japan’s Rakuten Mobile Network said it has completed over-the-air 5G trials in the 28-GHz frequency band using equipment provided by Nokia and Intel.
The trials were carried out from June in a shielded room at the Nokia Kawasaki Technology Center located in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, using Nokia AirScale base station and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform.
Infinera, Telia announce 600G breakthrough
Telia Carrier and Infinera have teamed up to achieve a new milestone in bandwidth. In an announcement this morning, the two revealed what they bill as the first real-time 600Gbps wavelengths in a live production network.
The trial took place on Telia's fiber between Palo Alto and San Francisco, a short hop for a big payload. It leveraged Infinera's latest ICE5 technology, which features 64QAM and 69 gigabaud operation.
SKT, Samsung complete 5G NSA call
SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have completed a 5G call using 3GPP non-standalone new radio standards and commercial 5G new radio equipment.
The trial at SK Telecom's 5G testbed at its Bundang office building used end-to-end solutions jointly developed by the two South Korean companies. It utilized 100MHz of 3.5-GHz 5G spectrum and 5G NR, LTE radio and 5G non-standalone core infrastructure.
Bosch to launch IoT software services in China
Bosch and Huawei have struck a partnership to accelerate the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) in China. The collaboration will see the pair makes Bosch’s IoT Suite software services available in China on Huawei Cloud.
The software platform of Bosch connects web-enabled objects to facilitate data sharing across a multitude of digital services and business models.
Enterprises
Official Announcement! YOFC won the "European Quality Award 2018" and Became the First Award-winning Chinese Company In the morning of October 19 (China Beijing Time), Yangtze Optical Fiber and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (hereinafter referred to as "YOFC"; stock code: 601869.SH, 06869.HK) was granted the "EFQM Global Excellence Award 2018" by European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) at the award ceremony held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna of Austria. Only 8 enterprises around the world have won this award this year and YOFC has been the first winner in China since the establishment of the European Quality Award. Jan Bongaerts, YOFC's Vice President, and Niu Guohui, General Manager Assistant from Operations Management Center, attended the ceremony and received the award on behalf of the company.
FiberHome OXC Won "Outstanding Technology Innovation Award of Optical Communications" In late September 2018, at the China Optical Summit Forum held in Beijing, FiberHome OXC equipment won the "Outstanding Technology Innovation Award of Optical Communications". Han Rui, director of FiberHome's OTN product line, received the award as the representative, and gave a speech on the theme of "New Generation of Intelligent High-Speed Optical Network". He introduced a number of optical network frontier technologies and applications including OXC, and FiberHome OXC equipment was shown on the spot.
Hengtong held a Communications Product Release Conference in Malaysia During 8:00-19:00 on 18 October (Malaysia time) , Hengtong together with local partners, grandly held a communications press conference in the One World Hotel of Malaysia, with the theme of “Connecting Malaysia, Connecting the world, Connecting the future”.
FiberHome and China Unicom Started up Network Alarm Artificial Intelligence Research Network alarm analysis faces great challenges
With the expansion of the network and the increase of communication equipment, the number of network alarms has also increased dramatically. "At present, the number of IPRAN alarms in a province has exceeded 1.9 million, and more than 60% are emergency alarms. The traditional alarm processing mode is time-consuming and laborious, and the effect is not obvious. " China Unicom Network Research Institute expert said, " Mining internal associations from massive network alarm data, classifying derived alarms and root cause alarms, and accurately locating network equipment faults are huge challenges for communication network alarm analysis. " The traditional alarm processing method is based on the experience of network operation and maintenance experts. The alarm association rule is built to implement alarm filtering and alarm compression. The association rule often does not match the actual condition of the network. It is hard to accurately locate root alarms and fault points. "Traditional rule is essentially a static model. It cannot dynamically adjust analysis methods and strategies according to network alarm events, and accurately implement alarm correlation." Introduction of FiberHome's artificial intelligence experts, "A limited number of association rules cannot comprehensively analyze massive and complex network Alarms, unable to handle uncertain and bursting alarms in the communication network, and unable to intelligently sense anomalies in the network."