Building a solid foundation for open optical networking
Disaggregation and open optical networking (including 400ZR) are the hottest optical topics of 2021, but these major trends did not emerge overnight. Open optical networking really began with the introduction of the open line system (OLS) several years ago — first in hyperscalers and then, more recently, in communications service providers (CSPs).
Prysmian cable project for a new floating offshore wind farm in France
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, in consortium with Asso.subsea, a specialized submarine installation contractor, has signed a contract worth approximately €30 million with RTE, Réseau de Transport d'Électricité, for the development of an export submarine power cable system for the Gruissan floating offshore wind farm located in Southern France.
Ericsson report: Sub-Saharan Africa mobile financial services use more than triples in six years
70 percent of consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa believe that faster transactions would encourage them to use mobile money services more in the future
Ericsson’s mobile financial solutions make financial transaction management as easy as sending a text - conveniently bringing banking to billions worldwide
Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of mobile financial services. About half of all consumers in the region currently use mobile financial services more>>
SingleFAN Pro: Better Future with Fiber
At the 2021 Asia-Pacific Target Network Conference today, Jeffrey Zhou, President of Huawei's Optical Access Product Line, delivered a keynote speech titled "Fiber Brings New Digital Life Experience".
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ZTE wins largest share in bid section 4 of China Mobile's high-end router centralized procurement 17 September 2021, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation (0763. HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise, and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today announced that it has secured the share of 50% in section 4 of China Mobile’s high-end router/switch centralized procurement 2021-2022, ranking No. 1 by virtue of its high-end routers ZXR10 M6000-18 S and ZXR10 M6000-8S Plus. This section is the largest one in the high-end router centralized procurement of China Mobile, containing the largest number of equipment.
Nokia deploys IP/optical solution to connect NorthC data centers via high-speed Region Connect Ring Nokia and partner Infradata to connect 10 regional NorthC data centers in the Netherlands to create a single ‘virtual data center’ in which data, applications, data connections and cloud services are available to customers located in any NorthC data center
The Region Connect Ring to deliver the highest level of flexibility and scalability with the lowest latency and response times for cloud-based services and applications
Kingdom of Bhutan in Eastern Himalayas to get Ericsson 5G with Bhutan Telecom The landlocked Eastern Himalayan country of the Kingdom of Bhutan boasts some of the remotest, most stunning and challenging contrasting geographical landscapes in the world. They are no barrier, however, to the nation also benefitting from best next-generation connectivity available anywhere in the world, thanks to an Ericsson partnership with Bhutan Telecom to deploy 5G.
The Region Connect Ring to deliver the highest level of flexibility and scalability with the lowest latency and response times for cloud-based services and applications
Enterprises
Benefit from "carbon Neutralization" Hengtong Optoelectronics Offshore Wind Power Business surge the company's performance stabilizes and improves on April 29, Hengtong Optoelectronics released its annual report for 2020 and the first quarter report for 2021. Data show that Hengtong Optoelectronics achieved an operating income of 32.384 billion yuan in 2020, an increase of 1.97% over the same period last year. In the first quarter of 2021, the company's revenue was 6.974 billion yuan, an increase of 17.29% over the same period last year, and the net profit was 264 million yuan, an increase of 13.14% over the same period last year. In addition, the company deducted non-net profit of 194 million yuan, an increase of 46.78% over the same period last year, nearly three times the increase in revenue.
PT. Yangtze Optical Indonesia and PT. Yangzte Optical Fibre Indonesia held a kick-off ceremony for Phase II expansion project On September 9, the two subsidiaries of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC, stock ticker symbol: 601869.SH, 06869.HK), PT. Yangtze Optical Indonesia (YOI) and PT. Yangtze Optical Fibre Indonesia (YOFI), held the kick-off ceremony for the Phase II expansion project. This project gets off the ground to put YOFC in a stronger position to gain ground in international market in the optical fibre and cable field in Indonesia, which can further drive forward YOFC’ internationalization strategy.
ZTT sends off submarine cable for Huizhou Port offshore wind farm After completing FAT inspection and cable upload, the 49 km 220kV two-circuit cable system is on its way for the link-up, the company reports.
The installation will take place in June at the site located off the coast of Guangdong Province. ZTT has assigned cable laying barge Yuanwei 8, equipped with a 6000-ton carousel, for the job.
An Innovative Solution in 5G Mobile Access 1. Network Challenges In the 5G Era
With the booming development of IoT, telematics and other technologies, the types and amount of access terminals in the network are increasing. Facing this trend, 5G wireless network has the potential to realize the real "Internet of Everything".