SCF releases online calculator tool that evaluates and compares transport bandwidth requirements of popular splits for Open RAN

The Disaggregated RAN Transport Study (DARTs) tool has been made freely available to the industry DARTs – An analysis tool for Disaggregated RAN Transport bandwidth requirements Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 2023; SCF (Small Cell Forum) has announced the launch of its Disaggregated RAN Transport Study (DARTs) tool – an online calculator that evaluates and compares bandwidth requirements for various popular splits associated with disaggregated RAN. One key aspect of open RAN is the splitting of base station functions into separate units, separated by fronthaul and midhaul connections. Backhaul then connects…

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Smart home management apps that engage consumers pivotal for loyalty and growth, insists Gamgee

Broadband service providers and router suppliers can revolutionize home networking and unlock new revenue streams and upselling opportunities by using a smart home management app which doubles up as a customer engagement tool, Gamgee’s CEO Paul Hendriks said today. Speaking as Mobile World Congress 2023 takes place in Barcelona, Mr Hendriks said that the smart home of the future will use the power of Wi-Fi for far more than just broadband connectivity. Services such as home security, care services and energy saving can all be provided over Wi-Fi if end-users…

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POLATIS 576 optical circuit switch makes its debut at OFC 2023

CAMBRIDGE, UK – February 27, 2023 – The latest addition to the POLATIS all-optical switch portfolio from HUBER+SUHNER has been designed to provide operators with 80% more capacity than any other solution on the market. The POLATIS 576 software-defined optical circuit switch has a resilient, redundant, and modular architecture that underpins the reliability and availability of the switch in a network environment. To further protect mission-critical services, the POLATIS 576 can be equipped with field-addressable spare ports so that an interruption on any port can be bypassed rapidly by moving the…

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Fast, Reliable Wi-Fi for Standard Power Devices across Brazil Supported through Ground-Breaking Collaboration among DSA, Broadcom, CISCO and ABRINT

Fast, Reliable Wi-Fi for Standard Power Devices across Brazil Supported through Ground-Breaking Collaboration among DSA, Broadcom, CISCO and ABRINT Brasília, Brazil, 23 February 2023: Wireless broadband access in Brazil will be expanded through the standard power unlicensed use of the 6 GHz as a result of a partnership between the biggest civil association for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Brazil (ABRINT) and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), alongside its member companies Broadcom Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. With the publishing of public consultation N° 79 in November 2022, Brazilian regulator…

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Ooredoo Qatar selects TEOCO for 3D-based 5G network optimization

FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 23 February 2023 – TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance, planning and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide, has today announced that Ooredoo Qatar, the leading network operator with more than 100 million customers across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, has selected TEOCO’s ASSET 5G planning solution to optimize its 5G Network. TEOCO will leverage 3D-based mapping and propagation modelling to deliver enhanced 5G network optimization to Ooredoo Qatar, alongside its partners, LuxCarta, digital mapping experts. ASSET provides…

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prpl Foundation and Beegol partner to enable real-time, accurate diagnoses for Wi-Fi users

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across Latin America will be able to obtain a quick and reliable diagnosis of their subscriber’s internet service issues due to an exciting partnership between the prpl Foundation and Beegol for Wi-Fi mesh. Millions of people across the world require a highly reliable broadband service for their homes, especially with the rise of remote working environments. Any connection problems such as performance degradation or outages will quickly erode customer satisfaction with their ISPs. In many cases it is difficult to locate the root source of an…

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