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On the Infinera blog, Jon Baldry covers his top four takeaways from this year’s series of Global PartnerPlus Xchanges, from the amazing breadth of application coverage to the amazing range of partners. Read the post now: #PartnerPlusProgram #InfineraXchange #OpticalNetworking

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The Role of OTIC in Advancing Open RAN: Certification and End-to-End Badging ◼ What is OTIC? The Open Testing and Integration Centre (OTIC) is a cornerstone of the O-RAN ALLIANCE's mission. OTICs provide a collaborative, vendor-independent environment where potential clients and customers can test their products and solutions against O-RAN specifications. These centers are essential in promoting the adoption of O-RAN technologies, ensuring that products meet the highest standards of performance, security, and interoperability. ◼ The Importance of Certification and Badging Program at OTIC The O-RAN Certification and Badging Program is a critical component of OTIC's offerings, designed to ensure confidence in O-RAN-based products for both operators and vendors. This program serves several key purposes: - Minimizing Redundant Testing: By verifying and validating O-RAN-based products and solutions before their deployment, the program reduces the need for repetitive testing by network operators. - Promoting Interoperability: Certification and badges help to ensure that products from different vendors can work seamlessly together, fostering a more diverse and resilient vendor ecosystem. - Enhancing Credibility: Products that earn O-RAN certificates and badges are recognized for meeting stringent standards, enhancing their credibility and marketability. - Supporting Deployment: Certified and badged products give operators greater confidence in their deployment, reducing the complexity and duration of pre-deployment testing. The program includes several types of certifications and badges: Conformance Certification: Verifies that a product complies with O-RAN specifications. Interoperability (IOT) Badging: Proves that pairs of products can work together via O-RAN interfaces. End-to-End (E2E) Badging: Demonstrates that a complete system or subsystem meets functional and security requirements. 2024 1H Awards Summary In 2024 1H, OTICs worldwide awarded a total of nine certifications and badges (23 in total), recognizing outstanding achievements in O-RAN technology. These awards included six End-to-End (E2E) Badges and three Open Fronthaul (OFH) Certificates. These awards highlight the significant strides made by these companies in advancing O-RAN ecosystem. Their commitment to meeting the stringent standards of the O-RAN Alliance ensures that the global telecommunications industry can rely on high-quality, interoperable, and secure network solutions. The achievements of NEC Corporation, Rakuten Symphony & QCT, Actiontec Electronics, SOLiD, Capgemini and VVDN Technologies set a high benchmark for the industry and exemplify the crucial role of OTIC in shaping the future of mobile networks. As we celebrate these accomplishments, we look forward to continued innovation and collaboration within the O-RAN ecosystem, driving forward the vision of a more open and intelligent network landscape. #ORAN #OpenRAN #OTIC #CertificationandBadging #EndtoEnd

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Open-RAN is the Future of Energy-Efficient Networks Dont be left with a dinosaur - transistion to Open RAN . This article from Job Benson Head of Mavenir RRU business highlights some so the advanatages in transition to an Open RAN architecture

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The services, traffic, and technology that led to centralized OTN switching architectures are different today than they were 15 years ago. On the Infinera blog, Tim Doiron recaps three key takeaways from Heavy Reading’s report on transport network evolution beyond OTN switching: #OpticalNetworking #OTNSwitching #OTN

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Excellent post by Javier Domínguez Lacasa about spectrum policy for midband Midband is the lifeline for Telcos to provide high-speed and reliable data services. There is no other spectrum band that offers the reach, bandwidth, and properties like midband. Unfortunately, this is a scarce resource and extremely expensive. As a scarce resource, regulators need to prioritize the benefits of the majority of users who connect daily to these services. Consider this: effective spectrum allocation can enhance network capacity by up to 50%, which directly improves service quality and user satisfaction. With 5G technology expected to cover one-third of the world’s population by 2025, the efficient use of midband spectrum becomes even more crucial. This band is essential for enabling advancements in IoT, smart cities, and autonomous vehicles, and its optimal use could significantly boost these developments. Moreover, the economic implications are substantial. A 10% increase in mobile broadband penetration can lead to a 1.5% rise in GDP in developing economies. This highlights the critical role of midband spectrum in driving not only technological innovation but also economic growth and digital inclusion. https://lnkd.in/gYtybk_s #Telecommunications #Midband #SpectrumPolicy #Connectivity #Innovation

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How about trading some 2.5 GHz in exchange for 3.45 GHz and vice versa? That's what T-Mobile and SoniqWave Networks are talking about #spectrumswap

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🔊 Exciting insights from DC Velocity! Communication is at the heart of our operations at STEP CG. Read about the challenges and solutions for ensuring seamless communication in business-critical operations. With our valued Ericsson partnership, we leverage cutting-edge technology to keep businesses connected and operations running smoothly. #GenchiGenbutsu #Communication #TechInnovation

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Up to 200 Gb/s can be optically transported over a a single fiber cord, that's 20X increase in bitrate compared to conventional methods. Check this blog out for more details. (includes some data points from Fiber Broadband Association) Infinera #xroptics #ice-x

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Super C is at the forefront of innovation in high-capacity optical transmission. Find out what you need to know about this key technology that will help network operators manage ever-increasing bandwidth demand from Christian Uremovic on the Infinera blog: #SuperC #Cband #OpticalNetworking

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Find out why 41% of operators say they would prefer to start #OpenRAN deployments sooner. Join AnalysysMason, Intel and Wind River experts as they unpack the key indicators of rising operator confidence in virtual and Open RAN: https://ow.ly/frKp30sEAVy #vRAN #WeAreWindRiver

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This shows the effective utilization of midband spectrum and FWA's potential as a competitive and viable alternative to traditional wired broadband.

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Find out why 41% of operators say they would prefer to start #OpenRAN deployments sooner. Join AnalysysMason, Intel and Wind River experts as they unpack the key indicators of rising operator confidence in virtual and Open RAN: https://ow.ly/OojE30sEgpO #vRAN #WeAreWindRiver

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5G Fixed Wireless Access has become a significant player in the U.S. broadband market, contributing positively to the competitive landscape and showing robust growth in subscriber numbers.

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Join experts from Ciena, TeleGeography, and Colt on May 21 at 10:00 Eastern Time for a live webinar discussing growth in bandwidth demand that is driving new technologies and new trans-Atlantic cables.

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Moving beyond the capacity scaling in the space-division multiplexing roadmap opens an interesting debate on submarine cable architectures and transponder designs of the future. Learn more from Infinera’s Geoff Bennett on SubCableNews: #SubmarineNetworks #SubseaNetworks #OpticalNetworking

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Why managing conflict between rApps is vital for RAN automation at scale Intelligent automation using O-RAN Alliance rApps has the potential to revolutionize the world of network management and orchestration. O-RAN Alliance rApps can automate radio access networks at scale, leveraging rich data and AI/ML to automate use cases such as network healing, network optimization, outage compensation, performance anomaly detection, energy saving and many more. As CSPs deploy rApps at scale, the need to co-ordinate between them to ensure optimal behavior increases. In this blog we consider strategies for intelligent co-ordination between different rApps to avoid conflicts between them. Read below article to understand more. https://lnkd.in/dBrZetvu

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New enterprise services like private networks and network slicing have been central to conversations around how telcos can monetize 5G. Offering these services introduces network complexities that completely change the network testing dynamic. https://okt.to/RzBrXL #5G #network Spirent Communications

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Check on the most viewed session of the ONE Summit by István Kispál about how to orchestrate Nokia CNFs using Nephio . Intent based network management realized with open source.

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Wide deployment of 800G coherent pluggables is within sight, highlighting their fast-paced evolution and game-changing impact on optical networks. Fady Masoud shares more on this and other key insights from Heavy Reading’s Coherent Pluggable Optics survey on the Infinera blog: #OpticalNetworking #CoherentPluggables #XROptics

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