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From a telecom industry perspective, we’re living in a fascinating time. The pandemic has accelerated the process of digitalization, which in turn is also accelerating optical network evolution. Operators are rapidly growing and upgrading their fiber optic deployments. This trend will continue in 2022 and will be especially significant at the network edge …

Hyperscale data centers host hundreds and thousands of servers connected through a high-performance data network. Such powerful cloud infrastructure provides compute resources for many customers, enabling them to control and operate their enterprises in a reliable and efficient way ...

The biggest value of NFV is doing things that we couldn’t do before. For example, with virtualized services operators can speed up the activation of existing services and deploy new services very quickly without a technician using direct shipment and zero-touch provisioning. That’s because they have decoupled the software-centric services from the underlying hardware. What’s even better, they can extend that dynamism to end users. Here are some examples of how end users can benefit from virtualized services …

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that Equinix – the world’s digital infrastructure company™ – has deployed ADVA’s FSP 3000 open optical transport technology to provide Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, one of the Netherland’s leading hospitals, with encrypted dark fiber and fully managed services. Linking the healthcare provider’s data centers and facilities, the solution enables Equinix Managed Services to deliver secure Ethernet services up to 40GbE and highly reliable, low-latency Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) connectivity up to 32Gbit/s. With ADVA’s ConnectGuard™ optical encryption technology ensuring robust data protection, the solution gives the hospital access to bandwidth-hungry applications and allows patient and medical research information to be securely collected, managed, analyzed and shared ...

Stephan Rettenberger shares his top 3 market trend predictions for 2022. Here's the video with Next Gen Infrastructure.

Within optical networking circles, the words “openness” and “disaggregation” are frequently used interchangeably. But they are not the same thing. Achieving the value behind the promise of openness is about more than network disaggregation. Openness requires hardware disaggregation, and there are different levels of that. I am going to focus here on partial disaggregation, which is the most common approach. That’s where the optical line system is disaggregated from the optical terminals, and the entire optical line system is provided by a single vendor …

What’s next in the evolution of 5G infrastructure? How will we address supply chain concerns? Is there any end to demand for higher speeds? With a new year about to begin, it’s time to look ahead to the future of the network edge ...

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that it has won one of Germany’s most renowned innovation prizes for its quantum-safe encryption technology. The accolade recognizes the value of ADVA’s highly secure crypto module, which integrates all essential security functions and provides comprehensive protection for sensitive data on the move. It offers the best available network protection even against the threat of quantum computer attacks. By simplifying the certification and regulatory approval of ADVA’s encryption technology, it also accelerates time to market for customers offering highly secure services. The Innovation Award Thuringia is one of Germany’s most respected awards for technology development …

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that its UK 5G DU-Volution consortium has won British government funding. Aimed at evolving 5G infrastructure, the project addresses the key goals of the Future Radio Access Network: Diversifying the 5G Supply Chain program. It will promote integration of new technology suppliers for open RAN solutions and develop innovation that enhances spectral efficiency and reduces power, footprint and latency in mobile networks. The ADVA-led consortium includes BT, the University of York, the Scotland 5G Centre and UK-based software companies AccelerComm and CommAgility …

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced the latest software release of its core and edge timing technology, bringing new levels of PNT security and resilience to synchronization networks. The upgraded series of PTP grandmaster clock solutions now enables operators to automatically harness public key infrastructure. Along with enhanced certificate management, this delivers more robust security and removes complexity. ADVA’s core and mid-sized PTP grandmaster devices now also integrate enhanced aPNT+™ technology, providing advanced jamming and spoofing detection as well as mitigation with automatic switchover in the event of cyberattacks. The software replaces costly hardware devices previously used for PNT protection and achieves enhanced DHS Level 4 Resiliency in PNT self-survivability, the highest in the industry. What’s more, the new software release supports 100Mbit/s over fiber for interconnectivity with optical timing channels from third-part vendors as well as support for PTP profiles for a wide range of industries …

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that it is supplying BAI Communications with key technology to support the introduction of mobile connectivity throughout the London Underground. The London Underground network – also known as “The Tube” – is one of the UK’s most high-profile areas of poor connectivity with little phone coverage. ADVA’s technology will help play an important role in supporting the UK capital as it continues to leverage smart city technology and improve urban life …

The thought of innovation reducing risk may seem counterintuitive. Here’s why telcos should embrace innovation to address a changing environment …

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that BMC TV deployed its FSP 150 Carrier Ethernet technology to transport coverage of the Paralympic Games from Tokyo to London. The robust, low-power solution empowered BMC TV to cost-effectively provide highly reliable services, enabling hundreds of hours of live broadcasting on high-definition television and online streams. The close support of ADVA’s team, together with the ease of use of its FSP 150 device, helped to ensure the success of the project. Fiber optic solutions provider Fibre Technologies also played a key role …

Data networks are getting faster, volumes are increasing and the number of interdependent services is on the rise. For network operators, this means timing and synchronization are becoming just as vital to overall performance as throughput and bandwidth ...