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Vecima Reports Q1 Fiscal 2024 Results

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

The Video and Broadband Solutions segment contributed first quarter sales of $44.1 million, as compared to $61.0 million in Q1 fiscal 2023 and $57.0 million in Q4 fiscal 2023.

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  • The Video and Broadband Solutions segment contributed first quarter sales of $44.1 million, as compared to $61.0 million in Q1 fiscal 2023 and $57.0 million in Q4 fiscal 2023.
  • Commercial Video products contributed $5.3 million to first quarter VBS sales, as compared to $7.3 million in Q1 fiscal 2023 and $6.3 million in Q4 fiscal 2023.
  • CDS gross margin increased to 58.5%, from 54.5% in Q1 fiscal 2023 and 53.8% in Q4 fiscal 2023.
  • First quarter Telematics sales grew approximately 14% to $1.6 million, from $1.4 million in both Q1 fiscal 2023 and Q4 fiscal 2023.

Nokia enhances wholesale access for Fiber-to-the-Home networks

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Nokia’s Altiplano Open Access Solution offers a programmable interface to enhance wholesale operational models for broadband wholesalers and neutral hosts.

Key Points: 
  • Nokia’s Altiplano Open Access Solution offers a programmable interface to enhance wholesale operational models for broadband wholesalers and neutral hosts.
  • This latest addition allows Nokia to provide a perfect-fit wholesale offer to suit any ISP scale and skills.
  • Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it has enhanced its Altiplano Open Access Solution to include new wholesale functions for infrastructure providers seeking to better monetize their fiber networks.
  • The new Network Wholesale Portal complements existing capabilities that support Fixed Access Network Sharing (FANS) and L2/L3 bitstream services.

Zyxel Communications to Unveil New Design Series and Present Next-Generation WiFi 7 Technology at Network X

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Network X brings together global leaders across Fixed Networks, Mobile Networks and Telco software to offer the world’s most comprehensive B2B telecommunications industry event.

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  • Network X brings together global leaders across Fixed Networks, Mobile Networks and Telco software to offer the world’s most comprehensive B2B telecommunications industry event.
  • Attendees can explore the latest telecom industry developments, company and regional insights, and the latest technology innovations.
  • Presentations will include the EE6500 10G WiFi 7 Ethernet Gateway and WE4500 2.5 G WiFi Wireless Extender products.
  • For more information about Zyxel’s presence at Network X 2023, visit the Zyxel event page or stop by the booth (Booth G1) at the event.

MaxLinear PRX 10G PON Chip Powers Gemtek’s Most Fully Featured PON Home Gateway Units

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Monday, October 23, 2023

The gateways represent a significant milestone in the broadband industry, offering high-speed, fully featured PON internet access to cater to the growing demand for triple-play, or bundled, services worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • The gateways represent a significant milestone in the broadband industry, offering high-speed, fully featured PON internet access to cater to the growing demand for triple-play, or bundled, services worldwide.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231023570178/en/
    MaxLinear PRX 10G PON Chip Powers Gemtek’s Most Fully Featured PON Home Gateway Units (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Targeted at the mainstream market, Gemtek's TB-362 and TB-380 are equipped with advanced MaxLinear 10G PON and Wi-Fi 6 SoCs, offering a comprehensive in-home connectivity solution that is fast, responsive, and reliable.
  • The global PON equipment forecast is strong, estimated at approaching $35bn in 2030, from $13bn in 2023, according to Fortune Business Insights.
  • “Not only do they provide premium high-speed PON internet access, but they also deliver the lightning-fast Wi-Fi 6 experience to a broader range of households at budget-friendly price points.”

Harmonic Brings Industry-Leading Density to 10G Fiber Networks with New OLT Shelf

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Monday, October 23, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced the launch of its new high-density Pier optical line terminal (OLT) shelf, a significant addition to Harmonic's virtualized cOS™ broadband platform and family of network edge devices. Addressing the escalating demand for high-speed 10G connectivity, the Pier OLT shelf introduces new high-power OLT optics to enable downlink reach up to 60 km, streamlined plant design and simplified deployment of outdoor access networks. With its industry-leading density in a temperature-hardened device, service providers can leverage the Pier OLT shelf to increase the serviceable area size for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband and minimize building infrastructure requirements to accelerate time to market.

Key Points: 
  • Addressing the escalating demand for high-speed 10G connectivity, the Pier OLT shelf introduces new high-power OLT optics to enable downlink reach up to 60 km, streamlined plant design and simplified deployment of outdoor access networks.
  • With its industry-leading density in a temperature-hardened device, service providers can leverage the Pier OLT shelf to increase the serviceable area size for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband and minimize building infrastructure requirements to accelerate time to market.
  • The new OLT shelf serves both indoor data centers and outdoor cabinets, offering unparalleled versatility, performance and reliability.
  • Whether transforming legacy coax networks to unleash ultra-fast 10G broadband speeds or establishing cutting-edge fiber networks in greenfield environments, the Pier OLT shelf ushers in a new era of agility and opportunity for operators.

Harmonic Extends Lead in Virtualized Broadband

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its virtualized cOS™ broadband platform, previously known as CableOS®, now offers a rich array of next-generation capabilities that further extend its unique market-leading position. These capabilities include unified DOCSIS 4.0, BoostD 3.1, simplified timing synchronization for DAA, hitless software upgrades, integrated Profile Management Application (PMA) intelligence, and significantly reduced data center power consumption.

Key Points: 
  • "Harmonic innovation is driven by our commitment to empowering broadband service providers with practical solutions that accelerate their networks for the 10G-powered future and beyond," said Nimrod Ben-Natan, senior vice president and general manager, broadband business at Harmonic.
  • Harmonic continues its commitment to sustainability with the consistent density and performance improvements made to the cOS platform over seven generations of commercial off-the-shelf servers.
  • Harmonic, known for inventing the industry's first virtualized core software almost a decade ago, revolutionized the cable broadband industry with its cOS platform.
  • Harmonic will showcase the market-leading cOS broadband platform and versatile family of network edge devices at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Oct. 17-19 in booth 915.

Nokia delivers industry’s first 25G PON sealed fiber access node designed for cable operators

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Nokia broadens availability of 25G PON to cable operators with industry’s first sealed fiber access node.

Key Points: 
  • Nokia broadens availability of 25G PON to cable operators with industry’s first sealed fiber access node.
  • New Nokia Lightspan 25G PON cable solution can be installed anywhere and supports various power options, including power-over-coax.
  • Espoo, Finland – Nokia has today announced availability of its 25G PON technology on the Lightspan SF-8M sealed fiber access node.
  • As the first 25G PON sealed remote fiber access node available, the Lightspan SF-8M delivers unmatched capacity to address growing bandwidth demand.

Baicells to Launch New Fiber Product Set for Service Providers and Enterprises

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baicells Technologies, a global LTE and 5G network vendor serving operators, enterprises, and communities, has announced a new fiber product set for OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and ONT (Optical Network Terminal) networking.

Key Points: 
  • PLANO, Texas, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baicells Technologies, a global LTE and 5G network vendor serving operators, enterprises, and communities, has announced a new fiber product set for OLT (Optical Line Terminal) and ONT (Optical Network Terminal) networking.
  • WISPs, alternative operators, and enterprises can now look to Baicells to help integrate or extend the domains of their fiber network with their wireless infrastructure.
  • The combination will offer operational flexibility for better managing their business, while securing new service opportunities with residents or enterprises.
  • To learn more about Baicells fiber products, and technical deep-dive into the products, please contact [email protected] .

Vecima Announces Expansion of Manufacturing of Certain Entra® Access Products to the U.S. for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) today announced its intent to expand manufacturing into the U.S. for certain products in its Entra® portfolio.

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  • Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) today announced its intent to expand manufacturing into the U.S. for certain products in its Entra® portfolio.
  • By establishing a U.S. manufacturing program, Vecima expects to increase its operations to meet the proposed Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, one of the programs established under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA).
  • Vecima fully supports the BABA goals of the IIJA.
  • Presently, two of Vecima’s broadband access products – the Entra® SF-4X Remote Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and the Entra® EN8100 Remote PHY Access Node – are compliant with the BABA requirements pertaining to the Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program, another IIJA program, and have been widely deployed across North America.

Infinera and Sumitomo Electric First to Demonstrate High-speed Business Services over 10G-EPON Infrastructure with ICE-X Coherent Pluggable Optics

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. announced today the successful completion of the first demonstration delivering high-speed business services over Sumitomo Electric’s passive optical network (PON) infrastructure with Infinera’s ICE-X intelligent coherent pluggable optics.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. announced today the successful completion of the first demonstration delivering high-speed business services over Sumitomo Electric’s passive optical network (PON) infrastructure with Infinera’s ICE-X intelligent coherent pluggable optics.
  • The demonstration leveraged Infinera’s suite of intelligent coherent pluggable optics compliant with specifications set forth by the Open XR Forum , a multi-source agreement working group for XR optics, the industry’s first point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceiver technology.
  • “As a provider of access network solutions, Sumitomo Electric is committed to providing advanced communication products with the latest technologies.
  • “Infinera is delighted to collaborate with our partner Sumitomo Electric to demonstrate how the combination of our solutions can provide increased value to end customers.