by Rob Hughes Open RAN is a hot topic in the wireless business—with good reason. Assuming its current trials convert to commercial …
Service Providers
Planning for 400G: Transponder or 400ZR?
The 400ZR Implementation Agreement was released in March 2020. It standardized the transport of 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) traffic over a …
Are You Ready to Operate a Broadband Business?
For utilities considering becoming rural broadband service providers, it’s vital to get guidance on business operations as well as network …
Sorting Through Your Options for 5G Transport
More than just the next-generation wireless technology, 5G seeks to serve as an enabler for a broad range of applications and markets. The …
Your Network Can Be Ready for Anything with the Composable Business
Early in the pandemic, organizations were pushed to find solutions to new business problems, literally overnight. Many companies amped …
Extended Network Control and Management Support for 1FINITY and FLASHWAVE Optical Networks
Optical transport technology has undergone a fast-paced evolution in the last ten years. The industry has produced successive generations of …
Does My Network Need Service Orchestration or Choreography? And Does It Really Matter?
It does. It can be easy to conflate service orchestration with turn-up, testing, configuration, control, management, and even the broader …
What is a Multilayer Path Computation Element and How Does it Speed Cloud Migration?
How Centralized Multilayer Path Computation Optimizes Circuit Design Transport networks are typically composed of thousands of …
What is Open SDN Control for Partially Disaggregated Optical Networks?
The optical network “disaggregation conversation” has evolved steadily over the past ten years. Starting with “that’s nuts,” consensus moved …