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Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for carrier-grade links
Disaster Recovery

Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for carrier-grade links

Taara has launched Lightbridge Pro, a 20 Gbps wireless optical system promising carrier-grade uptime via automatic, hitless backup switching.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for five nines backhaul
Unified Communications

Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for five nines backhaul

Taara launches Lightbridge Pro, a 20 Gbps wireless optical backhaul platform promising five nines uptime with seamless fibre or RF failover.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Kacific & PAKSAT partner to enhance Pakistan's connectivity
Unified Communications

Kacific & PAKSAT partner to enhance Pakistan's connectivity

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group and PAKSAT have teamed up to enhance high-speed internet access across Pakistan, aiming to tackle the country's digital divide.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Mar 2025
Microwave transmission market grew 2% in 2022, says Dell'Oro
Wireless Networks

Microwave transmission market grew 2% in 2022, says Dell'Oro

The market growth was driven entirely by mobile backhaul, which grew 7%, while E-band radio shipments returned to a double-digit growth rate in 4Q 2022.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2023
Kacific partners with Vodafone PNG for mobile satellite deployment
Space

Kacific partners with Vodafone PNG for mobile satellite deployment

Kacific has partnered with Vodafone PNG to deploy the satellite operator's Mobile Backhaul services in the remote region.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2022
Kacific and Teleglobal support expansion of telecom networks in Indonesia
Unified Communications

Kacific and Teleglobal support expansion of telecom networks in Indonesia

Kacific has partnered with Teleglobal in Indonesia to provide a large-scale deployment of mobile backhaul services to major telecommunications operators.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Jul 2022
Samsung and Ciena collaborate with new 5G solutions
Unified Communications

Samsung and Ciena collaborate with new 5G solutions

Samsung and Ciena have partnered to deliver 5G network solutions, combining their technologies to support high-bandwidth applications and services.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Nov 2021
Bluebird Network takes over ColoHub Data Center in Iowa
DataCentre infrastructure

Bluebird Network takes over ColoHub Data Center in Iowa

Bluebird Network expands its fiber network presence in Iowa and Illinois by acquiring the ColoHub Data Center in Bettendorf.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2021
Telecom equipment market returns to growth in 2Q20
Unified Communications

Telecom equipment market returns to growth in 2Q20

According to research by Dell'Oro shows that the global market is finding its feet again with vendor ranking remaining stable.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2020
Ethernity releases network appliance optimized for the edge
Edge Computing

Ethernity releases network appliance optimized for the edge

Ethernity Networks launches ENET Universal Edge Platform, a versatile, FPGA-based network appliance offering up to 40Gbps capacity and 10Gbps IPSec performance.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 30th May 2019
How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks
Unified Communications

How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks

5G/SD-WAN mobile edge computing and network slicing will enable and drive innovative NFV services, according to Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa Networks.

By Kelly Ahuja • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019
Huawei at 29% share of global telecom infrastructure market
Unified Communications

Huawei at 29% share of global telecom infrastructure market

Among other telecommunications infrastructure market findings, Dell'Oro reports that Huawei increased its share by 8 percentage points since 2013.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Mar 2019
How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks
Unified Communications

How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks

Versa Network's Kelly Ahuja says 5G/SD-WAN mobile edge computing and network slicing will enable and drive innovative NFV services.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 9th Feb 2019
NEC concludes wireless transport SDN proof of concept
Internet of Things

NEC concludes wireless transport SDN proof of concept

NEC has completed its 5th multi-vendor Wireless Transport SDN Proof of Concept with the Open Networking Foundation, hosted by Telefonica Germany.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
PON market on track to hit US$7b in under 5 years
Unified Communications

PON market on track to hit US$7b in under 5 years

Dell'Oro's Broadband Access 5-Year Forecast Report examines how the passive optical network will grow in the near future.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jul 2018

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Laser link restores Taiwan Mobile network after typhoon
Unified Communications

Laser link restores Taiwan Mobile network after typhoon

Taiwan Mobile restores typhoon-hit services in Hualien within days, using a 1.25km laser link to bypass a collapsed river bridge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Altnets launch sharing venture to unlock GBP £100m fibre market
Unified Communications

Altnets launch sharing venture to unlock GBP £100m fibre market

UK alternative broadband networks launch a sharing venture to unlock GBP £100m market and better utilise half a million km of spare fibre infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025
Superloop & Leaptel in AUD $4-5m backhaul partnership
Unified Communications

Superloop & Leaptel in AUD $4-5m backhaul partnership

Superloop has partnered with Leaptel to provide VNNI backhaul services across Australia in a deal valued at AUD$4 million to AUD$5 million.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Oct 2024