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Harmonic made more progress with "CableOS," its virtualized access network platform for both hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks, in Q4 2020. But the overall deployment still represents a small fraction of the modems served by those customers. Harmonic said its cloud native CableOS product was deployed commercially with 44 customers at the end of Q4 2020, up 91% versus the year-ago period, with six more coming on board since the end of Q3 2020. Those deployments c...

SpaceXs Elon Musk and Amazon are trading jabs at the FCC and on Twitter over Starlinks proposal to lower the orbits of a portion of its broadband satellite fleet.

The US governments Lifeline program collects fees from telecom companies in order to help poor Americans pay for connectivity. AT&T and Verizon are proposing sweeping changes to that setup.

The FCCs recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction came in below expectations and will provide money to fresh faces. President Biden will need to decide whether thats good or bad.

News Wire Feed Light Reading 1/20/2021 BOSTON – Global compact modular revenue grew 24 percent in the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20) over the prior year, versus just 7 percent growth for the total optical market, according to the latest Transport Applications Report from market research firm Cignal AI. Cignal AI defines “compact modular” as small form factor optical hardware that is designed for use in open and disaggregated networks. “Compact m...

Also in todays EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone and MTS stay friendly; Nokia slices FWA for Saudi Arabias Mobily; mobile sales slump at Dixons Carphone. As Donald Trump heaves his massive overcoat into the sunset, leaving an almighty mess in his wake, the European Commission is getting excited about a potential new era of collaboration in the tech sphere. Speaking to a plenary session this morning (Wednesday), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "When it comes to digital tec...

PLANO, Texas – DZS (NASDAQ: DZSI), a global leader of mobile transport, broadband access and enterprise networking solutions representing communications service providers and enterprise customers in more than 100 countries, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Optelian, a leading optical networking solution provider based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its portfolio of optical transport solutions. The Optelian solutions have completed the Telcordia OSMINE certific...

Telstra has thrown down the gauntlet on 5G - and NBN Co has picked it up. The operator unveiled its first 5G home service three months ago, promising to expand availability.

News Wire Feed Light Reading 1/19/2021 SAN JOSE, California – Lumentum Holdings and Coherent today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lumentum will acquire Coherent in a cash and stock transaction valued at $5.7 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Coherent stockholders will receive $100.00 per share in cash and 1.1851 sha...

Also in todays EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone gets in on the drones act; BT faces class action over landline charges; Deutsche Telekom eggheads investigate quantum-assisted artificial intelligence. Three UK has gone all the way to India for help in configuring its 5G core, tapping Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to ensure it integrates correctly with the accompanying 5G radio access network. TCS software will, say the two partners, speed up configuration checking and reduce manual errors. Thre...