— Altera Corporation’s Stratix V GT FPGA is shipping to JDSU for volume production of the company’s next-gen Optical Network Tester (ONT) solutions. JDSU is leveraging Altera’s 28-nanometer FPGA in its ONT-600 series to deliver what it says is the first test solution targeting CFP2 100G OTN environments. According to Altera, this product is the only FPGA shipping in production that features 28 Gbps transceivers; it supports backplane, optical module and chip-to-chip applications through four 28.05 Gbps transceivers and 32 full-duplex, 14.1 Gbps transceivers.
 
— The Smart Comms application for mobile operators, new from telco/OTT supplier Kineto Wireless, uses standard Rich Communications Suite (RCS) technology that lets operators upgrade their current telephony and SMS/MMS services and to introduce such IP-based communications capabilities as chat, VoIP and video. Smart Comms also aims to let mobile operators generate brand recognition for their telephony and messaging services.

The Daily

Subscribe
Wednesday–January 7

Changes at Fox Sports

Fox Sports President/COO Mark Silverman is stepping down in the coming months and will transition into a consulting position with the company. His successor will be announced “shortly.” A

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Jan 16
Cablefax 100 Awards 2026 CFX100 2026 | Nomination Deadline
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact us at marketing@cynopsis.com, for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.