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What the Synopsys and Global Foundries transaction signals
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (574+ words) In a move that signals a major strategic pivot, Synopsys has agreed to sell its ARC Processor IP business to New York-based foundry vendor GlobalFoundries for an undisclosed sum. Once the deal closes, the assets and engineering teams will be…...
Keysight, Samsung demonstrate NR-NTN link in n252 band as direct-to-cell connectivity takes shape
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (547+ words) In sum " what to know:" The demo: Keysight, Samsung achieved a live NR-NTN connectivity on a commercial-grade Samsung modem chipset in a demo at CES 2026. The test equipment: The trial used Keysight's UXM 5G Wireless Test Platform for accurately emulating 3GPP NTN…...
CES 2026 Wi-Fi news round up
1+ week, 1+ day ago (623+ words) While some companies, including Acer and TP-Link, had Wi-Fi 7 news to share, Wi-Fi 8 made a notable showing at this year's CES in Las Vegas, despite certification still being years away and Wi-Fi 7 adoption still in progress. Below are several key…...
Marvell expands AI interconnect portfolio with $540m XConn deal
1+ week, 2+ day ago (268+ words) Marvell is acquiring XConn to strengthen its PCIe, CXL, and UALink switching capabilities, combining electrical and optical interconnect expertise to become a vendor-neutral platform provider for large-scale AI data centers. Strategic deal " Marvell buys XConn for $540m, adding high-speed PCIe and…...
Hybrid home gateways for a mission-critical world
4+ week, 2+ day ago (272+ words) According to MediaTek Vice President of Product and Technology Marketing James Chen, hybrid gateways are designed to solve a structural problem in today's connectivity model: overreliance on a single last-mile technology. "Technologies, even though they're tried and true, may sometimes…...
Dell Technologies and AMD deliver telecom infrastructure for the AI-era
4+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) A solid approach is to centralize and consolidate AI projects into a common, high-performing, CSP-owned fleet. This strategy enhances data security, control, and compliance while reducing risks associated with fragmented and often organizationally siloed deployments. Dell Technologies and AMD are…...
Ericsson backs private 5G – for clear ROI, plus rising demand, traffic, scale
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (201+ words) Ericsson won't be drawn on Nokia's retreat, but it's happy to talk about its own momentum in the private 5G market: rising deployments, surging traffic, and sales that are outrunning the early years of Wi-Fi. Far from stalling, it suggests private…...
AI for smarter network planning and optimization
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (782+ words) Network planning has always been a bit reactive. Engineers analyze historical traffic data, build capacity models, and make infrastructure decisions based on what's happened before. When congestion pops up or equipment fails, teams scramble to diagnose and fix issues that…...
Keysight brings lab-like precision to field tests with new D-Series FieldFox RF analyzers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (508+ words) The N99xxD-Series supports wideband signal analysis to take on some of the most challenging RF environments In sum " what to know:Keysight touts new RF analyzer: Keysight rolled out the new N99xxD-Series FieldFox handheld analyzers with wideband signal analysis capabilities…...
Why Wi-Fi 8 isn’t about speed — and why that matters
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (515+ words) For more than two decades, every major Wi-Fi generation has leaned on one reliable message: it's faster than the last. Wi-Fi 5 increased peak speed by over 10X, Wi-Fi 6 had a 40% boost, and Wi-Fi 7 delivered close to a 5X increase. Wi-Fi 8 breaks that…...