D-Link has announced a new edition of its D-Link Webinars, free online classrooms with specialized training in networking, communications and video surveillance technologies not only for its channel partners but also for anyone interested in this knowledge.

The ECOC 2020 exhibition has been rescheduled to take place from December 7 to 9, and the Conference will run from December 6 to 10, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to continuing to offer a unique and high-level platform for presenting and showcasing research results and products, and the ever-popular Market Focus event, delegates, exhibitors, and visitors will benefit from the unprecedented efforts of the Brussels Expo management team to create a safe environment.

As part of the EU's collective efforts to address the COVID-19 crisis, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announces the launch of the "EIT Crisis Response Initiative." The EIT Board of Trustees has decided to mobilize an additional €60 million fund for innovators developing high-impact solutions to address this unprecedented economic and social challenge.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced that the company's 5G testing solutions have been selected by the China Telecommunication Technology Laboratory (CTTL) for 5G device certification according to the 3GPP New Radio (NR) 5G specifications in the FR1 (frequency range 450 to 6000 MHz) and FR2 (frequency range 24250 to 52600 MHz) frequency ranges.

Zyxel Networks has announced its partnership with McAfee to offer its customers a single-device integrated security solution specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses. According to Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigation report, more than 40% of current cyberattacks target small and medium-sized businesses.

The FTTH Council Europe today published its 2020 Market Overview and the latest figures outlining fiber optic deployment trends in Europe, prepared by IDATE. Market overview and key findings: The total number of homes with Fiber to the Home (FTTH) and Fiber to the Building (FTTB) in the EU39^reached almost 172 million, compared to 160 million in 2018, and 19 countries now have more than 2 million approved homes.

Forecasting the market during the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 is very challenging. Uncertainty about the extent to which the virus will spread in the next 4 to 6 weeks makes it difficult to predict the economic situation over the next 3 to 6 months.

Fluidmesh Networks has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Cisco Systems. Fluidmesh will join Cisco's IoT business and will continue to offer its wireless solutions to customers worldwide through its network of dedicated channel partners.

Imagine you've been diagnosed with Covid-19. Health officials begin contact tracing to contain the spread, asking you to identify the people you've been in close contact with. The obvious people that come to mind: your family, your coworkers. But what about the woman in front of you in line at the pharmacy last week, or the man who bags your groceries? Or any of the other strangers you've been near in the past 14 days?

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has launched the Anywhere Innovation Program in response to COVID-19, covering three key areas: free 90-day software trials, remote learning, and live scalable network testing.

According to an update from the OECD's broadband portal, nine OECD countries, compared to six a year ago, have high-speed fiber accounting for 50% or more of their fixed internet connections.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched a new Global Network Resilience Platform (#REG4COVID) to assist national policymakers, regulators, and industry stakeholders.

Nokia Bell Labs has announced a world record for the highest single-carrier bit rate at 1.52 Terabits per second (Tbit/s) over 80 km of standard single-mode fiber, the equivalent of simultaneously streaming 1.5 million YouTube videos, which is four times the current market state of approximately 400 Gigabits per second.

The OpenChain Project, a Linux Foundation initiative to improve open source compliance, announces that Moxa Inc. has joined as a Platinum member. Moxa is a provider of edge-to-cloud computing and connectivity solutions for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments and has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to open source compliance to foster advanced industrial networking and communications applications in the IIoT world.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has validated an innovative software approach that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced data analytics in Nokia's 5G base station manufacturing processes, significantly improving testing efficiency.

Researchers at the University of Southampton's Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics have demonstrated a new leap in hollow-core fiber performance, underlining the technology's potential to soon eclipse current optical fibers.

ANGA COM Exhibition & Conference, scheduled for mid-May, has been postponed until next year. The new dates are June 8-10, 2021, in Cologne, Germany. The postponement is due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the corresponding guidelines issued by health authorities.

The COFITEL Group has received certification as an authorized installer of LEMO's 3K.93C series SMPTE connectors. Compliant with ANSI/SMPTE 304M-1998 and 311M-1998, ARIB, and EBU standards, these LEMO hybrid connection systems meet the requirements of broadcast and HDTV applications for camera-to-central communication unit (CCU) links.

Microlease, along with Livingston and Electro Rent in Europe, has completed the consolidation of its European operations. The three companies will operate globally within Electro Rent Corporation as Electro Rent.

Twenty Spanish audiovisual integration companies met under the AVIXA™ umbrella at ISE 2020, recently held in Amsterdam, to strengthen their role in the audiovisual channel ecosystem, identify areas of common interest, and combat unfair competition. This was the second meeting of this AV integration company committee, promoted by AVIXA.