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  • Nokia Signs Deal With Bharti Airtel To Deploy Next-Gen ‘Optical Transport Network’ To Provide Superior Services for Customers

    Nokia Signs Deal With Bharti Airtel To Deploy Next-Gen ‘Optical Transport Network’ To Provide Superior Services for Customers

    New Delhi, November 21: Nokia on Tuesday announced it has entered into an agreement with Bharti Airtel to deploy a next-generation optical transport network (OTN) that will provide additional capacity, higher reliability and lower cost, enabling superior services for Airtel’s customers. Under the agreement, Airtel will utilise Nokia’s ‘1830 PSS-x OTN’ switches in its National Long-Distance Network connecting major cities across India.

    “As a world leader in OTN, our technology will help Airtel to increase the capacity and features of Bharti’s optical transport network to meet growing bandwidth demand driven by the enterprise and hyperscaler segments. It will also provide the service level performance to meet the strict SLAs from Airtel customers,” Chandan Kumar, Head of Optical Network Business Centre for Nokia India, said in a statement. Microsoft Announces New Features in Outlook Lite Such As Voice Typing, Transliteration and Others Along With SMS Support for Indian Users.

    The increased capacity will enable Airtel to potentially deliver faster and more reliable broadband services and be ready for new use cases, Nokia said. According to the company, its OTN solution enables Bharti Airtel to seamlessly upgrade its legacy transport switching infrastructure across its pan-Indian network footprint to meet new transport network traffic demands while improving both the performance and reliability of its network.

    Nokia noted that the launch of 5G networks and the push for broadband connectivity across India is increasing demands for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), including augmentation of backhaul transport for denser 5G mobile networks, wholesale connectivity for new segments like smart grids, data centre interconnect (DCI) and other business services. Employment News: Titan Company Plans to Hire Over 3,000 Employees in Next 5 Years.

    To address this exponential growth in traffic demand, transport networks need to be upgraded to increase overall transport capacity and bandwidth efficiency using high-capacity OTN switching and utilising additional spectrum, including the L-band wavelengths of the fibre, it added.

  • Google Update: New Android 13 Launched for TV With Improved Performance Accessibility for Developing Next-Gen Apps

    Google Update: New Android 13 Launched for TV With Improved Performance Accessibility for Developing Next-Gen Apps

    San Francisco, December 5 : Google has released the newest version of Android TV OS, “Android 13” for TV, which brings further improvements in performance and accessibility to help their developers build engaging apps for the next generation of TVs.

    The new update comes with new APIs (Application Programming Interface)Afor the big screen that helps developers deliver high-quality experiences to users across different device types, according to the Google Developers blogpost. Google Working To Expedite Install Times of Software Updates on Pixel Smartphones.

    With improvements to the AudioManager API, it allows developers to anticipate audio attribute support for the active audio device and select the optimal format without starting playback.

    For a more reliable playback experience, users can now change the default resolution and refresh rate on supported HDMI source devices. Moreover, Android 13 introduces new features that make interacting with TV more adaptable. The InputDevice API now supports multiple keyboard layouts, said the blogpost. To support different layouts of physical keyboards, game developers can also reference keys by their physical location. Google Introduces Host of New Features for Android and Wear OS, Check Them Out Here.

    A newly created audio descriptions API in AccessibilityManager will allow users’ apps to query the new system-wide audio description preference setting, allowing developers to automatically provide audio descriptions that correspond to a user’s preference.

    The new release is available for both the ADT-3 (a developer-focused TV box for Android TV) and Android TV emulators, and developers can choose to test on either the Google TV interface or the standard Android TV interface, the blogpost added.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 05, 2022 02:52 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Matter Launches India’s First Geared Electric Bike With Next-Gen Technology, Check Specifications Here

    Matter Launches India’s First Geared Electric Bike With Next-Gen Technology, Check Specifications Here

    New Delhi, November 22 : Homegrown auto startup Matter on Monday launched India’s first geared electric bike, mobilising India’s 15 million motorcycles market with next-generation technology. The vehicle will be manufactured from its facility in Ahmedabad and will be available across major cities in India, according to an official report.

    The bike has been designed and engineered in-house from the ground up for trails and roadways, with a consumer-centric product development approach focused on safety, security, reliability and performance. Hero Electric Enters into ‘preferred Partner Relationship’ with NIDEC Japan.

    “Our vision has motivated us to challenge the status quo, remain persistent and resilient towards the goal, and walk a difficult path with agility. Today we accelerate India’s journey to electrification as India rides on motorbikes,” said Mohal Lalbhai, Founder and Group CEO, Matter. ONZO EV Launches in West Bengal, with Partnership of Oishi Auto Trade.

    The bike supports both standard and fast charging through a common connector. The vehicle comes equipped with a standard onboard 1-kilowatt charger, matterCharge 1.0, which allows the vehicle to be charged at any 5A, 3-pin plug point.

    The onboard charger can charge the vehicle in less than 5 hours and includes overcharge protection, said the report. Moreover, the startup has designed and developed the motorcycle to perform in a wide range of climatic conditions found in India, with an operating ambient temperature ranging from -10 to 55-degree Celsius.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 22, 2022 01:30 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • NASA, Microchip Technology To Develop Next-Gen Spaceflight Computing Processor

    Washington: NASA has selected US-based Microchip Technology to develop a high-performance space flight computing (HPSC) processor that will provide at least 100 times the computational capacity of current spaceflight computers. The next-generation processor would advance all types of future space missions, from planetary exploration to lunar and Mars surface missions. NASA’s LRO Spacecraft Finds Lunar Pits With Temperatures Suitable for Humans.

    “This cutting-edge spaceflight processor will have a tremendous impact on our future space missions and even technologies here on Earth,” said Niki Werkheiser, director of technology maturation within the Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, in a statement. “This effort will amplify existing spacecraft capabilities and enable new ones and could ultimately be used by virtually every future space mission, all benefiting from more capable flight computing,” Werkheiser added.

    Microchip will architect, design, and deliver the HPSC processor over three years, with the goal of employing the processor on future lunar and planetary exploration missions. Microchip’s processor architecture will significantly improve the overall computing efficiency for these missions by enabling computing power to be scalable, based on mission needs. The design also will be more reliable and have a higher fault tolerance.

    As part of NASA’s ongoing commercial partnership efforts, the work will take place under a $50 million firm-fixed-price contract, with Microchip contributing significant research and development costs to complete the project.

    “We are pleased that NASA selected Microchip as its partner to develop the next-generation space-qualified compute processor platform,” said Babak Samimi, corporate vice president for Microchip’s Communications business unit.

    The platform “will deliver comprehensive Ethernet networking, advanced artificial intelligence/machine learning processing and connectivity support while offering unprecedented performance gain, fault-tolerance, and security architecture at low power consumption”, Samimi added.

    Microchip’s HPSC processor may also be useful to other government agencies and applicable to other types of future space missions to explore our solar system and beyond, from Earth science operations to Mars exploration and human lunar missions. The processor could potentially be used for commercial systems on Earth that require similar mission critical edge computing needs as space missions and are able to safely continue operations if one component of the system fails.

    These potential applications include industrial automation, edge computing, time-sensitive ethernet data transmission, artificial intelligence, and even Internet of Things gateways, which bridge various communication technologies.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Aug 19, 2022 12:01 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Samsung Unveils Next-Gen 200MP Camera Sensor With Smallest Pixels: Report

    New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday launched next-gen 200MP image sensor with the industry’s smallest 0.56-micrometer pixels that will allow smartphone users to take movie-like cinematic footage. ISOCELL HP3′ image sensor, with a 12 per cent smaller pixel size than the predecessor’s 0.64m, packs 200 million pixels. It means that the sensor can enable an approximately 20 per cent reduction in camera module surface area, allowing smartphone manufacturers to keep their premium devices slim. Samsung Galaxy F13 With Triple Rear Cameras Launched in India; Check Price & Other Details Here.

    “Samsung has continuously led the image sensor market trend through its technology leadership in high resolution sensors with the smallest pixels,” said JoonSeo Yim, Executive Vice President of Sensor Business Team at Samsung Electronics. “With our latest and upgraded 0.56m 200MP ISOCELL HP3, Samsung will push on to deliver epic resolutions beyond professional levels for smartphone camera users,” he said in a statement.

    The company will begin the mass production of the new image sensor this year. Since its first 108MP image sensor roll-out in 2019, Samsung has been leading the trend of next-generation, ultra-high-resolution camera development. The ISOCELL HP3 comes with a Super QPD auto-focusing solution, meaning that all of the sensor’s pixels are equipped with auto-focusing capabilities.

    In addition, Super QPD uses a single lens over four-adjacent pixels to detect the phase differences in both horizontal and vertical directions. The sensor also allows users to take videos in 8K at 30 frames-per-second (fps) or 4K at 120fps, with minimal loss in the field of view when taking 8K videos.

    The ISOCELL HP3 also provides an ultimate low-light experience. The technology enables the sensor to simulate a large-sized pixel sensor to take brighter and more vibrant shots even in dimmed environments, like in-doors or during nighttime. Furthermore, by supporting staggered HDR along with Smart-ISO Pro, the ISOCELL HP3 can switch between the two solutions depending on the filming environment to produce high-quality HDR images, the company informed.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 23, 2022 12:22 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Panasonic Reportedly Planning To Mass Produce Next-Gen Batteries for Tesla in 2023

    San Francisco: Panasonic is reportedly planning to mass-produce new lithium-ion batteries as early as 2023 for Tesla that could increase the range of electric vehicles by up to 20 percent. According to Nikkei Asia, the Japanese company plans to invest about $705 million in production facilities to make the new batteries for Tesla from as early as 2023. Panasonic Toughbook S1 Rugged Tablet Launched in India; Check Price, Features & Specifications.

    Although the battery is said to be twice as big as previous versions, it has a fivefold increase in energy capacity. The 4680 cell is said to boost the range of electric vehicles. The new cells would increase the Model S’s range from about 650 kilometers, about 405 miles, to 750km, or 465 miles.

    As per report, the company will start making the cells on a small scale this year to develop safe and efficient processes before entering mass production. Panasonic is expanding its Wakayama, Japan plant to mass produce the new batteries. In November last year, the head of Panasonic’s battery division said that the company hasn’t ruled out producing the cells for other automakers, though Tesla is its priority.

    Earlier, Musk said the company would continue to buy battery cells from other companies. “We intend to increase, not reduce battery cell purchases from Panasonic, LG & CATL,” Musk tweeted.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jan 25, 2022 09:23 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Qualcomm To Introduce Next-Gen ARM-Based Chips for Windows PCs To Take On Apple’s M-Series Processors

    San Francisco: US-based chip maker Qualcomm is planning to announce next-generation Arm-based chips for Windows PCs that would be able to compete with Apple’s M-series processors. During the company’s Investor Day, Qualcomm CTO Jim Thompson announced Qualcomm’s plans to create a next-gen ARM-based SoC (system-on-a-chip) designed to set the performance benchmark for Windows PCs. Qualcomm Launches Asus-Made Flagship Smartphone With Snapdragon 888 SoC; Priced at $1,499.

    The new chip will be designed by the Nuvia team, which Qualcomm had bought earlier this year for $1.4 billion, the company said late on Tuesday. Nuvia was founded by John Bruno, Manu Gulati, and Gerard Williams, former Apple employees who previously worked on the team that helped create Apple’s M-series chip.

    The Soc in terms of performance for Windows PCs would be able to go head to head with Apple’s M-series processors. Unlike Qualcomm’s 8cx chips, which are designed primarily to support mobile productivity, Qualcomm envisions its next-gen CPU may challenge Apple’s homegrown silicon in both performance and power efficiency.

    Meanwhile, Apple is also reportedly working on new Mac chips, presumably to be called the M2 expected to land as soon as 2023. The next generation of chips presumably the M2, M2 Pro, and M2 Max will use an enhanced 5nm process, reports The Information. Apple and chip supplier TSMC are expected to begin production of 3nm chips for use in iPhones and Macs in 2023 with codenames “Ibiza”, “Lobos” and “Palma”. These 3nm Mac chips are supposedly capable of up to 40 CPU cores — a massive upgrade over the 10-core design used for M1 Pro and M1 Max.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 17, 2021 01:35 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • MediaTek Launches Kompanio 1300T Chipset for Next-Gen Tablets

    MediaTek Launches Kompanio 1300T Chipset for Next-Gen Tablets

    Taipei: Chip-maker MediaTek on Tuesday announced the launch of Kompanio 1300T, a chip designed to enhance premium computing experience in tablets. Built on the leading 6nm process technology, the chip will allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to build powerful, lightweight and portable tablets for online education, business, streaming services, gaming and AI applications. Tablet computers powered by the Kompanio 1300T platform are expected to be announced in the third quarter of 2021. MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G Chipset Unveiled To Power Premium Features in Smartphones.

    “Our Kompanio chips allow brands to design lightweight tablets and personal computing products with robust performance and prolonged battery life so they can bring innovative features and new mobile computing experiences to users,” said PC Tseng, General Manager of Intelligent Multimedia Business Unit at MediaTek.

    The Kompanio 1300T chip is built on TSMC’s 6nm process technology and integrates an octa-core CPU with high performance Arm Cortex-A78 cores and power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores.

    In addition, its high performance nine-core Arm Mali-G77 MC9 GPU provides premium computing performance and supports high frame rates for longer, smoother gaming, the company said. “The chip also supports staggered 4K HDR video recording technology and integrates the latest imaging, encoding, decoding and playback features for unrivaled 4K video capabilities,” the company added.

    Combined with MediaTek’s 5G UltraSave power-saving enhancements, the platform can automatically adjust power consumption and other configurations based on a device’s network and data transmission quality to extend battery life. It supports 2.5K displays with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz in addition to integrating intelligent dynamic frame rate technologies and support for HDR10+ video playback.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 27, 2021 04:27 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Google Team Uses AI To Create Next-Gen Chips Faster Than Humans

    Google Team Uses AI To Create Next-Gen Chips Faster Than Humans

    New Delhi, June 12: As the world faces acute semiconductor or chip shortage, a team of Google researchers is working on to design next-generation artificial-intelligence (AI) chips, and has created an AI model that allows chip design to be performed by artificial agents with more experience than any human designer. The new AI method utilises past experience to become better and faster at solving new instances of the problem.

    “Our method was used to design the next generation of Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators, and has the potential to save thousands of hours of human effort for each new generation,” the team wrote in a paper appeared in the scientific journal Nature.

    “Finally, we believe that more powerful AI-designed hardware will fuel advances in AI, creating a symbiotic relationship between the two fields”, they noted. Apple ‘Boosted’ Ranking of its Files App Ahead of Dropbox: Report.

    In about six hours, the model could generate a design that optimises the placement of different components on the chip. To achieve this, the Google team used a dataset of 10,000 chip layouts for a machine-learning model, which was then trained with reinforcement learning.

    “Our RL (reinforcement learning) agent generates chip layouts in just a few hours, whereas human experts can take months,” Anna Goldie, research scientist at Google Brain, who took part in the research, said in a tweet.

    “These superhuman AI-generated layouts were used in Google’s latest AI accelerator (TPU-v5)!” She added. Google has used the model to design its next generation of tensor processing units (TPUs), which run in the company’s data centres to enhance the performance of various AI applications. Elon Musk-Owned SpaceX’s Starlink Might Soon Bring In-Flight Internet Connectivity.

    Chip floor-planning is the engineering task of designing the physical layout of a computer chip. Despite five decades of research, chip floor planning has defied automation, requiring months of intense effort by physical design engineers to produce manufacturable layouts.

    “In under six hours, our method automatically generates chip floor plans that are superior or comparable to those produced by humans in all key metrics, including power consumption, performance and chip area,” according to the Google AI team.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 12, 2021 10:11 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).