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Molex invests in Excelfore, expanding scope of in-vehicle connected platforms
Molex has announced a strategic global collaboration and
empowering seamless end- to-end solutions—taking into account digital and power interconnects, in-vehicle and cloud networking, and the mechanisms for rolling out updates to vehicles—the collaboration with Molex strengthens the value we can bring to automotive suppliers.” Molex’s investment, in a “Series A” round of funding, secured a 20% minority ownership of Excelfore.
vice president and general manager of the Molex Connected Mobility Solutions Business Unit. “Together, Molex and Excelfore will provide complete intelligent vehicle systems integrating the hardware, software, and technical services needed to advance adoption of next-generation connected platforms in today’s vehicles.” Shrikant Acharya, chief
associated infrastructure. Its automotive software enables communication between automotive components and cloud-based servers, automotive fleet monitoring, and provision of Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) and Software Over the Air (SOTA) updates. “Smart mobility starts with innovative people and solutions to make intelligent vehicle designs a reality,” according to Bill Fitzer,
investment in Excelfore, an innovative Silicon Valley- based provider of Cloud platform and connectivity applications for intelligent transportation. Excelfore specialises in middleware solutions for smart mobility networks that support next-generation smart, autonomous and learning vehicles and
technology o cer at Excelfore, added “by
Adva’s Ensemble connector wins TMC’s NFV Product of the Year award
flexibility, e ciency and agility to service providers. It enables users to react more rapidly to market trends, more e ectively meet user demands, and more e ciently deliver new services.”
VNFs. Adva says its network functions virtualisation solutions have already been successfully deployed in a number of CSP networks. Rich Tehrani, CEO, at TMC, said, “NFV promises to deliver new levels of
only open, software-based hosting platform for virtual network functions. The Ensemble Connector enables communication service providers to avoid vendor lock-in and deploy best-in-class software for
Adva’s Ensemble Connector has won TMC’s 2016 NFV Product of the Year award. Presented by TMC’s Internet Telephony magazine, the accolade recognizes the value of the connector, claimed to be the industry’s
FTTH Council Europe welcomes €500m Connecting Europe Broadband Fund
be held under the patronage of the City of Marseille. The FTTH Council said that the “high patronage shows the support of the French Presidency to the largest FTTH-focused event in the world”. In France, policy makers have been strong FTTH advocates in the last few years, including the national government with its “France Très Haut Débit” plan and local authorities, also heavily involved in fibre rollout. Ronan Kelly, President of the FTTH Council Europe, says: “We are honoured that the FTTH Conference 2017 has gained the support of the President of the French Republic, showing the government’s involvement in the promotion of fibre and its positive impact on society, environment and competitiveness.”
Broadband Fund. “Europe needs vastly improved network infrastructure in order to become a global competitive in digital. This fund is an important step fostering investments in fibre-based
the “Gigabit Society”. The FFTH Council Europe welcoming statement added: “The universal availability and widespread adoption of fibre networks by end- users and businesses will enable new and innovative technologies while also having a positive impact on job creation and economic growth, in particular in rural communities. Therefore it is of utmost importance that we do not leave anyone behind and prevent a new Gigabit- divide from the outset by fostering future-proof fibre based infrastructure everywhere.” Ronan Kelly, President of the FTTH Council Europe, commented, “We very much support the agreement reached today (Monday, December 12th) on the Connecting Europe
A new broadband fund of at least €500 million which will contribute towards delivering an inclusive “Gigabit Society for Europe” and prevent a new Gigabit- divide happening across the continent from the outset, was announced in December 2016 and the FTTH Council Europe immediately applauded the founding of the new fund, saying “We urge the fund to invest in future-proof optical fibre- based networks in the long- term interest of European citizens and businesses.” The Connecting Europe Broadband Fund is expected to be especially important for supporting smaller, local fibre projects that have a significant role in ensuring that all communities, whatever their size and economic status, are part of
infrastructure, the only future-proof broadband
solution enabling fixed and wireless Gigabit-networks.” “The FTTH Council Europe is expecting lively discussions on creating a Gigabit Society and the latest digital technology innovations will be at the heart of the 14th edition of the FTTH Conference”. The FTTH Council Europe has also announced that the FTTH Conference 2017 has received the high patronage of Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic. The event will also
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