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https://youtu.be/OhAYsa45eD8 At the ONUG Spring 2022 event, a key topic of discussion was the critical staff shortages faced by IT departments. Optimizing network operations has become a priority. John Heinz, Director of Sales Engineering at Augtera, discusses how machine learning and automation can reduce time to root cause detection and thus help alleviate the staffing […]
https://youtu.be/SKLKD3wdAfA What are the 3 biggest forces driving innovation in enterprise networks today? Cost, Cloud, and Connectivity, answered Shekar Ayar, CEO of Arrcus. Here’s a perspective from ONUG Spring 2022 on how a modernized routing stacking can drive transformation across all three of these forces. Arrcus cites 80% growth in bookings in Q1 Thursday, April […]
GlobalConnect Carrier has deployed Infinera’s ICE6 technology across its live international long-haul network using GlobalConnect’s existing third-party line system. Leveraging Infinera’s ICE6 optical engine technology on the GX Series Compact Modular Platform, GlobalConnect achieved error-free transmission at 800G over 770 km on its international backbone between Stockholm and Malmö. Infinera notes that GlobalConnect has also […]
Ericsson opened a Global Utilities Innovation Center at its facility in Plano, Texas to engage with partners addressing real-world connectivity challenges for utility companies. The Global Utilities Innovation Center is integrated with Ericsson’s state-of-the art device testing lab a short distance from the Plano site, where utilities and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners can test […]
Lumentum reported net revenue for its fiscal third quarter of 2022 of $395.4 million, with GAAP net income of $26.0 million, or $0.35 per diluted share. Net revenue for the fiscal second quarter of 2022 was $446.7 million, with GAAP net income of $56.7 million, or $0.75 per diluted share. Net revenue for the fiscal […]
Fastly’s Board of Directors has initiated a search to identify the next CEO to replace Joshua Bixby, who will step down as CEO and from the Fastly Board of Directors once the transition is complete. “I am incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished during my time at Fastly. We’ve expanded our platform to capture current […]
Equinix is testing a 400G connection between its data centers in London (Slough) and Paris on Zayo’s subsea fiber network. As part of the trial, Zayo deployed a 500G optical channel on its 800G-enabled, DWDM network. The company used the additional bandwidth to deploy an extra 100G wave for enhanced monitoring capabilities, creating increased visibility […]
DISH Network has selected Samsung Networks for the deployment of 5G O-RAN-compliant virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions and radio units in markets across the U.S. Financial terms of the multi-year contract were not disclosed. Specifically, Samsung Networks will supply its 5G and RAN solutions, vRAN software and a variety of O-RAN compliant radio units, including Massive […]
https://youtu.be/TPeyQgKxyn0 The concept of SmartNICs can be traced back a long way to networking company called FORE Systems and subsequently to the founding of Netronome, says Niel Viljoen, CEO of Netronome. The follow-up question: “is DPU just another name for network flow processor?” Download the 2022 SmartNICs and Infrastructure Acceleration Report: https://ngi.how/ia-2022
https://youtu.be/jy1_EJtC0l8 End user metrics should be used for understanding network performance, says Jeremy Rossbach, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Broadcom, speaking at ONUG Spring 2022. Broadcom’s solution builds on its recent acquisition of AppNeta. Broadcom to buy AppNeta for SaaS network performance monitoring Tuesday, December 07, 2021 Broadcom, Mergers And Acquisitions Broadcom agreed to acquire privately held […]
Equinix completed its previously announced acquisition of four data centers in Chile from Empresa Nacional De Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Entel) in Chile. Equinix also announced it has signed an agreement to acquire one additional data center in Peru, also from Entel, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions. The enterprise value for the five data centers […]
Nokia, Optus and Samsung Electronics Australia achieved a data session using 3 Components (3CC) Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology over a 5G Standalone (SA) network in Australia, the first time this has been done using a commercial smartphone. Nokia supplied its latest commercial AirScale Baseband and radio portfolio powered by its Reefshark chipset over Optus’ commercial […]
team.blue Denmark, a leading provider of hosting and cloud services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Europe, has deployed Nokia’s 7750 SR-1s edge routers to provide high capacity, reliable 100G IP transport links for data center interconnection. Michael Munk Lassen, Head of Technology, Infrastructure, for team.blue Denmark, said: “team.blue is expanding rapidly in Denmark. […]
