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Red Hat is joining the HPE GreenLake ecosystem. The partnership combines HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform with Red Hat’s enterprise open source technologies will help address IT organizations’ need for agile technology solutions that can accelerate business outcomes and help fuel their digital transformations. “This extended partnership makes it easy for HPE GreenLake customers to consume […]
Sabey Data Centers has committed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by or before 2029 across its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi), a global body that aligns enterprise emission reduction efforts with climate science, last year validated Sabey’s target and methods to achieve a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions […]
The Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA Wireless), a leading provider of technology services across rural wireless carriers in the United States, is deploying Mavenir’s cloud-native, small footprint containerized Evolved Packet Core (EPC), with a remote redundant User Plane Function (UPF). Mavenir’s EPC, part of the Converged Packet Core solution, enables the separation of the control […]
MaxLinear introduced its next-generation MODEM System on Chip (SoC), developed in partnership with Aviat Networks. The MxL852xx will integrate MaxLinear’s highest performance capabilities to provide a compact and complete MODEM solution, including: Multicore MODEM implementation supporting millimeter and microwave transmission Multi-band operation support enabling more extended reach, higher throughput greater link availability Enhanced IP traffic […]
GSMA confirmed its intention to host the annual MWC event in Barcelona until at least 2030. Since a change in location from Cannes to Barcelona sixteen years ago the GSMA has grown MWC to a show where more than 109,000 global visitors attended in 2019. In a statement, GSMA Ltd CEO John Hoffman pointed to […]
LF Edge, an umbrella organization under the Linux Foundation that aims to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system, released a 39-page whitepaper that provides a detailed taxonomy of the emerging edge networking segment. “With the growing edge computing infrastructure market set to be worth up […]
In 2021, Google signed agreements to buy power from new renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of nearly 1300 MW – expanding its global portfolio by almost 25% and re-affirming Google Cloud’s position as the cleanest cloud in the industry. Google has now set a “moonshot goal” of operating on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) […]
The FCC is seeking public comment on Next Generation Television (“Next Gen TV” or “ATSC 3.0”) and on the scheduled sunsets of two rules concerning broadcast TV. Next Gen TV is the newest broadcast TV transmission standard, developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), which promises to enable broadcasters to deliver an array of […]
The Wall Street Journal comments on recent price hikes from AT&T and Verizon, mostly concerning mid-range, monthly plans. Both carriers increased the price of certain older wireless plans by up to $6 for single lines and $12 for family plans. Meanwhile, T-Mobile is constrained in its ability to raise prices by the regulatory agreement related […]
Taiwan’s government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), in collaboration with TSMC and academic partners, announced the development of Spin Orbit Torque Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (SOT-MRAM) array chips. Dr. Shih-Chieh Chang, General Director of ITRI’s Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories, pointed out that the use of lower voltage and current in the memory can […]
https://youtu.be/feIX3PpgbbQ Builders of advanced data center networks powered by SmartNICs will be interested in understanding traffic patterns and measuring performance of their systems. Rezvan Stan, Senior Engineering Manager, Keysight, talks about the emulation of complex data center topologies. Get up to speed on SmartNICs by downloading our complimentary 2022 SmartNICs and Infrastructure Acceleration Report https://ngi.how/ia-2022
Telefónica and NTT DATA are executing a private 5G proof of concept (PoC) with CIE Automotive, a global automotive supplier. At its facilities in Itziar (Guipúzcoa), a 5G intralogistics management platform has been developed and is being implemented as an integrating and enabling solution for the automation of the transport of finished products from the […]
UScellular and Ericsson have begun 5G testing using drones. Initial visual line of sight trials were conducted in Beloit, Wis., using a drone that was flown between two of UScellular’s commercial 5G towers. The drone was outfitted with a 5G smartphone and RF measurement equipment designed to capture performance metrics such as signal strength and […]
