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A team led by Alireza Marandi, assistant professor of electrical engineering and applied physics at Caltech, has developed an all-optical switch in lithium niobate with the potential to perform optical signal processing. The research, which was published in the journal Nature Photonics on July 28, studies how pulses of light can be temporarily confined in […]
The FCC opened bidding in its latest mid-band spectrum auction at 10am on Friday, July 29. Auction 108 makes available 8,017 new flexible-use, county-based overlay licenses in the 2.5 GHz band. These licenses are in areas with unassigned 2.5 GHz spectrum— mostly rural parts of the country—following disposition of applications filed in the Rural Tribal […]
Meta is building a new data hall at its Sarpy Data Center campus in Springfield, Nebraska. This will bring the campus to a total of nine buildings and 4 million-square-feet. The Sarpy Data Center will continue to be supported by 100% renewable energy, made possible through our investments in wind energy, including a wind farm […]
Telit agreed to acquire Thales’ cellular IoT products division, which offers a portfolio of cellular wireless communication modules, gateways, and data (modem) cards, ranging from 4G LTE, LPWAN to 5G. Thales’ cellular IoT module business, with approximately 550 employees across 23 countries, services many of the world’s top brands. It generated sales of more than […]
Frasers Property Australia and Frasers Property Industrial in Australia, one of Australia’s leading diversified property groups, has selected Juniper Networks to upgrade its network infrastructure, enhancing business agility and IT efficiency across Australia. The rollout will bring Juniper’s AI-driven network solutions to 35 residential and commercial properties. Highlights: Juniper Networks QFX Series Switches provide a […]
Bell Canada is now deploying 3500 MHz wireless spectrum in the next phase of its 5G rollout. Bell 5G+ service is now available in southern Ontario, including Toronto, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Barrie and select areas of Mississauga, Bell 5G+ is expected to be faster and more responsive, allowing for a superior mobile experience. In Toronto, […]
T-Systems has achieved an Identity and Access management distinction in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency. To receive the designation, partners must possess deep AWS expertise and deliver solutions seamlessly on AWS. AWS established the AWS Competency Program to help customers identify AWS Partners with deep industry experience and expertise. As a Premier Partner […]
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 243-187 to pass the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The legislation was approved by the U.S. Senate last week. President Biden is now expected to sign it into law. The principal aim of the CHIPS Act is to onshore domestic manufacturing of semiconductors. It will also substantially increase […]
Aruba introduced new AIOps capabilities for its Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) aimed at reducing the time spent on manual tasks such as network troubleshooting, performance tuning, and Zero Trust/SASE security enforcement. Aruba said AIOps, which it has been developing since 2013, is now being used not just network troubleshooting but also performance optimization and […]
In its Q2 earnings report, Amazon reported quarterly sales for AWS of $19.739 billion, up 33% yoy. AWS operating income amounted to $5.715 billion. AWS operating expenses amounted to $14.024 billion. Some customer wins for AWS in Q2 Delta Air Lines selected AWS as preferred cloud provider to accelerate its digital business transformation and reimagine […]
Citing a number of execution issues and macroeconomic headwinds, Intel reported GAAP revenue of $15.3 billion, down 22% year over year (YoY), and non-GAAP revenue of $15.3 billion, down 17% YoY. Second-quarter GAAP earnings per share (EPS) was $(0.11); non-GAAP EPS was $0.29. The poor performance was driven by Intel’s Client Computing and Datacenter and […]
Equinix reported Q2 revenue of $1.8 billion, a 5% increase over the previous quarter and up 10% on both an as-reported and normalized and constant currency basis over the same quarter last year. This represents the company’s 78th consecutive quarter of revenue growth —- the longest streak of any S&P 500 company, according to Equinix. […]
Infinera reported Q2 2022 GAAP revenue of $358.0 million compared to $338.9 million in the first quarter of 2022 and $338.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 30.5% compared to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2022 and 35.6% in the second quarter of 2021. GAAP operating […]
