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MEF published the first Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) standard defining SASE service attributes, a framework and common definitions, and a Zero Trust framework that together allow organizations to implement dynamic policy-based actions to secure network resources for faster decision making and implementation for enterprises. SASE Service Attributes and Service Framework Standard — This standard […]
Edgecore Networks introduced a Server Switch with 32x 100G QSFP28 ports in 2U form factor and powered by dual Intel scalable Xeon processors and a P4 programmable Intel Tofino switch chip. The CSP-7550 is a server-switch offers 4 open PCIe slots that can be used for various FPGA, Smart NIC, AI/ML etc PCIe cards for […]
Driven by the 5G network rollout of a major wireless provider, Lightpath is expanding its fiber infrastructure across the New York Metro region, in total adding over 300 route miles. The expansion also serves thousands of additional enterprise, education, and government customers. The announcement is an aggregation of numerous builds throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, […]
Aligned Data Centers agreed to acquire ODATA, a data center service provider offering scalable, reliable, and flexible IT infrastructure in Latin America, from Patria Investments and other selling stakeholders. Financial terms were not disclosed. In connection with the acquisition, Aligned, which is majority owned by funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management, entered into a definitive […]
Intelsat’s Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 geosynchronous satellites were successfully launched aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 are part of five satellites that Intelsat contracted Maxar to build for the C-band transition. In addition to the five C-band satellites Intelsat has ordered from Maxar in 2020 to […]
Aqua Comms has appointed Jim Fagan as its new CEO, effective 1 May 2023, replacing Nigel Bayliff, who leaves the business on 30 April 2023. Fagan currently serves as Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer at GCX. He was previously with Telstra, Pacnet and Rackspace based in Asia and USA. Aqua Comms provides services on seven […]
Comcast activated the first multigigabit, symmetrical Internet connection powered by 10G and full duplex DOCSIS 4.0, connecting a business location in the Philadelphia region to its live network. The test involves a DOCSIS 4.0-enabled 10G node and multiple cable modem. Comcast anticipates offering 10G-enabled services to customers in the second half of 2023. “This live […]
Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity Limited, a start-up based in the UK developing hollow core fiber (HCF). Financial terms were not disclosed. Lumenisity’s next generation of HCF uses a proprietary design where light propagates in an air core, which has significant advantages over traditional cable built with a solid core of glass, including: Increased overall speed […]
Telstra completed the first Ericsson Cloud RAN 5G data call on its commercial network in Queensland, Australia. Ericsson’s Cloud RAN solution virtualizes the RAN baseband as cloud-native network functions for the CU (centralized unit) and DU (distributed unit). Telstra’s implementation of Ericsson’s Cloud RAN technology employs an architecture in which both the CU and DU […]
Orange will offer a high-performance interconnection solution to all partner operators of the new Medusa Submarine Cable System — the first and longest submarine cable to connect the main Mediterranean countries. Medusa is an 8,760 km subsea system linking the North African countries and six EU member states (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus). […]
Coherent Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with two Korean institutions, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), to foster collaboration on advanced electronic and photonic devices, with a focus on the Korean market. The partnership covers a broad range of innovations in devices, leveraging […]
Deutsche Telekom has selected Juniper Networks as the first network technology partner for Magenta Business Networks SD-X. SD-X is a cloud-based, virtualized and automated platform that will provide a rapid, simplified and cost-effective transition from MPLS to software-defined network services. Juniper is providing DT with advanced technologies to create a secure, software-driven network fabric that […]
T-Mobile has achieved its year-end goal of covering 260 million people with Ultra Capacity 5G weeks ahead of schedule. In addition, T-Mobile has now deployed an additional, new layer of 1900 MHz mid-band Ultra Capacity 5G spectrum nationwide. The operator has also begun lighting up three-carrier aggregation — combining three channels of mid-band 5G spectrum […]
