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Lattice Semiconductor appointed Jim Anderson as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, and to the company’s Board of Directors. He most recently served as at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Computing and Graphics Business Group. Jeff Richardson, Chairman of the Board, said, “On behalf of […]
The microwave transmission market maintained its positive momentum in 2Q 2018, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. Huawei regained the highest market share in the quarter. “This was a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth for the microwave transmission equipment market,” stated Jimmy Yu, Vice President with Dell’Oro Group. “We are increasingly confident […]
New additions to the 8th Gen Intel Core processor family offer integrated Wi-Fi and LTE capabilities The new U-series (formerly code-named Whiskey Lake) and Y-series (formerly code-named Amber Lake) are optimized for connectivity in thin, light laptops and 2 in 1s. The U-series processors bring integrated Gigabit Wi-Fi (with 2×2 160MHz channels), while delivering up […]
Gremlin, a start-up based in San Francisco, has developed a “failure injection platform” that allows developers to stress test Docker environments to better prepare for real-world disasters by simulating compounding issues. The company said its Failure-as-a-Service platform aims to make containerized infrastructure more resilient. In December of 2017, Gremlin launched the first iteration of its […]
VMware is well positioned at the intersection of major industry trends, including virtualization, containerization cloud, SDN, hyperconverged infrastructure, application security, and AI, said company CEO Pat Gelsinger, kicking off the annual VMworld conference in Las Vegas and marking the 20th anniversary of the Palo Alto, California based firm. The VMware Vision is to become “the […]
Vodacom launched a standards-based, commercial 5G service in Lesotho, the landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa. Vodacom’s 5G service is delivering Fixed-Wireless Access broadband services to two enterprise customers in Lesotho. The service uses 3.5GHz spectrum. Vodacom said it has deployed the same standards-based 5G technology in South Africa, where it reports speeds in excess […]
In conjunction with VMworld in Las Vegas, Dell EMC announced several enhancements to its cloud-enabled infrastructure solutions portfolio. Highlights include: Dell EMC VxRail and VMware VxRack advancements for software-defined data centers and multi-cloud Infrastructure portfolio updates focused on storage, data protection and security Additional flexible consumption options with public cloud-like economics to align resources with […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide an EUR 500 million loan to Nokia for supporting its ongoing 5G research program. The EIB loan is supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), a key element of the Investment Plan for Europe, also known as the Juncker Plan. EIB Vice-President Alexander Stubb, responsible for […]
GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced a strategic shift away from 7nm process technology and toward “clients in high-growth markets.” Specifically, GF’s 7nm FinFET program is on hold indefinitely and the company will shift development resources to make its 14/12nm FinFET platform more relevant, with a focus on new features such RF, embedded memory, and low power. The company […]
AMD, which is “betting big” on the 7nm process node, confirmed that it will focus the breadth of its upcoming 7nm product portfolio on TSMC’s fabrication facilities. AMD said it makes sense to align its 7nm development closely with each of its foundry partner’s investments. It will continue to work with Global Foundries with their […]
AT&T announced a milestone for its expanding national fiber footprint: more than 450,000 U.S. business buildings lit with, enabling high-speed fiber connections to more than 2 million U.S. business customer locations. AT&T is bringing fiber to about 1,000 more business buildings per month. Nationwide, more than 8 million business customer locations are on or within […]
Hawaiki Submarine Cable has selected TE SubCom to provide backup Network Operations Center (B-NOC) services for its transpacific cable systems. The B-NOC will operate from TE SubCom’s Eatontown, NJ, USA headquarters. SubCom said its NOC solutions are vendor-neutral and offer global, 24x7x365 monitoring coverage with both high-level and regional visibility into network status. The Hawaiki […]
OVH Group, the largest European hosting provider, appointed Michel Paulin as its new CEO, replacing founder Octave Klaba, who will continue to serve as chairman. Paulin previously served as CEO of Neuf Cegetel, for which he led the IPO, Méditel (now Orange Maroc) and SFR. OVH said Paulin’s nomination comes as the company embarks on […]
