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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) migrated its LON2 platform to a new disaggregated network model that uses EVPN technology. The new architecture became fully operational on 5th June following an extensive testing, proof of concept, and migration process lasting nearly two years. LINX is believed to be the first IXP globally to implement EVPN in […]
Facebook has chosen Huntsville, Alabama for its next hyperscale data center location. Facebook estimates it will invest $750 million in the 970,000 square foot facility. As with its other data centers, Facebook committed to 100% renewable energy and is looking at new solar projects in the area. The company says it is working with the […]
Microsoft announced that its Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available in ten regions across three continents. Microsoft expects to add ten more regions in the coming months. The new Kubernetes service features an Azure-hosted control plane, automated upgrades, self-healing, easy scaling, and a simple user experience for both developers and cluster operators. Users […]
Digital Realty had opened its third data center in Toronto at the site of the former Toronto Star printing plant. The facility will provide up to 46 megawatts of critical power capacity. It spans over 66,000 square meters (711,000 square feet). Some highlights The new facility is engineered to deliver a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) […]
The MapR Data Platform now supports Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS), making it easier organizations to adopt and manage their data seamlessly on-premises and on AWS. MapR previously announced persistent storage for containers to enable the deployment of stateful containerized applications. Amazon EKS automatically manages the availability, scalability, and scheduling of containers. […]
Speedlink Technology announced a 24GHz to 43GHz wideband transceiver module for 5G millimeter-wave connectivity. Engineering samples are expected later this year. “Speedlink’s Extreme Mobile Broadband (EMB) transceiver is a revolutionary development for the mobile industry,” said Mr. Thomas Chen, President and CEO of Speedlink Technology. “The 24Ghz to 43GHz band is necessary to realize the […]
Zayo announed a major contract with a global webscale provider for colocation in Zayo’s data center in McLean, Virginia. Zayo acquired the McLean data center in April. The facility is located close to downtown Washington, D.C. and measures 62,000 total square feet. Zayo plans to upgrade the critical power at the site to three megawatts […]
ADVA demonstrated 100 Gbps quantum-safe optical communication over a long-haul network — a world-first — in conjunction with leading European national research and education networks (NRENs). The trial link stretched 2,800km between Poznań, Poland, and Trondheim, Norway, and covered multi-operator optical transport in three separate research and education networks. Broadnet, GÉANT, NORDUnet, PSNC and UNINETT […]
ADVA’s FSP 3000 platform is powering a metro transport system in the city of Cambridge that is being used for the UK’s first quantum network. The project, which is conducted by the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, super-encrypts data using quantum key distribution (QKD) for complete and long-term cryptographic data security. ADVA said the openness […]
Microsemi is working with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to define and develop next-generation optical transport solutions for 5G. China Telecom is leading the Next-Generation Optical Transport Network Forum (NGOF) consortium formed to drive industry collaboration and technological innovations to define converged optical transport network (OTN) which meet the needs of 5G deployments. As part […]
For the first time since April 16th, shares of ZTE resumed trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The shares were valued significantly lower than the previously listed price. ZTE also announced its intention to seek a 30 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) line of credit from Bank of China and a separate $6 billion credit […]
ECI announced today the availability of its Muse multivendor network management system (NMS) module of its Elastic Services Platform to aid in simplifying operations in multivendor environments. ECI’s Muse enables customers to onboard, provision and manage network elements from different vendors simply and easily all from a single-seat, network management system. The multivendor NMS provides […]
Nokia introduced a number of new services to help mobile operators bring 5G-based services to market faster. The additions to Nokia 5G Acceleration Services include: Nokia 5G Digital Design – a unique, patent-pending concept that leverages the Nokia AVA cognitive services platform and machine learning algorithms to simulate the impact of 5G use cases on […]
