Barefoot Lands Edgecore and WNC for its Ethernet Switching Chip

Barefoot Networks, a start-up developing user-programmable switching chips, announced partnerships with Taiwan-based network switching equipment firms Edgecore Networks and WNC.  The first switches based on Barefoot's Tofino chip are expected to debut this quarter. The chip began sampling in Q4 2016. Barefoot’s programmable Tofino switch chip processes packets at 6.5 terabits per second while providing a fully programmable forwarding plane....

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Offers Dynamic Storage

Red Hat released a new version of its OpenShift Container Platform (v3.4) for enterprises looking to integrate Linux containers while offering dynamic storage provisioning for both traditional and cloud-native applications and multi-tenant capabilities that can support multiple applications, teams and deployment processes in a hybrid cloud environment. Kubernetes 1.4 forms the orchestration backbone of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. New capabilities...

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Turkcell 5G Test Hits 24.7 Gbps in 15 Mhz Spectrum with Ericsson

Turkcell and Ericsson completed Turkey’s 5G test, achieving download speeds of 24.7 Gbps on the 15 GHz spectrum, the broadest available.  The tests were held at Turkcell’s Kucukyali Plaza in Istanbul. “This test on the 15GHz spectrum is also very significant as it points to the kind of future that awaits us. While we at Turkcell continue to work hard to build one of the world’s strongest 4.5G network, this trial also makes us one of the first...

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DataGryd Upgrades 60 Hudson Facility

DataGryd has completed a series of infrastructure updates at its 60 Hudson facility in lower Manhattan, offering built-to-suit colocation opportunities to incoming tenants. The facility has 180,000 square-feet of immediately available colocation space available. DataGryd's 60 Hudson data center delivers access to over 300 interconnected carriers and exchanges, with multiple Points of Entry (POEs) from diverse data network providers and direct...

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Crehan: 25GbE and 100GbE > 50% of Data Center Ethernet Switch Shipments by 2021

Over half of all data center Ethernet switch shipments by 2021 will be 25 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 100GbE, according to a new report from Crehan Research that also predicts that these two technologies will be most instrumental in driving this market beyond $15B by that time. “25GbE and 100GbE data center switch adoption is already experiencing exponential growth, with port shipments currently in the hundred-of-thousands per quarter,” said Seamus...

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OpenSynergy Develops Automotive Safety Hypervisor for ARM Cortex-R52

OpenSynergy, a developer of automotive software based in Berlin, is working on a software hypervisor for the ARM Cortex-R52 processor. The hypervisor turns any chip based on the Cortex-R52 into several virtual machines capable of simultaneously executing separate software tasks. ARM said this allows for the isolation of safety-critical functions from those that require less stringent control. In addition, it enables the consolidation of applications...

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Aviatrix Raises $15 Million for Hybrid Cloud

Aviatrix Systems, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $15 million in Series B funding for its hybrid cloud networking solutions. Aviatrix provides a centralized controller and lightweight gateway software that simplifies the creation, deletion, and management of hybrid cloud networks. Enterprises use Aviatrix to create scalable and secure interconnections across multiple private data centers and public cloud regions. Aviatrix can...

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Procera Cites 177% Increase in Virtualized Net Deployments in '16

Procera Networks announced a record number of contract wins and deployments during the past 12 months including 36 new tier one service provider contracts in 2016 alone. The company said its cumulative deployment of its virtualized DPI technology also increased to over 50 tier one and tier two operator installs, confirming it's become central to operator NFV strategies. Procera's technology is regularly used for traffic management, policy charging...

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INOC Launches Network Operations Center for Subsea Cables

INOC is now providing 24x7  Network Operations Center (NOC) services for subsea cable systems across a wide array of disciplines, including organizational procedure, documentation, customer on-boarding, event monitoring and quality control. The company operates a primary NOC in Madison, WI, and a Disaster Recovery NOC near Chicago, IL. The company said that whether an optical network resides beneath the ocean or on land connecting an enterprise...

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Talari Announces Managed Edge SD-WAN

Talari Networks introduced an SD-WAN Managed Edge service delivery platform built to support the requirements of MSPs, ASPs and CSPs seeking to provide managed SD-WAN capability to their customers. Talari Managed Edge incorporates the following features and capabilities: Scalable, multi-tenant administration with a master controller that enables MSPs to centrally manage thousands of discrete network nodes; Cost-effective delivery of key branch...

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AppsFlyer Raises $56 Million for Mobile Analytics

AppsFlyer, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised an additional $56 million in Series C financing for its mobile attribution and marketing data analytics. AppsFlyer's mission is to make the marketing industry more measureable. The company said that over the past 2 years its revenues have grown by 500% and staff from 40 to 240 people across 12 global offices. AppsFlyer measures $6 billion in mobile marketing spend annually, processes over 300...

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EUTELSAT 117 West B Satellite Enters Service for Latin America

The new EUTELSAT 117 West B satellite has entered into full commercial service for customers across Latin America. EUTELSAT 117 West B is the second all-electric satellite in Eutelsat’s fleet. It is equipped with 48 Ku-band transponders (36 MHz equivalent) connected to four beams providing premium coverage of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the Andean region and the Southern Cone. EUTELSAT 117 West B also features a new-generation WAAS...

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