TLS v1.3: How Do We Get from Here to There?

Spirent has been leading the way in providing companies with the tools they need to prepare for TLS v1.3. I had a chance to sit down with David DeSanto, Director, Products and Threat Research for Spirent to talk about the transition to TLS v1.3 and some of the hurdles that organizations face as they make the switch to the new de facto standard. Jim Carroll, OND: Tell me about the evolution of TLS. How did we get to this point? David DeSanto,...

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Google expands its cloud database capabilities

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is expanding its portfolio of managed database services and announcing new cloud partnerships. Here are the highlights: Oracle workloads are now supported in GCP SAP HANA workloads can run on GCP persistent-memory VMs Cloud Firestore launching for all users developing cloud-native apps. Cloud Firestore, which is a serverless, NoSQL document database, brings the ability to store and sync app data at global scale.  Regional...

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euNetworks brings data center interconnect to Dublin and Hilversum

euNetworks completed network investment projects in Ireland and the Netherlands. In Ireland, euNetworks’ dc connect solution is now enabled in Dublin, giving customers access to an interconnected network of near instant capacity between 15 data centres in the city. In the Netherlands, Hilversum has also been enabled with dc connect, supporting existing media clients in the region. euNetworks’ dc connect solution is available across the Netherlands,...

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Facebook posts weaker financial, stock tanks

Facebook reported weaker than expected financials and trimmed its guidance for the rest of the year. Daily average usage in Europe appears to have peaked perhaps as fallout from its troubles with user privacy, Some Facebook metrics for Q2: Daily active users (DAUs) – DAUs were 1.47 billion on average for June 2018, an increase of 11% year-over-year. Monthly active users (MAUs) – MAUs were 2.23 billion as of June 30, 2018, an increase of 11% year-over-year. Mobile...

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Why MEF 3.0?

In terms of network services, customers want simplicity and agility to transform their own businesses.  MEF 3.0 presents a massive opportunity to standardize the automation of services, says Aamir Hussain, EVP and CTO, CenturyLink. Filmed at the MEF Members' Annual Meeting in Nashville. See video:  https://youtu.be/jYUPE8pVVtM ...

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Extending MEF's Scope to Layer 1 Services

MEF is extending its service definition work to Layer 1, which is often referred to as wavelength or optical services. Several client protocols are supported, including Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH. David Martin, Senior Systems Engineer, IP/Optical Networking, Nokia, discusses the advantages of this approach. Filmed at the MEF Annual Members Meeting in Nashville. See video: https://youtu.be/pZZaQK4Jrvg ...

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Layer 1 Transport API interoperability demo -- MEF, ONF, and OIF

The recently concluded MEF-ONF-OIF interoperability demo that focused on the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Transport Application Programming Interface (T-API). NEC's Karthik Sethuraman and Centurylink's Jack Pugaczewski provide an overview of the demo. A proof-of-concept (PoC) on this topic will be presented at #MEF18. See video: https://youtu.be/kahW_dxoBSk ...

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Qualcomm drops NXP acquisition, announces $30B buyback

Having failed to gain regulatory approval from China, Qualcomm abandoned plans to acquire NXP Semiconductor. The original purchase agreement was announced on October 27, 2016. Qualcomm subsequently raised its offer to approximately US$44 billion. The deal gained regulatory approval in the U.S., the European Union, and other regions, however, the authorities in China expressed concern over the effect on competition and ultimately neither approved...

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F5's quarterly revenue rises 4.7% yoy to $542 million

F5 Networks reported revenue of $542.2 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2018, up 4.7% from $517.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. F5 cited growth with its software solutions and services business. GAAP net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $122.7 million, or $1.99 per diluted share, compared to $97.7 million, or $1.52 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. “I’m pleased with results for the third...

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BT to transfer 31,000 employees to Openreach

BT Group is seeking consultations with unions and employees regarding the transfer of 31,000 employees into Openreach, which will soon be a fully independent company. The goal is to complete the transfer on 1 October 2018. BT said it is making progress in creating the separate legal entity Openreach Limited, with its own independent board and strategy. “We are absolutely committed to giving Openreach greater strategic independence and ensuring...

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SpaceX launches 19 Iridium NEXT satellites

SpaceX successfully launched ten Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This is the seventh of eight planned launches of Iridium NEXT satellites by SpaceX, bringing the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites in space to 65. All 10 satellites for this mission will be deployed to Iridium orbital plane number 5, where they will go into operation immediately following a thorough testing and validation process. ...

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ROOT Data Center expands in Montréal

ROOT Data Center will build a third data center at its MTL-R1 La Salle campus in Montreal. MTL-R1B is a greenfield development that will create an additional 10MW of power capacity. The company says roughly 20 percent of the new facility’s capacity has been pre-sold prior to beginning construction. This new build follows the recent announcement of an additional 6MW at ROOT’s MTL-R2 facility. ROOT noted that its Montréal facility uses nearly 100%...

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Rescale raises $32 million for HPC in the cloud

Rescale, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised $32 million in Series B funding for its enterprise cloud solutions. Rescale specializes in "enterprise big compute in the cloud." The idea is to transform on-premise HPC systems by enabling access to the world's largest high performance computing infrastructure in the cloud. Rescale offers access to global data centers, the very latest HPC hardware and a complete library of engineering, scientific...

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C Spire picks Siklu for mmWave backhaul

C Spire has selected Siklu's multi-gigabit wireless technology to backhaul high-speed internet service to thousands of homes and businesses in Mississippi. C Spire is using Siklu solutions to extend existing fiber optic assets for last mile connections in neighborhoods and business districts in over 150 Mississippi towns and communities. Siklu's point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radios operate in the uncongested 60,70-80 GHz mmWave bands...

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