Bloomberg: Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom

Bloomberg is reporting that compromised hardware from Super Micro Computer was discovered in the network of a major U.S. telecom carrier in August. The name of the carrier was not disclosed. Bloomberg said evidence of the hardware hack was provided by Yossi Appleboum, who is co-CEO of Sepio Systems, a security consultancy based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Super Micro is still refuting the claims and no information regarding tampered servers. ht...

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Microsoft's Project xCloud video game streaming coming in 2019

Microsoft shared details of its Project xCloud, which will use state-of-the-art global game-streaming technology to allow users to play on any device. The idea is to make the gaming experience to music and movies — available on demand and accessible from any screen. Microsoft promises to make it easy for developers to bring their content to Project xCloud. Project xCloud public trials are expected to begin in 2019. Microsoft said the initial...

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Huawei releases flagship 128-port 100GE data center switch

Huawei introduced a CloudEngine series data center switch providing 128 x 100GE ports and featuring a maximum switching and forwarding capability of 25.6 Tbps. Huawei said the new 4U high CE9860X switch will support future 400GE ports. Two of these CE9860X switches, along with Huawei's 25GE/10GE CE6800 series switches, can be used for spine-leaf network for data centers with fewer than 3000 servers. Leon Wang, General Manager of Huawei Data Center...

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Huawei previews Intent-Driven CloudCampus

Huawei announced its next-generation Intent-Driven CloudCampus solution featuring SmartRadio WLAN performance optimization, AI-powered intelligent O&M engine CampusInsight, and AI-powered proactive security protection of campus networks. "We believe that future campus networks will quickly have three distinct characteristics: ubiquitous wireless, intelligent operation and management, and cloud-based management," said Zhao Zhipeng, General Manager...

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CenturyLink intros Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections

CenturyLink launched a new Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections service that enables real-time creation and deletion of private Ethernet connections to cloud service providers. Customers can now dynamically connect across hybrid cloud workloads including their private cloud and data center locations, as well as within a cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS GovCloud (U.S.) is also included in the connectivity options. Cloud Connect...

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Broadcom samples Automotive Gigabit-capable PHY, Secure Switch and Smart Camera MCU

Broadcom expanded its portfolio of automotive Ethernet devices designed to advance in-vehicle connectivity, infotainment, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and smart mobility. The launch includes: 100BASE-T1 / 1000BASE-T1 Ethernet PHY: BCM8988x 100BASE-T1 / 1000BASE-T1 switches with full security: BCM8955x Camera MCU with computer vision functionality: BCM8910x Broadcom says Ethernet has become the de-facto networking technology for connecting...

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TidalScale raises $24 million for software-defined servers

TidalScale, a start-up offering software-defined servers, announced $24 million in Series B funding. TidalScale enables organizations to build a virtual server of any size from standard commodity physical servers in minutes. And once it’s up and running, TidalScale’s real-time machine learning layer continuously optimizes system performance. The new funding comes from a strong investment syndicate that includes Bain Capital Ventures, Hummer Winblad,...

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IEEE forms 802.11 Extremely High Throughput Study Group

The IEEE has established an 802.11 Extremely High Throughput Study Group to initiate discussion on new IEEE 802.11 features for bands between 1 and 7.125 GHz. The group is identifying requirements for a possible amendment to IEEE 802.11 that would increase peak throughput to support demanding applications such as video over wireless local area networks (WLANs), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). “We are seeking stakeholders throughout...

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Frontier launches Gigabit Service in its FiOS territories

Frontier Communications is introducing a new Gigabit service in its FiOS and Vantage Fiber markets, offering its fastest residential broadband service while also increasing its new consumer broadband offer to 200/200 Mbps, and adding higher speed tiers previously not offered in Indiana, Oregon and Washington (300/300 Mbps). Pricing will be the same with or without a contract. “Frontier is pleased to now offer a 200/200 Mbps service, the fastest,...

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Vapor IO adds former Crown Castle exec to its team

Vapor IO, which is developing tower-connected edge colocation services, announced the addition of Alan Bock to its executive team, as vice president of business development, telecommunications. He will focus on carrier relationships as well as relationships in emerging verticals that include autonomous vehicles and smart cities. Bock is a former VP at telco infrastructure provider Crown Castle. Previously, Bock served in various roles at Crown Castle...

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