Cloud bursting with Kubernetes

Is cloud bursting from private to public using Kubernetes a current reality or still a future vision? Cloud bursting is here and now, says Bikash Koley, CTO of Juniper Networks, explaining how Contrail is the Kubernetes network interfacing that makes it possible to spin-up workloads on-prem or on AWS, Azure or GCP. https://youtu.be/Xy0kPxCcTH0 ...

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Automating Service Migration during Network Upgrades

Is it possible to fully automate the service migration for all clients during a major network upgrade? Ruben Van Den Brink, Head of Network for Surf.Net, discusses the migration process to the eigth generation of the national research network serving the Netherlands. https://youtu.be/7x0rDcEJsME ...

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Ericsson sees growing 5G sales, ongoing field trial costs

Ericsson reported strong momentum in the global 5G market and in North America in particular, as it posted Q3 net sales of SEK 53.8 billion (US$5.94 billion), up 9% compared to a year ago in absolute terms but up 1% when adjusted for comparable units and currency. Gross margin was 36.5% (26.9%). Gross margin excluding restructuring charges improved to 36.9% (28.5%), driven mainly by cost reductions, the continued ramp-up of Ericsson Radio System...

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CommScope and Google develop Environmental Sensing for CBRS

CommScope and Google agreed to jointly develop, deploy and operate an Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) network for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) market. CBRS spectrum is managed by Spectrum Access Systems (SASs), which require an ESC network to sense radar operation. The ESC will alert the SASs of naval radar operations, so the connected SAS systems can reconfigure spectrum allocations for nearby CBRS devices to operate without...

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NEC adopts Arm's Platform Security, develops facial recognition accelerator

NEC announced a strategic collaboration with Arm to drive the development of secure Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for Smart Cities using artificial intelligence (AI). Under the alliance, NEC will adopt the Arm Platform Security Architecture, which is an industry framework for building securely connected devices. This framework includes the concept of threat modeling, architectural guidelines and implementation resources that reduce the cost,...

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Cignal AI: Record cloud and colo optical hardware spending

Sales of optical equipment to the cloud and colo market, which includes Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, reached record levels during 2Q18 and were nearly a quarter of all North American operator purchases during 2Q18, according to the most recent Optical Customer Markets Report issued by networking component and equipment market research firm Cignal AI. “While cloud and colo spending is still not near traditional telco demand for optical transport...

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Comcast completes nationwide rollout of Xfinity Gigabit Internet

Comcast has officially completed it rollout of DOCSIS 3.1 powered gigabity broadband service across all of its network footprint, which covers 58 million homes and businesses passed in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The company said this deployment represents the fastest roll out of gigabit speeds to the most homes in the country. Comcast has increased speeds 17 times in 17 years and has doubled the capacity of its broadband network every...

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Bell Canada launches Virtual Network Services platform

Bell launched its new Virtual Network Services (VNS) platform, offering enterprise customers across Canada a catalogue of on-demand network functions that reside securely in Bell's private cloud. Bell also announced it will be the first Canadian service provider to offer a managed SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) solution powered by Cisco Viptela, the first Virtual Network Function offered on the Bell VNS platform. "Bell VNS is a revolutionary...

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Rogers ready to light up LTE-M in Ontario

Rogers is preparing to launch its LTE Cat M1 network (LTE-M) in Ontario before the end of the year.  Nationwide coverage will follow in 2019/2020. to help businesses connect and track their assets in real time – using solutions such as logistics tracking, alarm monitoring, and smart metering. LTE-M will connect fixed and mobile low-power IoT devices over long distances, with longer battery life and better network coverage in hard to reach...

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NTT ICT upgrades data centers with Mellanox 25G and 100G

NTT Communications ICT Solutions (NTT ICT) has selected Mellanox Technologies' 25G and 100G Ethernet to accelerate their multi-cloud data centers. The upgrade includes: Spectrum-based switches running Cumulus Linux, ConnectX adapters, and LinkX cables and transceivers. NTT ICT is a premium global IT provider delivering solutions to Australian enterprise and government clien...

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MIPI interface specs for smartphones are 5G ready

The MIPI Alliance confrimed that all of its specifications relevant for applications in mobile platforms are 5G ready. A whitepaper presented this week at MIPI DevCon Seoul argues that MIPI specifications are already capable of enabling 5G devices due to several factors: MIPI specifications are widely used by multiple industries. Virtually all 4G smartphones—along with many tablets, connected cars and Internet of Things (IoT) devices—use at least...

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