Barefoot's Tofino 2 chip delivers 12.8 Tbps switching for 32x400GE

Barefoot Networks is now sampling its Tofino 2 chip, the second generation of its P4-programmable Tofino Ethernet switch application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) family. Tofino 2 doubles the performance of the first generation Tofino chip, now delivering 12.8 Tbps of packet processing capacity for hyperscale data centers, cloud, enterprise and service provider networks. The device leverages 7nm process technology and is designed for full P4-programmability. Tofino...

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P4 Programmable Data Plane offloads network functions

Thanks to the P4 programming language, the next generation of switches can perform network functions and workloads that previously required dedicated appliances or x86 processing, says Prem Jonnalagadda, Director of Product Management, Barefoot Networks. Prem discusses early use cases and highlights Barefoot's new Tofino 2 silicon. Filmed at ONF Connect. https://youtu.be/w_SPW03Kh1g ...

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ADVA transmits 300G wavelengths over trans-Atlantic distance

ADVA successfully transported 300 Gbps per wavelength over a 6,800 km fiber link. The demonstration, which was conducted in partnership with Acacia Communications, used ADVA's FSP 3000 CloudConnect TeraFlex platform. The companies said the trial was the first in the industry to cover the trans-Atlantic distance with a fiber link typical of a cost-optimized submarine cable using 300 Gbps channels and a commercially available transponder with real-time...

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Liquid Telecom to invest US$400 million in deal with Telecom Egypt

Liquid Telecom will invest 8 billion Egyptian Pounds (US$400 million) in Egypt over the next three years as part of its partnership with Telecom Egypt on network infrastructure and data centres. Specifically, Liquid Telecom will make an initial investment of US$50 million in data centres and cloud services. Liquid Telecom plans to invest an additional US$350 million in broadband and financial inclusion initiatives, as well as high capacity data...

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Infinera adds Advanced Data Encryption to mTera Platform

Infinera released Layer 1 Optical Transport Network (OTN) data encryption capabilities on its mTera Universal Switching Platform. The mTera platform offers network operators the flexibility to define any interface with OTN, Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) or Carrier Ethernet switching, decreasing network complexity while accelerating new service deployment across metro, regional and long-haul networks. Highights of the...

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Australia concludes 5G auction in 3.6 GHz band

The Australian Communication and Media Authority completed its 5G auction in the 3.6 GHz band. All 350 lots available in the auction were sold, realising total revenue of approximately AUS $853 million, equivalent to almost $0.29/MHz/pop. The four auction winners are:Dense Air Australia Pty Ltd won 29 lots for $18,492,000. Mobile JV Pty Limited (a joint venture arrangement between subsidiaries of TPG Telecom Limited and Vodafone Hutchison Australia...

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China issues 5G trial licenses in 2600, 3500 and 4900 MHz bands

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued trial 5G licenses to China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom. China Telecom and China Unicom obtained trial licenses for the 3500MHz band,  China Mobile obtained trial licenses for the 2600MHz and 4900MHz bands.  The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said the operators should now conduct base station 5G system tests, and carry out interference coordination...

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Lumentum completes acquisition of Oclaro

As expected, Lumentum closed its acquisition of Oclaro and trading in Oclaro common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market has ceased. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Oclaro stockholders will receive $5.60 in cash and 0.0636 of a share of Lumentum common stock for each share of Oclaro common stock that is exchanged in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement. Lumentum financed the cash portion of the transaction consideration with cash...

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MaxLinear employs Cadence for 400Gbps PAM4 chip using 16FF

MaxLinear used Cadence timing signoff tools to deliver its MxL935xx Telluride device, the first 400Gbps PAM4 system on chip (SoC) using 16FF process technology. Cadence said its Quantus Extraction Solution and Tempus Timing Signoff Solution were key enablers of the on-time delivery of working silicon for MaxLinear. MaxLinear's Telluride device can be used by system vendors to develop a 400Gbps optical interconnect module in a compact form factor...

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Orange Business delivers SD-WAN for Majid Al Futtaim Retail

Orange Business Services is delivering SD-WAN to Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Retail, which holds the exclusive franchise rights to operate Carrefour in 38 markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Flexible SD-WAN service will connect Majid Al Futtaim Retail's operations across the Middle East, including over 250 Carrefour stores. “Connectivity is key to the future of retail. Our customers expect a seamless next-generation retail offering...

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Verizon announces 10,400 employees accept its offer to leave

 Verizon announced that approximately 10,400 employees have accepted its voluntary separation offer to leave the company next year. The program offers up to 60 weeks’ salary, bonus and benefits, depending on length of service. Verizon had 152,300 employees at the end of third-quarter 2018. “These changes are well-planned and anticipated, and they will be seamless to our customers,” said Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg. “This is a moment in time,...

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Keysight's validated for 5G NR device certification

Keysight Technologies' 5G Conformance Toolset is the first test solution to be approved for 5G New Radio (NR) device certification by PTCRB, a certification forum comprised of select leading cellular operators, accelerating commercial availability of 5G mobile devices across the ecosystem. The milestone was achieved as a result of the extended collaboration between Keysight and Qualcomm focused on verifying the validity and behavior of the radio...

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