Gartner: Top 3 chip buyers are Samsung, Apple, Huawei

Samsung Electronics and Apple were once again the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2018, according to a new report from Gartner, and together represent 17.9 percent of the total worldwide market. Buying by Samsung and Apple slowed in 2018 but spending by Huawei accelerated, pushing it to number 3 amongst semiconductor purchasers. “Four Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) — Huawei, Lenovo, BBK Electronics and Xiaomi — ranked in the...

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Dell'Oro: Huawei led in Network Equipment Services for 2018

Cumulative revenue for Network Equipment Services to service providers is projected to range between $200 and $250 billion over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. The top four vendors comprise more than 80 percent of the market. Huawei had the highest market share since 2016, over 30 percent in 2018. Huawei’s services share improved more than 70 percent between 2013 and 2017. Professional services such as consulting...

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Google encrypts Kubernetes secrets with Cloud KMS

Google Cloud, which was already encrypting data at rest by default, including data in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), is adding application-layer secrets encryption using the same keys in its hosted Cloud Key Management Service (KMS). Application-layer secrets encryption, which is now in beta in GKE, protects secrets with envelope encryption: secrets are encrypted locally in AES-CBC mode with a local data encryption key, and the data encryption...

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Molex showcases Enhanced Automotive Ethernet Network Platform

Molex will showcase the next evolution of its 10 Gbps Automotive Ethernet Network Platform at this week's annual Automotive Ethernet Congress (AEC) in Munich, Germany. At the system’s core is the Molex gateway, a secure networking hub that aggregates and processes data from all domains and devices, seamlessly integrating multiple hardware and software systems as well as legacy automotive protocols. Molex’s multi-layered security approach includes...

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NTT Group saw a slight uptick in 2018 for mobile and fixed revenue

The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) reported that operating revenues for the nine months ending 31-December-2018 grew 0.6 percent to 8.80 trillion yen (approximately U$80 billion) from 8.75 trillion yen last year. Net income attributable to the company for the period increased 1.4 percent to 792.13 billion Japanese yen, while operating income amounted to 1.53 trillion yen, up 8.3 percent from 1.41 trillion yen last year. In terms of key...

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Verizon raises $1 billion "Green Bond"

Verizon Communications has closed a $1 billion "Green Bond" to fund a variety of new and existing green investments. The company expects to allocate a majority of the funds within three years to support its long-term commitment to minimize its environmental impact, drive operating efficiencies and benefit the communities it serves. Investments will focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, sustainable water management, and biodiversity...

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Digital Realty plans new data center in Singapore

Digital Realty acquired a long-term ground lease on a parcel totaling 12,800 square meters and adjacent to its second Singapore facility – Digital Loyang I (SIN11), located at Loyang Drive on the east side of Singapore.  The land will be used for a new, multi-story Digital Loyang II (SIN12) Singapore data center. The facility is expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2020, marking a significant expansion and further development...

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Illumio raises $65 million for microsegmentation security

Illumio, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, raised $65 million in Series E funding for its cybersecurity solutions based on micro-segmentation. The Illumio Adaptive Security Platform provides real-time application dependency and vulnerability mapping coupled with micro-segmentation that works across any data center, public cloud, or hybrid cloud deployment on bare-metal, virtual machines, and containers. The funding round was led by clients...

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HashiCorp launches Professional Services for Multi-Cloud Automation

HashiCorp, a start-up based in San Francisco, is launching a professional services program to help large enterprises implement its multi-cloud automation products. The HashiCorp software suite helps organizations to adopt consistent workflows to provision, secure, connect, and run any infrastructure for any application. The toolset covers the four main components of infrastructure automation -- provisioning, security, networking, and application...

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