Google Cloud outage attributed to configuration change

The widescale outage experienced by Google Cloud Platform on 02-June-2019 was caused by a configuration change that was intended for a small number of servers in a single region but was mistakenly applied to a larger number of servers across several neighboring regions, according to a blog posting by Benjamin Treynor Sloss, VP, 24x7, Google.

Google says the disruption caused a 10% drop in global views of YouTube during the incident, while Google Cloud Storage measured a 30% reduction in traffic.

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/an-update-on-sundays-service-disruption

In a follow-up report tracking the Google Cloud outage, ThousandEyes said its monitoring data indicate that connectivity and packet loss issues impacted Google network locations in the eastern US, including Ashburn, Atlanta and Chicago. High packet loss conditions radiated out to Google’s network edge.  However, most GCP regions were unaffected by the outage, including regions in the US as well as in Europe and elsewhere.

More: https://blog.thousandeyes.com/google-cloud-platform-outage-analysis/

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Nokia claims 5G momentum with 42 commercial deals

Nokia has signed 42 commercial 5G deals, of which 22 have named the customer. This is more than any other vendor by Nokia's reckoning.

The company says it has signed on average one major contract win per week since the end of March.

Nokia President and Chief Executive Officer Rajeev Suri says: "The pace of 5G progress is accelerating across the globe. We are delivering significant performance increases to operators and the power of Nokia's end-to-end portfolio is being recognized. In fact, in pretty much every network where Nokia products are deployed, we are the performance leader. Here and now - at the beginning of one of the most radical technology transitions ever with 4G giving way to 5G - this is Nokia's time to shine."

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BT picks Juniper for virtualized telco cloud

BT has selected Juniper Networks to power its Network Cloud roll-out and enable a more flexible, virtualized network infrastructure.

The Network Cloud will enable BT to combine a range of currently discrete network functions and deploy them on a cloud infrastructure that is built to a common framework and shared across the organization, throughout the UK and globally. These include services across BT’s voice, mobile core and radio/access, global services, ISP, TV and IT services, as well as a host of internal applications.

“This move to a single cloud-driven network infrastructure will enable BT to offer a wider range of services, faster and more efficiently to customers in the UK and around the world. We chose Juniper to be our trusted partner to underpin this Network Cloud infrastructure based on the ability to deliver a proven solution immediately, so we can hit the ground running. Being able to integrate seamlessly with other partners and solutions and aligning with our roadmap to an automated and programmable network is also important,” stated Neil McRae, Chief Architect, BT.

"By leveraging the ‘beach-front property’ it has in central offices around the globe, BT can optimize the business value that 5G’s bandwidth and connectivity brings. The move to an integrated telco cloud platform brings always-on reliability, along with enhanced automation capabilities, to help improve business continuity and increase time-to-market while doing so in a cost-effective manner," stated Bikash Koley, Chief Technology Officer, Juniper Networks.

https://newsroom.juniper.net

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Huawei to sell its stake in subsea business to Hengtong

Huawei Technologies has agreed to sell its 51% stake in Huawei Marine Systems Co Ltd to Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd, a supplier of optical networking products company based in Jiangsu province. The deal was disclosed in a filing by Hengtong to the Shanghai Financial Exchange. Financial terms were not disclosed.  The remaining 49% in Huawei Marine Systems is held by Global Marine.

Hengtong is already a leading supplier of submarine power cables, submarine optical fiber cables, optical fiber composite submarine cables, special underwater cable, transoceanic communication system accessories and high voltage power cables.

http://www.hengtonggroup.com

Nikkei Asian Review: Undersea cables -- Huawei's ace in the hole

Tuesday, May 28, 2019  Subsea  

Huawei Marine is estimated to be building about 30 subsea cables at the moment, most under 1,000km in length, and is making rapid strides to catch up to market leaders Subcom, Alcatel Submarine Networks and NEC, according to this report by Nikkei Asian Review.

The article discusses Huawei's progress in the subsea sector in light of the U.S. government's blacklisting of Huawei.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Comment/Undersea-cables-Huawei-s-ace-in-the-hole

West Africa Cable System upgraded to 32X100G

Monday, February 04, 2019  Huawei Marine, Subsea  

The West Africa Cable System (WACS) has been successfully upgraded to 32*100G wavelengths configured on the longest optically amplified single fiber span stretching 11500km from South Africa to Portugal.  WACS has two network operation centers and 15 landing points in 14 countries spanning West Africa and Europe. Huawei Marine, which was the contractor, said the upgrade employed Flex Grid and Optical pass-through technologies, and now represents...

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Hengtong supplies 3,000 km of submarine cable for Chile FOA

Friday, November 30, 2018  Chile, Submarine  

Hengtong, a supplier of various kinds of wire and cables based in Suzhou, China, delivered 3,000km of submarine optical cable for Chile FOA Project. Hengtong said it has now manufactured and delivered over 10,000km of submarine optical cable for projects overseas. The company is also introducing a number of new products including submarine equipment fitting stations, a stereo intelligent anchor observation system, two-stage composite cables for...

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MARS subsea cable brings terabit capacity to Rodrigues Island

Monday, November 19, 2018  Huawei Marine, PCCW Global, Subsea  

The MARS subsea cable has landed on Rodrigues Island, a 108-square-kilometre outer island with a population of 41,000 that forms part of the nation of Mauritius. MARS, which is the first submarine cable system to connect the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, was deployed by Huawei Marine on behalf of PCCW Global. The 730km cable uses Huawei's advanced 100G WDM transmission technology for system design capacity of 16 Tbps. Frederick Chui, Senior...

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Huawei Marine advances PEACE subsea cable project

Monday, October 22, 2018  China, Huawei Marine, Subsea  

The Pakistan East Africa Cable Express (PEACE) Cable project, which will connect Asia, Africa and Europe, has entered into the cable and material manufacturing stage. The PEACE cable system will span 12,000 km and is designed for 200G, 16Tbps per fiber pair connectivity. The ready for service date is targetted for the first quarter of 2020. The project is being developed by PEACE Cable International Network Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China's HENGTONG...

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South Atlantic Inter Link subsea completed from Cameroon to Brazil

Wednesday, September 05, 2018  Huawei Marine, Subsea  

Construction of the South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) subsea cable between Cameroon and Brazil has been completed. The 6,000 km subsea cable was installed by Huawei Marine Networks. It follows a direct path from Kribi (Cameroon) to Fortaleza (Brazil). The system features a 4 fiber pair configuration supporting 100G wavelengths for a total capacity of 32 Tbps. The SAIL consortium is a joint investment by China Unicom (with its wholly-owned subsidiary,...

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Infineon to acquire Cypress for €9.0 billion

Infineon Technologies agreed to acquire Cypress Semiconductor for US$23.85 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of €9.0 billion. The deal will make Infineon the number one supplier of chips to the automotive market. 

Cypress has a differentiated portfolio of microcontrollers as well as software and connectivity.

Infineon said its security expertise combined with Cypress’s connectivity know-how will accelerate entry into new IoT applications in the industrial and consumer segments.

Infineon also adds to its R&D presence in Silicon Valley and gains presence, as well as market share, in the strategically important Japanese market. At the same time, Infineon aims to achieve significant economies of scale, making Infineon's business model even more resilient. Based on pro forma revenues of €10 billion in FY 2018, the transaction will make Infineon the number eight chip manufacturer in the world.

Reinhard Ploss, CEO of Infineon, said: “The planned acquisition of Cypress is a landmark step in Infineon’s strategic development. We will strengthen and accelerate our profitable growth and put our business on a broader basis. With this transaction, we will be able to offer our customers the most comprehensive portfolio for linking the real with the digital world. This will open up additional growth potential in the automotive, industrial and Internet of Things sectors. This transaction also makes our business model even more resilient. We look forward to welcoming our new colleagues from Cypress to Infineon. Together, we will continue our shared commitments to innovation and focused R&D investments to accelerate technology advancements.”

Hassane El-Khoury, President and CEO of Cypress, said: “The Cypress team is excited to join forces with Infineon to capitalize on the multi-billion dollar opportunities from the massive rise in connectivity and computing requirements of the next technology waves. This announcement is not only a testament to the strength of our team in delivering industry-leading solutions worldwide, but also to what can be realized from uniting our two great companies. Jointly, we will enable more secure, seamless connections, and provide more complete hardware and software sets to strengthen our customers’ products and technologies in their end markets. In addition, the strong fit of our two companies will bring enhanced opportunities for our customers and employees.”

https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/about-infineon/press/press-releases/2019/INFXX201906-074.html

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INDIGO subsea cable is ready for service

The INDIGO subsea cable system, which connects Australia and Southeast Asia, is officially ready for use.

INDIGO features two-fibre pairs with a design capacity for up to 36 terabits per second. The cable system will utilise new spectrum sharing technology so each consortium member will have the ability to independently take advantage of technology advancements for future upgrades and capacity increases on demand.

INDIGO is backed by AARNet, Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel, SubPartners and Telstra.

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MACOM introduces wideband amplifier for 5G testing

MACOM introduced a new wideband distributed amplifier suited for use in 5G test and measurement (T&M) equipment spanning sub-6 GHz to mmW frequencies.

The new MAAM-011238 amplifier supports wideband operation from 100 kHz up to 50 GHz (67.5 GHz for the Bare-DIE version) with typical gain of 14 dB at 30 GHz.

The amplifier is offered in both bare-DIE and Surface Mount packaged formats.

https://www.macom.com/about/news-and-events/press-release-archive/row-col1/news--event-archive/macom-announces-new-wideband-amp

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Teleste supplies DOCSIS 3.1 optical nodes in Poland

Teleste has been selected as a vendor of optical nodes for Vectra, a leading telecommunication operator in Poland. The deal includes more than 1,000 of Teleste’s E8 1.2 GHz optical nodes, which will be delivered to Vectra by the end of Q1 2020.

Teleste’s E8 is a compact optical node platform supporting DOCSIS 3.1 frequencies.

Vectra is the second largest telecommunication operator in Poland with a cable network of almost 2.8 million homes passed. The company offers its customers with services including cable television, broadband internet access - fixed and mobile – as well as fixed and mobile telephony.

“With their high product quality and proven track record as a vendor of DOCSIS 3.1-compliant network products, Teleste was able to meet the requirements of our network upgrade. We trust that the combination of high performance and user-friendly features of their E8 node helps us transform our network in a reliable and future-proof manner”,  stated Bartłomiej Irzyński, CTO of Vectra.

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