Next Gen SD-WAN: Automation and Programmability

In enterprises today, too many tasks are manual, but as the network evolves from site-to-site to a user-to-app model this will change,  says Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks. A key to this is network telemetry from wherever the user is located. This data will open new possibilities for (1) security/compliance and (2) automation/programmability. Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks, discusses market momentum with SD-Branch services. Versa...

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Internet2 to deploy open line system (OLS) from Ciena

by Benedict Chua, Assistant Editor Internet2 will deploy a flexible grid open line system (OLS) from Ciena to transform its network to a more scalable, programmable and adaptive architecture. The upgraded network, which connects several hundred universities, government agencies, and community anchor institutions across the U.S., strengthens Internet2 and the wider R&E community’s ability to conduct scientific research, enhance collaboration,...

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Intel acquires Smart Edge from Pivot Technology Solutions

Intel agreed to acquire the Smart Edge intelligent-edge platform business from Pivot Technology Solutions Inc., an IT infrastructure and service provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. Smart Edge is a cloud-native, scalable and secure platform for multi-access edge computing (MEC). The Smart Edge platform is built to run on Intel Xeon Scalable processors and, going forward, Intel Optane memory, Intel FPGAs and other accelerators. Smart Edge’s...

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Broadband Forum demos CloudCO and OB-BAA

At Broadband World Forum (BBWF) 2019 this week in Amsterdam, the Broadband Forum is showcasing its Cloud Central Office (CloudCO) and Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) initiatives. The CloudCO demonstration leverages a combination of SDN automation and virtualization, open source innovation and Broadband Forum’s Open Broadband Labs (OB-Labs) infrastructure. This will show zero touch service provisioning of a multi-vendor access...

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Alibaba Cloud scales with Intel

Alibaba Cloud has achieved a new performance benchmark using Intel Xeon Scalable processors: the industry’s first 100,000 scale factor on Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute cluster running on Intel Xeon Scalable processors, demonstrating Alibaba Cloud’s ability to deliver high-performance, cost-effective cloud services. Intel said Alibaba Cloud is the first cloud service provider to release benchmark results on 100TB data; previous records were on 10TB and...

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Tejas unveils disaggregated, multi-terabit packet-optical switch

Tejas Networks introduced a disaggregated, multi-terabit packet-optical switch optimized for 5G, cloud and broadband networks. TJ1600S/I is the latest addition to Tejas’s TJ1600 series of carrier-class products for optical aggregation, metro and core networks. TJ1600S/I is a future-proof packet and optical switching product that enables service providers to efficiently The company says its platform can handle up to 48 terabits of data traffic while...

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Neat builds video conferencing bar for Zoom

Neat, a start-up based in Oslo, Norway, launched its portfolio of meeting room systems designed for Zoom Video Communications. Neat Bar has a dedicated controller and optional scheduling display and costs $2,500. "We've combined Zoom’s excellent software team with our world-class hardware design team to deliver meeting room systems that are so radically simple, they always work,” said OJ Winge, Neat Chairman. “What Zoom has done for meetings, Neat...

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Work continues on PCIe 6.0

PCI-SIG posted a new PCI Express Base Specification Revision 6.0, Version 0.3 for review by its membership. PCI Express (PCIe) 6.0 technology will double the data rate to 64 GT/s while maintaining backwards compatibility with previous generations. PCI-SIG, which is the consortium that owns and manages PCI specification, said PCIe 6.0 is on target for release in 2021. PCIe 6.0 Specification Features Delivers 64 GT/s raw bit rate and up to 256...

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