Next Gen Network Automation: Reinventing Networking

The future of networking is inside the application, says Galeal Zino, CEO of NetFoundry. There are four pillars to this reinvention of networking: (1) the application is the new edge (2) the Internet is the new business WAN (3) security needs to be zero-trust and (4) code needs to replace configuration. NetFoundry delivers its platform and Fabric in a Network-as-a-Service model in which customers control their private networks via API, SDK...

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New Atlantic Data Center Hub planned in Portugal

The EllaLink Group and aicep Global Parques – Gestão de Áreas Empresariais e Serviços, unveiled plans for a new "Sines Tech – Innovation & Data Center Hub" in Portugal. The new campus is to be built in the Portuguese port city of Sines, in proximity to the landing station for the new Ellalink subsea cable to Latin America. Diego Matas, Chief Operating Officer of EllaLink, added “I am delighted to announce our collaboration with Global Parks...

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Turkcell opens cloud data center in Ankara

Turkcell inaugurated a new data center in Ankara boasting a total of 33,500 square meters (361,000 square feet), the largest in Turkey. The center will offer cloud services to public institutions and organizations through Turkcell’s subsidiary, Turkcell Digital Business Solutions. The facility’s data center and cloud services will also help international firms store data in Turkey. “Our investments in Turkey’s data centers that comply with international...

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Adani and Digital Realty partner on data centers in India

Adani Group is partnering with Digital Realty to develop and operate data center parks in India. The collaboration would leverage Digital Realty’s extensive experience and global data center customer base along with Adani’s expertise in full-stack energy management, renewable power, and real estate development and management. Speaking on the development, the Adani Group Chairman, Mr. Gautam Adani, said, “Data center infrastructure is critical to...

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Alibaba Cloud continues to soar in Q3 - up 64% yoy to US$1.3B

Alibaba reported cloud computing revenue of RMB9,291 million (US$1,300 million) during the September 2019 quarter, primarily driven by an increase in average revenue per customer. As of August 2019, 59% of companies listed in China are customers of Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba said the adoption of cloud services in China’s public sector and traditional industries is driven not only by demand for cost-effective IT solutions, but also by transformation...

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HC2 agrees to sell its 49% interest in Huawei Marine

HC2 Holdings, a diversified holding company, announced that its Marine Services Segment, Global Marine Group has agreed to a sale of its stake in Huawei Marine Networks, its 49% joint venture with Huawei Technologies Co., to Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd (“Hengtong”).  The sale of GMG’s interest values HMN at $285 million, and GMG’s 49% stake at approximately $140 million. Under the agreement, GMG will sell 30% of HMN to Hengtong at closing...

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U.S. Commerce Dept. expects to approve export licenses to Huawei

In an interview over the weekend with Bloomberg, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the first export licenses to Huawei could be approved "shortly." He stated that 260 requests for export licenses to Huawei have been filed with the department. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-03/ross-optimistic-on-china-trade-deal-says-huawei-licenses-coming?srnd=premium-can...

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Frontier intros managed SD-WAN

Frontier Communications introduced an end-to-end SD-WAN solution offering WAN-wide visibility, agility, control and AWS Cloud integration. Frontier said its new SD-WAN Managed Private Network (SD-WAN EVPL) simplifies network management operations, delivers enhanced service-levels (SLA) and offers a compelling alternative for enterprise customers looking to transition from complex, costly and static MPLS networks. “The network is the most critical...

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AT&T adds Stephen Luczo to its Board

Stephen Luczo has been elected to AT&T's Board of Directors. Luczo, 62, is Chairman of the Board of Seagate Technology and has served in this role since 2002. From October 2017 to October 2018, he also served as Executive Chairman. Before that, he served two tenures as CEO and Chairman. Luczo will serve on the Board’s Corporate Development and Finance Committ...

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