Wireless Broadband Alliance takes over Cisco’s OpenRoaming

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) will take over ownership and management of OpenRoaming, a technology for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding developed by Cisco. The move aims to facilitate the broad adoption of OpenRoaming by new and existing Wi-Fi Networks, identity & service providers and other technology partners across the global Wi-Fi ecosystem. OpenRoaming brings together a federation of trusted identity providers, allowing users to join...

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Researching chip-based devices for quantum-secured communication

Secure quantum key exchange can be accomplished between two chip-based devices, according to a paper published in Optica, The Optical Society's (OSA) journal for high-impact research. Two devices measuring just 6 x 2 millimeters potentially can operate of a fiber link of up to 200km. The chip-based devices contain all the optical components necessary for quantum key distribution. The new quantum key distribution devices contain highly complex circuits...

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T-Mobile say it has the funding to complete the Sprint Merger

T-Mobile US issued a statement saying it is currently financially prepared to close its planned merger with Sprint. The company, which previously secured commitments for bridge financing and senior credit facility financing, said it has been in communication with all sixteen banks and has not received any notification that any of the banks are unprepared to fund their commitments to support the closing of the merger transaction. The companies continue...

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EU allows exceptions to Open Internet law for COVID-19 emergency

In anticipation of network capacity issues, the European Commission and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) announced several initiatives to provide some flexibility to network operators in how they manage congestion. Specifically, the directive provides certain temporary exceptions to the EU's Open Internet Access provisions of Regulation (2015/2120), which prohibits operators from blocking, slowing down or prioritising...

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Microsoft Teams hits 44 million users, up 12 million in a week

The Microsoft Teams collaboration and conferencing service added 12 million daily active users this week, bringing its total to 44 million daily active users. Microsoft Teams generated more than 900 million meeting minutes every day this week.  The University of Bologna in Italy moved 90 percent of courses online to Teams within four days. ...

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Vietnam's Viettel deploys 5G timing with ADVA and NEC

Vietnam's Viettel has deployed ADVA’s Oscilloquartz timing solution throughout Laos and Myanmar to provide nationwide 4G services and prepare its synchronization network for 5G. Installed and maintained by NEC, the new solution is built on ADVA’s OSA 3230B primary reference cesium clock (PRC) for assured and precise synchronization with or without GNSS. It also features ADVA’s versatile ultra-compact synchronization supply units (SSUs) with high-capacity...

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Ethernity launches Ethernet Controller FPGA engine

Ethernity Networks introduced its ENET-D, an add-on Ethernet Controller technology to its ACE-NIC100 SmartNIC, which can efficiently processes millions of data flows and offers performance acceleration for networking and security appliances. ENET-D is an Ethernet adapter and DMA (direct memory access) engine that eliminates the need for proprietary hardware on a network interface card. By fitting into various FPGAs and enabling customers to further...

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CrowdStrike posts quarterly revenue of $152 million, up 89% yoy

CrowdStrike Holdings, which offers cloud-delivered endpoint protection, reported revenue of $152.1 million for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 ended January 31, 2020. Quarterly revenue rose 89% compared to $80.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. “CrowdStrike delivered a record-setting fourth quarter to conclude an exceptional fiscal year. With ARR reaching $600 million, we continued to see broad strength in multiple areas of...

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NTT Ltd. launches Cloud Communications division

NTT Ltd. announced the launch of its new Cloud Communications division. Previously known as Arkadin, the Cloud Communications division will continue to act as a trusted advisor to organizations looking to accelerate modern collaboration within their workplace, which in the recent climate is more important than ever. NTT Ltd. said its Cloud Communications division continues to work closely with its fully owned subsidiary, Applicable Limited, a leading...

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