2020 CLEO Technical Conference, 11 – 15 May

Silicon photonics, the next generation of optical quantum information processing, the adoption of flexible technology and optical frequency comb technology are the main topics of plenary talks at the all-virtual 2020 CLEO Technical Conference, 11 – 15 May. The online event highlights the latest research, applications and market-ready technologies in all areas of lasers and photonics. In addition to the plenary sessions, the conference features comprehensive...

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Arista adds support for SONiC on its switching platforms

Arista Networks introduced a Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) option that enables its customers to deploy SONiC software on Arista switching platforms. Arista switches Powered by SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) combines the open source software first introduced by Microsoft with Arista's EOS platform. Arista’s SAI layer allows SONiC to run on Arista switches, leveraging Arista’s advanced hardware design and platform drivers....

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Digital Realty hosts AI clusters powered by NVIDIA GPUs

Digital Realty announced a new solution to deliver AI-ready IT infrastructure powered by NVIDIA DGX systems. The solution enables the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads, and provides the components customers need to solve global coverage, capacity and network needs. Powered by PlatformDIGITAL and NVIDIA DGX, the Data Hub solution accommodates typical enterprise deployments of AI infrastructure to address the...

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Finland's IT Center for Science tests 400G with ADVA FSP 3000 TeraFlex

CSC – IT Center for Science, which operates the Finnish University and Research Network (FUNET), has transported 400 Gbps over its existing long-haul network using the ADVA FSP 3000 TeraFlex. The trials pave the way for ultra-fast access to Finland’s supercomputers and could offer a major boost to Europe’s research and education community. ADVA's FSP 3000 TeraFlex enables channels of up to 1200 Gbps for 3x 400GbE services and a total capacity...

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Arista posts Q1 revenue of $523 million, down 12% YoY

Arista Networks reported Q1 2020 revenue of $523.0 million, a decrease of 5.3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, and a decrease of 12.2% from the first quarter of 2019. GAAP gross margin was 64.7%. GAAP net income was $138.4 million, or $1.73 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income was $161.7 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $187.7 million, or $2.31 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2019. "Arista...

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Lumentum posts sales of $402.8 million, down 7% YoY

Lumentum reported net revenue for its fiscal third quarter of 2020, ended March 28, 2020, of $402.8 million, with GAAP net income of $43.4 million, or $0.56 per diluted share. Net revenue for the fiscal second quarter of 2020 was $457.8 million, with GAAP net income of $49.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share. Net revenue for the fiscal third quarter of 2019 was $432.9 million, with GAAP net loss of $(74.3) million, or $(0.98) per diluted share....

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Nutanix sees sales bump from remote work and VDI

Nutanix expects total revenue to be between $312 and $317 million for its fiscal third quarter ended April 30, 2020, up 8% to 10% year-over-year. Total revenue growth rate reflects the top line compression resulting from the company’s ongoing transition to a subscription business model and away from selling hardware. TCV revenue is expected to be between $307 and $312 million, up 16% to 17% year-over-year, in line with prior guidance of $300 to $320...

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Boingo Wireless posts revenue of $59.9 million, down 10% YoY

Boingo Wireless reported Q1 2020 revenue of $59.9 million decreased 9.9% compared to $66.5 million in the first quarter of 2019. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $(4.6) million, or $(0.10) per diluted share, compared to net loss of $(5.2) million, or $(0.12) per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019. “The last 90 days have been an extraordinary time in history and our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones or who have...

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Keysight intros semiconductor design validation software

Keysight Technologies introduced PathWave Waveform Analytics, an edge-to-cloud computing application that improves anomaly detection and reduces data storage costs in pre-silicon validation using machine learning algorithms. Keysight's PathWave Waveform Analytics software solution includes a new data compression technology that enables long-duration waveform compression, high resolution playback and analysis exceeding several terabytes of data....

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