Marvell completes acquisition of Inphi

Marvell Technology completed its previously announced acquisition of Inphi Corporation.  The combination creates a U.S. semiconductor powerhouse positioned for end-to-end technology leadership in data infrastructure.“I am excited to welcome the Inphi team to Marvell and look forward to realizing the tremendous value creation potential of this combination for our customers, employees and shareholders. Together we will have the portfolio, capabilities,...

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Microsoft to build its first datacenter region in Malaysia

Microsoft announced plans to build its data center region in Malaysia to deliver trusted cloud services locally, with world-class data security, privacy, and the ability to store data in-country.Microsoft's “Bersama Malaysia” (Together with Malaysia) initiative represents "a significant commitment to empowering Malaysia’s inclusive digital economy and advancing the nation’s digital transformation across the private and public sectors." The company...

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Telxius activates Brazil - Argentina subsea cable

Telxius announced that the new Tannat submarine cable, connecting Santos (Brazil) with Las Toninas (Argentina), is now open for service. Tannat is a 2,000 kilometer new generation system adds to the Brusa and Junior cables on the Atlantic coast of Latin America to deliver the most modern and diverse end-to-end connectivity between the U.S., Brazil and Argentina. The new cable completes a main connectivity route between the U.S. and key hubs...

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Cerebras unveils 2nd-gen, 7nm Wafer Scale Engine chip

Cerebras Systems introduced its Wafer Scale Engine 2 (WSE-2) AI processor, boasting 2.6 trillion transistors and 850,000 AI optimized cores.The wafer-sized processor, which is manufactured by TSMC on its 7nm-node, more than doubles all performance characteristics on the chip - the transistor count, core count, memory, memory bandwidth and fabric bandwidth - over the first generation WSE. “Less than two years ago, Cerebras revolutionized the...

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Apple TV 4K brings Wi-Fi 6 with MIMO

The newly announced Apple TV 4K connects via 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with MIMO, simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz). The device is powered by Apple's A12 Bionic chip that provides a significant boost in graphics performance, video decoding, and audio processing. Apple TV 4K runs tvOS, offering tight integration with Apple devices and services.https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apple-unveils-the-next-generation-of-apple-tv-...

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Japan Network Access Point deploys Ciena's DCI platform

Japan Network Access Point (JPNAP) has deployed Ciena’s Waveserver Ai data center interconnect (DCI) platform to handle Internet traffic in bustling hubs such as Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sendai.JPNAP is using Ciena’s Waveserver Ai compact DCI platform to provide 100GbE connectivity between data centers where JPNAP’ PoP exists. With this deployment, JPNAP has simplified its network through increased automation with Waveserver Ai’s integrated line...

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Xilinx introduces adaptive system-on-modules for edge

Xilinx introduced its "Kria" portfolio of adaptive system-on-modules (SOMs), production-ready small form factor embedded boards for edge-based applications. The Xilinx SOM roadmap includes a full range of products, from cost-optimized SOMs for size and cost-constrained applications to higher performance modules that will offer developers more real-time compute capability per watt. The first product available in the Kria SOM portfolio, the...

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Valley TeleCom Group deploys Fujitsu 1FINITY optical platform

Valley TeleCom Group, which serves rural communities throughout Arizona and New Mexico, will deploy the Fujitsu 1FINITY optical networking platform and Virtuora Network Controller (NC), evolving their existing network to support higher bandwidth and software-defined operations and management.Fujitsu Network Communications said its 1FINITY L100 Lambda blades, plus T300 & T310 Transport blades, will provide Valley TeleCom with greater network capacity...

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VMware looks to Anywhere Workspace capabilities

VMware is integrating several of its solution sets to help companies deliver better and more secure experiences to their employees no matter where they are in the world. The goal is to automate and secure the employee's access.The new VMware Anywhere Workspace encompasses:VMware Workspace ONE provides unified endpoint management, desktop and app virtualization, and a variety of employee experience, productivity, and security related solutions.VMware...

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WARPSPACE targets optical relay satellites

WARPSPACE, a spin-out space startup from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, announced 400M JPY (US$3.6 million) in Series A funding for its development of an inter-satellite optical communication relay network service. The concept is to use small optical relay satellites in Low Earth Orbit. Communication to earth stations would also use lasers.Investors include The Space Frontier Fund (operated by Sparks Innovation for Future Co., Ltd.) and KSK Angel...

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