AWS hit by outage in US-EAST-1 region

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced an outage started on Dec 7, 2021 at approximately 15:40 UTC impacting various regions worldwide.The AWS status page reported API and console issues in the US-EAST-1 Region, which is used to host the AWS global console landing page. The trouble included elevated error rates for EC2 APIs in the US-EAST-1 region. At 12:34 EST, the company said the root cause was "impairment of several network devices," confirmed...

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Marvell samples 50G PAM4 DSP chipset for 5G optical fronthaul

Marvell has begun sampling the industry’s first 50Gbps PAM4 DSP and TIA chipset solution for 5G fronthaul.Key features of the new Marvell AtlasOne chipset:PAM4 digital core for optimal performance across a range of applications.Marvell’s companion IN5662 TIA for linearity while maintaining ultra-low noise and power.The industry’s first PAM4 DSP integrated Direct Modulated Laser driver in mainstream CMOS technology.Industrial temperature range support...

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Marvell and OE Solutions target 100G QSFP-DD module

 Marvell and OE Solutions are collaborating on 100G QSFP-DD optical modules optimized for 5G backhaul and metro access applications.The OE Solutions 100G QSFP-DD Coherent Transceiver with the Marvell Deneb Coherent DSP (CDSP) will enable the transition of 10G to 100G coherent solutions for 5G, metro and access applications. The companies anticipate product release in early 2022."Marvell's innovative Deneb coherent DSP enables new opportunities...

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Jessica Rosenworcel confirmed as FCC Chairwoman

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jessica Rosenworcel as Chairwoman of the FCC and as an agency commissioner for an additional five-year term. Jessica Rosenworcel has served as an FCC Commissioner since 2012. Prior to joining the agency, she was Senior Communications Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, under Senator John D. Rockefeller IV and Senator Daniel Inouye. Before entering public service,...

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Video: How Europe's Data Sovereignty Rules Change the Vendor Landscape

 https://youtu.be/pWYthYfYYBkWith different laws in place around the world it can be challenging for cloud vendors to manage data locally. In this video, Sylvain Quartier, Vice President, Marketing and Product Strategy at Ekinops, talks about how these challenges drive a more secure network and highlight the importance of an open operating system.Ekinops Software-Defined Solutionshttps://www.ekinops.com/solutions/software-definedEkinops One...

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Equinix to acquire MainOne data centers in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire

Equinix agreed to acquire MainOne, a leading West African data center and connectivity solutions provider, with presence in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire, for $320 million. MainOne's assets include:Three operational data centers, with an additional facility under construction expected to open in Q1 2022. These facilities will add more than 64,000 gross square feet space to Platform Equinix, in addition to 570,000 square feet of land for...

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Dell'Oro: Data Center Switch Sales Soar

According to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, Global Data Center Switch revenue was up 11 percent year-over-year in 3Q 2021, reaching an all-time high, according to a recent report from Dell'Oro Group. Arista and white box switch suppliers captured most of the growth and gained more than one point of revenue share each.“We have been predicting...

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Broadcom to buy AppNeta for SaaS network performance monitoring

Broadcom agreed to acquire privately held AppNeta Inc., which provides a SaaS-based network performance monitoring solution. Financial terms were not disclosed.AppNeta, which is headquartered in Boston, delivers visibility into the end user experience of any application, from any location. AppNeta's SaaS-based solution can quickly pinpoint issues that affect network and business-critical cloud application performance, regardless of where they occur."We...

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AT&T selected to modernize the U.S. Coast Guard's data network

AT&T has been selected to consolidate the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) disparate data communications networks onto a single modernized data communications platform..AT&T will become the USCG's principal provider of data telecommunications services globally. The USCG's network data services support a variety of connectivity, communications, and operational requirements that enables its users to access and use the Department of Defense Information...

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Huawei’s connectivity supports new China-Laos High-Speed Train

Huawei has supplied the connectivity elements supporting the newly launched China-Laos Railway, which runs more than 1,035 kilometers from Kunming in Southwest China to the Laotian capital Vientiane.Huawei's Smart Railway Solution is a technology suite that boosts safety and security in all phases, from the construction stage to the operational phase. Huawei has worked closely with Laotian telecom operators to build a high-speed network along the...

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FAA issues directives concerning altimeters and 5G

 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued two airworthiness directives concerning the expansion of 5G and aviation:AD 2021-23-12 for all transport and commuter category airplanes equipped with a radio (also known as radar) altimeter. This AD was prompted by a determination that radio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience interference from wireless broadband operations in the 3.7-3.98...

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