Huawei reports 2021 revenue of CNY142.7 billion, down 28%

Huawei reported 2021 revenue of CNY636.8 billion (US$99.885 billion), down 28.6% compared to CNY891,368 in 2021.Net profit for amounted to CNY113.7 billion, an increase of 75.9% year-on-year. Revenue for Huawei's Carrier Business dropped 7%, while its Enterprise Business revenues rose 2%.Regionally, sales in its home market of China fell 31% as carrier completed 5G deployments. Sales in dropped in other geographies as well, with EMEA down 27%,...

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PCCW Global doubles capacity on PEACE cable with Infinera

PCCW Global has completed a significant upgrade on the PEACE cable system between Marseille, Cyprus and Abu Talat using Infinera’s ICE technology. PCCW Global now offers network operators the ability to significantly increase capacity per fiber pair on these critical Middle East and Mediterranean fiber routes.By leveraging Infinera’s ICE technology on the GX Series Compact Modular Platform, PCCW Global is able to reach individual wavelength speeds...

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Google Cloud joins VMware Cloud Universal program

Google Cloud has joined the VMware Cloud Universal program, which is a flexible subscription that simplifies the purchase and consumption of VMware multi-cloud infrastructure and management services.Google Cloud VMware Engine enables customers to migrate VMware applications to the cloud without changes to applications, tools, or processes, often in less than an hour(1). The VMware Cloud Verified and native Google Cloud service provides enterprise-ready...

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Virgin Media O2 UK rolls with VMware Telco Cloud

Virgin Media O2 UK is using VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure to design, build, test and implement virtualised network functions, boosting innovation across its network and the delivery of new services. The collaboration has underpinned the deployment of Virgin Media O2’s 5G network over the past 16 months.VMware’s Telco Cloud Infrastructure delivers a single horizontal platform enabling Virgin Media O2 to simplify, scale, and better protect its...

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DE-CIX activates Internet Exchange in Phoenix

DE-CIX activated an Internet Exchange in Phoenix -- its fifth North American market.DE-CIX North America’s multi-service interconnection platform now offers connectivity from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southwestern (East and West) regions. DE-CIX Phoenix launches with immediate access from @EdgeConneX, @IronMountain, and @PhoenixNAP, to be connected to the largest carrier and data center neutral interconnection ecosystem in North...

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Celona raises $60 million for private cellular

 Celona, a start-up based in Cupertino, California, closed a $60 million Series C financing round for its solutions aimed at bridging the gap between LTE/5G cellular wireless and enterprise IT infrastructures.Celona says that since launching its integrated 5G LAN platform in November 2020, it has seen strong demand from a range of enterprises, managed service providers and mobile network operators. The company’s customer base includes Verizon,...

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Comcast Business debuts WiFi-6 business gateway

Comcast Business introduced its first WiFi-6 certified gateway capable of delivering true multi-gigabit speeds.The Comcast Business Gateway can connect up to 150 devices. It features multiple voice ports, a built-in Ethernet switch with two multi-gig ports, eight-hour battery backup for Comcast Business Voice service, and an industrial design that gives a business flexibility by allowing for wall, rack, and desktop mounting. It automatically protects...

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EDGNEX builds new data center in Riyadh

EDGNEX, a global digital infrastructure provider owned by DAMAC Group, announced plans to build a new data center in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).EDGNEX is the most recent investment of Hussain Sajwani, Emirati businessman and founder of DAMAC Group.The data centre will be located at Industrial City 2 which is just 19km from the city centre and 47km from the airport. The facility’s close proximity to Riyadh’s city centre will provide low-latency...

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Germany's Hetzner Online Deploys Infinera’s ICE6

Hetzner Online, a leading web hosting and data center operator in Germany, is using Infinera’s ICE6 solution on the GX Series Compact Modular Platform to offer new 400 GbE services across its network to meet the surging bandwidth demands of its customers.Infinera said the deployment doubled capacity for Hetzner Online, which ranks as one of the largest data center operators in Europe with hundreds of thousands of servers in operation. With ICE6,...

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AUBix data center opens in Auburn, Alabama

A $120 million data center was inaugurated in Auburn, Alabama.AUBix is a 40,000-square-foot, multi-tenant data center and Internet exchange for existing network service providers in the area, allowing them to leverage high-speed regional and global fiber networks.“AUBix will give East Alabama a critical edge in cyber. From improving cybersecurity to giving students access to computer science training — there are many ways this data center will benefit...

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Qualcomm launches $100m Snapdragon Metaverse Fund

Qualcomm launched a $100 million Snapdragon Metaverse Fund to support developers focused on Extended Reality (XR) technologies. The Snapdragon Metaverse Fund will invest in companies building immersive experiences with AR, mixed reality, and VR. It is anticipated that the fund will deploy capital through a combination of venture investments in leading XR companies by Qualcomm Ventures and a grant program by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for developer...

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