AMD to acquire Pensando for its DPU + software stack

AMD agreed to acquire Pensando, a Silicon Valley start-up offering a software-defined edge services platform powered by a custom packet processor, for approximately $1.9 billion before working capital and other adjustments. Pensando ("thinking" in Spanish) is led by Cisco’s legendary “MPLS” team — Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain, Luca Cafiero, Soni Jiandani and Randy Pond. Its platform is designed to accelerate networking, security, storage and other...

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Synopsys and Juniper form joint venture for silicon photonics

Synopsys and Juniper Networks are establishing a joint venture company focused on open silicon photonics for applications such as telecom, datacom, LiDAR, healthcare, HPC, AI, and optical computing. The new company's open silicon photonics platform will include integrated lasers, optical amplifiers, and a full suite of photonic components to form a complete solution that will be accessible through a Process Design Kit (PDK). The platform promises...

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Keysight intros 120 Giga Baud Bit Error Ratio Test (BERT)

Keysight Technologies introduced a new 120 Giga Baud (GBd) High-Performance Bit Error Ratio Test (BERT) solution (M8050A) for validating next generation chip deployments of up to 120 GBd for 1.6 Tbps designs.Keysight said its solution addresses the higher loss and distortions when moving from 112 Gbps per lane to 224 Gbps per lane by enabling more test margin.Keysight’s new M8050A BERT benefits:A deep level of integration simplifies setup and delivers...

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HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 brings edge to ISS

The HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 (SBC-2), which is deployed on the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully completed 24 research experiments requiring real-time data processing. These experiments spanned uses cases supporting healthcare, image processing, natural disaster recovery, 3D printing, 5G, and solutions enabled by artificial intelligence.HPE launched Spaceborne Computer-2, in collaboration with the ISS National Laboratory, to space...

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Private investment firm acquires LightRiver

Grain Management, a leading private investment firm, has acquired LightRiver’s Technologies & Software entities from CVF Capital Partners and Plexus Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed.Since its establishment in 1998, LightRiver has delivered over $1 billion in carrier-grade transport network solutions, including certified design, professional staging services, deployment services, and network automation products to over 150 clients in...

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Vodafone Portugal selects Mavenir's Converged Packet Core

Vodafone Portugal has selected Mavenir as its strategic 5G Converged Core supplier and will be deploying its fully containerised Converged Packet Core network solution.The MAVcore family includes Mavenir’s Converged Packet Core and Policy Control solution delivering a next-generation modernised data network. The 5G Converged Packet Core solution is designed with cloud-native containerised techniques providing a fully scalable and virtualised...

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Fujitsu Network Communications announces new CEO

Fujitsu Network Communications named Shingo Mizuno as its new president and CEO, replacing Doug Moore, who has been appointed CEO of Fujitsu North America.Mizuno is currently Global Head of the Fujitsu Network Business and has been with Fujitsu for 33 years. He currently serves on the board of directors for the IOWN Global Forum, and contributes to industry committees for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Association of Radio...

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