Equinix tests 400G to link Paris-London data centers over Zayo

 Equinix is testing a 400G connection between its data centers in London (Slough) and Paris on Zayo’s subsea fiber network. As part of the trial, Zayo deployed a 500G optical channel on its 800G-enabled, DWDM network. The company used the additional bandwidth to deploy an extra 100G wave for enhanced monitoring capabilities, creating increased visibility to ensure the consistent viability of the network. The connection was able to withstand...

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DISH Wireless picks Samsung for 5G Open RAN rollout

DISH Network has selected Samsung Networks for the deployment of 5G O-RAN-compliant virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions and radio units in markets across the U.S. Financial terms of the multi-year contract were not disclosed.Specifically, Samsung Networks will supply its 5G and RAN solutions, vRAN software and a variety of O-RAN compliant radio units, including Massive MIMO radios.Samsung’s vRAN can operate on any commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) server,...

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Where did the concept of SmartNICs originate?

https://youtu.be/TPeyQgKxyn0The concept of SmartNICs can be traced back a long way to networking company called FORE Systems and subsequently to the founding of Netronome, says Niel Viljoen, CEO of Netronome.The follow-up question: "is DPU just another name for network flow processor?"Download the 2022 SmartNICs and Infrastructure Acceleration Report: https://ngi.how/ia-2...

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Experience-driven NetOps from the end-user perspective

https://youtu.be/jy1_EJtC0l8End user metrics should be used for understanding network performance, says Jeremy Rossbach, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Broadcom, speaking at ONUG Spring 2022. Broadcom's solution builds on its recent acquisition of AppNeta.Broadcom to buy AppNeta for SaaS network performance monitoringTuesday, December 07, 2021  Broadcom, Mergers And Acquisitions  Broadcom agreed to acquire privately held...

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Equinix completes acquisition of Data Centers from Entel Chile

Equinix completed its previously announced acquisition of four data centers in Chile from Empresa Nacional De Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Entel) in Chile. Equinix also announced it has signed an agreement to acquire one additional data center in Peru, also from Entel, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions. The enterprise value for the five data centers is approximately US$735 million at current exchange rates in effect on the dates...

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Optus tests 3CC Carrier Aggregation 5G with Nokia and Samsung

Nokia, Optus and Samsung Electronics Australia achieved a data session using 3 Components (3CC) Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology over a 5G Standalone (SA) network in Australia, the first time this has been done using a commercial smartphone.Nokia supplied its latest commercial AirScale Baseband and radio portfolio powered by its Reefshark chipset over Optus’ commercial network. The trial combined the FDD band (2100MHz) with the TDD band (2300...

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team.blue Denmark deploys Nokia's data center edge routers

team.blue Denmark, a leading provider of hosting and cloud services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Europe, has deployed Nokia’s 7750 SR-1s edge routers to provide high capacity, reliable 100G IP transport links for data center interconnection. Michael Munk Lassen, Head of Technology, Infrastructure, for team.blue Denmark, said: “team.blue is expanding rapidly in Denmark. We needed an interconnection platform with the headroom...

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Infinera posts Q1 revenue of $338.9 million

Infinera reported GAAP revenue for Q1 2022 of $338.9 million compared to $400.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $330.9 million in the first quarter of 2021. GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 32.9% compared to 35.6% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 35.4% in the first quarter of 2021. GAAP operating margin for the quarter was (10.8)% compared to (2.5)% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and (7.0)% in the first quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net...

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A10 Networks posts strong Q1 security sales

Citing strong sales in North America, A10 Networks reported Q1 2022 revenue of $62.7 million, up 14.3% year-over-year. Non-GAAP net income was $10.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $9.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2021.Security-led product revenue grew 20.1% year-over-year.The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on June 1st, 2022...

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VIAVI posts sales of $315.5 million, up 4% yoy

VIAVI reported revenue of $315.5 million for its third fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2022, up from $303.4 million for the same period a year earlier. GAAP net income was $19.2 million, or $0.08 per share. Non-GAAP net income was $52.0 million, or $0.22 per share."In fiscal Q3, VIAVI achieved new highs in revenue and non-GAAP operating profit for a March quarter.  Business strength was led by Fiber and Wireless products with Anti-Counterfeiting...

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Charter picks Justin Colwell to head network architecture

Charter Communications announced the promotion of Justin Colwell to Executive Vice President, Connectivity Technology. In his new role, Colwell, a career mobile and access network engineer, will oversee the design and development of Charter's network architecture, including wired, WiFi and mobile networks, to deliver the company's converged connectivity vision. He will be based out of Charter's Technology and Engineering Center (CTEC) in Englewood,...

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