ESnet6 brings 46 Tbps capacity with 400 Gbps ~ 1 Tbps backbone links

 The U.S. Department of Energy unveiled the newest generation of its high- performance Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), which connects all of DoE's national laboratories, tens of thousands of DoE-funded researchers, and DoE’s premier scientific instruments and supercomputing centers. In 2021, ESnet carried over 1.1 exabytes of science data. Traffic on ESnet increases by a factor of ten every four years.The new ESnet6 now offers 46 Terabits per...

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Google Cloud expands to Austria, Greece, Norway, RSA, Sweden

 Google Cloud announced new regions in five more countries: Austria, Greece, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden. This builds on new cloud regions in Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, and Thailand that were announced in August. In addition, Google Cloud already opened new regions this year in in Milan, Italy; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Columbus, Ohio; and Dallas, Texas. Google Cloud currently encompasses a total of 35 regions, 106 zones, 173...

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Google Cloud Next: Cloud-native networks and 5G edge

 In this 26-minute session, Gabriele Di Piazza, Sr. Director, Product Management, Google Cloud discusses network evolution with guests from Bell Canada and AT&T.Topics include: (1) How Google Cloud is helping CSPs transform (2) 5G cloud-native network evolution (3) Bell Canada's journey to cloud-native (4) 5G edge monetizationSummary: Delivering a cloud based telecom core and radio access network (RAN) is key to ensuring Communication Service...

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Spirent and Nokia show 800G interoperability

Spirent Communications and Nokia demonstrated 800G interoperability in data center environments. The interoperability testing was conducted at the recent Nokia SReXperts Americas event, leveraging Spirent’s B2 800G Appliance and the Nokia 7750 Service Routing (SR) platform powered by Nokia's FP5 network processor silicon. The demonstration featured Nokia generating 1.6Tbps of data through two Nokia 7750 SR series routers using 800G QSFP-DD DR8...

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Crehan: Market adoption of 25GbE twice as fast as 10GbE

During the first half of calendar-year 2022,shipments of 25 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapters and controllers (NICs) posted a very robust 60% year-over-year growth, surpassing 10GbE shipments, according to a recent report from Crehan Research Inc. The growth propelled 25GbE shipments to more than 10 million ports, driving both record 25GbE and total server-class NIC shipments. Furthermore, 25GbE reached the 10 million port shipment milestone in less...

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NTIA milestone: Funding for tribal broadband projects tops $1.3 billion

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)  awarded 23 grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). These new grants, totaling more than $601.6 million, bring the total of the program to $1.35 billion awarded to 94 Tribal entities.The projects funded by these awards will directly connect 42,268 unserved Native American households that previously had no connectivity to high-speed Internet as well as...

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Nokia launches Altiplano marketplace for network automation apps

Nokia launched its Altiplano Application Marketplace for broadband network automation applications. Seven apps are available at launch, organized under the categories of Network Support, Network Insights and Network Automation. New apps and marketplace features will follow in 2023.The ‘Altiplano Application Marketplace’ is named after Nokia’s pioneering broadband network controller suite and will include Nokia and third party apps. Alongside the...

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Virtual-Q deploys Juniper's Apstra data center solutions

Virtual-Q, which specializes in IT-as-a-Service through its hosted desktop solution, has selected Juniper Apstra data center solutions to modernize and automate its network infrastructure to provide a scalable and seamless customer experience.Virtual-Q has deployed Juniper's Apstra solution to simplify and automate data center operations management from design to deployment through everyday operations and assurance. Additionally, Apstra delivers...

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Ekinops reports brisk growth as Q3 revenue rises 36% yoy

Ekinops reported Q3 2022 consolidated revenue of €32.8 million, up by a robust +36% versus Q3 2021.At constant scope and exchange rates, revenue was up +29%, reflecting further acceleration and significant progress on the annual guidance of +15%, which was already increased in July.For the first nine months of 2022, the Group's consolidated revenue totaled €96.1m versus €74.9m a year earlier, representing an increase of +28% (+23% at constant scope...

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Megaport and Zenlayer enter alliance

Megaport and Zenlayer, a leading global edge cloud services provider, entered into a strategic partnership to expand the global reach of their networks to more than 800 locations across six continents to their joint customers. The combined footprint covers 800+ data centers.Customers of Megaport and Zenlayer can now also take advantage of the companies’ full suite of enterprise services including Megaport Cloud Router, a virtual cloud routing service,...

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Keysight intros new network packet brokers for 400G visibility

Keysight Technologies introduced new Vision 400 Series Network Packet Brokers to deliver advanced visibility in high-speed 400G hybrid networks.The platform offers advanced packet grooming features that strip and terminate 20 different tunnel headers to eliminate blind spots in complex software-defined networks used for application delivery. Multiple port configurations support current network performance while ensuring the networks can be upgraded...

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