Monday, February 13, 2023

Uber moves from private data centers to multiple public clouds

Uber Technologies will migrate away from its own data centers in favor of multiple public clouds, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Google Cloud.In partnership with Google, Uber will move some of its applications and data from on-premise data centers to Google Cloud. The migration will enable Uber to modernize its infrastructure and take advantage of Google Cloud's innovation in cloud services, including data cloud technologies, artificial...

ONF updates its private 4G/5G connected edge platform

ONF announced the v2.1 software update to Aether, itss open source private 4G/5G connected edge platform. The release, which adds internal modeling and scalability enhancements, has been primarily validated for Aether-in-a-Box (AiaB) configurations.SD-Core v1.2 capabilities have been added into the Aether v2.1. All new functionality in the release contributes to support of 5G network functionality which includes:Integration with 5G gNB small cells...

Arista posts revenue of $1.275 billion, up 54.7% yoy

Arista Networks reported Q4 revenue of $1,275.6 million, an increase of 8.4% compared to the third quarter of 2022, and an increase of 54.7% from the fourth quarter of 2021. GAAP gross margin was 60.3%, compared to GAAP gross margin of 60.3% in the third quarter of 2022 and 63.4% in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net income was $445.1 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $262.4 million, or $0.82 per diluted...

Nokia and Kyndryl expand global network and edge partnership

Nokia and Kyndryl announced a three-year extension and expansion of their global network and edge partnership, with a focus on developing and delivering LTE and 5G private wireless services and Industry 4.0.Since establishing their alliance a year ago, the companies have attracted 100 active engagements with global enterprises, from advisory or testing, to piloting, to full implementation, across 24 countries. 90% of the current engagements are enterprises...

Maryland Broadband Coop upgrades Middle Mile with Ciena

The Maryland Broadband Cooperative (MdBC), a middle-mile network provider, will utilize Ciena’s 6500 T-Series Packet-Optical Platform and WaveLogic Ai coherent technology to upgrade its existing 2,500 fiber mile statewide optical network.  Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller will provide coordinated multi-layer management for the new optical network and an existing cell site network that utilizes Ciena’s 5171 routing and...

CommScope delivered 1 million amplifiers in 2022 

 CommScope shipped more than 1,000,000 radio-frequency (RF) amplifiers to top cable operators in 2022. The company also noted that it is currently evolving the RF amplifier lines to support DOCSIS 4.0, both ESD (Extended Spectrum DOCSIS) and FDX (Full Duplex DOCSIS) technologies.“We are thrilled to reach this milestone and demonstrate our global leadership in DOCSIS and access networks. This came at a critical time, as many cable operators are...

Neville Ray to leave T-Mobile US this year

Neville Ray plans to retire from T-Mobile, where he serves as President of Technology. Current Executive Vice President and Chief Network Officer Ulf Ewaldsson will assume the role of President of Technology after Ray departs in Fall 2023.Through his 23 years at T-Mobile, Ray has played a critical role in architecting the Un-carrier’s network strategy – from 2G to 5G. As President of Technology, Ray has been responsible for the management and development...