Microsoft deploys NVIDIA's H100 Tensor Core GPUs + Quantum-2 InfiniBand

Microsoft announced new massively scalable virtual machines that integrate the latest NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking. Azure’s new ND H100 v5 virtual machine for AI developers can scale across thousands of GPUs.The ND H100 v5 VMservice is supported by:8x NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs interconnected via next gen NVSwitch and NVLink 4.0400 Gb/s NVIDIA Quantum-2 CX7 InfiniBand per GPU with 3.2Tb/s per VM in a non-blocking...

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Coherent shows CPO 800G multimode optical engine

Coherent demonstrated a co-packaged (CPO) 800G multimode optical engine for use in cost-, power-, and latency-sensitive applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning computer clusters. The module that features 16 channels of 50G NRZ transmitters and receivers in a 15 mm x 15 mm x 4 mm multimode CPO 800G VCSEL-based engine. The entire analog front end, including the driver, VCSEL, photodiode, and transimpedance amplifier,...

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Rivada to leverage Aalyria's Spacetime orchestration

Rivada Space Networks (RSN) will use Aalyria’s Spacetime platform to orchestrate the network for its planned LEO constellation.Aalyria, which is based in Livermore, California, is a spin-out from Google. Aalyria's Spacetime software was used internally at Google and Alphabet for nearly a decade, and most recently powered the communications network for Project Loon’s various deployments in Peru, Puerto Rico, and Kenya. The technology already has millions...

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Keysight provides O-RAN testing for NTIA's 5G Challenge

The 2023 5G Challenge, which is led by the NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and hosted by CableLabs and its subsidiary, Kyrio, aims to accelerate the adoption of 5G open interfaces, interoperable subsystems, and modular, multi-vendor solutions by fostering a large, vibrant, and growing vendor community.Keysight announced that its Open RAN Architect (KORA) solutions have been added to CableLabs’ 5G Lab to validate the interoperability...

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ZTE's revenues rose 7.4% in 2022 to RMB 122.95 billion

ZTE reported 2022 revenue of RMB 122.95 billion (approximately US$17.9 billtion), 7.4% higher than a year earlier. The company's profit hit RMB 8.08 billion (approximately US$1.2 billion) in 2022, up 18.6% compared to 2021.Some additional highlights from ZTE:In 2022, operating revenue in both the domestic and international markets, and operating revenue in the Company's three major businesses including carriers' networks, government and enterprise...

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India's Netplus Broadband picks Nokia for big rollout

Netplus Broadband, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in India, has selected Nokia's Multi-Access Gateway Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) application for access management and 7750 S and 7250 IXR aggregation routers for a major rollout in northern India.Netplus has operations spread across 400 plus cities and towns in several states in Northern India, with the biggest in Punjab.  In addition, Netplus will also deploy Nokia’s 7750 SR Extended...

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Telekom Malaysia builds 5G Core with ZTE

Telekom Malaysia (TM) has selected ZTE to build a hybrid cloud 5G core network that is designed for future technologies and applications.Over the next three years, this strategic partnership will foster innovation and advancement of state-of-the-art technologies for TM's 5G Core project, which includes bare metal containers, SDN-based architecture, hardware acceleration, CUPS, and 3-layer decoupling. Advancements in these technologies will propel...

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