Canada's Rogers + Shaw merger reaches the finish line

After receiving final regulatory approval, Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications now expect to close their historic merger prior to the outside date of April 7, 202.The deal, which was first announced in March 2021, is trasformative for Canada's communications market and builds on the legacies of JR Shaw and Ted Rogers, two of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs.Rogers will pay approximately CAD$26 billion to acquire all of the shares...

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Huawei's 2022 revenue holds steady, profits and assets drop

Huawei reported 2022 annual revenue of CNY 642.338 billion (approx US$92.379 billion), a YoY increase of 0.9% and in-line with company forecasts.The company remained profitable, however the reports shows a significant drop in profits, margins, cash flow, working capital and total assets compared to the past few years.In the annual report released on Friday, Huawei's Rotating Chairman Xu Zhijun writes:"Plum blossoms tend to grow sweeter from a harsh...

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NTT offers Microsoft Sentinel Managed Detection and Response

NTT Ltd. launched a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) security service that combines human and machine expertise with leading technologies and threat intelligence to reduce the mean time to detect and respond to cyber attacks. Using analytics, machine learning, and threat intelligence, the service hunts for suspicious activities and minimizes false positives.The MDR service is built on Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft’s leading next-gen security...

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Kioxia and Western Digital detail next gen 218-layer 3D Flash memory

Kioxia and Western Digital provided an updated on their next generation flash memory technology.The 218-layer 3D flash leverages 1Tb triple-level-cell (TLC) and quad-level-cell (QLC) with four planes and features innovative lateral shrink technology to increase bit density by over 50 percent. Its high-speed NAND I/O at over 3.2Gb/s, a 60 percent improvement over the previous generation, combined with a 20 percent write performance and read latency...

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