European Chips Act promises billions for semiconductor fabs

The European Parliament and the Council reached agreement to proceed with a European Chips Act aimed at strengthening European competitiveness and resilience in this strategic sector.The European Union aims to to double its current global market share of semiconductor manufacturing to 20% in 2030.There are three pillars to the European Chips Act.A Chips for Europe Initiative will combine investments from the Union, Member States and the private sector....

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Vodafone offers preferential supply chain financing rates for ESG goals

Vodafone will offer preferential supply chain financing rates to telecom equipment suppliers that score highly against environmental performance criteria.CDP, a global not-for-profit organisation that runs the global environmental disclosure system helping financial institutions, companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental impact, has joined forces with Vodafone by developing a framework to encourage suppliers...

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France joins Quantum Communication Infrastructure project

FranceQCI, which is part of the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) initiative, is garnering support from industry, quantum startups, academic and institutional players, including Airbus, CNRS, Cryptonext Security, Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile, Orange, Sorbonne Université, Telecom Paris, Thales, Thales Alenia Space, Université Côte d’Azur, Veriqloud and Welinq. he French civil aviation authority that provides air traffic...

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Microsoft adds Azure Container Networking Interface overlays

Microsoft has developed a new networking solution called "Azure CNI Overlay" to push beyond the scale and performance boundaries of the existing networking solutions in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Azure Container Networking Interface (CNI) Overlay assigns IP addresses from the user-defined overlay address space instead of using IP addresses from the VNET. It uses the routing of these private address spaces as a native virtual network feature....

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CoreSite offers direct-to-cloud to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

CoreSite has enhanced its Open Cloud Exchange (OCX) with automated provisioning functionality within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and direct cloud-to-cloud communication capabilities on CoreSite’s fully managed virtual routers. OCX enables secure, low latency connectivity among the company’s data centers, cloud providers and digital ecosystem needed to reach new markets, rapidly scale on-demand, reduce total cost of operation (TCO) and accelerate...

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Deutsche Telekom teams with AWS on Private 5G

Deutsche Telekom is launching a new program called Integrated Private Wireless on AWS. Enterprise customers from Germany and Austria can select Telekom Campus Network packages from an AWS portal. After a customer makes their selection from the portal, Deutsche Telekom is responsible for planning, deploying, and operating the customized private wireless solution. Additionally, with just a few clicks, customers can combine their campus network...

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TOTEM deploys 5G DAS at Orange Vélodrome

TOTEM, which is Orange’s European TowerCo with over 27,000 sites in France and Spain, has deployed a DAS (Distributed Antenna System) infrastructure with next-generation antennas at Orange Vélodrome, a multi-purpose stadium in Marseille with a capacity of 67,000.The four French operators, Bouygues Télécom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR, connected today their equipment to the antenna infrastructure deployed by TOTEM and can now offer 5G to their end...

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stc expands coverage in Makkah for pilgrimage

stc provided the King Abdulaziz Endowment with seven communication towers covering an area of 1.5 million square meters – one of the largest coverage areas in Saudi Arabia, more than 18,600 antennas, more than 800 small picocells to cover nearby frequencies, and 92 broadcast stations with 4 LTE network operators. The upgrade includes 92 broadcast stations installed in the Masjid Al Haram (the Holy Mosque) to serve millions of Umrah performers and...

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Rapid Silicon develops CXL 3.0 dual mode controller IP with Elastics.cloud

Rapid Silicon is collaborating with Elastics.cloud on CXL 3.0 dual mode controller IP. The companies will offer an IP ecosystem for FPGA customers by providing access to specialized IP blocks that can be used to build more complex systems.CXL 3.0 also supports CXL 2.0, 1.1, and 1.0 specifications and is compliant with PCIe 6.0, offering backward compatibility with PCIe 5.0, 4.0, 3.1, 2.0, and 1.1. It features a highly configurable and scalable architecture...

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