Broadcom delivers Jericho3-AI switching fabric

Broadcom began shipping its Jericho3-AI switching silicon chip for delivering high-performance Ethernet for GPU clusters supporting AI workloads.The Jericho3-AI fabric offers 26 petabits per second of Ethernet bandwidth, almost four times the bandwidth of the previous generation, while simultaneously delivering 40 percent lower power per gigabit. The chip boasts advanced capabilities such as load balancing, congestion-free operation, ultra-high radix,...

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OCP releases chiplet interconnect link layer spec and BoW 2.0

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) released of a new chiplet interconnect link layer specification and an evolution of its previously-released Bunch of Wires (BoW) PHY specification. The development of the OCP ODSA (Open Domain-Specific Architecture) Link Layer specification is focused on the silicon die disaggregation use case maintaining simplicity to serve as many markets as possible, with key features, such as: (1) extensibility defining...

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AWS contributes New Edge Gateway spec to OCP

AWS has contributed a new edge gateway base specification to the Open Compute Project The spec is targeted for deployments supporting cloud-delivered managed edge services in various market segments, including retail. The edge gateway will also support OCP’s Switch Abstraction Layer (SAI) and thus end users will have a choice of Network OS including SONiC or DENT from the Linux Foundation. The specification allows for gateways configured...

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Zayo expands LH dark fiber and 400G routes, upgrades IP core with Juniper

Zayo announced a series of expansions and enhancements to its network and services, including significant growth of its long-haul dark fiber and 400G-enabled routes and modernization of its IP core network. Juniper was selected for the IP core upgrade.“The only way to stay ahead of the digital curve is to continuously transform. Transformative ideas need a reliable, resilient and on-demand network,” said Bill Long, Chief Product Officer at Zayo....

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stc's TAWAL acquires telecom towers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia

stc Group's infrastructure subsidiary, TAWAL, agreed to acquire United Group’s telecommunications tower assets fir EUR 1.22 billion.Following completion of the acquisition, TAWAL will own and operate more than 4,800 sites across Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia (all European Union member states, two of which are already members of the Eurozone), providing the full range of passive infrastructure services ranging from ground-based towers, rooftops...

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AT&T posts flat results for Q1, up 1% yoy

AT&T reported Q1 communications revenue of $29.2 billion, up 1.0% year over year due to increases in Mobility and Consumer Wireline, which more than offset a decline in Business Wireline. Operating income was $6.7 billion, up 3.9% year over year, with operating income margin of 23.1%, compared to 22.5% in the year-ago quarter."Our teams take pride in connecting more people to greater possibility through 5G and fiber,” said John Stankey, AT&T...

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Leonardo migrates its defense IT systems to Azure

Leonardo, a defense contractor known for its helicopters and advanced electronics, has deployed the cloud-based Azure platform across its UK business.Leonardo’s UK-based scientists and engineers will now have secure access to a remotely-accessible ‘digital backbone’ that will speed up product research, cut development costs and enable closer collaboration with customers and other partners. In the future, Leonardo will also be able to use the digital...

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