Tech Update: Ethernet vs Infiniband for GPU clusters

Wondering whether to use Infiniband or Ethernet for building large-scale clustered GPU environments?https://youtu.be/I2NKlVG3Ai0 Ram Velaga, SVP & GM, Switching and Routing from Broadcom explains: * Why Ethernet is the best technology for your needs, whether you're building a thousand GPU cluster or something larger. It's proven over multiple decades to meet new requirements as they arise. * How Ethernet has evolved to meet the requirements...

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Samsung and MediaTek hit 363 Mbps uplink with 5G 3Tx antennas

Samsung Electronics and MediaTek achieved a peak throughput rate of 363 Mbps with  5G Standalone Uplink (UL) 2CC Carrier Aggregation (CA) with C-Band UL MIMO.The test used used three transmit (3Tx) antennas to hit and uplink speed that is near theoretical peak.The test was conducted in Samsung’s lab, based in Suwon, Korea. Samsung provided its 5G network solutions, including its C-Band Massive MIMO radios, virtualized Distributed Unit (vDU)...

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Australia’s Titan Telecoms deploys Adtran for OLS

Titan Telecoms, an Australian provider offering dark fibre and wavelength services, has deployed Adtran’s FSP 3000 open line system (OLS) with flexgrid ROADMs and its FSP 3000 TeraFlex open terminal to create a high-capacity, ultra-flexible optical backbone network. The infrastructure supports speeds up to 800Gbit/s across the backbone, with customer-facing interfaces up to 400Gbit/s. Titan Telecoms is also using Adtran Ensemble software...

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Sivers Photonics lands DFB laser array order from Ayar Labs

Sivers Photonics received a new US$1 million order from Ayar Labs for the development of next-generation DFB laser arrays.The order will be delivered across 2023 and 2024 and includes agreed commercial terms for volume pricing in anticipation of future manufacturing by Sivers at larger volumes.Sivers Photonics said its DFB laser arrays provide the high-quality light source for Ayar Labs’ SuperNova remote optical source product as they scale to volume...

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STC expands its hyperscale data center in Riyadh

center3, the data center arm of the stc Group, completed a 9.6MW expansion of its hyperscaler-grade data center Khurais in Riyadh. The state-of-the-art facility is built to meet global hyperscalers requirements. This expansion follows center3’s plan to build new data centers across Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, and other strategic locations in the Kingdom to address its customers’ requirements for high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability....

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BT launches Global Managed LAN service with HPE Aruba

BT introduced a new managed service powered by HPE Aruba Networking delivering improved performance, flexibility and control of local area networks (LANs). The service combines BT’s global reach and extensive experience in the design, deployment and management of in-building wired and wireless connectivity with the latest HPE Aruba Networking LAN solutions. Andrew Small, director of voice and digital work, Business, BT Group, said: “It’s...

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Hamamatsu Photonics breaks ground on new factory building in Japan

Hamamatsu Photonics has begun construction on a new factory building for opto-semiconductors at its main factory site located in Ichino-cho, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City in Japan.The new factory building is scheduled for completion in June 2025.Hamamatsu Photonics supplies a broad portfolio of optical components (lenses, mirrors, MEMS, lasers, etc), optical sensors (photodiodes, photo ICs, phototubes, spectrometers, etc), light sources, etc.https:...

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