Fiber Connect 2023 Showcase - August 20-23, 2023

Fiber Connect 2023, which will be held August 20-23, 2023, at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, will host the following Proof-of-Concept demonstrations:Digital 3D Georeferenced Fiber Network Roll-Out Management and Documentation - presented by DeepUpThis PoC will showcase an augmented reality (AR) solution with which 3D documented subsurface fiber networks can be virtually recovered and digitally seen in 3D to assist fiber network planning.Enhancing...

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Microsoft previews Azure Boost for offloading virtualized network functions

Microsoft began offering previous of Azure Boost, which offloads virtualization processes traditionally performed by the hypervisor and host OS onto purpose-built hardware and software, such as networking, storage, and host management. The idea is to separate hypervisor and host OS functions from the host infrastructure. Microsoft said Azure Boost will deliver greater network and storage performance at scale, improves security by adding another...

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650 Group: AI Networking Surges over 100% YoY

The Data Center AI Networking market is expected to grow to over $3 billion in 2023, according to a newly release report by 650 Group, which also reveals that sales of both Infiniband and Ethernet for AI networking applications achieved record levels in 1Q23.The report indicates that the top two vendors are Arista and NVIDIA. White box switch presence in AI/ML data centers is not as high as the overall market penetration. In addition, the report...

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Nokia posts flat Q2 as mobile sales in N America decline, enterprise up

Nokia reported Q2 net sales of EUR 5.710 billion, flat yoy in constant currency, as gross margin declined to 38.8% due to regional mix in Mobile Networks, partly offset by a strong Network Infrastructure margin and catch-up net sales in Nokia Technologies.Some highlights:Network Infrastructure business saw a 6% decline in net sales in constant currency as macro uncertainty impacted the business, particularly in IP Networks which declined 11%. Fixed...

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Singapore’s Silicon Box targets chiplet fab and packaging

Silicon Box, a start-up based in Singapore, unveiled plans for a $2 billion advanced semiconductor foundry and packaging facility.The venture, which as founded by Sehat Sutardja, his wife Weili Dai, and BJ Han, says it has developed a chiplet interconnect technology in sub 5 micron for design flexibility, power efficiency, and low manufacturing cost.The 73,000 sqm facility in the district of Tampines will employ up to 1,200 people when fully developed.“Silicon...

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Cadence to Acquire Rambus SerDes PHY IP business

Cadence agreed to acquire the Rambus SerDes and memory interface PHY IP business. Financial terms were not disclosed.Rambus will retain its digital IP business, including memory and interface controllers and security IP. The expected technology asset purchase also brings Cadence proven and experienced PHY engineering teams in the United States, India and Canada, further expanding Cadence’s domain-rich talent base.“Memory and SerDes IP design and...

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Keysight intros handheld spectrum analyzer

Keysight Technologies is expanding its FieldFox portfolio with the new N9912C FieldFox Handheld Analyzer, a software-defined radio frequency (RF) testing platform offering field engineers more than 20 vector network analyzer (VNA), cable and antenna tester (CAT), and spectrum analyzer (SA) options for upgrade and download. The unit is designed to help field engineers conduct routine maintenance on and troubleshoot RF, microwave, and millimeter...

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