Tech Update: CXL over Optics is a Game Changer for AI Data Centers

What is Optical CXL? LLMs need massive amounts of memory. Looking ahead, this requirement will only grow. CXL is emerging as an industry standard way to enable vast pools of virtualized memory.https://youtu.be/jfczL_F1TTwHere is Ron Swartzentruber, Director of Engineering from Lightelligence, to explain in 2 minutes how CXL over optics could be a game changer for data center architecture. Highlights:The introduction of Photowave, a product that connects...

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Maui fire knocked out 20 mobile towers near Lahaina

The wild fire in west Maui disrupted or destroyed 20 out of 21 mobile towers serving the areas of Kapalua, Napili-Honokowai, Kaanapali, Lahaina, Launiupoko, and Olowalu, according to network outage data furnished by communications providers to the FCC.In addition, cable and wireline companies reported 16,709 subscribers out of service in the disaster area; this may include the loss of telephone, television, and/or Internet services.https://docs....

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Singtel builds Singapore’s highest power density data center

Singtel held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of construction of DC Tuas, Singapore’s highest power density, hyper-connected green data centre.When operational in 2025, DC Tuas will offer 58MW of IT load capacity to support the strong demand for high-quality, sustainable digital infrastructure while optimising land, power and water use. The 120,000sqft, eight-storey facility is Singapore’s only data centre to be integrated with...

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Cisco to acquire WG2 for could-native mobile core

Cisco agreed to acquire Working Group Two (WG2), a Norwegian company built from a Telenor incubation together with Cisco, that pioneered a cloud native mobile core as-a-service platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.Cisco said WG2’s platform aligns with its Mobility Services Platform.In a blog post, Matsum Mir, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Cisco Networking’s Provider Mobility business, writes: “WG2’s expertise in the mobile...

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Oracle distributed cloud now available as a single rack on-prem

Oracle is making its distributed cloud platform available as a single-rack solution for enterprises to deploy in their own data centers. Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer enables organizations to run applications and middleware on OCI compute, storage, and networking services with flexible virtual machine (VM) shapes in their data centers. Organizations can use the same OCI services in their data centers and Oracle Cloud Regions, while developers...

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Dell’Oro: Private Wireless RAN Revenues Accelerated in Q2

 Private wireless revenues remain small relative to total RAN investments, but year-over-year growth is on the uptick, according to a recent report from Dell’Oro Group. Preliminary readings suggest that total private wireless RAN revenues, including traditional private wide-area macro and small cells, increased by around 60 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) in the second quarter. This growth was underpinned by positive trends from both established and smaller RAN suppliers.“As is the case with most new shiny objects, there is an initial period...

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Huawei returns to growth in 1H2023

Huawei reported revenue of CNY310.9 billion for 1H2023, with a year-on-year increase of 3.1% and a net profit margin of 15.0%. The company's ICT infrastructure business contributed CNY167.2 billion, its consumer business CNY103.5 billion, its cloud business CNY24.1 billion, its digital power business CNY24.2 billion, and its intelligent automotive solution (IAS) business CNY1 billion.Huawei said the results were in line with its expectations."I'd like to thank our customers and partners for their ongoing support," said Sabrina Meng, Huawei's...

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