Microsoft Ignite infrastructure announcements

Microsoft unveiled two custom-designed chips and integrated systems for its Azure hyperscale data centers. The new silicon represents the latest steps from Microsoft to develop core infrastructure in-house, extending from silicon, accelerator boards, custom server boards,  liquid-cooled data center racks, fiber cabling, renewable power facilities, and even subsea cable systems. Highlights of infrastructure announcements from the Microsoft Ignite...

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Cisco reports strong quarter, weak outlook

Cisco reported revenue of $14.7 billion for the first quarter of its fiscal 2024, up 8% year over year;.GAAP EPS was$0.89, up 37% year over year, and Non-GAAP EPS was $1.11, up 29% year over year.The financial performance marked the strongest first quarter results in Cisco's history in terms of revenue and profitability, however, the company noted  “a slowdown of new product orders in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and believes the primary...

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NVIDIA and Amdocs target Gen AI for Telcos

NVIDIA announced an AI foundry service — a collection of NVIDIA AI Foundation Models, NVIDIA NeMo framework and tools, and NVIDIA DGX Cloud AI supercomputing and services.Amdocs will use this AI foundry service to optimize enterprise-grade large language models for the telco and media industries. By training models on proprietary data, telcos can deliver tailored solutions that produce more accurate results for their use cases.The companies are exploring...

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Argonne's trillion parameter Aurora genAI project leverages Intel GPUs

At SC23 in Denver, Intel is showcased AI-accelerated high performance computing (HPC). In partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, Intel shared progress on the Aurora generative AI (genAI) project, including an update on the 1 trillion parameter GPT-3 LLM on the Aurora supercomputer that is made possible by the unique architecture of the Max Series GPU and the system capabilities of the Aurora supercomputer.  Intel Data Center GPU...

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QuantLR and PacketLight demo Quantum Key Distribution over DWDM

QuantLR, a provider of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology, and PacketLight Networks accomplished a quantum-safe encrypted network by integrating the QKD services provided by QuantLR with the OTN encrypted transport provided by PacketLight.The companies validated the compatibility of quantum communication systems with optical networking infrastructure through rigorous testing to ensure optimal performance, stability, and reliability of the...

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Viavi intros frontal verification solution

Viavi announced the expansion of its NITRO® Wireless portfolio with the addition of XhaulAdvisor, a scalable software solution offering real-time data for fronthaul verification, analysis, emulation and channel utilization. Vial’s XhaulAdvisor enables Open RAN vendors, operators and OTIC labs to accelerate interoperability testing (IOT) and End-to-End testing and troubleshooting. The solution enables a realistic testing and validation environment...

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Digital Realty brings on partner for new data centers in No Virginia

Digital Realty and Realty Income Corporation established a joint venture to support the development of two build-to-suit data centers in Northern Virginia. Realty Income invested approximately $200 million to acquire an 80% equity interest in the venture, while Digital Realty maintains a 20% interest.  Each partner will fund its pro rata share of the remaining $150 million estimated development cost for the first phase of the project, which...

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