Wednesday, November 29, 2023

OVHcloud Summit 2023 Paris: Innovation for Freedom

Marking its its 24th year as a company and its tenth annual Summit event in Paris, OVHcloud showcased its key innovations in security, compute, storage, database, network services, analytics, AI and quantum. OVHcloud executives highlighted solid full year 2023 financial results published just a month ago that delivered double-digit growth in a challenging global context. Key announcements: Expanding its global presence, with 38 Data-Centers...

Credo intros 800G DSP for Linear Receive Optics

Credo announced sampling of its Dove 850 800G Digital Signal Processor (DSP) IC, optimized for Linear Receive Optics (LRO), also known within the industry as Half-retimed Linear Optics (HALO). A Dove 850 based optical transceiver aims to address the inherent weakness of a Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) implementation by facilitating IEEE compliant optical transmit signaling and easing the deployment burden on system operators by eliminating manual,...

Ciena expands U.S. manufacturing with Flex

 Ciena is adding domestic manufacturing through an expanded agreement with global diversified manufacturer Flex.Under the terms of the agreement, Flex will provide advanced manufacturing capabilities, including specialized optical transceiver assembly, and supply chain services, enabling Ciena to quickly ramp high-volume production of its innovative pluggable OLTs and ONUs at scale. This U.S. expansion builds on a 20-year global relationship....

Nutanix posts revenue of $287 million, up 24% yoy

Nutanix reported revenue of $287.2 million for its first quarter ended October 31, 2023, up 24% yoy.“We delivered a solid first quarter financial performance against an uncertain macro backdrop reflecting the value our customers see in the Nutanix Cloud Platform and the strength of our subscription business model,” said Rajiv Ramaswami, President and CEO of Nutanix. “I’m excited about our future as we look to capitalize on our large and growing market...

Vodafone Business launches AI-driven SD-LAN with Juniper

Vodafone Business has launched a new SD-LAN (Software Defined Local Area Networking) managed service built on Juniper Networks' cloud-based wired and wireless assurance services, driven by Mist AI.Vodafone Business is offering customers fully managed and co-managed SD-LAN services with flexible subscription models, including the opportunity to own their own on-premises equipment. It is based on Juniper’s wide array of wireless Access Points and EX...

KT picks HPE Aruba Networking SD-WAN via AWS

Korea Telecom (KT) has selected the HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform to provide edge-to-cloud integration with AWS Cloud WAN, allowing KT to offer its customers an alternative to using an MPLS network for global branch office connectivity.HPE is also announcing a new partnership with KT, which will allow KT to provide its customers with a globally-managed SD-WAN service, enabled by HPE Aruba Networking, that acts as a cloud on-ramp,...

DigitalBridge raises $1.1 Billion for Digital Infrastructure

DigitalBridge Group  announced the close of its digital infrastructure credit fund, DigitalBridge Credit (Onshore),together with its parallel vehicles, which raised aggregate commitments of $1.1 billion inclusive of related co-investment commitments alongside the Fund.DBC is the inaugural fund in DigitalBridge’s credit strategy, which focuses on delivering investment solutions to support the growth of companies across the digital infrastructure...

Marvell Joins Ultra Ethernet Consortium

Marvell Technology has joined the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), part of the Linux Foundation's Joint Development Foundation."The future of the AI cloud will rely on standards-based Ethernet to deliver the scale and performance required for next generation workloads across the wide range of operator applications," said Nick Kucharewski, senior vice president and GM, Network Switching Business Unit, at Marvell. "Marvell is committed to continuous...