Windstream carries 1 Tbps wavelength over 1,100km with Cisco/Acacia

Windstream Wholesale) transmitted a 1 terabit per second (Tbps) wavelength over a 1,100-kilometer link across multiple routes using the Cisco NCS 1014 C-Band 2.4T WDM Transponder Line Card with Acacia’s Coherent Interconnect Module (CIM) 8, the industry’s first 1.2Tbps faceplate pluggable coherent solution. The transmission was carried over a third-party line system (150Ghz Channel).The successful trial deployments achieved the following key wavelength...

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Dell'Oro: InfiniBand vs. Ethernet—the Race is On!

Spending on switches deployed in AI back-end networks is forecast to expand the Data Center Switch Market by 50 percent, according to a new AI Networks for AI Workloads report by Dell'Oro Group.Current data center switch market spending is on front-end networks used primarily to connect general-purpose servers. AI workloads will require a new back-end infrastructure buildout. The competition intensifies between InfiniBand and Ethernet as manufacturers...

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Microsoft inks 10-year AI + Cloud deal with Vodafone

Microsoft announced a 10-year strategic pact under which Vodafone will invest $1.5 billion in its cloud and customer-focused AI services. Additionally, Microsoft will use Vodafone’s fixed and mobile connectivity services.Microsoft also intends to invest in Vodafone’s managed IoT connectivity platform, which will become a separate, standalone business by April 2024. The new company will attract new partners and customers, driving growth in applications...

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Bleu, the “Cloud de Confiance” from Capgemini and Orange

Bleu, the joint venture cloud company created by Capgemini and Orange, is now engaging with select French public and private organizations. This follows validation from the European Commission in 2023 on the need to establish a "cloud de confiance" for security reasons. The first services are now anticipated to begin from the end of 2024 based on Microsoft technology. Capgemini and Orange launched Bleu in a strategic partnership with Microsoft,...

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Cato Networks Un-Predictions: 3 Cyber Events that won't happen in 2024

Etay Maor, Senior Director of Security Strategy from Cato Networks, offers three un-predictions for 2024:- AI Threats: While AI is increasingly used by cybercriminals for tasks like creating phishing emails, the idea of a catastrophic AI-based attack is unrealistic. Instead, expect to see more AI usage in smaller, more specific tasks within cyber attacks.- Cyber War: Despite ongoing global conflicts, a full-scale cyber war is unlikely. Cyber tools...

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Spectra7 cites production order for chips for 800G Active Copper Cables

Spectra7 Microsystems announced its first order for production GC1122 chips supporting Active Copper Cables (ACCs) operating at speeds up to 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps. The order has come from a major China cable supplier who serves both the North America and China data center markets."We are excited to receive the first order for our production GC1122 chips," said Spectra7 CEO Raouf Halim. "Cables using these chips will be used in qualification at major...

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