Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Blueprint: The Power of Open Infrastructure, Featuring StarlingX

by Ildiko VancsaIn today's technology landscape, the prevalence of open source software is undeniable, with estimates suggesting that Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) constitutes 70-90% of modern software. Gartner says that over 95% of the IT enterprises across the globe use open source software for their mission-critical IT workloads, whether they are aware of it or not. Even governments are recognizing the importance of open source: the EU...

Spirent: Uplift expected in 5G Standalone this year

Based on its testing and validation work with more than 30 service providers over the past year, Spirent Communications is predicting during an uplift in commercial 5G Stand Alone (SA) in 2024. Spirent's newly released fifth annual 5G outlook report, based on . The “5G 2024: Market Drivers, Insights & Considerations” report, which is based on analysis and takeaways from over 500 new global 5G engagements, provides insights from across the 5G...

#MWC24 Preview: Top 5G Trends

Check out complete MWC Barcelona 2024 Showcase at: https://ngi.fyi/mwc24ytHere's a look at the big trends for the upcoming MWC 2024 in Barcelona, courtesy of Steve Douglas, Head of Market Strategy from Spirent, based on their latest annual 5G report:The perfect storm of 5G stand-alone supply and demand is expected to occur in 2024, with over 30 service providers set to commercially deploy the new 5G core network. This will offer increased and differentiated...

#MWC24 Preview: Think APIs for Simplified Utilization of Networks

 Check out complete MWC Barcelona 2024 Showcase at: https://ngi.fyi/mwc24ytAPIs promise to simplify the interface between developers, users, and network infrastructure.  Harpreet Geekee, Co-founder and CTO from Shabodi, explains:The current state of the market where network services are becoming intelligent assets and the industry's attempt to expose these services in a simplified, cohesive manner.The challenges faced by application developers...

AT&T Dynamic Defense brings new network capabilities

AT&T will begin offering new security features embedded directly into the network without the need for extra equipment. The capabilities are derived from cyber threats detected across the AT&T network backbone, which carries more than 680 petabytes of data every day.AT&T Dynamic Defense is offered to new and existing AT&T Dedicated Internet business customers in the following areas with a broader rollout expected later this year:...

Cadence to offer optimized design flows for Intel Foundry Services

Intel Foundry Services (IFS) and Cadence Design Systems entered into a multiyear strategic agreement to jointly develop a portfolio of key customized IP, optimized design flows and techniques for Intel 18A technology featuring RibbonFET gate-all-around transistors and PowerVia backside power delivery. This will enable joint customers to accelerate their SoC project schedules on process nodes from Intel 18A and beyond while optimizing for performance,...

Samsung Foundry’s Gate-All-Around supports Arm Cortex-X

Samsung Electronics Co. will deliver the next generation Arm Cortex-X CPU optimized on Samsung Foundry’s latest Gate-All-Around (GAA) process technology. The companies have bold plans to reinvent 2-nanometer (nm) GAA for next-generation data center and infrastructure custom silicon, as well as a groundbreaking AI chiplet solution that will revolutionize the future generative artificial intelligence (AI) mobile computing market.“As we continue...

European Commission approves Orange + MASMOVIL in Spain

The European Commission gave permission to Orange and MASMOVIL to combine their operations in Spain in the form of a 50-50 joint venture. As part of its proposed package of remedies, the parties have agreed to divest to Digi as remedy taker 60MHz of spectrum assets (pending approval from the Spanish Government) and to propose an optional national roaming agreement at market conditions.  This Joint Venture between MASMOVIL and Orange will create...

Zayo adds Nicola Palmer to Board

Zayo announced the addition of Nicola Palmer to its Board of Directors.Palmer previously was CTO of Verizon Wireless, she played a pivotal role in the strategy, deployment, and operation of 4G and 5G networks. She holds a BS in industrial engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.“Nicola’s addition to Zayo’s Board of Directors brings another top-tier advisor with proven leadership...