Orange Business launches GenAI

Orange Business launched two new trusted generative AI (GenAI) offers covering the infrastructure layer (IaaS) and applications (SaaS). SaaS GenAI offer - This fully integrated SaaS solution, which is offered in collaboration with LightOn, is designed for enterprises of all sizes (SMEs and ETIs) who want a ready-to-use service that can adapt to a wide array of use cases (document management, reporting, content generation, etc.). The service...

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Nile implements AI Copilot across its full networking stack

Nile, a start-up offering next-gen enterprise network-as-a-service (NaaS), introduced an AI-driven  architecture for its Nile Access Service. Components of the architecture include Nile Service Blocks, Nile Services Cloud, and two categories of AI applications: Nile Copilot and Nile Autopilot. The company says its network architecture for enterprise campus and branch locations represents the final frontier for enabling automated operational...

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Tech Update: AI Copilots for the Full Network Architecture

 Is network automation ready to take the next big leap? Austin Hawthorne, VP Worldwide Solutions Architecture from Nile, explains:- How Nile's Close Loop automation, a cloud-native system with a vertically integrated stack, automates everything from Day Zero to ensure predictable outcomes at scale.- The concept of a 'digital twin' and how it helps in identifying and solving any deviations that could lead to performance issues before they become...

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Cisco and Ribbon demo interoperability at 1.2 Gbps

Cisco and Ribbon Communications confirmed interoperability of their optical transmission systems at 1.2 Tbps.At the upcoming #OFC24, the companies will demonstrate interoperability between the Ribbon Apollo 9408 and the Cisco NCS 1014, which both incorporate Acacia's CIM 8 140Gbaud transceiver.  The demo will also show conformance to the OpenROADM bookended model for transponder interoperability while uniquely extending this model for multiple...

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Keysight and Credo demo full line rate 1.6 Terabit Ethernet

Keysight Technologies and Credo Semiconductor developed a joint testbed that demonstrates the first IEEE P802.3dj draft specification compliant 1.6 terabit Ethernet measurement system running full line rate layer 2 Ethernet traffic on a real world hardware development platform. The demonstration proves that 1.6T Ethernet speed is possible and that its performance can be measured.Highlights of the Keysight and Credo testbed demonstration include:Operational...

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Credo debuts 400G Active Electrical Cables series

Credo Technology is sampling a new family of HiWire Active Electrical Cables (AECs) specifically targeted for 400G AI/ML Backend Network Connections to Top of Rack (TOR) Switches.The new family of HiWire AECs includes:400G OSFP-RHS (4x112) to 400G QSFP-DD (8x56) for 12.8T TORs400G QSFP112 (4x112) to 400G QSFP-DD (8x56) for 12.8T TORs800G 2xOSFP-RHS (4x112) to 800G OSFP (8x112) for 25.6Tb and 51.2Tb TORs800G 2xQSFP112 (4x112) to 800G OSFP (8x112)...

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Eutelsat signs with Intelsat's OneWeb LEO constellation

 Eutelsat Group has announced a multimillion-dollar deal with Intelsat for its OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Constellation. The agreement, set to commence in mid-2024, is valued at up to $500 million over a span of seven years, with a guaranteed commitment of $250 million. This includes a previously signed deal worth $45 million in early 2023, with the potential for an additional $250 million investment by the end of the agreement period.The...

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Keysight aligns with NVIDIA 6G Research Cloud Platform

 Keysight Technologies is collaborating on the new NVIDIA 6G Research Cloud Platform, which includes the NVIDIA Aerial Omniverse Digital Twin, an open, flexible, and interconnected framework of network emulation resources offering researchers a comprehensive tool suite on which to develop new adaptations of artificial intelligence (AI) for radio access networks (RAN). Keysight has committed to add its network emulation and testing solutions...

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