Google funds new subsea cables to Japan

Google will invest $1 billion in new subsea capacity to Japan. The investment covers the expansion of the Pacific Connect initiative and two new subsea cables, Proa and Taihei. In collaboration with several partners — including KDDI, ARTERIA, Citadel Pacific, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) — these cables will create new fiber-optic routes between the continental U.S. and Japan in support of Google’s Japan Digitization...

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Google launches Cloud Service Mesh

Google announced Cloud Service Mesh, a fully managed service mesh across all Google Cloud platform types. The idea is to enable secure communication between microservices, allowing them to be composed into robust enterprise applicationsCloud Service Mesh takes the Traffic Director’s control plane and Google’s open-source Istio-based service mesh, Anthos Service Mesh, and combines them into a single offering that provides the best...

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Google Cloud Networking at Next ’24

Google Cloud is rolling out a series of networking enhancements, including:Planet-scale networking for AI/ML workloads Any cloud to any service connectivitySecuring the workload, data, and users Gemini-powered network operations One highlight is Cloud Load Balancing for inference workloads. Custom metrics provide queue depth as a metric for load balancing AI workloads to deliver faster user response time to prompts while optimizing...

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Palo Alto Networks expands AI security partnership with Google Cloud

Palo Alto Networks has extended and increased its commitment to Google Cloud with a ten-figure, multi-year commitment and named Google Cloud its AI and infrastructure provider of choice. Google Cloud has long considered Palo Alto Networks its preferred next-generation firewall (NGFW) provider, and the expanded agreement solidifies that relationship. The alliance also underscores the critical importance of platformization fueled by AI to automate...

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Integra Optics launches XGS-PON & GPON combo transceiver

Integra Optics launched a XGS-PON & GPON combo OLT SFP+ BiDi optical transceiver module. This module integrates the functionality of XG(S) PON OLT and GPON OLT optical modules, facilitating seamless network rate deployment within Optical Distribution Networks (ODNs) based on Optical Network Unit (ONU) requirements.The company says its transceiver module enables a smooth transition from GPON to XG/XGS-PON.  It supports up to 20 km reach over...

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U.S. intros Broadband Nutrition Labels

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the nationwide launch of Broadband Consumer Labels, which Internet Service Providers will now be required to display to ensure broadband price and service transparency.The Broadband Consumer Labels resemble the well-known nutrition labels that appear on food products.  To ensure the label benefits all consumers, the Commission adopted language and accessibility requirements for the label's display....

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