ONUG preview: Rethinking the Public Cloud Journey

https://youtu.be/iOg8QsFyuO8

Over the last 5 years, many companies have been on a public cloud journey, but now they're starting to assess the real cost of it and whether they're getting the operational and agility benefits associated with it. 

The upcoming ONUG Spring event in Dallas brings together enterprise cloud enablement solutions around connectivity, security, automation and most importantly, control. In this video, Nick Lippi shares a preview of some of the major themes.

While you are here - if you had 2-minutes to deliver an elevator pitch to all the CXOs and influencers at ONUG Spring 2023 (and beyond), what would you say? We'll be sharing key insights from the event in a showcase of short videos.  

Book your on-camera spot here: https://nextgeninfra-onug.as.me/schedule.php

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Fiber Broadband Association sees supply chain improvements

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) reports significant improvements in industry supply chain lead times in several key fiber broadband component categories:

• 92% decrease in minimum lead times for fiber optic cables (from 52-60 weeks in Summer 2022 to 4-10 weeks as of March 2023)
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  60% decrease in minimum lead times for fiber cabinets and splitters (from 10-20 weeks in Summer 2022 to 4-8 weeks as of March 2023)
• 80% decrease in minimum lead times for fiber multiport terminals (from 20-35 weeks in Summer 2022 to 4-8 weeks as of March 2023)
• 80% decrease in minimum lead times for conduit (from 15-20 weeks in Summer 2022 to 3-7 weeks as of March 2023)
• 64% decrease in minimum lead times for hand holes (from 22-26 weeks in Summer 2022 to 8-14 weeks as of March 2023)
• 67% decrease in minimum lead times for home equipment (from 12-24 weeks in Summer 2022 to 4-10 weeks as of March 2023)

FBA’s updated Supply Chain white paper, titled “Strategies to Mitigate Bottlenecks in the Current Fiber Broadband Supply Chain,” helps companies carefully plan to overcome supply chain challenges and build more robust systems and processes to buffer them from future challenges and keep fiber projects on target. The paper provides vital statistics on fiber broadband supply chain fluctuations and examples of how to protect fiber-related projects from the negative effects of supply chain stressors.

“This latest supply chain information is encouraging for fiber broadband providers today that are building reliable, high-speed fiber broadband networks to connect their communities and close the digital equity gap,” said Gary Bolton, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association. “However, our Supply Chain Working Group does caution that while it is reporting current relief in the supply chain, it expects to see an uptick in demand going forward. Therefore, it encourages companies to continue to put a hard focus on long-range planning and to follow FBA mitigation strategies presented in the white paper.”

“Our supply chain white paper serves as an important resource for FBA members to mitigate supply chain challenges and accelerate fiber broadband deployments, so it is crucial that we provide the most up-to-date information and strategies,” said Scott Jackson, National Broadband Market Manager at Graybar, Fiber Broadband Association Board Member and Chair of the Supply Chain Working Group. “Beyond statistics, it also provides recommendations on how to pursue stronger partnerships, long-range planning, high-level design optimization, changing how companies recruit and train their labor force, and smarter technology options to plan and maintain stocking levels.”

https://youtu.be/oJbrUGAJISA

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Mavenir bulks up with $100M capital raise

Mavenir announced the closing of a $100 million capital raise, adding to its $250 million capital raise in 2022. The fundraising round was anchored by Siris, a leading technology focused private equity firm and Mavenir’s largest equity holder, along with investment from two highly strategic ecosystem partners.

The company said the new financing supports its mission to enable the digitization of telco networks with cloud-native applications that include IMS, Converged Packet Core and Open RAN.

Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO of Mavenir, commented: “This new capital will allow us to accelerate our capabilities in automation, sustainability, and use of AI as we enable our customers to efficiently deploy and operate Open RAN based end-to-end cloud-native networks. Our unique strategy incorporates best practices from the hyperscale, cloud and IT industries, to transform how the world connects and builds the future of networks.”

“Importantly, this investment enables Mavenir to further scale its business and maintain its leadership in Open RAN and 5G transformation,” said Hubert de Pesquidoux, a Siris Executive Partner and Executive Chairman of Mavenir. “We firmly believe in the automated networks of the future that are cloud-native, AI-native and Green-native, and we are confident that Mavenir’s innovations are essential in driving that evolution.”

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Box integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT API into its content cloud

Box will natively integrate advanced AI models into its Box Content Cloud, enabling organizations to securely run ChatGPT functions on their enterprise data. 

Box currently has more than 115,000 customers storing files on their cloud.

Possibilities with the new  Box AI:

• Sales teams will be able to use Box AI to get answers to questions in complex contracts to speed up the sales cycle.
• Analysts will be able to have Box AI summarize lengthy financial reports to inform their rating recommendations.
  
• Legal teams will be able to ask Box AI to identify key clauses, terms, and obligations from a contract to speed up review cycles.
• Operations teams will be able to tell Box AI to extract key takeaways from a budget to update corporate strategy decks without waiting on a co-worker from the finance team for the right piece of information.
• Customer service teams will be able to use Box AI to surface insights from hundreds of customer feedback surveys to identify key areas for improvement.

In the future, Box plans to embed Box AI across the Box product suite and power more complex use cases. For example, customers will be able to leverage Box AI to automate workflows and tasks to drive faster business outcomes, power security at scale by automatically classifying files, and enhance the developer ecosystem with access to custom APIs.

“We are at the start of a platform shift in enterprise software driven by recent advancements in generative AI, and nowhere is the potential impact greater than in enterprise content,” said Aaron Levie, Co-Founder and CEO of Box. “We’ve seen a step function improvement in our ability to analyze and synthesize the massive amounts of data contained within an organization’s unique documents, videos, presentations, spreadsheets, and more. When combined with AI, we will be able to unlock the value of this content and make every person in a company smarter and more productive. Content is an organization’s most important data, and with Box AI we’re just getting started with how we’ll transform the way work gets done.”

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AMD's Q1 revenue dips 9% to $5.4 billion

AMD reported Q1 revenue of $5.4 billion, gross margin of 44%, operating loss of $145 million, net loss of $139 million and diluted loss per share of $0.09. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 50%, operating income was $1.1 billion, net income was $970 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.60.

“We executed very well in the first quarter as we delivered better than expected revenue and earnings in a mixed demand environment,” said AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “We launched multiple leadership products and made significant progress accelerating our AI roadmap and customer engagements in the quarter. Longer-term, we see significant growth opportunities as we successfully deliver our roadmaps, execute our strategic data center and embedded priorities and accelerate adoption of our AI portfolio.”

“Our strategically important Data Center and Embedded segments contributed more than 50 percent of revenue in the first quarter," said AMD EVP, CFO and Treasurer Jean Hu. "For the second quarter we expect sequential growth in our Data Center and Client segments offset by modest declines in our Gaming and Embedded segments. We remain confident in our growth in the second half of the year as the PC and server markets strengthen and our new products ramp.”

https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1128/amd-reports-first-quarter-2023-financial-results

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VIAVI's sales drop 21.5% yoy to $248 million

 Citing lower than expected NEMs and semiconductor R&D spending, VIAVI reported quarterly net revenue was $247.8 million, down $67.7 million or 21.5% year-over-year. GAAP net loss was $(15.4) million, or $(0.07) per share. Non-GAAP net income was $18.0 million, or $0.08 per share.

"Fiscal Q3 2023 revenue and non-GAAP operating margin came in within our revised guidance range.  As we mentioned in early April, lower than expected NEMs and semiconductor R&D spend during the March quarter adversely impacted our initial NSE revenue expectations," said Oleg Khaykin, VIAVI's President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Khaykin added, "On a positive side, we saw the beginning of stabilization of demand for our field instruments during the March quarter.  In the current quarter, we are seeing the signs of recovery in our Field Instruments and stabilization in the Lab & Production business. We expect the stabilization and recovery momentum to continue into the second half of calendar 2023."

• Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA customers represented 40.5%, 30.5% and 29.0%, respectively, of total net revenue for the quarter ended April 1, 2023.
• As of April 1, 2023, the company held $586.6 million in total cash, short-term restricted cash and short-term investments.

https://investor.viavisolutions.com/overview/default.aspx

From 17-April-2023: "The pullback in R&D spend at network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and semiconductor companies was much higher than anticipated leading to revenue and non-GAAP operating margin coming in below the lower end of our guidance" said Oleg Khaykin, VIAVI's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The spending conservatism and rapid slowdown that we saw in the Service Provider and Data Center spend at the end of fiscal first quarter is now percolating down to the system and component suppliers."

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Consortium aims for European satellite constellation

A partnership has been formed by a group of European space and telecommunications players in response to the European Commission's call for tender related to the future European satellite constellation IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite).

Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space will govern the open consortium. The core team of Deutsche Telekom, OHB, Orange, Hisdesat, Telespazio, and Thales will also be involved. Together, they aim to create a cutting-edge satellite constellation that uses a multi-orbit architecture and is interoperable with the terrestrial ecosystem.

IRIS² is the EU's new flagship space programm with a mission to deliver resilient and secure connectivity  to governments to protect European citizens and will provide commercial services in the interest of European economies and societies.

https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space-policy/eu-space-programme/iriss_en

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IOWN Global Forum adds to its Board

The IOWN Global Forum announced five new members to its Board of Directors:

• Ciena, Steve Alexander, Chief Technology Officer
• Orange, Gilles Bourdon, Vice President, Wireline Networks and Infrastructure
• Fujitsu, Shingo Mizuno, Corporate Executive Officer, Vice Head of System Platform Business
• KDDI, Dr. Tomohiro Otani, General Manager
• Accenture, Jefferson Wang, Senior Managing Director and Global Network Practice Lead

In addition, the IOWN Global Forum posted highlights from its recent third Annual Member Meeting, which welcomed nearly 400 registrants from 78 organizations. A

Dr. Katsuhiko Kawazoe, President and Chairperson of IOWN Global Forum, opened the meeting sharing that “Vision to Reality” was the goal for this eighth member meeting. To do so, the focus of the meeting was to define the next stage of work items needed to deliver Vision 2030 supporting defined use cases, technologies, and architectures while also solving these challenges for a sustainable world. Using a growing list of Proof of Concepts (PoC), members shared their progress in a variety of keynotes, sessions, and workshops for bringing the Vision 2030 into reality.

Chris Wright, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Red Hat, Inc., presented on “IOWN and LINUX for the Environment Sustainability” where he described how IOWN technologies together with open source communities will be the shortest path for our connected world to deliver data-centric communication and computing infrastructure that support environmental sustainability.

Caroline Chan, the Vice President of the Network and Edge Solutions Group at Intel Corporation, shared a keynote titled “Digital Life Enhanced by Rich Compute and Connectivity.” The talk highlighted technology trends of future digital world experiences and how Intel and the ecosystem are best positioned to deliver the network and edge solutions that solve industry challenges. In addition, the discussion underscored why the work of the Forum is essential for developing next-generation global infrastructure, including the 6G system.

https://iowngf.org

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Cogent acquires the legacy Sprint fiber network

Cogent Communications completed its previously announced acquisition of T-Mobile's Wireline Business, which is the legacy Sprint U.S. long-haul network. The deal greatly expands Cogent's network footprint and enables it enter the U.S. market for dark fiber and wavelength services.

Cogent paid $1 as the purchase price, subject to customary adjustments for net debt and net working capital. In addition, Cogent will provide T-Mobile with IP transit services in return for $700 million in contractual monthly payments over 54 months; $350 million will be paid in the first year of the agreement.

The deal includes a North American wholly-owned fiber network spanning approximately 19,000 long-haul route miles and approximately 1,300 metro route miles. The assets also include over 47 data centers or colocation facilities. Key services provided include MPLS (Cogent expects to convert to VPLS and WAN), DIA and Transit, Colocation, and Wavelengths.

Cogent said the deal brings a current customer base who are a fit for Cogent's products and services, and a group of experienced employees with the knowledge and capabilities to execute the company's strategy. The legacy Sprint customer base is approximately 1,400 business enterprises, outside of Cogent’s typical customer profile.

Integration of Cogent’s network with the legacy Sprint Wireline network will substantially expand Cogent’s footprint, as well as adding ownership of 47 new facilities, aggregating to over 1,000,000 square feet.

Cogent also said that it plans to migrate these acquired network assets to its more efficient architecture, supporting IP over DWDM for greater wavelength count and throughput per wavelength. Consolidated routing infrastructure will facilitate higher port densities.

Cogent expects its revenue base will be approximately $1.1 billion, or 180% of Cogent’s current $600 million run rate. The multi- year revenue growth target for Cogent post-closing will be 5-7% annually, with targeted aggregate revenue of over $1.5 billion by 2028.

https://www.cogentco.com/en/

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Arista posts Q1 revenue of $1.351 billion

Citing a recovering supply chain, Arista reported Q1 2023 revenue of $1.351 billion, an increase of 5.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, and an increase of 54.1% from the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net income was $452.5 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $268.5 million, or $0.84 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin was 60.3%, compared to non-GAAP gross margin of 61.0% in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 63.9% in the first quarter of 2022.

“Amid macroeconomic uncertainty and a gradually recovering supply chain, Arista continues to bring innovative, leading-edge platforms to market, while delivering superior customer and financial outcomes," said Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks. “Our Q1 results illustrate this with continued growth in revenue and profits.”

Some notes 

Americas sales were 82.5% for the quarter. International sales were 17.5%, down from 23.5% last quarter.

R&D spending anounted to $164.8 million, or 12.2% of revenue, up from $153.2 million last quarter.

At OFC, Arista previewed its vision for Linear Drive optics for intra and interdata center connectivity at 800 gig and beyond.

https://investors.arista.com/Communications/Press-Releases-and-Events/Press-Release-Detail/2023/Arista-Networks-Inc.-Reports-First-Quarter-2023-Financial-Results/default.aspx

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Imagia raises seed funding for silicon-based optical lenses

Imagia, a start-up based in Fremont, California, announced the close of a $4.5M seed round for evelopment and initial commercial deployment of the company’s first generation of flat, silicon-based optical lenses.

Imagia said its metalens technology can shrink an entire optical assembly into a planar, wafer-thin device, resulting in a dramatic reduction in size and complexity for optical assemblies. Using the patent-pending approach, Imagia can precisely pattern nanoscale structures directly onto various substrates, creating completely flat metalenses that steer light waves by design, and without the need for traditional curved lenses. The lenses can be square or round, and can be made as small as a single pixel on a digital display.

The metalenses can be built directly on top of CMOS devices like LEDs and image sensors in the same fabrication flow. Target applications include AR/VR headsets.

The funding was led by Gates Frontier and joined by MetaVC Partners and other strategic investors.

“Metamaterials are a true paradigm shift in the way we manipulate light,” says Greg Kress, CEO of Imagia, “akin to the shift from analog to digital computing. Traditional glass lenses have been around for hundreds of years. The inherent constraints of working with these types of lenses result in complex, bulky optical assemblies that require precise mechanical alignments. Imagia changes that approach by building lenses like integrated circuits, something that was not possible until very recently.”

“We are firm believers that the next generation of AR glasses will be powered by this kind of metalens technology,” says David Bonelli, Founder & CEO of Pulsar, the leading AR hardware and optics design firm behind Red6's ATARS and NuEyes's NuLoupes. Pulsar is now working in partnership with Imagia, exploring future applications for metalenses. “Imagia’s metalens technology promises to open up new frontiers in optical design that were previously impossible.”

www.imagia.io

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Lattice Semi posts Q1 revenue of $184 million, up 22%

Lattice Semiconductor, reported Q1 revenue of $184.310 million, up 22% compared to Q1 2022 and 5% compared to Q4 2022, which represented the twelfth consecutive quarter of sequential growth. Gross margin was 70.3%.

Jim Anderson, president and CEO, said, "Our strong growth and customer momentum continued into the first quarter of 2023 with a 22% year-over-year increase in revenue. We drove 55% year-over-year growth in net income on a GAAP basis and 36% on a non-GAAP basis. While we’re not immune to macro-economic challenges impacting the industry, we have Lattice-specific growth drivers, which position us well for long-term growth in our core markets."

Sherri Luther, CFO, said, "Q1 2023 represented our twelfth consecutive quarter of sequential growth, with revenue increasing 5% compared to Q4 2022. We achieved record operating profit of 32% on a GAAP basis and 41% on a non-GAAP basis, and expanded gross margin by 290 basis points on a GAAP basis and 260 basis points on a non-GAAP basis compared to Q1 2022. We also completed the tenth consecutive quarter of our share repurchase program."

https://ir.latticesemi.com/investor-overview/quarterly-earnings

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FCC issues fines for defaults of winning bids in RDOF auction

The FCC is proposing fines totaling $8.7 million against 22 companies for defaulting on their winning bids in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction (Auction 904).

“When the Commission set up this program, it set clear rules of the road to ensure that winning bidders would fulfill their promise to use this funding to build new broadband infrastructure,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel.  “Not following the rules has consequences.  For those who failed to meet their obligations, today’s action shows the Commission takes seriously its commitment to hold applicants accountable and ensure the integrity of our universal service funding.”

“This enforcement action represents the second group of bidders we have pursued for failing to live up to their obligations,” said FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief, Loyaan A. Egal.  “We will be steadfast in making sure that those who impede the timely deployment of broadband-related infrastructure are held to account.”

https://www.fcc.gov

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Arm files for IPO

Arm submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the proposed initial public offering of American depositary shares representing its ordinary shares. 

The size and price range for the proposed offering have yet to be determined. The initial public offering is subject to market and other conditions and the completion of the SEC’s review process.

https://www.arm.com/company/news/2023/04/arm-announces-confidential-submission-of-draft-registration-statement-for-proposed-initial-public-offering

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ViaSat-3 brings terabit class switching to geostationary orbit

SpaceX successfully launched ViaSat-3 Americas satellite to geostationary orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also on board this mission was Astranis's first MicroGEO satellite and Gravity Space’s GS-1 satellite. 

ViaSat-3 Americas is the first of three geostationary satellites that will form a new constellation. Each of the satellites offers over 1 Tbps of onboard switching capacity with the ability to redirect bandwidth as needed. Each of the satellites in the upcoming ViaSat-3 global constellation is expected to be able to temporarily concentrate capacity at geographic points of demand, reducing coverage to places that need less capacity. Enormous solar panels will offer 25 kilowatts of power.

ViaSat-3 also features anti-jamming capabilities for government and defense applications.

"That additional capacity gives us all kinds of leverage to grow the business and provide even better services on the commercial side, and the military and defense side as well,” said Craig Miller, president of Viasat’s government services segment. “The ViaSat-3 constellation will give us global capability and opens the door to a wider variety of government missions.”

“Jamming is highly successful and commonly used in war time,” Miller said. “ViaSat-3 is designed to be incredibly difficult to disrupt. So you’re going to have a system that has a large amount of capacity that is designed to work even when our adversaries are trying to make it stop working. That’s really important, and it will set ViaSat-3 apart from basically all other systems. ViaSat-3 is expected to outperform even some purpose-built military satellites in that regard. That’s a really exciting capability.”

ViaSat-3’s ground network will be composed of hundreds of Satellite Access Nodes (SANS), ensuring redundancy.

SpaceX noted that one of the side boosters on this mission previously supported Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, KPLO, and three Starlink missions, and the second previously supported launch of Arabsat-6A and STP-2.

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Video: What's next for NaaS?

https://youtu.be/NpTW5QwnIK0

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is a cloud-based networking model that allows businesses to outsource network deployment and operations to a third-party provider. Is a subscription-like model for network infrastructure right for your business?

In this video, Larry Lunneta provides some key insights on NaaS.

Recorded at this year's atmposhere'23 conference in Las Vegas.

Also, check out our New Middle Mile (#nmm2023) video showcase here: https://ngi.fyi/nmm23yt

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SES launches 2 more O3b mPOWER satellites

SES confirmed the successful launch of two additional O3b mPOWER satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The second pair of O3b mPOWER satellites will join the first two satellites launched in December 2022, which have arrived at their target medium earth orbit (MEO) and are currently undergoing in-orbit check out. 

The O3b mPOWER initial constellation consists of 11 high-throughput satellites built by Boeing. 

O3b mPOWER commercial service is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2023. Key customers who have signed up for the next-gen system include Microsoft, Princess Cruises, Marlink, Jio Platforms, Orange, Claro Brasil, Vodafone Cook Islands, the Government of Luxembourg (subject to parliamentary approval) and the newly-announced CNT Ecuador.

“Today we are closer to delivering our promise of a new era of connectivity. Our team has been working with more than 30 technology partners to prepare the O3b mPOWER space and ground segments to offer the differentiated and high-perfomance services that our customers need to run their operations,” said Steve Collar, CEO of SES. “We have already rolled out and tested O3b mPOWER terminals over the existing O3b constellation, and are delighted to hear positive customer feedback about their increased reliability and performance, as well as the ease of self-installation, activation, and maintenance.”

“It’s been an incredible journey with an exceptional and dedicated team at the Boeing satellite factory, and an invaluable partnership with SES,” said Michelle Parker, vice president of Space Mission Systems at Boeing Defense, Space & Security. “As we near completion on the remaining satellites, we’re excited to showcase on-orbit how our fully flexible 702X payload architecture allows operators to adapt to changing business needs and reallocate resources instantly.”

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Video: What's next for AIOps?

https://youtu.be/PZVfJiS4Goo

AIOps, which is the application of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, such as natural language processing and machine learning models, to automate and streamline operational workflows in IT and network operations.

There is a big opportunity to learn from the vast number of daily interactions across networks and to then implement new management policies automatically.

In this video, David Hughes, Chief Product and Technology Officer, HPE Aruba Networking, reflects on the rapidly evolving market for enterprise connectivity. 

Recorded at this year's atmposhere'23 conference in Las Vegas.

Also, check out our New Middle Mile (#nmm2023) video showcase here: https://ngi.fyi/nmm23yt

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RSA 2023 attendance topped 40,000

Last week's RSA Conference in San Francisco's Moscone Center ttracted over 40,000 attendees, including 650+ speakers, 500+ exhibitors and 500+ members of the media.

Key session and seminar presentations included:
Security as Part of Responsible AI: At Home or At Odds? - Rumman Chowdury, Founder, Bias Buccaneers; Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, Data Cowboy, Microsoft; Harvard (Moderator); Daniel Rohrer, VP of Software Product Security, NVIDIA; Vijay Bolina, CISO, Deep Mind
The Cryptographers’ Panel - Whitfield Diffie, Cryptographer and Security Expert, Cryptomathic (Moderator); Clifford Cocks, Former Chief Mathematician, Government Communications Headquarters, United Kingdom; Anne Dames, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Security; Radia Perlman, Fellow, Dell Technologies; Adi Shamir, Borman Professor of Computer Science, The Weizmann Institute, Israel
Five Most Dangerous New Attach Techniques – Heather Mahalik, DFIR Curriculum Lead, SANS Institute and Senior Director of Digital Intelligence, Cellebrite; Steven Sims, Offensive Operations Curriculum Lead and Fellow, SANS Institute; Katie Nickels, Certified Instructor and Director of Intelligence, SANS Institute and Red Canary; Johannes Ullrich, Ph.D., Dean of Research, SANS Institute; and Ed Skoudis, President, SANS Institute (Moderator)
Hugh Thompson Show: Quantum Edition – Shohini Ghose, Professor of Physics and Computing, Wilfrid Laurier University; Paul Kocher, Independent Researcher and Cryptographer; Christopher Lloyd, Actor; and Hugh Thompson, Program Committee Chair, RSA Conference (Moderator)

• HiddenLayer named “RSA Conference 2023’s Most Innovative Startup” by the Innovation Sandbox’s judges’ panel comprised of technology, venture and security industry thought leaders.
• The Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics co-sponsored by IACR presented to Paul Kocher, renowned cryptographer and independent researcher.
• RSAC College Day welcoming more than 550 college students, recent grads and faculty to network with leading companies, explore career opportunities, attend dedicated education events and experience RSA Conference sessions and the expo floor.
• Executive Programs – RSA Conference hosted four closed door programs for select executive and government audiences: RSAC CISO Boot Camp, International Cybersecurity Forum (ICSF), Executive Security Action Forum (ESAF) and eFraud Global Forum(eFG). RSAC will bring its CISO Boot Camp to the Australian Information Security Association (AISA)’s Australian Cyber Conferencefor the first time later this year from October 17-19, 2023, in Melbourne.

RSA Conference 2024 will take place May 6-9, 2024, in San Francisco at the Moscone Center.

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Ericsson adds Dell serves to its Cloud RAN portfolio

Ericsson is partnering with Dell as a supplier of Dell PowerEdge servers for its Cloud RAN offering.

Ericsson said adding Dell PowerEdge servers, including the PowerEdge XR8000 and XR5610, which are specifically designed for telecom, Open RAN and mobile edge-computing workloads, brings even more choice and flexibility for Cloud RAN customers. D

Freddie Södergren, Head of Technology and Strategy for Networks, Ericsson, says: “Collaborating with Dell exemplifies our commitment to deliver added flexibility for our Cloud RAN customers, allowing them to choose their own infrastructure while ensuring telco-grade performance at the far edge. This collaboration will further enable open cloud infrastructures while supporting Dell’s high-performing server offerings.”

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