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Arrcus boosts presence in Japan via partnerships

Last month, Arrcus announced a new investment from Hitachi Ventures for an additional closing of its Series D Networking software company Arrcus has signed a partnership with Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (NESIC) and APRESIA in a move to expand its...

Cisco up year-over-year, sees AI as a growth driver

Cisco Silicon One being used by hyperscalers to build AI/ML compute clusters In what CEO Chuck Robbins called a “milestone year,” Cisco this week reported fourth quarter earnings of $15.2 billion, up 16% year-on-year. Software revenue was up 17% year-over-year and software subscription revenue was...

Cisco on Routed Optical Networking: The operational efficiency of it all (Part 1)

Enhancements to Routed Optical Networking solutions can lower power consumption up to 45%, Cisco says I’ve been covering 5G as a broad subject area for about six years and change. Looking back at that body of work, the vast, vast majority is focused on how...

Marvell completes Cavium acquisition

After China approves the merger, Marvell moves forward with plans to acquire Cavium. Semiconductor company Marvell Technology announced on Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Cavium, designer of communications and storage integrated circuits (ICs). The addition of Cavium should boost Marvell’s position in...

Switching it up: Bidding farewell to a network workhorse

Move to modern, virtualized networks sends legacy 1AESS switch to the AT&T archive 2017 has been a year of bidding farewell to some notable contributors to science and technology. The Cassini spacecraft reached the end of its mission and plunged into the atmosphere of Saturn....

As flood continues, AT&T network outage impacts Louisiana customers

Historic rain is causing widespread flooding in Louisiana that has claimed at least seven lives and left around 20,000 people stranded, according to ABC News. As recovery efforts gear up, AT&T customers experienced a major network outage. In a statement, AT&T said the problem was...

Cisco reorg prompts key product execs to resign

A recent juggling of roles at Cisco has prompted four product executives, all senior vice president-level employees, to resign effective June 17, according to an internal memo from CEO Chuck Robbins that was obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain, Luca Cafiero and...

Simplify NFV/SDN with converged hardware/software platform (sponsored content)

Kontron’s Symkloud converged infrastructure platform future-proofs data centers with modular design and integrated compute, storage, and switching for wireless, video and IoT/data analytic workloads Communications service providers know it’s imperative to adopt network functions virtualization and software-defined networks, but it’s a difficult transition given the...