WSJ: Huawei Targeted in U.S. Criminal Probe
More trouble for Huawei in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. federal prosecutors are pursuing a criminal investigation of Huawei Technologies regarding a robotic phone testing...
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Juniper turns to IBM Services to manage infrastructure, IT, apps
IBM Services announced a $325 million agreement with Juniper Networks in which IBM will assist in managing Juniper's existing infrastructure, applications and IT services to help reduce costs and enhance...
Veeam Software raises $500M for Intelligent Data Mgt
Veeam Software, which offers backup solutions for "Intelligent Data Management", announced a US$500 million investment from Insight Venture Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Veeam is one of...
Telco Systems supplies 100GE metro for Kenya Education Network
Telco Systems completed an upgrade of the carrier Ethernet network of Kenya Education Network (KENET), the National Research and Education Network (NREN) of Kenya, from 10GE to 100GE. KENET provides...
AvidThink: Huawei’s CloudEngine 16800 switch based on Broadcom
Huawei's newly-announced CloudEngine 16800 data center switch is based on Broadcom’s merchant silicon, according to a published report from AvidThink's Roy Chua. In terms of capacity, the Huawei CloudEngine 16800...
SCMP: Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei refutes espionage allegations
Speaking to foreign reporters for the first time since 2015, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said the company does not facilitate spying by China's central government nor is it controlled by...
Facebook’s new Singapore data center to use StatePoint Liquid Cooling
Construction is now underway on Facebook's first custom-built data center in Asia. The new data center in Singapore shares some characteristics with other Facebook facilities, such as the use of...
STACK Infrastructure outlines U.S. data center strategy
STACK Infrastructure, the new data center company that combines facilities from Infomart Data Centers and IPI Partners, unveiled its newly established platform and strategy for rapidly scaling enterprises and hyperscale...
Marcatel deploys Fujitsu’s 1FINITY T310 blades in Open Line System
Marcatel, an international carrier based in Mexico, has deployed Fujitsu Network Communications' 1FINITY T310 transport blades in their commercial, long-haul optical transport network. Marcatel operates a large optical fiber network...
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners to acquire Bluebird Network
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire Bluebird Network, a Midwest telecommunications company. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bluebird focuses on connecting rural and urban areas throughout the Midwest. The...
Nokia to eliminate 350 jobs in Finland
Nokia announced plans to eliminate 350 positions in Finland. The company, which is based in Espoo, Finland, currently employs about 6,000 people in its home country. Nokia announces cost-cutting, job...
Rubrik adds $261 million in funding for cloud data management
Rubrik, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, closed $261 million in new venture funding for its Cloud Data Management platform, which delivers data protection, search and analytics, archiving and...
AWS acquires TSO Logic for data-driven analytics
Amazon Web Services has acquired TSO Logic, a start-up based in Vancouver BC, Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed. TSO Logic has built an automated, data-driven analytics solution for large...
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