SDxCentral – Microsoft Rises From Irrelevance With Big Bet on Cloud

Microsoft, which not too long ago was facing irrelevance, is successfully riding the cloud to reestablish itself and brighten it prospects. The company’s research and development efforts, the Playbook says, focus on AI, quantum computing, productivity tools, streaming cloud-based gaming, and networking. “Scaling the cloud requires not only more data centers, but also faster intra- and inter-data center connectivity links,” […]

Light Reading – 5G Transport, 400ZR Star at OFC19

Heavy Reading’s optical expert Sterling Perrin discusses some of the major trends in transport network technology at this year’s OFC event in San Diego, including 5G Transport, 800G and 400ZR. https://www.lightreading.com/optical-ip/400g-terabit/5g-transport-400zr-star-at-ofc19/v/d-id/750020

EE Web – 112G Digs in at DesignCon 2019

112G serial links have moved out of the lab and onto the exhibit floor. 56G ramps up while 28G goes mainstream. By Martin Rowe, EE Web, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Last year at DesignCon 2018, we witnessed high-speed digital designs that moved past 56 Gbits/s (56G) and onto 112 Gbits/s (112G). This year, DesignCon 2019 brought numerous demonstrations […]