Vodafone plans to hire 7,000 engineers in Europe by 2025
Vodafone plans to recruit 7,000 software engineers for its European workforce by 2025. The hope is that this addition will speed up its transition from a traditional telecom provider into a technology company.
The belief by the firm is that 5G, fiber, IoT, and digital platforms investments will ...
Here’s why Qualcomm’s new RF filter opens the door for 5G
Qualcomm announces the upcoming availability of a new radio frequency (RF) filter. The so-called ultraBAW filters signals transmitted through frequency bands between 2.7 and 7.2 GHz, allowing optimal connectivity between wireless devices and Wi-Fi 6 routers. How does it work, and why does it matter...
Alibaba Cloud develops its own server chipset
Cloud giant Alibaba Cloud has recently developed the Yitan 710 server processor for its server portfolio. Among other things, Yitan 710 servers are to be used for general-purpose tasks and AI calculations. Additionally, Alibaba Cloud went open source with an existing RISC-V-based CPU.
Chinese pu...
Cato Networks raises €172 million, strengthens SASE service
Cato Networks announces the completion of a €172 million investment round. The funding serves as a foundation for the further development of Cato Networks' sales and technology, promising a boost to the company's SASE Cloud offering.
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) services are at the core o...
Intel unveils its multi-chiplet Sapphire Rapids CPU with HBM
Intel confirmed that the 4th Generation Xeon Scalable ‘Sapphire Rapids’ processors will have on-package HBM memory in late 2020. However, the company has never demonstrated an actual CPU equipped with HBM or given details of the DRAM configuration.
The company finally showcased the processor...
TSMC announces Japanese chip plant and forecasts ‘tight’ supply in 2022
TSMC announced that it plans to build a new factory in Japan to meet the long-term chIps demand. The company also said that 2022 will see tightened supply, as the COVID-19 boom saw electronics fly off the shelf, as global supply chains suffered.
TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipmaker, ...
Dell enhances its Edge products and offers more extreme environments
Dell is stepping up its push to be among the top players at the Edge of corporate networks. The company aims to achieve this using a set of new servers and specially built platforms designed to function in the most remote and extreme environments.
Edge computing comprises a distributed architect...
Dutch warn EU should stay coupled to the global chip supply chain
Europe's attempt at chipmaking independence would be a mistake, the Dutch government claims.
The Netherlands warned the EU this week that they should not decouple from the global semiconductor supply chain, according to reporting in Reuters. The EU's move to decouple comes as the bloc tries to ...
IBM’s Kyndryl spin-off gets board approval, set to launch in November
IBM's board of directors approves a brand new managed infrastructure services division, turning it into Kyndryl, a publicly-traded company that goes live next month.
Kyndryl shares go to IBM investors
Big Blue announced that Kyndryl shares would be distributed to IBM investors after the close...
Hitachi Vantara shows off new SAS, software-defined storage offerings
Hitachi Vantara seems to have been operating in the background for a while now. On Tuesday, however, the company introduced several new midrange and enterprise packages for its storage portfolio.
The Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 5000 Series models, Hitachi Content Platform, and VSP E-Series of...
Samsung begins mass producing the most advanced 14nm EUV DDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics is the world leader in advanced memory and on Monday, the South Korean giant announced it has begun the mass production of the industry’s smallest DRAM (14 nm) based on extreme UV (ultra-violet) technology.
The announcement comes after the company shipped out the industry...
NEC contracted to build Facebook’s US-EU subsea cable
Many tech giants, it appears, are betting big on subsea cables. Facebook is the latest of the tech giants to commission the building of an ultra-high-performance fiber-optic cable connecting the US and Europe.
The social media company contracted NEC to install its cable, which will join the 1.2 ...