Arista launches 800G switches for data-hungry cloud giants
Arista is extending the 7050X4 Series en 7060X5 Series of spine and leaf datacenter switches, including support for 800Gbps connections. The advanced automation capabilities enable organizations to manage IT environments with ease and efficiency.
These switches boast an impressive range of featu... Read more
Semtech acquires Sierra Wireless for $1.2 billion
Semiconductor supplier Semtech plans to purchase Sierra Wireless, a deal worth $1.2 billion in all-cash.
Semiconductor and analog manufacturing company Semtech Corporation plans to purchase all the shares of Sierra Wireless. Sierra Wireless is an Internet service provider based in Canada.
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Intel announces breakthrough in silicon photonics
Intel announced a significant advancement in silicon photonics, making way for a better, faster network between computer processors.
Silicon photonics can be best defined as the pairing of semiconductor lasers with silicon integrated circuits. These photonics enable swift data transfers over lon... Read more
New PCIe 7.0 quadruples the peak bandwidth of the fastest PCs
The PCI Special Interest Group has started finalizing the specifications of PCIe 7.0.
The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) has begun finalizing some specifications of PCIe 7.0, the group revealed this Tuesday. They further shared that they expect the reveal at the start of 2025.
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Google Meet now shows bandwidth consumption of conferences
Google expanded Google Meet's monitoring functionality for administrators. The Meet Quality Tool provides insight into the bandwidth usage of participants in (video) meetings.
Google collects diagnostic data for Google Workspace Meet to give administrators insight into the operation and quality ... Read more