SDxCentral Magazine - Issue 2
7-Eleven networks in Taiwan, Verizon’s CTO, OpenAI's networking, and AMD's head of networking tech
News - Fiber, Backhaul & Transport
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
Featured
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AT&T to sell Mexico unit to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2B
An exit from the market has been on the table for a while
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Colt, Relativity Networks deliver hollow-core fiber proof of concept on London network
Connected two Colt network locations in central London
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Ex-Juniper led startup launches hardware to extend private Ethernet beyond fiber footprints
PBC 100 Series aims to empower operators to reach off-net customers without new fiber
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SpaceX to acquire Grain's 800 MHz spectrum assets to further advance carrier ambitions
As the company continues to push to challenge US telcos
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Arelion, Nokia increase optical spectrum capacity more than 20% on Amsterdam–London route
Firms claim 310-mile field trial shows capacity potential for AI infra boom
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AT&T to combine Forged Fiber 37, Gigapower into one JV
Carrier continues toward its 60 million buildout target
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HPE Networking chief touts channel partner opportunity, teases 'lead-to-cash' program
Rami Rahim sees initial benefit for campus and branch with data center networking to follow
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Telecom revenue grew in 2026, but don't pop the champagne yet
Dell’Oro Group reports 5% capex increase in first half of year
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HPE’s Rami Rahim rallies robust $800M synergy roll around rocking market, integration results
Analysts see potential for financial windfall to fuel investment gains at the expense of rivals Cisco and Arista
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Lumen taps former Cox CISO Kim Keever as new chief security officer
National Security Committee member joins amid NaaS expansion
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HPE Networking chief links $1.2B Vultr neocloud win to ‘revenue synergy’ opportunity
The deal is HPE's first tied to its AMD Helios AI Rack system
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Vodafone and Nokia trial multi-PON approach for fiber rejuvenation
British demo leverages all the PONs
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Comcast makes its fiber network one big sensor
Sensing technology analyzes vibrations to form early warning system
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AT&T follows rival Verizon in tapping Corning to satiate fiber fetish
New multi-year deal is valued at more than $3 billion
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OpenAI seeks technician to lead network buildout for unidentified 'partner' campus at Stargate Abilene
Successful candidate would also work on networks for ‘future OpenAI data center projects’
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Quantum link shares deployed fiber with 400G Ethernet and 5G
Duke and University of Maryland experiment suggests memory-based quantum networks may not require dedicated dark fiber
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Airspan pilfers wireless assets from collapsing Cambium
Vultures circle as job cuts and administrators loom large
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Reality is the real AI networking bottleneck
Will MEC play a role in opening up opportunities?
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Europe may lose the AI ‘bragawatt’ race, but that might not matter
Speed, inference, and efficiency could prove more important than matching America’s giant AI data centers
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Cisco expands quantum network research with hardware developer Infleqtion
Pair pursue fiber optic quantum data transfer
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Telxius taps Nokia’s 800G optics to boost subsea network capacity
Additional capacity to meet rising traffic demands from AI and data center interconnections
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SDxCentral Magazine out now: How 7-Eleven networks Taiwan together
Understand the network behind Taiwan’s own backbone
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Comcast digitally connects enterprises to the last mile, and Xfinity streaming to the edge
Equinix and Fastly partnerships leverage APIs and edge-based compute for quick installations and uninterrupted football streams
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Verizon CEO Dan Schulman hints the carrier has edge inference, compute deals in place
And continues to self-educate on satellite-focused physics
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Nokia, Orange claim optical network 'health scan' success with Bell Labs AI magic
Tomography trial touted for AI infra success
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AT&T Business to link Amazon Leo satellite service into managed offer
The managed part is now known, the when is still unknown
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Verizon powers American AI with billions-strong Corning fiber deal
Multibillion-dollar deal takes in 80-plus million miles of high-density optical fiber
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Ciena optics make waves down under in high-capacity networks for Telstra, Spark
WL6e coherents to support high-speed intercity and data center connectivity