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Cisco Licks Wounds, Targets Next Cloud Computing Wave

“It’s not a secret that we did not do as well as we wanted to in the first phase of the web build outs," Cisco's Jonathan Davidson said. Read more.

Nokia Cries Foul on Rivals’ 800G Claims

"Carriers should expect 100 to 220 kilometer optical reach in most wave division multiplexing applications," Nokia's Randy Eisenach said. Read more.

Fortinet Fortifies Hyrdo One’s SD-WAN Offering

The Toronto-based telecom claims the service will provide customers with tools to support their network evolution and cybersecurity needs. Read more.

Red Hat Beams Quarkus Into Its Runtimes Middleware

Quarkus is a Kubernetes native Java framework that allows the programming language to be more easily used in Kubernetes or serverless environments. Read more.

Net One Systems Taps Juniper’s Contrail Enterprise Multicloud

The network integrator needed a services management platform that would allow it to configure tenants across OpenStack and VMware environments. Read more.