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FCC Unleashes $1.2B for Rural Broadband Deployments

The latest funding wave will deliver broadband service to more than 1 million locations at a taxpayer cost of about $1,200 per connection up front. Read more.

Pluribus Drives Kubernetes Visibility, Supports 400G Switch

“We timed our investment in bringing to market the most advanced 400 Gb/s platforms at the right time," Pluribus CMO Mike Capuano claims. Read more.

Cisco Chases Networking Academy Growth Explosion

The Networking Academy addresses the skills shortage by providing a skills-to-jobs program focused on areas in high demand. Read more.

Juniper (Finally) Launches Cloud Firewalls Into SASE

The firewall service is Juniper's latest push to compete against rival SASE vendors like Cisco and Palo Alto Networks on the cloud security front. Read more.