March 2020

Microsoft Acquires Telecom Core Specialist Affirmed Networks

Microsoft announced that it had acquired privately-held Affirmed Networks today.  This isn’t the first software/services based telecom acquisition it has made, with the 2011 acquisition of Skype being the most prominent one.  Other competitors to Microsoft have made forays into the telecom market, including Facebook’s 2014 purchase of WhatsApp, Oracle’s 2013… Read More »Microsoft Acquires Telecom Core Specialist Affirmed Networks

OPtical network revenues grow 5% y/y as hyperscaler customers lead growth

Leading Vendors Experiencing Growth Included Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, and ZTE PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif., March 17, 2020 -A newly released report by 650 Group, a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets, indicates that the Optical Transport Network market revenues increased 5% Y/Y in 4Q19. Revenues… Read More »OPtical network revenues grow 5% y/y as hyperscaler customers lead growth

Aruba Air Pass Enables 5G Mobile Operators To Extend Coverage to Enterprises by Using Wi-Fi

Today, HPE Aruba announced its Aruba Air Pass cloud service that allows for a hand-off between cellular and Wi-Fi networks.  The service is enabled by Passpoint, which is a standard created by the Wi-Fi Alliance.  The idea is that a mobile operator customer can go into a building with Wi-Fi coverage and,… Read More »Aruba Air Pass Enables 5G Mobile Operators To Extend Coverage to Enterprises by Using Wi-Fi