October 2020

Semtech Made Several LoRa-Related Announcements to accelerate the Asset Tracking Market

Last week, LoRa chip company, Semtech, made several announcements that should accelerate the IoT market.  First, it announced LoRa Basics Modem-E, which is a software modem.  Second, it announced relationships with IoT companies, Actility and Tago.IO that surround services that can be offered to drive the IoT market.  Third, the… Read More »Semtech Made Several LoRa-Related Announcements to accelerate the Asset Tracking Market

nokia strikes strategic collaboration with google cloud

On October 14, 2020, Nokia and Google Cloud signed a strategic collaboration to transform Nokia’s digital infrastructure.  We made inquiries to Nokia to learn more and had the opportunity to speak with Nokia’s Chief Digital Officer, Bhaskar Gorti, who is in charge of the relationship. Nokia’s move to Google Cloud is one… Read More »nokia strikes strategic collaboration with google cloud

Juniper Enhances Enterprise Offering with Planned Acquisition of SD-WAN Company 128 Technology

Today, Juniper announced its plans to acquire 128 Technology for $450 M.  The deal is expected to close in calendar 4Q20.  128 Technology executives have a strong technology heritage from Acme Packet (SBC company acquired by Oracle).  128 Technology’s unique session-smart networking enables enterprise customers and service providers to create… Read More »Juniper Enhances Enterprise Offering with Planned Acquisition of SD-WAN Company 128 Technology

The Future of Networks, From Edge to Cloud – Intel Webinar

Today, Alan Weckel participated in Intel’s webinar on how technology is changing from the edge to the cloud.  It was clear working on this project that the data center is rapidly innovating to next-generation technologies to keep pace with data growth.  How will networks for communication service providers (CoSPs), cloud… Read More »The Future of Networks, From Edge to Cloud – Intel Webinar

Ethernet Data Center Interconnect (DCI) to Drive Significant Growth in the Ethernet Switch and Next-Generation Router Market

Juniper led the Market in 1H20 and 2019 DCI has a different meaning for different customers and vendors.  Ethernet DCI is a critical technology and enabler for Cloud customers to build data centers and transport data between them with lower-cost high-density router/switch platforms with pluggable modules.  While DCI has been… Read More »Ethernet Data Center Interconnect (DCI) to Drive Significant Growth in the Ethernet Switch and Next-Generation Router Market