Singtel and Hitachi Digital to develop Industrial AI solutions
Hitachi Digital will deploy Singtel’s Paragon platform at its R&D lab, followed by a pilot in a U.S. factory Singtel’s Paragon platform will be integrated with Hitachi’s pre-built industrial AI applications to develop new offerings for enterprises Telcos around the...
Struggling Nokia seeks to break in to the AI data center with $2.3B Infinera buy
Infinera will help Nokia address increasing AI traffic growth from data centers The market is shifting from Nokia’s traditional base in mobile access networks and fixed networks Big Internet content providers are another potential market for the combined companies With its $2.3...
Survey: CSPs Need Better AI and Automation Support from Vendors
Welcome to the latest Fierce Network Research Bulletin, where this week we have bad news for communication service providers (CSP) vendors about customer satisfaction, as well as the usual control plane, stat of the week and dropped packet. CSPs are...
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison welcomes its AI overlords with open arms
Indosat Oredoo Hutchison and Google Cloud will develop new AI and GenAI-based use cases for businesses The collaboration is crucial to accelerate the CSPs transformation to an AI-native TechCo The two companies will also explore a joint go-to-market strategy to enable SMBs to...
Data center operators want to run chips at higher temps. Here’s why.
Higher-power chips are generating more heat, increasing cooling needs Data center operators want chip designers to let them run chips at higher temperatures to balance sustainability needs The ecosystem conversation is slowly evolving to prioritize not just performance but also...
Ciena sees ‘funnel’ of opportunities in managed optical fiber
Ciena CEO Gary Smith touted the value of managed optical fiber networks for the company’s revenue Roughly half of Ciena’s total Q2 revenue “is driven now directly and indirectly from cloud providers.” Inventory issues persist, but they’re getting better, a...
Flexential CEO warns network could be cloud’s next coveted resource
Network connectivity is a critical resource both within and between data centers Flexential’s CEO has his eye on what increased demand for network inside data centers means for transport Dark fiber could become a cloud bottleneck Land and power are two...
Fierce Network recognized for outstanding content from the American Society of Business Publication Editors
Fierce Network, formerly Silverlings, won a National Azbee Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The Azbee Awards are the most competitive awards programs for B2B media. Fierce Network, a mega portal to meet the needs of...
Here’s how utilities are thinking about nuclear power for data centers
Utilities are eyeing small modular reactors as a way to boost grid capacity in the face of rising demand from data centers and industry SMRs offer greater siting flexibility than traditional nuclear plants but still have stringent permitting requirements Most...
Amazon CEO: GenAI is already ‘multi-billion-dollar’ business
AWS sales jumped double digits to $25 billion in Q1 2024 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said most cloud cost optimization programs have wound down and companies are investing in GenAI AWS earnings contributed to a 21% increase in Q1 revenue...