The Top500 list regularly polls the organisations that run supercomputers creating a list of largest, fastest, most efficient and so on. The 50th release of the Top500 list was released yesterday.…
All 500 top supercomputers run Linux
ZDNet: BT unveils bandwidth on demand under Dynamic Network Services
ZDNet is reporting that BT has unveiled their Dynamic Network Services. This has three prongs, one using SDN to manage bandwidth into the core, one supporting Network Function Virtualisation and…
ZD-Net: Telstra adding SD-WAN using Velocloud in China
ZD-Net are reporting that Telstra are adding VeloCloud SD-WAN services to their Chinese business. This follows on from the recent reports that Telstra have provided financial backing for VeloCloud.
Vocus buys NextGen for fibre backhaul in Australia
Australia's Vocus Communications has just completed the acquisition of NextGen's network assets. (Vocus and NextGen - Better Together). The deal is worth AU$861mn (according to ZDNet, Vocus completes AU$861m acquisition of…
ZDNet: Think Google Fiber’s fast? Nokia to show off tech that’s 1,000 times faster
ZDNet is reporting that Nokia has recently shown off technology that is 1,000 time faster than Google Fiber. This uses Probabilistic Constellation Shaping (PCS), which is an adaption of Quadrature…