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Cisco Confirms It Will Cut More Than 4,000 Jobs
Bad news confirmed for employees at Cisco, after business confirms that more than 4,000 jobs are to be axed
Cisco To Cut ‘Thousands Of Jobs’ – Report
Staff at Cisco brace for bad news ahead of an earning statement this week, amid reports of thousands of layoffs
Hewlett Packard Enterprise To Acquire Juniper Networks For $14 Billion
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion in cash, in a move to bolster its AI networking credentials
Telcos Forced To Pause Switch To Digital Landlines For Vulnerable
Telcos including BT, Virgin Media forced to pause switching vulnerable people to digital landlines after emergency call failures
Judge Overturns Centripetal Patent Fine Against Cisco
Networking giant Cisco defeats $2.75bn patent ruling for Centripetal Networks, after five years of courtroom battles
Nokia To Axe 14,000 Jobs As US Demand Declines
Heavy job losses at Finnish telecoms supplier Nokia, amid weak demand for 5G equipment in US and elsewhere
IT Spending Worldwide To Increase 8 Percent Next Year
Despite economic worries, Gartner says IT spending in 2024 will rise 8 percent, but spending on generative AI will not feature
US Government Issues First-Ever Space Debris Penalty
US FCC slaps Dish Network with first-ever space debris fine, after 20 year-old satellite fails to reach agreed 'disposal orbit'
Cisco Bolsters Cybersecurity Credentials With Splunk Buy For $28bn
Cisco makes one of its largest ever purchases, acquiring software and cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion
Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) Delays Content Links To Rivals, Critics
Elon Musk's Twitter/X is reportedly throttling web links to critical news outlets as well as competitor apps
Cisco AppDynamics Study Highlights Hybrid Workplace Complexities
Europe Gives Conditional Blessing To Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Deal
European Commission conditionally approves Broadcom's proposed acquisition of VMware, after concessions delivered in May
The Gravitational Pull of Data
As the quantities of data generated every second continue to expand, how does this affect business processes? All enterprises are data companies. How can businesses manage these massive datasets to minimise the impact of data gravity?
India To Reopen Applications For $10bn Chip Incentives – Report
Bad news for China? India is to reopen application process for $10bn in incentives to build local chip factories
Amazon Opens Sidewalk Mesh Network To Third-Party Devices
Amazon opens its long-range, low-bandwidth mesh network known as Sidewalk, to any IoT device in the United States
Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs
Thousands of staff impacted by headcount reduction, as giant telecoms giant pleads guilty to US bribery charges
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Ordered Back To Court, After VPN Use
Federal judge unhappy that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried used virtual private network (VPN) whilst under house arrest
Ericsson Provision Filing Hints At Smaller Fine Over Iraq Conduct
Swedish telecoms giant sets aside $220m for a potential fine, amid US investigation into Ericsson’s conduct in Iraq in 2019
US Grounds Flights After FAA System Outage
Widespread aviation disruption in the United States after Federal Aviation Administration pilot safety system goes offline
Ericsson Rids Itself Of Russian Support Operation
Ericsson has ended its software and technical support operation in Russia, after earlier halting sales to the heavily sanctioned nation
World’s Longest Subsea Cable, 2Africa, Lands In South Africa
Expanding global connectivity. 2Africa cable consortium includes MTN GlobalConnect, Meta Platforms, Vodafone and others
US Drops Charges Against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou After 2021 Deal
US prosecutors to dismiss charges against Meng Wanzhou, after last year's deal where she admitted false statements about Iran business
Microsoft Extends Free Tech Support For Ukraine
Software giant Microsoft confirms it will extend its technology support for Ukraine free of charge throughout 2023, amid the Russian invasion
Single Chip Transmits All Internet Traffic In A Second
More speed vicar? New chip design sees ultra-fast data transmission at a rate of 1.84 petabits per second...and more speed is possible
Dell, Ericsson To End All Business In Russia
More Russia withdraws, as Dell confirms it has ceased all Russian operations, and Ericsson says it will wind down operations in coming months
Huawei Founder Warns Of Painful Decade
Stark survival warning from founder of Huawei about firm's prospects over the next ten years, amid global downturn and China economic woes
BT Completes Carrier Aggregation Trial In Europe 5G First
BT and Nokia complete carrier aggregation trial combining four 5G spectrum channels for faster speeds as operators migrate to standalone 5G
Your Compliance Primer: Beginning Your Journey
The regulations that govern and impact upon a business can be complex and manifold. From protecting personal data to using cloud services responsibly, compliance is a moving target that many enterprises find challenging to hit. Comp ...
Canada To Examine Network Resiliency In Rogers-Shaw Merger
Canada industry minister says government will take network resiliency into account in proposed Rogers-Shaw merger with Shaw following unprecedented outage