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AWS Interconnect Adds Microsoft Azure in Public Preview, Extending Its Multicloud Networking Spec to a Third Hyperscaler
AWS and Microsoft launched a public preview letting customers privately link AWS and Azure workloads at up to 100 Gbps, completing the open interconnect spec's rollout across Azure, OCI, and Google Cloud.
Microsoft-Backed Consortium to Build 3,600-Kilometer I-2SEA Undersea Cable Linking India's AI Hubs to Singapore and Malaysia
Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel, and Tata Communications will build the 3,600 km I-2SEA submarine cable linking India's AI data centers to Singapore and Malaysia by Q4 2029.
DriveNets Extends Its Disaggregated AI Fabric With Two Tomahawk 6 Platforms Delivering 102.4 Tb/s for Scale-Up, Scale-Out, and Scale-Across
DriveNets unveiled two Broadcom Tomahawk 6-based AI fabric platforms, the liquid-cooled 2600SL and air-cooled 2601S, each carrying 64 ports of 1.6 Tb/s for 102.4 Tb/s of capacity.
Microsoft Scales Hollow-Core Fiber for AI Data Centers With Corning and Heraeus After Setting a 0.091 dB/km Fiber-Loss Record
Microsoft is moving hollow-core fiber from pilot to production for Azure, partnering with Corning and Heraeus after a research team recorded the lowest optical-fiber loss ever measured, 0.091 dB/km.
Arista Unveils 7060XE7, a 1.6-Terabit Switch Family Built on Broadcom's Tomahawk 6, Targeting Rack-Scale AI Fabrics
Arista's new 7060XE7 series, powered by Broadcom's Tomahawk 6 silicon, brings 1.6T Ethernet to AI clusters, with Microsoft, Meta and Oracle backing the launch.
Nvidia Becomes the Top Data Center Ethernet Switch Vendor by Revenue for the First Time, IDC Says, on $2.1 Billion of Spectrum-X Sales
IDC says Nvidia took the No. 1 revenue spot in data center Ethernet switching in Q1 2026 with $2.1 billion and a 21.5% share, edging Arista.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Announce Joint Venture to Eliminate US Wireless Dead Zones with Satellite Direct-to-Device Technology
The three largest US carriers announced an agreement in principle on May 14 to form a joint venture that will pool spectrum resources and build shared satellite direct-to-device infrastructure to close coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas.
OpenAI, AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft and NVIDIA Release MRC 1.0 to OCP, an Open RDMA Protocol Already Running OpenAI's Largest Training Clusters
Six-company collaboration publishes Multipath Reliable Connection 1.0 through the Open Compute Project on May 6 after production use in OpenAI's Blackwell-class supercomputers at Microsoft Fairwater and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene.
AWS Interconnect Multicloud Goes GA with Google Cloud as Launch Partner, Setting an Open Spec That Azure and OCI Have Agreed to Follow
AWS moved its cross-cloud private networking service to general availability on April 14, turning a preview into production and a bilateral deal into what analysts are calling a de facto standard.
Credo Acquires DustPhotonics for $750 Million, Bringing Silicon Photonics In-House as AI Data Center Optical Demand Surges
Credo Technology pays $750M cash plus stock for Israeli silicon photonics firm DustPhotonics, targeting $500M in combined optical revenue by fiscal 2027.
3GPP Faces June Deadline to Set 6G Specification Timeline as Industry Splits Over AI-Native Ambitions and Security Demands
The 3GPP standards body must decide by June 2026 how long Release 21 work will take, a decision that will set the pace for the first commercial 6G networks expected around 2030.
Open RAN Crosses the Tipping Point as AT&T, Rakuten and Deutsche Telekom Scale Deployments in 2026
The three largest Open RAN operators are scaling deployments in 2026, with AT&T past 50% of its Nokia-to-Ericsson radio swap and targeting 70% open-capable traffic by year-end.