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ADC Submarine Cable Commissioned to Enhance Asia-Pacific Connectivity - 📅 - Photo: Hong Kong panorama

The commissioning of the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Submarine Cable was recently marked with a formal ceremony at theEverbright Centre in Hong Kong, bringing together more than a hundred key figures from political, economic, media, and industry circles. The ADC cable would mark Asia-Pacifics first major international subsea project in nearly a decade, enhancing regional digital infrastructure.

Spanning 9,988 kilometers, the ADC Submarine Cable connects mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and several other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It is backed by a consortium of major regional and global telecom operators, including China Telecom, China Unicom, [...]
Platform9 Launches Program to Help VMware Users Shift to Private Cloud - 📅 - For a Fortune 500 firm, partner iShift is now moving 40,000 VMware virtual machines (VMs) to Platform9's Private Cloud Director at a cost one-tenth that of alternative migration techniques.

Mark Googins, CEO of iShift, stated: "iShift has been committed to assisting companies in using the potential of virtualization since its founding. Our collaboration with Platform9 is a logical progression of that goal, fusing their creative private cloud architecture approach with our extensive implementation experience. Together, we see enormous potential to aid businesses with scalable and smooth virtualization conversion services, enabling our clients to attain their goals. We are enthusiastic [...]
MemryX Raises $44M to Scale Edge AI and Develop MX4 - 📅 - MemryX, a developer of advanced Edge AI semiconductor solutions, has announced the successful closure of a $44 million Series B funding round. The investment was backed by both existing stakeholders and new investors, signaling strong market confidence in the companys vision and technology roadmap.

The new capital will support the scaling of MemryXs current flagship product, the MX3 AI accelerator, and fund the final design stages of its forthcoming MX4 chip. MemryX CEO Keith Kressin emphasized the companys efficient use of capital and its focus on a software-first approach, which he says has enabled MemryX to serve hundreds of clients while building a robust software ecosystem. This [...]
Macquarie Cloud Named Dell Titanium Partner for Hybrid Cloud Excellence - 📅 - Macquarie Cloud Services, a division of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), has achieved Titanium status in the Dell Technologies Partner Program for 2025, marking the highest level of recognition within Dell's global partner ecosystem. This distinction places Macquarie among a select group of elite partners, and underscores its continued investment in next-generation infrastructure, innovation, and a long-term strategic relationship with Dell Technologies.

The Titanium designation is not merely a reflection of sales volume, but rather a recognition of Macquarie Cloud Services capability to integrate Dell's advanced technologies into its private and hybrid cloud solutions to deliver [...]
Lumen and Ciena Achieve 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Over 3,050 Kilometers - 📅 - Lumen Technologies and Ciena have successfully completed a record-breaking trial of a 1.2 terabit per second (Tbps) wavelength service across 3,050 kilometers (approximately 1,895 miles) of fiber optic infrastructure. The trial, which spanned Lumens Ultra-Low-Loss (ULL) fiber route between Denver and Dallas, marks the longest non-regenerated 1.2 Tbps optical signal achieved to date, pushing the boundaries of long-haul high-speed data transmission.

The test leveraged Cienas WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical technology, integrated into the Waveserver platform and operating over a 6500-series photonic line system. The companies used 800G interfaces to evaluate Ethernet and IP [...]
Rad Web Hosting Focuses Efforts on CO2 Removal, Enhanced Sustainability Initiatives - 📅 - Rad Web Hosting, a leading provider of web hosting and cloud services, has announced a renewed commitment to sustainability by prioritizing carbon dioxide (CO2) removal initiatives and expanding its eco-friendly practices. This move underscores the company’s dedication to minimizing its environmental footprint while delivering high-performance hosting solutions.

Recognizing the impact of data centers on global carbon emissions, Rad Web Hosting is taking proactive steps to offset its energy cons
Broadcom and Audi Advance Factory Automation with VMware Cloud - 📅 - Audi has taken a significant step forward in factory automation with the deployment of its first virtual programmable logic controller (vPLC) at the Boellinger Hfe manufacturing facility in Germany. This development is part of the automakers Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P) initiative, which leveragesVMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)to bring software-defined infrastructure and centralized IT operations into the industrial environment.

The Boellinger Hfe plant, which produces the all-electric Audi e-tron GT, is the first site to operationalize the vPLC as part of this program. The initiative aims to bridge the longstanding divide between information technology (IT) and operational technology [...]
Tessell Launches Managed Database Service on Google Cloud - 📅 - Tessell is a fully managed database solution that facilitates installations across Google Cloud Compute Engine and Oracle Database@Google Cloud. For businesses looking to update their database estate, data structures, and transactional apps within Google Cloud's stable infrastructure, this development represents a critical turning point.

According to Bala Kuchibhotla, co-founder and CEO of Tessell, "Tessell's support for Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, and Milvus on Google Cloud empowers enterprises to capitalize on the newly available opportunity to bring application workloads to Google Cloud GCP." Customers have successfully operated mission-critical workloads using [...]
Lumen, Flexential Expand NaaS for Scalable Enterprise Connectivity - 📅 - Lumen Technologies and Flexential have announced a strategic expansion of their on-demand networking capabilities, enhancing the availability of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solutions for enterprises. This integration connects Lumens NaaS platform with Flexentials FlexAnywhere platform, offering users co-located in Flexential data centers instant access to software-defined network services.

The collaboration aims to address the growing demand for flexible and secure connectivity solutions, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud adoption, and edge computing drive a surge in data traffic and network complexity. Through the newly integrated offering, Flexential clients can now [...]
Lumen, Flexential Expand NaaS for Scalable Enterprise Connectivity - 📅 - Lumen Technologies and Flexential have announced a strategic expansion of their on-demand networking capabilities, enhancing the availability of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solutions for enterprises. This integration connects Lumens NaaS platform with Flexentials FlexAnywhere platform, offering users co-located in Flexential data centers instant access to software-defined network services.

The collaboration aims to address the growing demand for flexible and secure connectivity solutions, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud adoption, and edge computing drive a surge in data traffic and network complexity. Through the newly integrated offering, Flexential clients can now [...]