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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

TM Forum

In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. In December 2021, the. Ofcom, meanwhile, in its 2021. figures from Reuters. billion euros ($59.4

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VMware by Broadcom: Product, service and support news

Network World

So far, the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal has led to some layoffs , VMware licensing changes, production rationalizations, and shifts to the partner program. 2 executive: Sumit Dhawan, president of the company since 2021, left the firm to become the new CEO of cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint. But on top of that, VMware lost its No.

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Broadcom tosses VMware users a bone, extends vSphere 7 support six months

Network World

support was extended in 2021 for a year to help admins who had difficulty upgrading due to pandemic restrictions. They have been offered the option to purchase 12-month subscriptions for their current on-demand servers; Broadcom now advises they should acquire those licenses by July 26. This change is not unprecedented. and vCenter 6.5

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T-Mobile investigating hack that affected 37 million customer accounts

GeekWire

The hacker did not breach or compromise the company’s systems or network, the company said, and was not able to access data related to payment information, social security numbers, driver’s licenses, or other financial info. T-Mobile suffered a major hack in 2021 that exposed personal details of more than 50 million people.

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Buyer’s guide: Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge (SSE)

Network World

In 2019, Gartner created the term SASE to describe a cloud-based service that combines networking and security to give remote workers safe access to internet-based resources. In response to these realities, Gartner coined a new term, secure service edge (SSE), which is essentially SASE minus SD-WAN , the network access part of the equation.

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The impact of 5G and cloud on telco capex and opex

TM Forum

5G network investments have essentially amounted to the largest round of spending the industry has ever gone through, which currently only brings us to the non-standalone version of the wireless technology. The largest change is the increased spending on cloud services, growing from 5% of total opex in 2019 to 12% in 2021.

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Microsoft’s ‘Verified ID’ will confirm that LinkedIn members actually work where they say they do

GeekWire

The new verified identity service is a notable integration between the business social network and the company’s Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management group, which has been led by former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell since late 2021.

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