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A big AI build has ‘stalled’ and won’t happen this year as funds and GPUs prove elusive
Arista trumpeted its role in this project for a year. Good thing business is otherwise solid
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 12
Ethernet
Wired computer networking tech used to connect devices to a local network and provide an internet connection
Cisco says it’s already dug in to protect itself – and customers – if trade war breaks out
Also reckons it can dodge DOGE
Networks13 Feb 2025 | 4
Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped
Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year
Virtualization13 Dec 2024 | 21
China’s tech giants deliver chips for Ethernet variant tuned to HPC and AI workloads
'Global Scheduling Ethernet' looks a lot like tech the Ultra Ethernet Consortium is also working on
Networks26 Nov 2024 | 1
Ethernet advances will end Nvidia's InfiniBand lead in AI networks
Desire to build brainboxes will also see optical interconnects go mainstream
Networks04 Apr 2024 | 7
Synopsys unleashes Ethernet on steroids with 1.6T blueprint to turbocharge AI training
Design aims to sate the bandwidth hunger of next-gen networks
Networks04 Mar 2024 |
BROADER TOPICS
Cisco delivers a powerup to its switches for small and medium biz
Catalyst 1200 and 1300 keep perpetual licenses, PoE and stackability
Networks07 Dec 2023 | 3
Ultra Ethernet Consortium wants to optimize networking for AI and HPC
Not changing the standard, but tweaking how applications work over top
Networks20 Jul 2023 | 3
Want to feel old? Ethernet just celebrated its 50th birthday
The original bus network continues to run rings around all its rivals
Networks30 Jun 2023 | 37
Techies all GUI-eyed as Xerox says goodbye to Palo Alto Research Center
Legendary R&D lab donated to SRI International where it will continue to innovate
Personal Tech25 Apr 2023 | 40
Turing Award goes to Robert Metcalfe, co-inventor of the Ethernet
A cool $1 million to a man who is not afraid to eat his own words, nor roll out his own cable
Networks23 Mar 2023 | 42
NASA's Artemis mission finally launches after faulty Ethernet switch delayed countdown
Should've used Fibre Channel, although some leaky valves didn't help either
Networks16 Nov 2022 | 95
Switch and router sales surge, with 200/400 gigabit Ethernet kit growing fastest
Clouds are buying plenty, but there's lots of product left for the rest of us – outside Russia
Networks09 Sep 2022 | 5
Broadcom challenges Nvidia's Spectrum-4 with 51.2T switch silicon
Double the bandwidth of previous gen and 6x reduction in power consumption
Networks16 Aug 2022 | 1
SmartNICs to make up 38% of network market by 2026
Dell'Oro sees traditional NICs being displaced for most hyperscale cloud infrastructure
Networks11 Aug 2022 | 5
Despite shortages, networking hardware market grew strongly in 2021
Any port in a storm
Networks14 Mar 2022 |
Spirent ships test kit for 400 and 800Gbps Ethernet
Expansion of 5G plus 4k and 8k video help drive ever-higher networking tech speeds
Networks09 Mar 2022 | 5
400Gbps is the new normal for biz networks
Switching demand high as new speeds filter down faster than expected
Networks06 Mar 2022 | 21
Co-inventor of Ethernet David Boggs dies aged 71
You couldn't read this article online without using his network tech
Networks01 Mar 2022 | 51
Throw away your Ethernet cables* because MediaTek says Wi-Fi 7 will replace them
*Don't do this
Networks24 Jan 2022 | 105
Plumspace's Smart SFP TAP can monitor, capture or relay gigabit-speed comms – for legitimate business reasons
Hardware hacker spots 'ghost in the ethernet optic'
Networks18 Jan 2022 | 10
Biting the hand that feeds IT
