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    Arista acquires Big Switch Networks for network visibility

    Arista Networks on Thursday announced that it has acquired Big Switch Networks, a network monitoring and software-defined networking (SDN) pioneer, to give customers better visibility into their cloud area networks. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arista also reported solid fourth quarter financial results in spite of losing some major business from a […] More

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    Cisco beats Q2 expectations with growth in services

    Cisco managed to beat second quarter market expectations on Wednesday, with Q2 results driven by software and subscription growth. However, its product revenue was down due to declines in infrastructure and application sales.  Second quarter non-GAAP net income came to $3.3 billion, or 77 cents per share. Total revenue was $12 billion, down 4 percent […] More

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    Biggest evening dip in NBN speeds seen on 100Mbps plans

    Image: ACCC Users of 100/40Mbps plans on the National Broadband Network (NBN) are seeing an almost 6Mbps dip in their evening speeds according to the latest instalment of the Measuring Broadband Australia report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) covering November. The report states that the decrease begins after 5 pm, is at […] More

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    US District Court rejects lawsuit trying to block T-Mobile-Sprint merger

    Special Feature A U.S. District Court has rejected a lawsuit trying to block the T-Mobile-Sprint merger and to clear the way for the wireless providers to merge. The Federal Communications Commission in a statement said it was “pleased with the district court’s decision.” by Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern […] More

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    FDA: There's no evidence cell phones give you cancer

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has found “no quantifiable adverse health effects in humans caused by exposures at or under the current cell phone exposure limits”, after reviewing numerous studies conducted between 2008 and 2019.  The FDA recently updated its page on scientific evidence for cell phone safety and notes that […] More