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Watch out Cisco: Facebook is designing open network switches

Watch out Cisco: Facebook is designing open network switches
  • Posted May 10, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Social networking icon Facebook -- perhaps with a deserved emphasis on "networking" -- announced that is now expanding its Open Compute Project in an effort to take a fresh look at enterprise-level switch design. Facebook is hoping OCP will yield a high-end,…

Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier

Qualcomm becomes world
  • Posted December 7, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News Breaking News
  • It's been a rough year for the semiconductor industry according to iSuppli, with 59 of the 157 leading suppliers expected to see revenue declines. Overall, chip revenue is projected to fall by 2.3% (over $7 billion) in 2012 as double-digit drops plague seven of the top 20 outfits...

Marvell unveils first 802.11ac chip with Bluetooth 4.0, NFC

Marvell unveils first 802.11ac chip with Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
  • Posted June 4, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Marvell has pulled the curtain on its first 802.11ac chip, a debut which makes Marvell the second manufacturer to produce an 802.11ac solution thus far. The Avastar 88W8897 may feature a name only an industry OEM could love, but marks…

Netgear announces world's first 802.11ac Wi-Fi router

Netgear announces world
  • Posted April 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Netgear today announced the release of what it claims is the world's first router to utilize Broadcom's "5G Wi-Fi" 802.11ac chips, which are supposedly capable of delivering speeds over 1Gbit/s on wireless. Mind you, there aren't any compatible devices out…

Broadcom introduces first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips

Broadcom introduces first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips
  • Posted January 5, 2012, 10:06 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Broadcom is ushering in a new generation of Wi-Fi technology with the release of its first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips. The company says the new chips are aimed at enabling higher-bandwidth services like HD movie streaming over wireless connections. They are…

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