Chris DePuy

Technology Analyst and co-founder of 650 Group

Active Electrical Cables (AEC) Becoming an Important Part of Data Center Architectures

Cloud providers are rapidly evolving their network topology architectures as they move towards 400 Gbps and beyond.  One trend resonating across the industry is the move towards CLOS switch rack or Distributed Disaggregated Chassis (DDC) topologies and the use of copper above the server access layer. However, the distances DAC… Read More »Active Electrical Cables (AEC) Becoming an Important Part of Data Center Architectures

Cisco’s many MWC announcements include a system to unify WiFi, LTE, CBRS, 5G called Unified Domain Center

We review the new announcements Cisco made public for the now-cancelled MWC20 show, and they are:  BNG on unified control plane, Unified Domain Center-to-DNA Center interoperation, IoT Control Center, SP Services Edge (CDN), new Open RAN partners, NCS 540 router with CPRI support, and Crosswork automation platform.  Since MWC is… Read More »Cisco’s many MWC announcements include a system to unify WiFi, LTE, CBRS, 5G called Unified Domain Center

Qualcomm MWC20 announcements include Updates on 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and mmWave

Qualcomm made many wireless-related announcements today from its San Diego, CA headquarters, in place of making a presentation at #MWC20 in Barcelona.  Top announcements included its FSM100xx 5G small cell chips customer announcements, RF-chip availability, Wi-Fi 6E demonstrations, and 5G smartphone customer announcements. ​ FSM100xx 5G RAN endorsements.  Qualcomm announced… Read More »Qualcomm MWC20 announcements include Updates on 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and mmWave

Wi-Fi 6E in 2020

We expect that Wi-Fi 6E products to hit the market as soon as 3Q20 in the US and by 4Q20 in Europe.  The appeal of these new 802.11ax products is that they operate not just in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, as 802.11ac products have, but now add 6 GHz… Read More »Wi-Fi 6E in 2020

Nokia Analyst Meeting: an Enterprise Focus

Last week, at Nokia’s analyst meeting in Helsinki, it discussed its achievements and its challenges.  The company’s successes include its traction and product introductions on the enterprise market, its market traction in selling Nokia’s end-to-end portfolio, and its 5G market momentum.  Management reiterated that Nokia has signed 50 5G deals… Read More »Nokia Analyst Meeting: an Enterprise Focus

WiFiNOW London conference themes were WiFi-6, 6 GHz and 802.11ah

Big themes at the show were WiFi-6, 6 GHz, and 802.11ah. We share some comments about the following organizations: WiFi Alliance, Commscope, Newracomm, Celeno, Cambium, Juniper Networks, On Semiconductor, Extreme Networks, Webb Search, Facebook, UK’s Ofcom, Huawei, and 650 Group. The WiFi Alliance and a handful of other speakers commented… Read More »WiFiNOW London conference themes were WiFi-6, 6 GHz and 802.11ah

HPE Aruba’s New CX6300/6400 Switches Usher in Next Generation Campus Networks

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company’s new CX 6300/6400 switch launch was significant for the industry.  The launch ushered in next-generation enterprise switches at the second-largest vendor in the world using its custom, 7th generation ASICs, along with updates to the operating system. HPE Aruba’s products are high-end, clearly targeting… Read More »HPE Aruba’s New CX6300/6400 Switches Usher in Next Generation Campus Networks