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flexible triple-mode antennas and can be installed on ceilings or
walls to provide full Wi-Fi coverage in indoor areas, enabling users
to enjoy premium network experience anywhere. The solution
uses power over fiber (PoF) cables to transmit signals and supply
power to devices at the same time, resolving problems of difficult
power acquisition. In addition, the WeFTTR app provides functions
such as network topology management, one-click network
optimization, and self-service network configuration for IT staff
in management offices and hotels, reducing O&M workload. O&M
engineers of China Mobile can also use the app to remotely locate
network problems, improving the O&M efficiency. In 2024, China
Mobile will work with Huawei to extend the FTTR-B solution to
the climber base camp. This will enable climbers to enjoy gigabit
network services as they get ready to reach the top of the world.
access high-speed Internet at the same time, and hotel reception As a leading global ICT infrastructure provider, Huawei has carried
staff can do their job much more smoothly. out extensive cooperation with operators such as China Mobile
Huawei FTTR-B device and helped many SMEs to realize digital transformation through
The FTTR-B solution was jointly launched by China Mobile and innovative solutions such as FTTR-B. In the future, Huawei will
Huawei to provide ultra-gigabit all-optical networking for small- continue to cooperate with China Mobile to build gigabit optical
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. The solution is networks using innovative technologies.
widely used in hotels and shops. Huawei FTTR-B devices feature

Cisco and Nutanix Forge Global Strategic Part-
nership to Simplify Hybrid multicloud and Fuel
Business Transformation

Cisco, the leader in enterprise networking and security, and Nutanix, SaaS-managed compute and networking infrastructure (Cisco
Inc., a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced a global Unified Computing System with Cisco Intersight) with the Nutanix
strategic partnership to accelerate hybrid multicloud deployments Cloud Platform (Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure, Nutanix Cloud
by offering the industry’s most complete hyperconverged Manager, Nutanix Unified Storage, and Nutanix Desktop Services)
solution for IT modernization and business transformation. IT and will be sold by Cisco using its extensive go-to-market reach.
organizations continue to face significant operational hurdles Customers will benefit from a fully integrated and validated
and urgent sustainability and security concerns as a result of solution that is sold, built, managed and supported holistically
increasing multicloud complexity. This new partnership answers for a seamless end-to-end experience. The solution will offer
these challenges by simplifying and accelerating the delivery of flexible deployment options with support for Cisco UCS rack and
infrastructure and applications, at a global scale, through best- blade servers, including initial support for C-Series Servers and
in-class cloud operating models, unparalleled flexibility, and planned, future support for UCS X-Series, winner of the 2023 SEAL
automated resiliency with industry-leading customer support. Sustainable Product of the Year Award and CRN’s 2023 Tech
“Customers are asking for solutions that are simple, sustainable, Innovator Award. The new offering will integrate advanced Cisco
and future-ready,” said Jeremy Foster, senior vice president and servers (UCS), networking and security (ACI), and management
general manager, Cisco Compute. “This partnership answers (UCS Manager, Intersight) with the Nutanix Cloud Platform
with a complete solution spanning virtual compute, networking software. The Nutanix Cloud Platform provides a consistent cloud
and storage across customer data centers and public clouds. operating model with a single platform for running applications
By combining Cisco’s award-winning SaaS-managed compute and data across data centers, edges and public clouds. To best
portfolio with Nutanix’s market-proven cloud platform software, support application deployments, from mission critical workloads
we can help customers develop a balanced approach to power to AI-driven innovation, performance and capacity scale linearly,
modern workloads on-prem and in the cloud." “As organizations resilience is delivered from the ground up with self-healing nodes,
look to keep up with the pace of innovation, they need an integrated and persistent storage is natively integrated. Following today’s
hardware and software platform to support application deployment announcement, Cisco and Nutanix will enable their global sales
anywhere,” said Tarkan Maner, chief commercial officer at Nutanix. teams and partners worldwide to offer an exciting new solution
“This partnership will deliver an expanded market opportunity for combining best-in-class technologies and collaborative go-to-
both organizations as they tackle the challenges of standardizing, market support, driven by the Cisco team. Solution availability is
simplifying, and securing environments across the data center, in expected in the next 90 days.
public cloud and the edge.” The new offering integrates Cisco’s

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