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CommScope Touchstone CommScope has released its new Touchstone TG644x DOCSIS 3.1 cable gateways. With the use of online gaming, video conferencing, AR/VR and other delay sensitive applications on the rise, the opportunity has never been greater to bring low latency broadband services to market. The TG644x gateway supports the compnay’s end-to-end Low Latency DOCSIS (LLD) solution, that establishes a fast lane for delay sensitive traffic from the home to the headend and back, and the enhanced capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 reduces latency and jitter in communications to the end device. The gateways support high split with a switched diplexer for flexible deployment capabilities to meet the demand for increased upstream capacity, such as using video conferencing for working and learning from home. The TG644x gateways allows service providers to deliver multi-gigabit data rates to and around the home and small business
WD Red SN700
Leveraging its strength and leadership in flash, Western Digital has announced the new WD Red SN700 NVMe SSD, a high-endurance, fast-caching solution that accelerates NAS performance for SMB customers. 48
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and enables reliable ultra-HD videos over Wi-Fi. These innovative Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6gateways are intended to serve as the hub of a subscriber’s network and connect all IP capable devices (i.e., internet, data, voice, and video) throughout the customer’s premises. If additional coverage is required to light up dead spots, the gateways may be supplemented with CommScope’s X5 WiFi 6 extender to deliver high-performance and managed Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home. The gateways can also be managed with CommScope’s HomeAssure Managed Wi-Fi solutions, providing optimised, high performance Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home. Furthermore, the TG644x gateways also support SNMP and TR-069 remote management protocols for reducing service providers costs and can be managed with CommScope’s ECO Service Management solutions. It provides service providers visibility into the home network, and the ability to automate and control subscriber devices and experiences. CommScope is a global leader in these areas and has millions of devices under management.
This new drive is engineered to support 24/7 NAS environments and always-on applications with the ultimate in reliability and endurance. Its fast system responsiveness and I/O performance are perfect for multiuser, multi-application environments, letting SMBs tame their toughest projects from virtualisation to collaborative editing to intensive database storage. Its slim “gum stick” design slips right into the NVMe-ready M.2 slot that is available in many of today’s leading NAS enclosures. Key features of the WD Red SN700 NVMe SSD drive include: • High Performance – Delivers up to 3,430 MB/s performance (500GB and 1TB models) – more than 5 times the sequential read capability of SATA drives • High Reliability and Endurance – Optimized for 24/7 NAS workload environments offering high reliability and endurance of up to 5,100 TBW (4TB model) to handle the constant caching of read and rewrite cycles • High Capacity – Offered in capacities from 250GB to 4TB to help cover present and future caching needs The new WD Red NVMe SSDs join Western Digital’s WD Red portfolio of storage solutions that include WD Red HDDs and WD Red SATA SSDs – all purpose-built for NAS.
