Network Break 282: NVIDIA Completes Mellanox Acquisition; SpaceX Sets Date For Satellite Internet Beta Testing

Take a Network Break! NVIDIA completes its Mellanox acquisition, SpaceX announces dates for private and public beta testing of its satellite-based Internet service, and Cumulus releases version 3.0 of its NetQ management software. Cisco offers replacement ASAs for devices with a faulty hardware component; ICANN squashes the sale of the .org domain to a private equity firm; and Juniper, Microsoft, and Amazon announce financial results. Links to our coverage are below. Sponsor: InterOptic Take control of your optics purchases with InterOptic. You can get the same, if not better-performing optical transceivers, tested and designed by engineers who truly understand the specifications that are critical to your network–at a fraction of typical OEM costs. Get more information at interoptic.com/packet-pushers. Show Links: NVIDIA Completes Acquisition of Mellanox, Creating Major Force Driving Next-Gen Data Centers – NVIDIA SpaceX Applies for a Constellation Re-Design and Announces Beta Test Dates – CircleID Cumulus Networks Moves Beyond Network Visibility With the Addition of Lifecycle Management – Cumulus Networks Modernizing your network has never been easier with Cumulus NetQ Lifecycle Management – Cumulus Networks Field Notice: FN – 70476 – ASA5508 and ASA5516 Security Appliances Might Fail After 18 Months or Longer Due to a Damaged Component – Hardware Upgrade Required – Cisco ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) – ICANN Statements in Response to April 30, 2020 Decision from ICANN – Internet Society ICANN finally halts $1.1bn sale of .org registry, says it’s ‘the right thing to do’ after months of controversy – The Register Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2020 Financial Results – Juniper Networks Earnings Release FY20 Q3 – Microsoft Amazon.