Network Break 366: Microsoft Spends $68.7 Billion On Games; Wi-Fi 7 On The Horizon

Take a Network Break! This week we examine the drivers behind Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard, Juniper integrates its SD-WAN portfolio with Mist Cloud, and Wi-Fi 7 emerges on the horizon.

Cisco announces a new Catalyst switch for industrial use cases, Telia Carrier rebrands to something more generic and forgettable, and JP Morgan Chase discloses tidbits about its IT strategy.

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Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard – Axios

Microsoft to Buy Gaming Giant Activision for $68.7 Billion – Futuriom

Juniper Differentiates With New AI-Driven SD-WAN Capabilities, Making the WAN Edge Even Easier to Deploy, Manage and Secure – Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks’ SD-WAN Can Now Be Operated Via Mist Cloud – Packet Pushers

Wi-Fi 7 hardware demos herald next-gen wireless networking – Ars Technica

IEEE 802.11be – Wikipedia

Cisco Expands Enterprise-Grade Switching Capabilities into Industrial Networks to Modernize and Secure Critical Infrastructure – Cisco Systems

Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Data Sheet – Cisco Systems

Telia Carrier Rebrands as Arelion – PR Newswire

Telia Company reaches agreement to sell its carrier operation to Polhem Infra and proposes to reinstate the original dividend for 2019 – Telia Company

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon on Q4 2021 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha