Network Break 424: Amazon Invites Devs To Its Sidewalk Wireless Network; OneWeb Readies Global Satellite Internet Service
Summary: On today’s Network Break we discuss Amazon opening its Sidewalk network, which is a low-power, long-range network for IoT devices and wearables, to developers. HAProxy adds support for the QUIC protocol in its 2.7 Enterprise version of the open-source load balancer. The White House issues an executive order forbidding US government agencies from using commercial spyware that “poses risks to national security or has been misused by foreign actors to enable human rights abuses around the world,” but still leaves the door open for commercial and non-commercial spyware use.<br> Cisco announces the end of life for its Prime Infrastructure appliance and software, Huawei names Meng Wanzhou as the next rotating chairperson, and Huawei also says its financial results show the company has reached a new period of stability despite significant import bans on components and technology.<br> Networking startup Graphiant gets a B round of $62 million to build its SD-WAN/networking-as-a-service business, and OneWeb launches its final round of satellites that will enable it to commence global satellite broadband services by the end of 2023.<br> Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks<br> Join Palo Alto Networks for a virtual event where they’ll unveil what’s next in SASE, with the latest innovations in Prisma® SASE, ZTNA 2.0 and SD-WAN. See how these new capabilities help your customers consolidate multiple point products intoa single platform to reduce TCO. Learn how they will also help automate costly and complex IT operations and stop zero-day threats in real time. Sign up at <a href="https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/sase-signature-moment-2023.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/sase-signature-moment-2023.html</a>.<br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://press.aboutamazon.com/2023/3/amazon-invites-developers-to-test-sidewalk-and-build-the-next-billion-connected-devices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon Invites Developers to Test Sidewalk and Build the Next Billion Connected Devices</a> – Amazon<br> <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/amazon-sidewalk-overview.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is Amazon Sidewalk?</a> – AWS IoT Core<br> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23659191/amazon-sidewalk-network-coverage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon has just opened up its Sidewalk network to give any gadget free low speed data</a> – The Verge<br> <a href="https://www.haproxy.com/blog/announcing-haproxy-enterprise-2-7-and-haproxy-aloha-15/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Announcing HAProxy Enterprise 2.7 & HAProxy ALOHA 15</a> – HAProxy<br> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/27/executive-order-on-prohibition-on-use-by-the-united-states-government-of-commercial-spyware-that-poses-risks-to-national-security/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Executive Order on Prohibition on Use by the United States Government of Commercial Spyware that Poses Risks to National Security</a> – The White House<br> <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/27/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-to-prohibit-u-s-government-use-of-commercial-spyware-that-poses-risks-to-national-security/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Prohibit U.S. Government Use of Commercial Spyware that Poses Risks to National Security</a> – The White House<br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/28/biden_spyware_executive_order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden kind of mostly bans commercial spyware from US govt</a> – The Register<br> <a href="https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/cloud-systems-management/prime-infrastructure/prime-infrast-gen-appliance-lic-eol.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Prime Infrastructure HW Gen3 A...</a>
