Network Break 362: AWS Announces Private 5G Service; FTC Says No To Nvidia’s Arm Grab

Take a Network Break! AWS gets into the private 5G business with a new service that sets up and deploys a private 5G network on premises. AWS also announces a new private networking service called Direct Connect SiteLink. The US Federal Trade Commission is suing to block NVIDIA’s proposed acquistion of chipmaker Arm Holdings because of concerns the purchase could stifle innovation and reduce competition in the semiconductor market. Aviatrix has added a new blocking feature to its multi-cloud networking platform. A former Ubiquiti employee has been arrested and charged with stealing company data and extortion, and the rise of the Omicron Covid variant is already having effects on live technical events and return-to-office mandates at big tech companies. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks To find out what’s next in SASE, sign up to watch Palo Alto Networks SASE Converge 2021, an on-demand webinar. You’ll hear from leading voices in networking and security, get details on the impact of SASE technology, and more. Sign up at www.saseconverge.paloaltonetworks.com. Tech Bytes: Fortinet After the news we have a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Fortinet about its security fabric; that is, how Fortinet integrates its portfolio to work together to help you better manage risk. Show Links: Private 5G – AWS AWS Announces AWS Private 5G – Amazon New – Site-to-Site Connectivity with AWS Direct Connect SiteLink – AWS Introducing AWS Direct Connect SiteLink – AWS FTC Sues to Block $40 Billion Semiconductor Chip Merger – Federal Trade Commission The FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of Arm – The Verge NVIDIA / Arm merger inquiry – GOV.UK CMA directs Facebook to sell Giphy – GOV.UK Aviatrix Arms Customers with Multi-Cloud Native Network Security – Aviatrix Aviatrix’s Modest New Blocking Feature Hints At Greater Ambitions For Multi-Cloud Security – Packet Pushers Former Ubiquiti dev charged for trying to extort his employer – Bleeping Computer