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SDN Added to Interop Test


1/2/2013  -  11:00 AM OpenFlow and Path Computation Element (PCE) will be part of EANTC's annual multivendor Carrier Ethernet/MPLS interoperability test
Most Recent Post: nooser... Wasn't ONF already doing this ? What value do these other forums bring ?
1/2/2013  -  Recently transplanted from Cisco, Meyer talks about SDN's audiophile potential and the ad-hoc implementations of early adopters
Most Recent Post: nooser... Brocade's markets are mostly enterprise. Is this their play to get into carrier market ? Time will tell.
1/2/2013  -  Also: TW Cable bids for ex-Bresnan systems; Netflix CEO gets a fat raise; FCC OKs airline broadband rules; CSG, Comcast extend their deal
Most Recent Post: nooser... At least Intel will get started.
1/2/2013  -  Rulings at the FCC and potential court action could write the future of rural telcos, which are already on the ropes
Most Recent Post: Greg Scott... Thanks Carol nice article. I am curious how they would do the OTT video and make money with that. I think of things...
1/2/2013  -  Also in today's first regional roundup of 2013: Ericsson in Egypt; Apple store raid in Paris; Italian broadband plan approved; Iraq IPO
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... At the beginning of 2012 we predicted that patent challenges/decisions/lawsuits/deals would feature strongly throughout...
1/2/2013  -  Cisco might look for more acquisitions to fill gaps in its small-cell portfolio, but it's not hungry for a major wireless acquisition
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... I mean $1.2B for Meraki,is that still small to them?
1/1/2013  -  It's also got a WAN optimization business it would like to expand. Meet the CMO charged with bringing non-optical perspective to both sides
12/31/2012  -  Faster speeds, better offload and cheaper roaming are still paramount tasks for Wi-Fi even in an age of 4G
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... With the FCC opening up the airwaves to allow 4G LTE roaming between carriers does that make Wi-Fi roaming more or less...
12/31/2012  -  New standards and that pesky SDN trend, of course, set the stage for a big year (and a big anniversary)
12/31/2012  -  One of Microsoft's closest telco allies is hoping Windows 8 will be a hit with customers
Most Recent Post: Ray Le Maistre... It's interesting that Orange is highlighting how Windows 8 fits in with the multiscreen approach to content delivery, but...
12/28/2012  -  Faster speeds, smoother connections and better 4G integration are all coming for carrier Wi-Fi in 2013
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Thanks for the link!
12/28/2012  -  Fire up that 1400-baud modem and enjoy how the Web used to look like when one visited the Internet homes of Comcast, Verizon, Apple, Boxee and more
Most Recent Post: brookseven... Make Light Reading more prominent and get an archive of classic threads.  You can go back and get a chuckle from them. Now...
12/27/2012  -  The vendor giant has rounded up its network software assets and plopped them into a the new Software and Applications Group (SWAG)
Most Recent Post: Dan Jones... Simple sign-on and connections on carrier Wi-Fi seems key to a lot of their plans in 2013. Location, small cell deployment,...
12/27/2012  -  Like many others, the equipment vendor is hitting the turf with installation services. New hire Glenn Byess tells us what that entails
12/27/2012  -  It's time to slam the speculation engine into overdrive and highlight some deals – both big and small – that could come in the new year
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Yes, it would seem so, though I wonder if they could pull off something that would give Charter control without having to...

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