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Alcatel-Lucent Thumbs Its Nose at Cisco


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
December 5, 2012 : Still smarting from criticism that the 7950 XRS isn't a 'core router,' AlcaLu is playing up its Telefónica win –- which is in the core, of course

Cisco Feels Security Heat in China


Rumors - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
October 29, 2012 :

Chips Race to Absorb the Line Card


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (2)
October 12, 2012 : The network processor is expanding its reach up to applications and services, possibly intensifying the rivalry between two chipmakers

Cisco's Core Router Gets Optical Genes


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
October 2, 2012 : The company puts a dose of packet-optical into the core, offering a multilayer control plane for the CRS-3

Huawei Boasts SDN-Enabled Router


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
September 19, 2012 : So, now should we get excited about OpenFlow?

Photos: Brocade's Analyst Day


Slide Shows - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
September 13, 2012 : Brocade still likes to show off its relatively new headquarters, and darn it, so do we

Brocade Boasts Bigger 10GE


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (4)
September 12, 2012 : Showing off to industry analysts this week, the company trots out some Ethernet advances for the data center and the service-provider core

XO's Not Done Yet With 100G


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
September 7, 2012 : The carrier says it's leading the US pack when it comes to 100G, and it's got room for vendors beyond Ciena and Nokia Siemens to get involved

EZchip Offers a Bad Omen to Cisco, Juniper


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (8)
August 8, 2012 : If the router-chip sales are light, it doesn't suggest good things for the router business

Euronews: NSN Lands 100G Deal


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 31, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: a regional transport upgrade; a new team at the helm of Cable & Wireless Worldwide; M&A action at Allot; and much more
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100Gbit/s Ethernet Router Test: Alcatel-Lucent


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (14)
July 14, 2011 : The second in our series of 100GbE tests puts the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-12 through its paces

100Gbit/s Ethernet Router Test: ZTE


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (4)
July 7, 2011 : ZTE takes on Light Reading's 100GbE router test for traffic forwarding, MPLS, scalability and more

New Product Recap: October 2010


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
November 5, 2010 : Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from last month

Testing Cisco's Next-Gen Mobile Network


Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (12)
August 30, 2010 : In part one of a huge testing program, we put Cisco's IP backbone and IP radio access network (RAN) to the test

New Product Recap: March 2010


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
April 5, 2010 : Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from last month

New Product Recap: December 2009


Reports - Tim Hills - Post a comment
January 1, 2010 : Here's a handy guide to some of the more significant product announcements from last month
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Telefónica Picks Cisco Routers


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December 10, 2012 : Cisco's CRS-3 and ASR9000 chosen for international network upgrade

Telefonica Picks Alcatel-Lucent Router


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December 4, 2012 : The Leading Lights-winning 7950 XRS will get deployed in Argentina and the Czech Republic

NTT Comm Supports Video With Juniper


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November 29, 2012 : NTT Communications delivers next-generation video transmission system with Juniper Networks

BT, Cisco Complete 100G IPoDWDM Trial


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September 18, 2012 : Companies integrate Coherent 100G optical interfaces with Cisco CRS-3 carrier routing system in trial to upgrade BT's network

Brocade Adds 10GigE Density


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September 12, 2012 : Brocade MLXe core routers take leadership position with highest 10 GbE density in the industry

LINX Deploys Juniper's PTX Switch


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July 10, 2012 : London Internet exchange selects Juniper Networks PTX series for its network supercore

Cisco Does Carrier-Grade IPv6


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June 29, 2012 : Cisco carrier-grade IPv6 solution hits prime time

AlcaLu Adds a Core Router


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May 22, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent introduces the world’s most powerful Internet core router

Juniper Adds TXP to the Core


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May 22, 2012 : Juniper Networks more than doubles the capacity of the network core with new upgrades for T Series routers

Hurricane Electric Offers Free Debugging Tool


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April 5, 2012 : Hurricane Electric enhances Internet toolkit
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A New Era of Mobile Backhaul


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November 19, 2012 : Alcatel-Lucent is providing flexible, scalable, simplified solutions for the next generation of heterogeneous networks. From 100GB interfaces to 60GHz radios, Alcatel-Lucent is driving mobile backhaul innovation

5 Key TelcoTV Takeaways


Rewired - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
October 30, 2012 : 1:00 PM Here's the view of the show from behind the podium

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Product (Telecom)


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
October 23, 2012 : 11:00 AM Kicking off a series of blogs about the 2012 Leading Lights awards, here's the reasoning for the six telecom product finalists we picked

Brocade Finds Another Use for Routers


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
September 12, 2012 : 4:00 PM Analytics are another function that routers can absorb, depending on what you mean by 'analytics'

Ethernet: The Key Catalyst for Network Convergence inside the Datacenter - by Aricent


White Papers
This whitepaper demystifies several new standards and alternatives to converge multiple application-specific datacenter networks. It will enable OEMs to better understand the options for datacenter convergence, and address implementation challenges.

Wireless in the Metro - Packet Microwave Explained - by Aricent


White Papers
This whitepaper explores the application of packet microwave for LTE backhaul. It identifies its typical usage, benefits, applications, deployment scenarios, and also provides solutions to specific challenges posed by packet transport over microwave.

How to Manage Trade-offs while Building Optimal Mobile Backhaul Networks - by Aricent


White Papers
This whitepaper undertakes an in-depth analysis of the various technology options available for migrating the metro and core backhaul networks to packet-based transport. It is intended to help operators and OEMs to optimize their backhaul networks.

IPv6 Hoopla Not Over Yet


Rewired - Carol Wilson - Comment (1)
June 7, 2012 : 2:15 PM Launch day is just the beginning, and what's to come may actually be more interesting than the deployment process

Intelligent Policy Enforcement and Appplication Delivery Networking - by Procera Networks


White Papers
Learn how Advanced Traffic Steering (ATS) and Carrier Grade NAT (CGN) have become natural enhancements for IPE solutions as they leverage the inherent visibility and application identification capabilities of a Deep Packet Inspection Engine.

The Future of Hotspots: Making Wi-Fi as Secure and Easy to Use as Cellular - by Cisco


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With roaming that's as effortless as cellular, Cisco Service Provider Wi-Fi provides a carrier-grade platform for delivering new services that take advantage of the device, context, and location information available in your network. Learn how you...
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