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Q&A: David Meyer, Brocade's New SDN Expert


News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (3)
January 2, 2013 : Recently transplanted from Cisco, Meyer talks about SDN's audiophile potential and the ad-hoc implementations of early adopters

Cisco's New SWAG Bag


News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
December 27, 2012 : The vendor giant has rounded up its network software assets and plopped them into a the new Software and Applications Group (SWAG)

APAC's Telcos Take SDN for a Spin


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December 20, 2012 : Software-defined networking and virtualization are already up and running in Asia/Pacific carrier networks

Cisco Adds Policy Smarts With BroadHop Buy


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
December 18, 2012 : Cisco buys again – this time, it's acquiring policy management specialist BroadHop

SPIT Spinoff Seeks Enterprise Niche


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 17, 2012 : Billing spinoff Cycle30 will try to beat Amdocs and Convergys for cable deals using a system tailored for commercial services

BSS Blues for Comverse


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
December 14, 2012 : The first earnings results following the spinoff reveal the challenges facing the SPIT vendor

Juniper Buys Contrail for (More) SDN Smarts


News Analysis - Phil Harvey - Comments (10)
December 12, 2012 : The startup with some fresh ideas about how to apply software defined networking has already been snapped up for $176M in cash and stock

Swisscom Buys Into HP's Utility Vision


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 12, 2012 : European operator sees more potential in HP's pay-as-you-use enterprise networking model than in the managed service developed with Cisco

HP's New Risky Business


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (6)
December 12, 2012 : HP develops utility networking equipment model for telco-managed services that lumps the capex strain onto HP's books UPDATED 12:50 PM

Radio Ga Ga: Dealing With 4G Congestion


LR Mobile News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 11, 2012 : Mobile operators have a number of ways to deal with 4G LTE access network constraints, says Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Graham Finnie
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Synchronoss Acquires NewBay


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January 2, 2013 : Synchronoss has acquired Research in Motion's NewBay subsidiary

Procera Lands Cable Customer in Middle East


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December 18, 2012 : Policy-control systems vendor scores with PacketLogic

Telenor, Microsoft Integrate Cloud Services


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December 17, 2012 : Agreement between Microsoft and Telenor Group gives Telenor the right to sell licenses for Office 365 as well as the company's other services

Amdocs Unveils 4G Service Research


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December 12, 2012 : Amdocs released a global research report that finds service providers are looking to offer personalised data plans

HP Unveils Network Advantage Program


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December 12, 2012 : Program enables enterprises to pursue cloud, mobility and BYOD initiatives without capital investment, says vendor

Openet Wins Euro Mobile Deal


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December 12, 2012 : Openet enables EMEA operator to offer roaming-specific data packages

Cisco Closes Cloupia Buy


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December 11, 2012 : Cisco completes acquisition of Cloupia

Ericsson to Integrate Telefónica's Video Network


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December 11, 2012 : Telefónica Digital chooses Ericsson to lead integration, implementation of its video platform in a multi-year, multi-country deal

Dimension Data Launches Assessment Service


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December 10, 2012 : New IT network optimization assessment helps organizations prepare for traffic onslaught brought on by cloud and mobility

Optus Tests Cloud-based Core Tech


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December 10, 2012 : Optus conducts trial of cloud-based mobile packet core technology to tackle network congestion during major events
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SDN Added to Interop Test


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
January 2, 2013 : 11:00 AM OpenFlow and Path Computation Element (PCE) will be part of EANTC's annual multivendor Carrier Ethernet/MPLS interoperability test

Bharti's Big-Screen Experience


AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
December 19, 2012 : 6:50 AM Screen envy is the order of the day at Bharti Airtel's Gurgaon operations center

Wayra Czechs In to Central Europe


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (3)
December 13, 2012 : 10:15 AM Telefónica Digital's Wayra operation is opening a startup incubator in the Czech Republic

Juniper Cracking SDN Open


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
December 13, 2012 : 5:00 AM The $176M acquisition of startup Contrail looks like an attempt to create an open-source movement in software-defined networking

What 4G Players Want for Christmas


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
December 12, 2012 : 1:20 PM A stocking full of personalized data plans, it seems…

Buying Into the New Cisco


Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
December 11, 2012 : 6:00 AM For all the talk of a software-and-services makeover, Cisco might not be ready to let the switch/router market fall prey to SDN

The 'Is Billing Dead?' Debate


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
November 22, 2012 : 8:00 AM Does post-paid billing have a future? The debate is intensifying…

How Not to Do 4G, EE-Style


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
November 14, 2012 : 10:25 AM London journalist is positive about EE's LTE service, but regular punters slam the operator's customer service efforts

Interoute's Silver Lining


EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
November 8, 2012 : 9:00 AM Positive correlation between cloud demand and sales growth for European network operator

Ethernet Expo 2012: NTT Wants SDN Standards


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November 7, 2012 : At Ethernet Expo, NTT America CTO Doug Junkins talks about his company's leap into software-defined networking (SDN) and explains why more standards are needed for SDN-based service management
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