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


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January 2, 2013 : Recently transplanted from Cisco, Meyer talks about SDN's audiophile potential and the ad-hoc implementations of early adopters

Carrier Ethernet Preps for a Busy 2013


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December 31, 2012 : New standards and that pesky SDN trend, of course, set the stage for a big year (and a big anniversary)

Optelian Builds an Installation Brand


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December 27, 2012 : Like many others, the equipment vendor is hitting the turf with installation services. New hire Glenn Byess tells us what that entails

Optical Networking: What to Watch in 2013


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December 25, 2012 : We wouldn't dare mention software-defined networking here. Well, maybe just a few times

Beyond 100G, Optical Vendors Push for 400G


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December 24, 2012 : Terabit is fun to talk about, but a lot of lab work has been going into the more immediate payoff of 400G

CEO Chambers Selling Cisco Shares


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December 21, 2012 : John Chambers takes care of some paperwork on the Friday afternoon before the Christmas holiday

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

Alcatel-Lucent's Optical Margins Don't Impress


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December 17, 2012 : With AlcaLu disclosing some detailed numbers, we can see how painful the pain points really are

DT's All-Cisco, No-Optical Network


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December 17, 2012 : Well, there's some optical. The point is that TeraStream is taking IPoDWDM seriously and might be a showcase for Cisco's homemade transceivers

Euronews: Dutch Auction Brings 4G Windfall


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December 17, 2012 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telenor hooks up in the cloud with Microsoft; AlcaLu scores in Tunisia; Orange buys Spanish MVNO
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EuroProfile: Streamwide


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December 18, 2012 :
  • It's French
  • It has an ambitious international strategy
  • The CEO likes the silent treatment
  • New Product Recap: November 2012


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    December 10, 2012 : SPIT dominates our monthly new-product roundup
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    Xtera Launches XteraLink


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    January 2, 2013 : Xtera launches XteraLink for small and medium enterprises

    Synchronoss Acquires NewBay


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

    Lightower, Sidera Merge in $2B Deal


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    December 27, 2012 : Boston investment firm Berkshire Partners leads a deal to combine Lightower and Sidera to form a carrier with more than 6,000 on-net locations

    Nortel Ceases Trading


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    December 26, 2012 : The Ontario Securities Commission issues a permanent cease trade order on Nortel as of Dec. 24, 2012

    2013 Predictions: Rackspace


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    December 25, 2012 : Rackspace CTO John Engates presents his top predictions for cloud computing for 2013

    2013 Predictions: Napatech


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    December 24, 2012 : Dan Joe Barry, VP at Napatech, offers his predictions for 2013

    100G Market Boosts Transceivers


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    December 19, 2012 : Optical transceiver market bolstered as 100G arrives in force

    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

    Nortel Issued Temporary Cease-Trade Order


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    December 15, 2012 : Nortel announces temporary cease trade order

    Vello Adds Sales VP


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    December 15, 2012 : Steven Velardi joins Vello Systems to Lead Worldwide Sales
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    SDN Added to Interop Test


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    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

    Where SDN Is Going Next


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    December 26, 2012 : 6:00 AM Well, it seems to be going everywhere, but here are some guesses as to what might come of that

    Sidera Shifts Up a Gear


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    December 21, 2012 : 3:15 AM New strategy targets cloud service providers, content companies and mobile operators, promising data center connections and more

    ZTE: Leading R&D on 100G & Beyond Transmission


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    December 20, 2012 : Zhensheng Jia, assistant director at ZTE, introduces the technical advantages of 100G product especially on DSP and SD-FEC modules, a number of field deployments worldwide, and also the pioneered achievements on 400G and 1T research

    Peeling the Digital Banana


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    December 19, 2012 : 10:30 AM Is 'digital' the new black? Wasn't it the old black?

    Huawei SoftCOM: The Way Toward SDN


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    December 14, 2012 : At the SDN Summit 2012, Li Sanqi, CTO of Huawei’s Carrier Network Business Group, and senior expert Dai Libin discuss what is driving the transformation toward SDN and present the company’s SDN ambitions and 'SoftCOM' corporate strategy for SDN

    Contrail Sizes Up SDN


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    December 13, 2012 : Some interfaces beyond OpenFlow are the really important hot spots for software-defined networking, according to the startup's CEO

    Juniper Cracking SDN Open


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    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

    Cisco's View on Today's Ethernet Trends


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    December 12, 2012 : Ron Johnson, director of high-end routing and optical at Cisco, discusses some of the emerging trends in the marketplace. Ron addresses things that are driving the demand for Ethernet along with the challenges and advances to meet this demand

    Cloud Services: A New Mobile Security Challenge


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    December 11, 2012 : Mobile workers want access to cloud-based services and data, but supporting those workers creates potential new security breaches and a major challenge for enterprise, says BT Assure's Toby Weir-Jones
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