http://www.layer123.com Industry news from Layer123 on CHANNEL123 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:56 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:56 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/1Q13-Optical-Network-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 21/05/2013 08:58:13 / 547 The 4-quarter rolling average for global optical WDM equipment revenue notched a third consecutive quarter of growth in 1Q13, and "we" believe the market will continue trending in a positive direction this year Infonetics Research Tue, 21 May 2013 08:58:13 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/en-GB/About-Us/News/Insight/Software-controlled-networking-May2013 20/05/2013 10:39:57 / 546 we are entering a decade of network virtualisation evolution, not revolution Analysys Mason Mon, 20 May 2013 10:39:57 GMT http://telecomtv.com/comspace_videoDetail.aspx?v=6376&id=5a86e093-5086-42a8-9667-c5898876f25b 17/05/2013 16:49:26 / 545 The arrival of software-controlled networks and function virtualisation will change everything Telecom TV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:26 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/mw13-nfv-picks-up-speed/240154917 15/05/2013 10:08:47 / 544 "The vendors are shocked at how quickly operators are moving on their virtualization plans," noted Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Graham Finnie Light Reading Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:47 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/100152/10-more-of-the-worlds-coolest-data-centers.html 10/05/2013 14:25:08 / 543 From a repurposed chapel to inflatable modules, data centers don't fit the same mold Network World Fri, 10 May 2013 14:25:08 GMT https://exchanges.nyx.com/en/new-york-stock-exchange/cyan-celebrates-ipo-nyse 10/05/2013 10:22:08 / 542 Cyan will begin trading today on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "CYNI" NYSE Euronext Fri, 10 May 2013 10:22:08 GMT http://www.internet2.edu/news/pr/2013.05.08.internet2-innovative-application-awards.html 09/05/2013 22:50:57 / 541 of SDN and OpenFlow Applications for 100G Networks Internet2 Thu, 09 May 2013 22:50:57 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/05/08/open-compute-will-begin-building-network-switches/ 08/05/2013 22:56:31 / 540 In a move that will likely accelerate the shakeup in the networking sector Data Centre Knowledge Wed, 08 May 2013 22:56:31 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/data-center-deployment-strategies-survey-highlights.asp 02/05/2013 20:36:44 / 539 Server virtualization has been the focus of the data center industry for several years now, and the largest data center owners and internet content providers like Google are ubiquitously exploiting virtual machines Infonetics Research Thu, 02 May 2013 20:36:44 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22357748 01/05/2013 09:36:39 / 538 The research was completed as part of the Data for Development competition run by Orange BBC Wed, 01 May 2013 09:36:39 GMT http://community.comsoc.org/blogs/alanweissberger/2013-open-network-summit-ons-announcements-take-aways-conclusions 25/04/2013 23:56:29 / 537 This article will cover a few important announcements IEEE ComSoc Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:56:29 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/kvh-pours-100m-hk-and-singapore-data-centers 24/04/2013 10:37:43 / 536 The company has just opened two new Tier III+ data centers in the two markets TelecomAsia.net Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:37:43 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/deutsche-telekom-officially-launches-broadband-usage-limits/2013-04-23 23/04/2013 18:43:08 / 535 Deutsche Telekom confirmed it will implement monthly data caps for any new wireline DSL broadband subscribers FierceTelecom Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:43:08 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/companies/ons-2013-day-2-highlights-part-2-open-networking-summit/2013/04/ 23/04/2013 08:54:14 / 534 On The Ground Reporting from Open Networking Summit SDNCentral Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:54:14 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/use-cases/ons-2013-day-2-part-1-open-networking-summit/2013/04/ 22/04/2013 08:40:10 / 533 On The Ground Reporting from Open Networking Summit SDNCentral Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:40:10 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/market/ons-2013-day-1-research-track/2013/04/ 18/04/2013 17:15:18 / 532 There were several research track presentations given today. Here are some thoughts on five of the most interesting ones SDNCentral Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:15:18 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/products-technologies/ons-2013-day-1-highlights-open-networking-summit/2013/04/ 17/04/2013 17:45:48 / 531 Everyone seems to be here with a singular mission: What's new with SDNs? And how do I make sense of all the activity in the market? SDNCentral Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:45:48 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/one-problem-with-nfv/240153002 16/04/2013 22:13:38 / 530 Network functions virtualisation (NFV) is fast becoming a classic "point of disruption" in the network technology market Heavy Reading Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:13:38 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-blog/top-5-highlights-from-open-networking-summit-ons2013/2013/04/ 16/04/2013 15:44:12 / 529 A lot has changed since ONS 2012 SDNCentral Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:44:12 GMT http://www.btplc.com/Innovation/News/opticalresearch.htm 16/04/2013 15:39:14 / 528 Years of dedicated work researching optical communications have paid dividends for a crack team from BT BT Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:39:14 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/surveying-the-state-of-sdn/240152876 16/04/2013 05:48:22 / 527 Craig Matsumoto interviews Dan Pitt, Executive Director of the ONF Light Reading Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:48:22 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/11/intel_sillicon_photonics_breakthrough/ 12/04/2013 09:09:47 / 526 Intel has demoed what it says it "believes" is the world's only silicon photonics module that uses a hybrid silicon laser The Register Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:09:47 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/openflow-group-refines-its-role-in-sdn/240152590 10/04/2013 19:21:10 / 525 the Open Networking Foundation is planning a heap of announcements and new initiatives Light Reading Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:21:10 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/04/10/intel-rethink-the-rack-of-the-future/ 10/04/2013 13:45:06 / 524 .. to advance its vision for new data center designs Data Centre Knowledge Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:45:06 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/united-kingdom/ee-to-double-4g-speeds/240152527 09/04/2013 17:17:06 / 523 EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G network Light Reading Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:17:06 GMT http://www.opendaylight.org/announcements/2013/04/industry-leaders-collaborate-opendaylight-project-donate-key-technologies 08/04/2013 22:20:03 / 522 New open source framework to drive innovation OpenDaylight Project Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:20:03 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/why-the-ieee-picked-400g-over-terabit/240152228 05/04/2013 14:36:25 / 521 The 400Gbit/s effort starts officially in May, when the study group meets for the first time Light Reading Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:36:25 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/2H12-Millimeter-Wave-Market-Highlights.asp 03/04/2013 08:28:23 / 520 An increasing number of mobile operators are deploying millimeter wave to augment their existing microwave macrocell backhaul deployments Infonetics Research Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:28:23 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2013/4/1/telcos-eye-servers-software-to-meet-networking-needs.html 02/04/2013 06:50:55 / 519 Telcos want to embrace the rapid developments in IT to benefit their networks and operations Gazettabyte Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:50:55 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-blog/nfv-and-sdn-whats-the-difference/2013/03/ 02/04/2013 06:49:16 / 518 They are clearly related, but how exactly are they similar? How are they different? SDNCentral Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:49:16 GMT http://www.layer123.com/nfv 28/03/2013 11:53:37 / 516 Register for the Network Functions Virtualisation webinar - 3rd April, live on CHANNEL123 Layer123 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:53:37 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/2H12-OTN-Packet-Optical-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 28/03/2013 08:40:56 / 515 OTN spending, and particularly OTN switching, is benefiting from a rise in investment in coherent core networks Infonetics Research Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:40:56 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2013/03/efforts-toward-400-gigabit-ethernet-begin.html 26/03/2013 16:02:52 / 514 A motion to found the study group passed unanimously at a meeting last Wednesday Lightwave Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:02:52 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/2H12-Small-Cell-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 22/03/2013 08:35:45 / 513 AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless in the U.S., Vodafone in Europe, LG U+ in South Korea, and NTT DOCOMO in Japan have all announced major small cell plans Infonetics Research Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:35:45 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/blog/software-defined-networking/sdns-killer-app-more-network-control/240151376 18/03/2013 10:51:19 / 512 ANAHEIM, Calif. -- OFC/NFOEC 2013 -- Everyone here has a software-defined networking (SDN) story. They all seem to point to a future of simpler networks Light Reading Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:51:19 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2013/02/orange--alcatel-lucent-provide-live-400g-link-to-renater.html 18/03/2013 10:50:21 / 511 France Telecom-Orange and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) say they have deployed the world's first optical link with a capacity of 400 Gbps per wavelength in a live network. Following a successful field trial, the 400-Gbps-per-wavelength fiber-optic link is now operational between Paris and Lyon. LIGHTWAVE Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:50:21 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/blog/software-defined-networking/whats-nfv-all-about/240149781 14/03/2013 00:04:41 / 510 It has become abundantly clear during the past week at Mobile World Congress that the topic of network functions virtualization (NFV) is going to be a key focus for network operators and their partners and suppliers in the coming years Light Reading Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:04:41 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/blog/service-management/ngmn-sets-its-mobile-agenda/240150560 12/03/2013 17:31:50 / 509 The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Ltd. Alliance has identified the four key areas it will focus on in the coming year Light Reading Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:31:50 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/czech-republic-cancels-mobile-auction-after-bids-go-too-high--930232 11/03/2013 10:06:58 / 508 The last bids for the spectrum exceeded CZK 20 billion and were still growing Telecompaper Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:06:58 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/4Q12-Microwave-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 08/03/2013 09:02:46 / 507 Showing evidence of the continuing shift to all-packet microwave, Ethernet-only equipment accounted for 14.2% of all units shipped in 4Q12 Infonetics Research Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:02:46 GMT http://www.lightcounting.com/News_030613.cfm 07/03/2013 09:54:14 / 506 These are exciting times for the data center industry LightCounting Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:54:14 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201302gls.html 06/03/2013 17:10:27 / 505 The concept of Software Defined Networking (SDN) has attracted attention recently from network carriers and service providers NTT Technical Review Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:10:27 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/ees-lte-service/240149932 04/03/2013 20:20:31 / 504 Yes, I'm gushing; and yes, the network isn't loaded yet; and yes, I live in inner London; but in my experience thus far, it really is that good Heavy Reading Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:20:31 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/09/metcalfe_on_ethernet/ 28/02/2013 08:13:40 / 503 Bob Metcalfe on Ethernet The Register Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:13:40 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/4Q12-PON-FTTH-and-DSL-Aggregation-Market-Highlights.asp 27/02/2013 10:03:12 / 502 Despite the difficult road for DSL, VDSL remains a real bright spot, expanding among operators in Western Europe, North America and Latin America. Vectoring solutions and a long-term path to G.Fast are driving sustained interest in VDSL2 Infonetics Research Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:03:12 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/02/26/10g-wave-prices-tumble-as-buyers-seek-fatter-pipes/ 26/02/2013 11:48:24 / 501 According to new data from TeleGeography, between Q4 2011 and Q4 2012, median monthly lease prices for 10Gbps wavelengths on key global routes fell 37 percent TeleGeography Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:48:25 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/4Q12-Service-Provider-Routers-Switches-Market-Highlights.asp 22/02/2013 07:34:50 / 500 We expect the service provider switch and router market to grow again in 2013. The US economy is in better shape and we are predicting an increase in worldwide carrier capex this year. Infonetics Research Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:34:50 GMT http://www.ntt.com/aboutus_e/news/data/20130220.html 21/02/2013 11:51:24 / 499 First Enterprise Cloud with SDN Built-In NTT Communications Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:51:24 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/special-reports/10-hottest-wireline-technologies-2013 20/02/2013 19:12:43 / 498 Welcome to FierceTelecom's annual look at the technology and trends that are reshaping telecommunications FierceTelecom Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:12:43 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/newsletters/optical-February-2013.html 20/02/2013 16:51:46 / 497 The general consensus remains that an optical cycle for equipment in the core is emerging, what we call the 'optical reboot.' Meanwhile, there are positive rumbles in the EMEA region, where 2012 ended with a spending flourish Infonetics Research Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:51:46 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/02/20/ofcom-unveils-4g-spectrum-winners/ 20/02/2013 14:19:14 / 496 Following more than 50 rounds of bidding, five bidders have emerged with new frequencies TeleGeography Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:19:14 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=465&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 19/02/2013 12:31:07 / 495 When 20 of the world's largest carriers band together to address a broad technology initiative, the networking industry takes notice Open Networking Foundation Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:31:07 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/early-sdn-customers-urged-to-seize-the-day/240148642 18/02/2013 18:51:43 / 494 There have been no major shifts in networking for 25 years, so as software-defined networking (SDN) unfolds, users can't afford to blow this chance, consultant Nick Lippis says. Specifically, he's talking about how open (or not) SDN becomes. Light Reading Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:51:43 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/ericsson-gets-trendy-for-mwc/240148538 14/02/2013 07:57:35 / 493 More interesting than the specifics of the enhancements, though, are the trends behind Ericsson's R&D developments, especially related to carrier cloud and network functions virtualization (NFV) developments Light Reading Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:57:35 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/guest-blog-posts/what-if-any-part-of-the-networking-value-chain-will-be-disrupted-by-sdn/2013/02/ 08/02/2013 15:13:23 / 492 Three years ago the technology was not well known by Wall Street but now is enjoying an intense level of discussion by investors and analysts SDNCentral Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:13:23 GMT http://www.telecomsemea.net/content/industry-pushes-limits-wdm-transmission 08/02/2013 14:52:24 / 491 Scientists at advanced optical research organizations are racing to improve WDM transmission capacity far beyond TelecomsEMEA Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:52:24 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/02/08/ee-reveals-next-27-locations-for-lte-deployment/ 08/02/2013 11:43:09 / 490 UK mobile network operator EE has outlined plans for expanding coverage of its fourth-generation LTE network TeleGeography Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:43:09 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/cisco/cisco-4g-eats-14-percent-of-worlds-mobile-data/240147908 06/02/2013 09:13:03 / 489 4G devices represent a tiny percentage of the world's wireless connections, but they already punch way above weight in terms of mobile traffic shifted Light Reading Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:13:03 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/delloro-service-provider-router-market-growth-level-2017/2013-02-04 05/02/2013 14:29 / 488 three factors: the slowing of network traffic growth, lower equipment prices, and service providers finding more efficient ways to provision their networks FierceTelecom Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:29 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/01/31/microsofts-1-billion-roofless-data-center/ 31/01/2013 13:51:59 / 487 The Virginia facility marks the latest evolution of Microsoft's modular approach Data Centre Knowledge Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:51:59 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2013/Diameter-Signaling-Control-Market-Highlights.asp 31/01/2013 07:57:46 / 486 On the back of explosive growth in 2012, the Diameter signaling controller market is set to double this year as operators across the globe continue to build out LTE networks and as mobile broadband usage soars Infonetics Research Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:57:46 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/long-haul-wdm-equipment/oif-takes-an-early-look-at-400g/240147311 30/01/2013 16:48:59 / 485 The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is taking an early step towards 400Gbit/s, announcing on Wednesday that it's set up a committee to look into the requirements for modules Light Reading Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:48:59 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-blog/incntre-matt-davy-career-move-sdn-predictions/2013/01/ 28/01/2013 13:54:06 / 484 we took the opportunity grab him for an interview - it's been some time since we last chatted with him SDNCentral Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:54:06 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3147160/Orange-launches-LTE-services-in-Paris.html 28/01/2013 13:49:56 / 483 with a declaration that it will cover the whole of the city by the end of 2013 Global Telecoms Business Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:49:56 GMT http://www.informationweek.com/education/leadership/indiana-university-expands-sdn-research/240146970 28/01/2013 13:45:27 / 482 The InCNTRE Software-Defined Networking User Group (ISUG) brought together network administrators from Fortune 500 companies in finance, insurance, healthcare and travel, according to Matthew Davy, executive director InformationWeek Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:45:27 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/putting-openflow-to-the-test/240147010 25/01/2013 17:19:44 / 481 Network operators keen for verifiable data about technology products that support software-defined networking (SDN) architectures should have a few more questions answered in 2013 Light Reading Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:19:44 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/att-sees-consumer-services-grow-55-billion-q4-driven-ip-data/2013-01-24 25/01/2013 10:00:45 / 480 "We over delivered on wireline margins and consumer wireline growth, thanks to the increasing strength of our U-verse services," said John Stephens, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer FierceTelecom Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:00:45 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ip-mobile-messaging-to-catch-up-with-sms-this-year-study--920737 25/01/2013 09:32:17 / 479 IP mobile messages using OTT technologies such as WhatsApp and Facebook Chat are projected to overtake SMS in 2014 and to reach 15 trillion units by 2016 Telecompaper Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:32:17 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/att-and-china-telecom-serving-new-international-business-services-suite/2013-01-23 24/01/2013 11:42:03 / 478 Initiatives build off a long-running relationship between the two service providers which began in 2000, when they formed the Shanghai Symphony Telecommunications Co. (SST) joint venture FierceTelecom Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:42:03 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/carriers-peer-into-virtual-world/240146832 24/01/2013 09:34:54 / 477 Interest in the potential offered by software-defined networking (SDN) is growing rapidly among major telcos, if the membership of the recently formed Industry Specifications Group focused on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), which has just held its first official meeting, is anything to go by... Light Reading Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:34:54 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/News-Analysis/mll-telecom-cto-wants-to-build-hetnets-to-help-carriers-if-it-wins-4g-spectrum 18/01/2013 17:27:07 / 476 Several surprise companies are bidding for spectrum in the UK's long awaited 4G LTE auctions Mobile Europe Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:27:07 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/17/google_orange/ 18/01/2013 08:55:43 / 475 Telcos have long said that Google and its ilk should be paying them to expedite delivery The Register Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:55:43 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/01/17/rackspace-well-fill-data-centers-with-open-compute-gear 17/01/2013 15:32:08 / 474 The announcement at yesterday's Open Compute Summit marked one of the largest commitments to hardware designs based on the Open Compute Project Data Centre Knowledge Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:32:09 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/Carrier-Small-Cell-and-LTE-Backhaul-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp 17/01/2013 12:16:33 / 473 They've been scrambling to test and trial a large number of technologies, products, and topologies for outdoor small cells, and they're under growing pressure to make the rubber meet the road Infonetics Research Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:16:33 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1H12-OTN-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 16/01/2013 09:30:48 / 472 ...as operators in EMEA and North America adopt integrated WDM+OTN switching as part of the roll out of 100G coherent technology in regional and core networks Infonetics Research Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:30:48 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/software-defined-networking/telcos-turn-spotlight-on-virtualization/240146081 11/01/2013 19:32:42 / 471 The recently formed Industry Specifications Group focused on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), set up and managed by a group of the world's biggest and most influential telecom operators, is set to hold its first formal meeting in the south of France starting Jan. 15 Light Reading Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:32:42 GMT http://www.telecomsemea.net/content/w-europe-mobile-data-usage-soars 09/01/2013 10:14:29 / 470 Mobile operators in Western Europe are losing out despite a 39% rise in mobile data traffic year-on-year in 2012. Research firm ABI Research claims TelecomsEMEA Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:14:29 GMT http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-network-advancements 09/01/2013 09:25:13 / 469 T-Mobile is the first U.S. wireless provider to launch HD Voice nationwide T-Mobile Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:25:13 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/france-telecom-and-google-entangled-peering-fight/2013-01-07 07/01/2013 19:05:26 / 468 France Telecom is the latest service provider to become engaged in a traffic peering scuffle with Google and its Internet backbone provider Cogent Communications FierceTelecom Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:05:26 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/40G-100G-ROADM-Deployment-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp 04/01/2013 14:40:25 / 467 The debate between 40G and 100G in WDM networks is over, so for our latest 40G/100G and ROADM deployment strategies survey we focused on identifying how the rollout of 100G will take place Infonetics Research Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:40:25 GMT http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4403555/400-Gbit-Ethernet-effort-kicks-off-in-March 02/01/2013 09:01:36 / 466 Request for an official Call For Interest (CFI) on 400-Gigabit Ethernet at the IEEE 802 Plenary in March EE Times Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:01:36 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=228131& 21/12/2012 17:29:01 / 465 Operators from the region's three biggest markets are working on plans to test or deploy SDN Light Reading Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:29:01 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1H12-Service-Provider-Capex-and-Subscribers-Highlights.asp 20/12/2012 11:26:50 / 464 With 3 quarters of the data in and a careful review of carrier investment plans for each major world region, overall telecom service provider capex is on track to be up close to 4% this year led by Asia and North America, and 2013 is looking bright for all regions Infonetics Research Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:26:50 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=228082 20/12/2012 09:12:07 / 463 Here are ten challenges that must be resolved if SDN and NFV are to fully realize their huge promise Light Reading Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:12:07 GMT http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2012/12/20/4g-auction-bidders-announced/ 20/12/2012 09:11:16 / 462 Bidders will be competing to acquire new capacity to roll out superfast 4G mobile broadband services to cities, towns and villages across the UK Ofcom Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:11:16 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/19/introducing-telegeographys-interactive-internet-exchange-map 19/12/2012 12:56:31 / 461 TeleGeography's online map depicts over 300 active internet exchanges located in more than 500 buildings TeleGeography Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:56:31 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/the-top-10-data-center-images-of-2012/ 18/12/2012 23:47:31 / 460 The data center is ready for its close up. In 2012 we saw a welcome focus on the hidden beauty of data center technology Data Centre Knowledge Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:47:31 GMT http://www.telekom.com/media/enterprise-solutions/168458 18/12/2012 09:45:33 / 459 Only two operative business areas: "Sales" and "Delivery"; Restructuring the business processes: Easier for the cloud Deutsche Telekom Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:45:33 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/121712-ibm-5in5-265171.html 17/12/2012 20:24:52 / 458 The IBM 5 in 5 research is based collective trends as well as emerging technologies from IBM's R&D labs around the world Network World Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:24:52 GMT http://www.economist.com/news/business/21568435-software-defined-networking-inspiring-hope-and-hype-network-effect 14/12/2012 10:05:37 / 456 "Software-defined networking" is inspiring hope, and hype The Economist Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:05:37 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizon-ups-100g-capabilities-both-us-and-europe/2012-12-13 13/12/2012 19:26:50 / 455 Verizon on Thursday said it is on track with its 100G optical network migration, having built out 20,921 additional km (13,000 miles) in the United States and 2,600 km in Europe this year FierceTelecom Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:26:50 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/fujitsu-ntt-and-nec-test-24-tbps-fiber/2012-12-13 13/12/2012 19:25:20 / 454 Fujitsu, NTT and NEC on Tuesday came together to form a new coalition that has set a goal of achieving 400G per channel over fiber in two years FierceTelecom Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:25:21 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/Outdoor-Small-Cell-Mobile-Backhaul-Equipment-Market-Outlook-Highlights.asp 13/12/2012 09:44:23 / 453 There's been wild speculation on the small cell opportunity -- some that lump together small cells with residential femtocells, WiFi hotspots, and in-building and outdoor. Our latest research focuses on just the new, faster-growing outdoor small cell backhaul equipment market... Infonetics Research Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:44:23 GMT http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/39641.wss 11/12/2012 16:12:40 / 452 The breakthrough technology - called "silicon nanophotonics" - allows the integration of different optical components side-by-side with electrical circuits IBM Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:12:40 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/guest-blog-posts/does-mpls-make-sense-in-cloud-data-centers/2012/12/ 11/12/2012 14:45:07 / 451 Sixteen years on, MPLS is still an active field of research SDNCentral Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:45:07 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=403&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 11/12/2012 10:49:08 / 450 This year, the Open Networking Foundation had the honour to co-host Europe's first SDN & OpenFlow World Congress, where around 350 delegates (150 representing operators) attended to discuss and hear the developments and deployments of SDN for carriers, enterprises, and large data centers Open Networking Foundation Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:49:08 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/blog/ 10/12/2012 15:28:28 / 449 We are in exciting times for software-defined networking, with many of our members developing and releasing new OpenFlow-based products, and/or building on their SDN strategies Open Networking Foundation Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:28:28 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201212fa1.html 10/12/2012 10:24 / 448 can be orchestrated to deploy virtual environments with complex network configurations, as in on-premise systems, in an on-demand manner NTT Technical Review Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:24 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3128389/Telecom-Italia-looks-at-network-split.html 07/12/2012 12:58:20 / 447 Under the proposed scheme, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, a state-controlled savings bank, would invest in the access network company, which is being called Newco Global Telecoms Business Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:58:20 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/12/07/telenor-norway-opens-4g-access-to-mobile-handset-users/ 07/12/2012 11:47:40 / 446 With access having previously been restricted to those connecting via USB dongle, the operator has confirmed that from yesterday customers with 4G-compatible mobile handsets will be able to utilise its LTE network TeleGeography Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:47:40 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=227653& 05/12/2012 16:36:52 / 445 from launching the U.K.'s first, and only, 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) service here at Layer123's industry conference dedicated to LTE and mobile backhaul on Tuesday Light Reading Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:36:52 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/newsletters/Mobile-Backhaul-and-Microwave-Equipment-120412.html 05/12/2012 10:05:56 / 444 The microwave equipment market held steady overall in the 3rd quarter, with wildly varying results across segments Infonetics Research Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:05:56 GMT http://www.ceragon.com/news_item.asp?ID=277 03/12/2012 14:41:25 / 442 Striving to meet the unique demands of 4G/LTE-A networks and provide mobile operators with long-term network planning peace of mind, FibeAir IP-20C is breaking the traditional capacity barriers, and is the only microwave radio to offer a virtual fiber solution in licensed bands. Ceragon Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:41:25 GMT http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5601-virgin-media-wifi-emerges-from-the-underworld.html 30/11/2012 12:10:26 / 441 is leveraging its fibre network to start deployment of a free public WiFi service for the 1.2 million residents of Bradford and Leeds Thinkbroadband Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:10:26 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20526577 30/11/2012 11:38:39 / 440 Rumours abound that next year will see the launch of the first bendy phone. Numerous companies are working on the technology - LG, Philips, Sharp, Sony and Nokia among them BBC Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:38:39 GMT http://wtsa12.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/sdn-resolution-to-boost-internets-agility/ 28/11/2012 10:43:30 / 439 A weekend full of concentrated work in ad-hoc and drafting groups has resulted in the adoption of new Resolutions, the latest targeting Software-defined Networking ITU-T Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:43:30 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/blog/content/photographic-revolution 28/11/2012 10:18:40 / 438 Perhaps this revolution in photography will be a catalyst for early 4G adoption after all TelecomAsia.net Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:18:40 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/3Q12-Service-Provider-Routers-Switches-Market-Highlights.asp 28/11/2012 09:50:38 / 437 The performance of the router/switch market roughly reflects economic conditions, and true to form economic weakness in Europe, North America, and Latin America drove down IP router and switch revenue in the third quarter Infonetics Research Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:50:38 GMT http://www.unwiredinsight.com/2012/DoCoMo-3G-LTE-femtocells 27/11/2012 18:08:06 / 436 to enable improved indoor coverage for both 3G and 4G mobile handsets Unwired insight Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:08:06 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20440907 27/11/2012 12:13:24 / 435 The world's cheapest tablet computer, Aakash 2, has risen from the ashes and is poised to take advantage of India's target that all its 220 million students should have a tablet in the next seven years. BBC Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:13:24 GMT http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2012/nov/oldest-computer.cfm 21/11/2012 14:45:11 / 434 The world's oldest working digital computer, the Harwell Dekatron (WITCH) computer, has been rebooted after a three-year restoration project E&T Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:45:11 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/moldcell-launches-lte-for-business-customers--908951 21/11/2012 09:47:21 / 433 Moldova mobile operator Moldcell has launched commercial LTE services for business customers, claiming a first in the country Telecompaper Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:47:21 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-moldova-launches-lte-services--909318 21/11/2012 09:45:53 / 432 The operator offers two Internet Acum service plans to access the service: 30GB per month at MDL 250 and 50GB per month for MDL 300 Telecompaper Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:45:53 GMT http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5573-4g-auction-not-over-but-time-to-start-talking-5g.html 19/11/2012 11:34:36 / 431 With 4G hardly off the starting line we are now talking about 5G. Ofcom last week published plans for the move towards using 700 MHz for mobile broadband Thinkbroadband Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:34:36 GMT www.telecomsemea.net/content/four-majors-win-fresh-irish-spectrum 19/11/2012 11:16:56 / 430 A multiband spectrum auction in Ireland has netted a total of €854.6 million, driven by the country's four major cellcos TelecomsEMEA Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:16:56 GMT http://www.telecomsemea.net/content/swisscom-keeps-watch-m2m 19/11/2012 10:12:25 / 429 The firm is offering 12 models of the Limmex Emergency Watch, which uses an M2M SIM to connect to a person designated by the customer TelecomsEMEA Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:12:25 GMT http://www.telecomsemea.net/content/abi-confirms-ran-sales-decline 19/11/2012 10:10:12 / 428 ABI Research is the second research firm in the space of a week to reveal wireless infrastructure revenues declined year-on-year in the third quarter TelecomsEMEA Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:10:12 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=477838 16/11/2012 17:06:29 / 427 3UK's wholesale division on Friday detailed plans to capture high-margin machine-to-machine traffic by partnering with service providers Total Telecom Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:06:29 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/guest-blog-posts/the-sdn-gold-rush-to-the-northbound-api/2012/11/ 16/11/2012 12:17:52 / 426 The momentum around the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Northbound API keeps growing. When is it going to be standardized? Who is in charge of standardizing it? Which implementation is likely to be the most adopted? SDNCentral Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:17:52 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/3Q12-Optical-Network-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 16/11/2012 08:11:32 / 425 Investment in new WDM gear is growing, but it isn't growing fast enough to offset the accelerated declines in SONET/SDH Infonetics Research Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:11:32 GMT http://www.geant.net/Media_Centre/News/Pages/CERN_first_user_of_GEANT_terabit_network.aspx 14/11/2012 23:27:38 / 424 The Wigner Research Centre for Physics in Hungary will host CERN's new remote data centre and will process and store data from CERN for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) GÉANT Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:27:38 GMT http://www.ciena.com/connect/blog/400GbE-versus-Terabit-Ethernet-First-steps-toward-an-answer.html 14/11/2012 23:22:17 / 423 One of the seemingly ever-present debates in the telecom industry is the question of what the "next rate" will be for data transport Ciena Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:22:17 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20324072 14/11/2012 14:09:41 / 422 Google has begun to connect homes in the US city of Kansas to super-fast broadband, offering residents speeds of up to 1Gbps BBC Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:09:41 GMT http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2012/11/ofcom-finalises-4g-auction-rules 12/11/2012 10:29:55 / 421 Ofcom has today published final regulations and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction - the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK Ofcom Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:29:55 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/11/09/teliasonera-finland-expands-lte-network-to-50-cities 09/11/2012 11:40:32 / 420 The cellco's director of mobile business, Marek Hintze, said: 'The 4G building programme has continued apace in the late summer and autumn TeleGeography Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:40:32 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=226806 07/11/2012 14:47:07 / 419 The introduction of software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities into telco networks has the potential to increase efficiency and innovation Light Reading Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:47:07 GMT http://www.layer123.com/sdn-post-event-report 05/11/2012 16:34:52 / 418 Access the ONF's tutorial from the SDN & OpenFlow World Congress (5 sessions) Layer123 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:34:52 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/companies/sdn-heats-up-goldman-sachs-joins-the-open-networking-foundation-board/2012/11/ 01/11/2012 12:30:53 / 417 This is a credibility-building announcement for the ONF as brings to the table a leading enterprise with cutting edge needs SDNCentral Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:30:53 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/Enterprise-Data-Center-and-SDN-Survey-Highlights.asp 01/11/2012 09:39:41 / 416 Nearly 1/4 of the enterprises we interviewed for our new data center and SDN survey have already deployed SDN technology in their data centers, and 1/3 plan to do so by the end of next year Infonetics Research Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:39:41 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=385&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 31/10/2012 17:41:59 / 415 Modeled after the initial event held last March at the Ixia iSimCity lab in Santa Clara, CA, the second ONF PlugFest demonstrated significant progress Open Networking Foundation Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:41:59 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/chinese-telcos-pour-59b-networks 31/10/2012 09:51:39 / 414 China's three major carriers will invest up to 370 billion yuan (59.3 billion) this year in upgrading fixed and mobile network TelecomAsia.net Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:51:40 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20121025 30/10/2012 10:29:50 / 413 London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Glasgow and Southampton will have access to network EE's 4G from Tuesday morning. Other mobile networks will not be able to offer 4G until next year. BBC Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:29:50 GMT http://www.gsmarena.com/ee_uk_lte_network_launchin_on_oct_30th_pricing_revealed-news-4986.php 29/10/2012 18:49:47 / 412 All LTE smartphone plans include unlimited calls and texts, users simply pick a data allowance of their choosing GSMARENA Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:49:47 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1H12-Macrocell-Mobile-Backhaul-Market-Highlights.asp 29/10/2012 13:34 / 411 Steady, albeit slow, growth is in store for the macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market Infonetics Research Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:34 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=380&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 29/10/2012 10:28:31 / 410 At today's SDN and OpenFlow World Congress, a group of Network Operators announced an initiative to form a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) Open Networking Foundation Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:28:31 GMT http://convergedigest.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/onf-hosts-openflow-plugfest-at-indiana.html 29/10/2012 10:24:20 / 408 About 20 ONF member companies participated in the event, which was held at InCNTRE during the week of October 8-12, 2012 Converge Network Digest Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:24:20 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1H12-Millimeter-Wave-Market-Highlights.asp 26/10/2012 16:42:57 / 407 After being somewhat artificially propped up by a single large operator as was the case back in 2010 with Clearwire, the millimeter wave market has gotten back its sea legs and is showing signs of renewed growth, this time from multiple operator deployments Infonetics Research Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:42:57 GMT http://www.telekom.com/media/enterprise-solutions/157732 26/10/2012 08:22:43 / 406 on a surface area the size of approx. 30 soccer fields (i.e., 150,000m2) in Saxony-Anhalt. The power for operating the data center is "climate-neutral," as is exclusively the case in the Deutsche Telekom Group Deutsche Telekom Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:22:43 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=384&doc_id=226397 25/10/2012 18:10:39 / 404 How many transport networks have actually ripped out and replaced their SDH/SONET kit? Light Reading Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:10:39 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20033940 25/10/2012 16:52:03 / 403 Today, 35 years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is 18.4 billion km (11.4 billion miles) from Earth BBC Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:52:03 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=226325 25/10/2012 11:20:27 / 402 For the past two days I've been in Darmstadt, Germany, along with more than 300 others -- many from Tier 1 operators -- at the SDN & OpenFlow World Congress Light Reading Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:20:27 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=226281 23/10/2012 16:35:43 / 401 The aim is to get the telecom and IT sector working together to identify a "new network production environment based on virtualization technology" Light Reading Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:35:43 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=226274 23/10/2012 16:34:09 / 400 Google is so impressed with the benefits of software defined networking (SDN) that it's going to extend its current international SDN-based inter-data center network Light Reading Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:34:09 GMT http://www.layer123.com/download&doc=NFV_White_Paper 23/10/2012 13:32:37 / 399 Today at the SDN & OpenFlow World Congress, an industry call-to-action was announced by AT&T, BT, CenturyLink, China Mobile, Colt, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, NTT, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telstra and Verizon. (Link will access the white paper download) Layer123 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:32:38 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=226177 21/10/2012 11:34:27 / 398 The new program is a response to member concerns and the realization that SDN will have a major impact on telecom networks and how they are operated Light Reading Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:34:27 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/media/press-releases/606-open-networking-foundation-sees-high-growth-in-commercialization-of-sdn-and-openflow-at-second-plugf 18/10/2012 17:09:20 / 397 Interoperability Event hosted at Indiana University's InCNTRE Lab Open Networking Foundation Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:09:21 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/colt-nec-conduct-trials-of-small-cells 18/10/2012 15:16:52 / 396 using Femto-as-a-Service (FaaS) with European mobile operator, using a multi-operator Small Cell (Femto) Gateway Telecompaper Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:16:52 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3104848/UK-operators-set-up-joint-spectrum-company.html 18/10/2012 15:09:55 / 395 All four UK mobile operators set up new company to manage 800MHz spectrum to prevent digital TV interference Global Telecoms Business Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:09:55 GMT http://www.idate.org/2009/pages/index.php?all=f_actualite&idl=21&id=765 18/10/2012 15:00:21 / 394 More than sixteen percent increase in the number of subscribers for FTTH/B in Europe in first half 2012 IDATE Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:21 GMT http://www.broadband-forum.org/news/download/pressreleeases/2012/BBF_InfovisionAwards2012.pdf 18/10/2012 10:40:23 / 393 The Broadband Forum, the global organization focused on end-to-end broadband network architecture, management and testing solutions, has been honored at Informa's Infovision Awards as winner of its Outstanding Contribution to Broadband Success award Broadband Forum Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:40:23 GMT http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/all 18/10/2012 02:06:15 / 392 Where the Internet lives.. Take a look inside Google's high-tech data centers Google Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:06:15 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=225985 17/10/2012 11:10:43 / 391 Ulf Ewaldsson called for a hybrid approach to software-defined networking (SDN), dubbed "Service Provider SDN," tailored to the needs of network operators Light Reading Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:10:44 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1H12-ROADM-Components-Market-Highlights.asp 15/10/2012 14:32:43 / 390 Growth in the overall WDM ROADM equipment market hasn't been stellar, but it has far outstripped the declines seen in ROADM WSS units and revenue Infonetics Research Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:32:43 GMT http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMTBB3S18H_index_0.html 15/10/2012 08:16:51 / 389 The third and fourth satellites of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system were lofted into orbit on 12 October from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ESA Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:16:51 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/press-wire/9489-telenor-norway-turns-on-lte-in-11-cities 10/10/2012 23:15:17 / 388 more than one in three Norwegians would have LTE coverage from Telenor by the end of the year. Berit Sevndsen, Telenor Norway CEO, said the LTE rollout "marks the start of a new mobile fairy tale" Mobile Europe Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:15:17 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201210fa1.html 10/10/2012 09:00:13 / 387 Cyber attacks have been evolving into large-scale, multifaceted attacks and their targets have grown to include clouds, smartphones, and industrial systems, raising concerns about their impact on society as a whole NTT Technical Review Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:00:13 GMT http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-09/at-t-shares-network-with-ibm-to-lure-more-customers-to-the-cloud.html 10/10/2012 08:53:45 / 386 AT&T Inc. (T) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) are combining their resources in a joint offering to seek a bigger slice of the $14 billion market for cloud services Bloomberg Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:53:45 GMT http://exelixisnet.com/2012/10/magic-boxes-amazing-toolkits-and-long-haul-tails-empowering-small-cells-backhauling/ 05/10/2012 14:14:57 / 385 Cost effective solutions and future radios planning in respect to NGMN guidelines and not only were discussed during the 2-days event of Packet Microwave and Backhaul Forum organized in London by Layer 123 Exelixisnet Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:14:57 GMT http://cbnl.com/infocast/multipoint-backhaul-setting-agenda 05/10/2012 14:12:18 / 384 I recently represented Cambridge Broadband Networks at the second edition of the excellent Packet Microwave and Backhaul Forum. Cambridge Broadband Networks Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:12:18 GMT http://www.informationweek.com/infrastructure/switches/sdn-your-next-network/240008034 04/10/2012 09:35:29 / 383 Software-defined networking has the potential to bring new levels of automation and efficiency to networks, but competing visions mean IT has to pay close attention InformationWeek Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:35:29 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19816317 03/10/2012 13:48:25 / 382 O2 and Vodafone have now agreed that they would not pursue legal action to block EE's roll-out. BBC Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:48:25 GMT http://www.virginmediabusiness.co.uk/News-and-events/News/News-archives/2012/Virgin-Media-Business-delivers-mobile-internet-speeds-three-times-faster-than-current-3G-networks-in-UK-small-cell-trials-/ 28/09/2012 18:45:47 / 381 Virgin Media Business has successfully trialled new small cell technology in two major cities, delivering data speeds of up to 90Mb/s Virgin Media Business Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:45:47 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-blog/occupy-san-jose-openflow-and-open-networking/2012/09/ 28/09/2012 18:18:25 / 380 The modern OpenFlow and Open Networking activities began a decade ago with Martin Casado's work within the intelligence community implementing improved network security based on flow processing SDNCentral Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:18:25 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1H12-Small-Cell-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 26/09/2012 22:01:13 / 379 In terms of units, yes, small cell numbers can be big, but don't get too excited - there are a lot of serious issues that need to be resolved, and some that cannot be resolved Infonetics Research Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:01:13 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=225233 26/09/2012 11:10:03 / 378 Internet2 is ready to launch its first try at software-defined networking (SDN), a little Layer 2 bonus to go with its new 100Gbit/s backbone. The SDN platform should be completed sometime this month Light Reading Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:10:03 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/09/24/busy-internet-intersection-hits-2-terabits-of-traffic-per-second 24/09/2012 14:02:26 / 377 One of the network's major intersections is the DE-CIX Internet exchange in Frankfurt, Germany Data Centre Knowledge Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:02:26 GMT http://www.ntt.co.jp/news2012/1209e/120920a.html 24/09/2012 09:52:47 / 376 NTT and three partners - Fujikura, Hokkaido University, and Technical University of Denmark - demonstrated ultra-large capacity transmission of 1 petabit (1000 terabit) per second over a 52.4 km length of 12-core (light paths) optical fibre NTT Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:52:47 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=225162 24/09/2012 09:40:14 / 375 Equipment makers should delve into OpenFlow and software-defined networking (SDN) aggressively, so that the eventual standards can be as robust as possible Light Reading Mobile Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:40:14 GMT http://blogs.gartner.com/darin-stewart/2012/09/21/the-lessons-of-craft-beer/ 24/09/2012 09:39:22 / 374 Sharing, openness and collaboration among competitors is a radical notion to many businesses, but it shouldn't be Gartner Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:39:22 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/blogs/lightwave-blog/2012/09/ecoc-2012-reporters-notebook-day-3.html 20/09/2012 17:23:07 / 373 The final day of the ECOC exhibition had a late fall feeling -- chilly and wet Lightwave Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:23:07 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/blogs/lightwave-blog/2012/09/ecoc-2012-reporters-notebook-day-2.html 20/09/2012 17:21:27 / 372 In which Stephen acknowledges that there's more going on than 100G/400G. Advances in FTTH technology, for example Lightwave Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:21:27 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/blogs/lightwave-blog/2012/09/ecoc-2012-reporters-notebook-day-1.html 20/09/2012 17:19:55 / 371 After a slate of workshops yesterday, ECOC 2012 got in full swing today with both the conference and exhibition drawing the interest of attendees here in Amsterdam Lightwave Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:19:55 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-blog/innovation-secrecy-and-open-networking/2012/09/ 19/09/2012 08:57:40 / 370 Innovation is a hot topic everywhere. The ONF principals speak of the importance of openness as core to how network innovation can be accelerated SDNCentral Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:57:40 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Insight/Mobile-data-growth-Sept2012/ 14/09/2012 15:54:02 / 369 Instead of worrying about the impact of a mobile data explosion, operators should worry about making it happen in the first place Analysys Mason Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:54:02 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/use-cases-define-future-shape-software-defined-networking/2012-09-11 14/09/2012 15:33:15 / 368 Now, as SDN use cases are being revealed on the web and in public forums, it is becoming clearer what SDN is, how it will be implemented and who will benefit or be hurt by its adoption FierceTelecom Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:33:15 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=384&doc_id=224836 13/09/2012 18:01:38 / 367 Software-Defined Optical Networks, The Impact of Photonic Integration on Optical Networks, IP/Optical convergence, The Best Movie Ever Made -- these are just some of the topics addressed Light Reading Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:01:38 GMT http://www.itwire.com/science-news/space/56579-50th-anniversary-of-moon-speech-by-kennedy 12/09/2012 14:36:16 / 366 On September 12, 1962, American president John F. Kennedy made his famous "Moon Speech", which spurred the United States to land on the Moon just seven years later iTWire Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:36:16 GMT https://www.abiresearch.com/press/microwave-small-cell-backhaul-equipment-market-wil 12/09/2012 13:30:07 / 365 which represents a 35% compound annual growth rate. Millimeter wave line-of-sight (MMW LoS) will accumulate 44% of revenue, or over $2.8 billion, with 23% of microwave links ABI Research Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:30:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19543042 11/09/2012 11:22:47 / 364 The UK's first fourth generation (4G) mobile service will launch in 16 UK cities before the end of the year BBC Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:22:47 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/09/10/the-infrastructure-that-makes-jaguar-howl 10/09/2012 13:33:38 / 363 the Jaguar supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, currently the sixth-fastest machine in the world. An upgrade is underway that will transform Jaguar into the 20-petaflop Titan Data Centre Knowledge Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:33:38 GMT http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/56506-happy-25th-birthday-gsm 10/09/2012 11:51:47 / 362 GSM - the technology underpinning billions of mobile phones today - was born 25 years ago on 7 September 1987 iTWire Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:51:47 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dutch-mobile-spectrum-auction-attracts-5-bidders 07/09/2012 09:22:37 / 361 and will start on 31 October with five participants. The auction will redistribute frequencies in the 800, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands Telecompaper Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:22:37 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/09/06/global-internet-capacity-reaches-77tbps-despite-slowdown/ 06/09/2012 11:24:46 / 360 New data from TeleGeography's Global Internet Geography research reveal that international Internet capacity growth fell to the lowest pace in five years, decreasing from 68 percent in 2008 to 40 percent in 2012 TeleGeography Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:24:46 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/bouygues-in-talks-to-sell-mobile-masts-to-antin-report 05/09/2012 10:19:08 / 359 French building and telecoms conglomerate Bouygues has entered exclusive talks to sell its nearly 2,300 mobile masts to BNP Paribas-backed Antin Infrastructure Partners for around EUR 200 million, Bloomberg reports Telecompaper Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:19:08 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=476038 04/09/2012 22:56:17 / 358 Telefonica Digital on Tuesday launched a hunt for promising tech start-ups outside Silicon Valley and London with a €300 million network of venture capital funds Total Telecom Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:56:17 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/lte-fuels-8-growth-wireless-gear-spend 04/09/2012 11:00:02 / 357 Global spending on wireless infrastructure is projected to grow 8.3% to $45.5 billion this year, driven - unsurprisingly - by operators' LTE upgrades. IHS iSuppli forecasts TelecomAsia.net Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:00:02 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/mts-launches-lte-network-in-moscow 31/08/2012 18:57 / 356 Russian mobile operator MTS has launched commercial LTE services in Moscow and 40 towns in the Moscow region, with modems available at its shops across the region Telecompaper Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:57 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/2Q12-Microwave-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 30/08/2012 09:49:31 / 355 "The microwave equipment market rebounded nicely in the 2nd quarter thanks to strong performances from Ericsson and Huawei," notes Richard Webb, directing analyst for microwave at Infonetics Research Infonetics Research Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:49:32 GMT http://open-stand.org/news 30/08/2012 08:58:47 / 354 Five leading global organizations - IEEE, Internet Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Internet Society and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - today announced that they have signed a statement affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. OpenStand Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:58:47 GMT http://www.ntt.com/aboutus_e/news/data/20120822.html 28/08/2012 11:36:59 / 353 The new capacity, equivalent to approximately 29,762 channels of digital terrestrial television or 428 years' worth of content in a daily newspaper, further enhances the company's leadership in trans-Pacific NTT Communications Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:36:59 GMT http://www.telecomsemea.net/content/lte-refarming-gathers-pace-europe 28/08/2012 10:49:24 / 352 with the most recent decision of the UK's regulator Ofcom to allow the Orange UK and T-Mobile UK joint venture Everything Everywhere to use 1800-MHz spectrum for 4G services TelecomsEMEA Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:49:25 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-mid-2012_global_leaderboard_prnews.html 28/08/2012 10:47:29 / 351 (in rank order based on port share): Orange Business (France), Verizon (U.S.), Colt (U.K.), BT Global Services (U.K.), AT&T (U.S.), NTT (Japan) and Level 3 (U.S.) Vertical Systems Group Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:47:29 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizons-shammo-wants-more-enterprise-customers-migrate-ip-services/2012-08-17 28/08/2012 10:40:28 / 350 Like other major telcos - particularly its large ILEC counterparts AT&T and CenturyLink - Verizon continues to struggle with migrating its legacy revenues to IP revenues FierceTelecom Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:40:28 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=223997 28/08/2012 10:37:34 / 349 The IEEE is taking the first step towards standardizing the next speed of Ethernet, with one key question still being whether the goal should be 400Gbit/s or 1Tbit/s Light Reading Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:37:34 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/2Q12-Optical-Network-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 20/08/2012 10:10:28 / 348 "The optical hardware market outlook looks decidedly different depending on which market you sell into," notes Andrew Schmitt, principal analyst for optical at Infonetics Research. "While spending on WDM is reasonably healthy, SONET/SDH is sailing off a cliff. Vendors who have good WDM products but large exposure to SONET/SDH are struggling to replace lost revenue fast enough to show growth." Infonetics Research Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:10:28 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/media/press-releases/564-onf-expands-scope-drives-technical-work-forward 13/08/2012 08:52:41 / 347 ..four new initiatives focusing on new network orchestration interfaces, OpenFlow beyond Ethernet connections for optical networks, northbound APIs for management and billing, and future forwarding plane models Open Networking Foundation Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:52:41 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201208fa2.html 10/08/2012 18:34:57 / 346 Network and computing resource sharing technology, such as network virtualization and cloud computing, is becoming more important NTT Technical Review Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:34:57 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-Mid-Year_2012_Leaderboard_prnews.html 10/08/2012 16:50:32 / 345 Ethernet service enhancements and improved network quality fueled solid market growth in the first half of 2012 for AT&T, Verizon, tw telecom, CenturyLink, Cox, XO, Time Warner Cable, and Level 3 Vertical Systems Group Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:50:32 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=223691 08/08/2012 20:11:49 / 344 Plumgrid is the hipster startup: It was into software-defined networking (SDN) before it was cool Light Reading Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:11:49 GMT http://www.colt.net/uk/en/blogs/our-journey-towards-network-programmability-en.htm 08/08/2012 19:00:05 / 343 Luke Broome, Colt's CTO, recently said "Investing into network programmability is an important step towards delivering integrated network and compute services..." Colt Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:00:05 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/sk-telecom-launches-hd-voice-over-lte 08/08/2012 09:10:52 / 342 Korean communications operator SK Telecom has launched HD Voice on its LTE network and claims to be the first in the world to do so Telecompaper Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:10:52 GMT http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/Showarticle.cfm?ArticleID=269A034B-50F7-496E-8F4A-897BB7ED42F0 06/08/2012 22:34:13 / 341 BT has met its goal to have 500,000 wi-fi hotspots across the capital for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games BT Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:34:13 GMT http://blogs.gartner.com/darin-stewart/2012/08/06/the-red-queen-effect 06/08/2012 18:05:19 / 340 The one element of innovation that seems incontrovertible is that it must happen faster than it has in the past. Product lifecycles are shrinking dramatically across all industries Gartner Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:05:19 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/press/marketing-emails/2012/08/02/ip-transit-price-declines-steepen/index.html 06/08/2012 15:48:17 / 339 Prices for wholesale IP transit service continue to decline throughout the world. According to new data from TeleGeography's IP Transit Pricing Service, price declines in most locations accelerated TeleGeography Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:48:17 GMT http://www.sdncentral.com/sdn-blog/just-released-google-sdn-case-study/2012/07/ 02/08/2012 09:12:41 / 338 SDNCentral is excited to share Google's case study detailing the Google SDN based Inter-datacenter WAN with centralized traffic engineering using SDN and OpenFlow deployment for download SDNCentral Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:12:41 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/mts-to-launch-lte-on-1-september 31/07/2012 10:09:25 / 336 Russian mobile operator MTS will start sales of its MTS Connect packages supporting LTE in the Moscow region soon. Wimax subscribers of its subsidiary Comstar will switch Telecompaper Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:09:25 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizons-ihab-tarazi-becomes-metro-ethernet-forums-new-chairman/2012-07-30 30/07/2012 18:47:56 / 335 Ihab Tarazi, Verizon's Vice President of Global Network Planning, is adding another title to his industry technologist role - he was named Monday as the new chairman of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) FierceTelecom Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:47:56 GMT http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=49045&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10 30/07/2012 16:03:22 / 334 UK wireless specialist, Cambridge Broadband Networks and Ruckus Wireless have both provided the technology for O2 to backhaul access points in its first public small cell WiFi network in London Telecom TV Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:03:22 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=475173 24/07/2012 18:46:19 / 333 Ofcom insists no delay in spectrum auction process as it publishes its latest update; sticks to plan to reserve spectrum Total Telecom Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:46:19 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/SDN-40G-100G-and-MPLS-Control-Plane-Survey-Highlights.asp 23/07/2012 08:37:22 / 332 OpenFlow is the most developed programmable network initiative, and 80% of survey respondents are including it in their purchase considerations Infonetics Research Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:37:22 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=4&ID=474933 19/07/2012 15:02:49 / 331 with European companies contributing more than half the recent growth in Open Networking Foundation (ONF) membership Total Telecom Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:02:49 GMT http://www.oiforum.com/public/pressroom/Q3_press_releaseFinal.pdf 19/07/2012 12:22:06 / 330 The OIF Q3 meeting last week was a flurry of activity with three new projects OIF Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:22:06 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/press/marketing-emails/2012/07/18/international-bandwidth-demand-grows-45-percent/index.html 18/07/2012 10:28:49 / 329 Although growth has slowed since 2008, when network capacity increased nearly 70 percent, the pace remains brisk, with aggregate capacity requirements more than doubling every two years TeleGeography Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:28:49 GMT http://www.colt.net/uk/en/blogs/our-journey-towards-network-programmability-en.htm 16/07/2012 19:10:30 / 327 Luke Broome, Colt's CTO, recently said "Investing into network programmability is an important step towards delivering integrated network and compute services and helps keep Colt at the forefront of innovation." Colt Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:10:30 GMT http://www.eurescom.eu/news-and-events/eurescommessage/eurescom-messge-2-2012/sdn-standardisation-is-rapidly-arising.html 13/07/2012 13:28:13 / 326 Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has been attracting various standardisation activities. The current movement of SDN comes from the emergence of OpenFlow, promoted by the Open Networking Foundation Eurescom Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:28:13 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/press-wire/9391-vodafone-and-three-ireland-to-share-network 13/07/2012 12:45:43 / 325 Vodafone Ireland and Three Ireland today announced a strategic partnership agreement creating a 50/50 joint venture company to share their physical network and site infrastructure at approximately 2000 locations across the country Mobile Europe Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:45:43 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/kpn-vodafone-nl-to-share-mobile-tower-sites 13/07/2012 09:31:29 / 324 KPN and Vodafone Netherlands plan to try sharing mobile tower sites from September. The pilot will be limited to a certain area, with competition authority NMa and spectrum regulator Agentschap Telecom informed in advance Telecompaper Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:31:29 GMT http://www.eurescom.eu/news-and-events/eurescommessage/eurescom-messge-2-2012.html 11/07/2012 20:08:37 / 323 Software-Defined Networking, short: SDN, is promising to be the next big thing in the evolution of communication networks. The virtualisation of network resources offers significant benefits. Eurescom Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:08:37 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/OTN-Switching-White-Paper-Highlights.asp 11/07/2012 19:37:30 / 322 All the low-hanging fruit has been picked from existing 10Gbps networks, and carriers view the transition to 100Gbps as a once-in-a-decade chance to reboot their core and regional network architectures Infonetics Research Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:37:30 GMT http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228939/Internet2_readies_100G_OpenFlow_SDN_for_Big_Data 10/07/2012 08:13:39 / 321 Internet2 is nearing completion of its OpenFlow-enabled 100G Ethernet software-defined network for testing service delivery of applications for Big Data compilation and research, among others Computerworld Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:13:39 GMT http://www.eurescom.eu/news-and-events/eurescommessage/eurescom-messge-2-2012/openflow-for-high-capacity-transport-networks.html 06/07/2012 10:43:02 / 320 OpenFlow is a technology enabler for the implementation of Software-Defined Networking, which allows the development and deployment of innovative network applications Eurescom Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:43:02 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/6/28/openflow-extends-its-control-to-the-optical-layer.html 05/07/2012 18:07:22 / 319 OpenFlow may be causing an industry stir as system vendors Gazettabyte Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:07:22 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/vodafone-hutchison-in-irish-network-sharing-talks-report 05/07/2012 09:31:10 / 318 Vodafone and Hutchison Whampoa are in advanced talks about merging their network infrastructure in Ireland, reports the Financial Times Telecompaper Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:31:10 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/IMS-Strategies-and-Vendor-Leadership-Survey-Highlights.asp 04/07/2012 15:01:40 / 317 "For the first time ever, LTE is the top driver for IMS deployments in our annual IMS service provider survey," notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research Infonetics Research Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:01:40 GMT http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2012/PR17.12E.html 04/07/2012 09:26:57 / 312 This is indeed a new particle. We know it must be a boson CERN Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:26:57 GMT http://www.msforum.org/pressroom/pr/RCS%20VoLTE%20PR%20Announcement_6_26_2012.pdf 03/07/2012 16:22 / 311 The MSF, ETSI and GSMA today announced that in response to industry interest, they will offer an additional sign-up window for the RCS VoLTE interoperability event that will take place from September MultiService Forum Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:22 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/062712-googles-computerized-glasses-steal-the-260529.html 28/06/2012 15:00:17 / 310 After teasing people with bits of images and information about the development of its computerized glasses, Google made a splash today, showing off Google Glass in a wild demo Network World Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:00:17 GMT http://www.colt.net/uk/en/news/new-low-latency-route-from-colt-en.htm 28/06/2012 13:28:53 / 309 Extension to Colt's high capacity network results in the lowest available latency from Dublin to London in the market, improved resilience and lower costs Colt Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:28:53 GMT http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/articles/blog/vendors-and-carriers-work-to-define-software-defined-networks/?cs=50693 28/06/2012 08:30:18 / 308 Software-defined networks (SDNs) are getting a lot of attention. That certainly is understandable: SDNs hold the promise of doing many things that would take some of the pressure off IT Business Edge Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:30:18 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/telcos-must-become-ott-toolbox-survive?section=NEWS&utm_source=silverpop&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=&utm_campaign=cmma_wrapup 27/06/2012 08:41:02 / 307 Telcos hoping to cash in on - or at least survive - the rise of OTT services must open their network APIs and transform themselves into a toolbox to help OTT players innovate telecomasia.net Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:41:02 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/vodafone-australia-deploy-lte-2013 27/06/2012 08:40:08 / 306 Vodafone Australia has revealed plans to start deploying DC-HSPA+ from September, and roll out an LTE network in 2013 telecomasia.net Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:40:08 GMT http://www.btplc.com/Innovation/News/NetworkVirtualization.htm 25/06/2012 14:14:32 / 305 BT - working with HP, Intel, Tail-f Systems, Verivue and Wind River - has carried out research that would over time replace bespoke hardware-based network appliances with software running on industry standard servers BT Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:14:32 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=222160 25/06/2012 12:10:44 / 304 According to industry sources, the operator has started a request for information (RFI) process for outdoor public-access small-cell base stations that support 3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE) as well as Wi-Fi Light Reading Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:10:44 GMT http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/mallinson-2020-vision-lte/2012-06-20 22/06/2012 09:51:13 / 303 The 3GPP Technical Specification Group responsible for Radio Access Network technologies met for a two-day workshop in Slovenia earlier this month to consider FierceWireless Europe Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:51:13 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-launches-marseille-lte-pilot-lyon-nantes-next 22/06/2012 09:14:44 / 302 Orange France will deploy LTE in Lyon and Nantes by the end of the year, announced group CEO Stephane Richard at an event to mark the start of LTE tests in Marseille. Another 12 cities Telecompaper Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:14:44 GMT http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2012/jun/21/plasmons-spotted-in-graphene 21/06/2012 21:10:13 / 301 As the plasmons interact so strongly with light, graphene could be used to create new optical devices and even materials for invisibility cloaks. Physics World Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:10:13 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/06/21/telefonica-set-to-launch-urban-lte-on-3-july/ 21/06/2012 13:04:22 / 300 Telefonica Germany (O2), the local subsidiary of Spanish telecoms group Telefonica, has unveiled its tariffs for its urban 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband service, ahead of a commercial launch of the network on 3 July 2012. Telegeography Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:04:22 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3049156/Optus-plans-Australian-TDD-LTE-network.html 20/06/2012 11:15:55 / 299 Australian operator Optus is planning to construct an Australian TDD-LTE network using spectrum acquired in its $233 million purchase of Vividwireless Global Telecoms Business Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:15:55 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/14/cisco_one_sdn_openflow_openstack/ 15/06/2012 00:57:40 / 298 Cisco Live 2012 : Everybody is talking about OpenFlow, the "Quantum" networking abstraction project that is part of the OpenStack cloud controller, and software-defined networks in general The Register Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:57:40 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=303&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 14/06/2012 08:33:08 / 297 Third parties will deliver SDN control applications over the coming years, but enterprises with savvy IT shops can begin using OpenFlow-enabled switches and controllers today to reduce operational overhead and better control traffic flows Open Networking Foundation Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:33:08 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/tata-com-launches-low-latency-network 13/06/2012 14:24:20 / 296 India-based Tata Communications has launched a low latency network, which will connect financial capitals in Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The network offers a multipoint Ethernet platform to the financial services sector Telecompaper Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:24:20 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=221903 13/06/2012 00:07:27 / 295 Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) was definitely looking for processing power and scalability when it chose Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR)'s PTX Series, but it turns out that timing was a big factor as well Light Reading Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:07:27 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/061112-turing-260039.html 11/06/2012 21:55:44 / 294 100th birthday of one of the most important figures in computing history will be marked by worldwide celebrations Network World Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:55:44 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2012/06/verizon-begins-backbone-convergence.html 11/06/2012 16:47:01 / 293 Verizon has begun work on converging its four packet backbone networks into a single global IP infrastructure based on MPLS, Executive Vice President and CTO Tony Melone told attendees yesterday at TIA 2012: Inside the Network during his keynote address Lightwave Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:47:02 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201206gls.html 11/06/2012 11:00:44 / 292 M2M-related services are being launched by telecommunications operators in Japan and abroad, and relevant standardization activities are in progress NTT Technical Review Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:00:44 GMT http://www.ntt.com/aboutus_e/news/data/20120611.html 11/06/2012 09:16:05 / 291 TOKYO, JAPAN - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced today the world's first globally seamless enterprise cloud service to incorporate OpenFlow network virtualization technology NTT Com Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:16:05 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/bangladesh-broadband-could-be-restored-today 11/06/2012 08:07:45 / 290 Full internet services to Bangladesh may be restored today, after nearly a week of disrupted connectivity resulting from a cable break telecomasia.net Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:07:45 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-france-launches-sms-controlled-electric-plug 08/06/2012 09:04:39 / 289 Orange France has launched My Plug, a smart device that communicates with household objects via SMS Telecompaper Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:04:39 GMT http://www.techworld.com.au/article/427022/google_software-defined_openflow_backbone_drives_wan_links_100_per_cent_utilization 08/06/2012 08:56:22 / 288 Google, an early backer of software-defined networking and OpenFlow, shared some details at the recent Open Networking Summit about how the company is using the technology to link 12 worldwide data centers Computerworld Techworld Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:56:22 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/vodafone-o2-to-set-up-uk-network-sharing-joint-venture 07/06/2012 10:51:30 / 287 Telefonica and Vodafone announced plans to further integrate their networks in the UK, creating a 50-50 joint venture to manage the infrastructure. The operators will retain control of their wireless spectrum, intelligent core networks Telecompaper Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:51:30 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/060512-gartner-trends-259883.html 06/06/2012 11:07:04 / 286 Gartner kicked off its Infrastructure & Operations Management Summit in Orlando with a "top 10" list of the most significant emerging trends that will impact data centers and information technology used by businesses and government from now into the next four or five years Network World Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesscloud9.com/content/analyst-commentary-openflow-standard-opportunity-telcos-differentiate-cloud-services/10824 06/06/2012 09:38:56 / 285 The OpenFlow standard promises to enable providers to more closely integrate the network into Cloud services. In the mid-term, this could lead to the development of compelling new features of Cloud Computing BusinessCloud9 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/240001119 06/06/2012 09:37:50 / 284 Software-defined networking (SDN) is poised for rapid growth and has the potential to solve specific business problems for enterprise networks Network Computing Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1Q12-Wireless-LAN-and-Ethernet-Switch-Market-Highlights.asp 05/06/2012 07:58:36 / 283 Despite the sequential lull, on a year-over-year basis, WLAN market growth remains strong, up in the double digits for the 10th straight quarter Infonetics Research Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.umts-forum.org/content/view/4372/227/ 01/06/2012 14:53:29 / 282 Tele2 and Telenor have achieved peak downlink speeds of up to 290 Mbps in their joint trials of LTE Advanced technology. The tests were conducted using the 2600 MHz band, with Huawei as the network equipment provider UMTS Forum Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/5/30/2020-vision.html 01/06/2012 09:30:57 / 281 In a panel discussion at the recent Level123 Terabit Optical and Data Networking conference, Kim Roberts, senior director coherent systems at Ciena, shared his thoughts about the future of optical transmission. Gazettabyte Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=888280 31/05/2012 14:21:42 / 280 Annual Cisco VNI forecast epects worldwide devices & connections to grow to almost 19 Billion - nearly doubling from 2011 to 2016 Cisco Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://ovum.com/press_releases/ovum-reveals-a-slow-start-to-2012-optical-networking-market/ 31/05/2012 14:20:35 / 279 Bad news in China and Europe leads vendors to post worst results since 2005 Ovum Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051712-ethernet-switching-259385.html 31/05/2012 14:19:36 / 278 Growth in the Ethernet switch market is now being driven by specialized devices for specific applications, rather than evenly across all customer deployments Network World Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://paper.li/opticalinsider/1330467919?utm_source=subscription&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paper_sub 31/05/2012 08:25:37 / 277 Kim Roberts, senior director coherent systems at Ciena, moves from theory to practice with a discussion of practical optical transmission systems supporting 100Gbps, and in future, 400 Gigabit and 1 Terabit line rates Gazettabyte Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/1Q12-Service-Provider-VoIP-and-IMS-Market-Highlights.asp 22/05/2012 21:35:12 / 276 In the first quarter of 2012 we saw the largest order of IMS core equipment and application server licenses on record, secured by Alcatel-Lucent -- a clear sign that operators in North America are gearing up for voice over LTE (VoLTE) deployments Infonetics Research Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=265&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 21/05/2012 08:03:28 / 275 There are many carriers that are currently using and/or experimenting with SDN. Some of the short- and longer-term use cases for the technology include... Open Networking Foundation Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120517005365/en 21/05/2012 07:43:24 / 274 ONF drives the specification update process to support ongoing commercialization of SDN and to address the key areas of development that member companies currently deploying OpenFlow are requesting Enhanced Online News Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.informationweek.com/news/infrastructure/management/240000297 16/05/2012 20:49:35 / 273 The biggest buzzword at this year's Interop conference in Las Vegas was software-defined networking ...OpenFlow in particular caused near constant debate in the convention center InformationWeek Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/5/6/ofcnfoec-2012-some-of-the-exhibition-highlights.html 16/05/2012 01:00:19 / 272 A round-up of some of the main announcements and demonstrations at the recent OFC/NFOEC 2012 exhibition and conference Gazettabyte Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/5/15/the-capacity-limits-facing-optical-networking.html 15/05/2012 11:02:10 / 271 Ever wondered just how close systems vendors are in approaching the limits of fibre capacity in optical networks? Kim Roberts, senior director coherent systems at Ciena, adds some mathematical rigour with his explanation of Shannon's bound, from a workshop he gave at the Terabit Optical and Data Networking conference held in Cannes Gazettabyte Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2012/05/teliasonera-to-provide-optical-network-for-facebook-in-europe.html 14/05/2012 19:52:05 / 270 The next-generation multi-terabit optical network will provide Facebook with connectivity between Internet exchange points in multiple European cities and their newest data center on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Luleå, Sweden Lightwave Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201205gls.html 14/05/2012 11:04:56 / 269 To overcome the limitations of the current Internet, research and development of future network technologies has been undertaken extensively NTT Technical Review Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2012/new-strategic-initiatives.html 14/05/2012 07:43:36 / 268 Expansion of Control Plane Strategy, 100G Metro Deployment Further Enhance Ability to Provide Integrated Industry Solutions Verizon Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://forums.juniper.net/t5/Architecting-the-Network/IBM-Juniper-and-open-data-center-architectures-our-shared-view/ba-p/142414 14/05/2012 07:36:59 / 267 This week at Interop in Las Vegas, IBM released a series of technical briefs that present a vision for the creation of an open data center with an interoperable network Juniper Networks Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-networking-management/240000171 11/05/2012 16:50:58 / 266 This week at Interop, the term software-defined networking (SDN) was used in such varying contexts that I wondered if it was going to go the route of terms like cloud, NAC, APT and any other catchy phrase Network Computing Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/open-source-insider/2012/05/cisco-the-computer-is-the-software-defined-network.html 11/05/2012 11:28:15 / 265 Reports suggest that Cisco now employs an element of OpenFlow in its broader strategy to bring software programmability intelligence to the network stack -- but this is not the whole story ComputerWeekly.Com Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=220765 10/05/2012 20:07:51 / 264 ADVA Optical Networking (Frankfurt: ADV) has run an experiment using OpenFlow to control wavelength-switched networks, showing that the software-defined networking (SDN) technology has some usefulness at the optical layer Light Reading Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://everythingeverywhere.com/2012/04/30/4g-to-provide-uk-with-annual-economic-boost-reaching-75-billion-0-5-gdp-by-the-end-of-decade/ 10/05/2012 14:41:52 / 263 Roll out to unlock £5.5 billion private investment by mobile industry and create or safeguard 125,000 jobs Everything Everywhere Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/openflow-software-defined-networking-and-enterprise-wan 10/05/2012 14:35:41 / 262 Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a generally new network design concept that changes the way network traffic is managed by uncoupling the software that directs the traffic from the physical hardware-based network elements Network World Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/Carrier-OTN-Deployment-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 08:50:07 / 261 Wavelength efficiency remains the key application for OTN, but service providers are rolling out more sophisticated management control planes as part of OTN switching deployments Infonetics Research Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://ovum.com/2012/04/26/terabit-optical-data-networking-talk-shifts-to-100g/ 10/05/2012 01:30:37 / 260 Several speakers, including those from AIT (Athens Information Technology), Ethernet Alliance, OIF, and Microsoft, talked about changing traffic patterns and the necessity to reconfigure network assets to support unpredictable demand Ovum Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ejlwireless.com/pdf/PTP%20Report%202012%20PR 10/05/2012 01:30:35 / 259 Despite a challenging economic climate in the second half of 2011, coupled with continued turmoil in the Indian telecom market, the industry still managed to post good results EJL Wireless Research Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17853286 10/05/2012 01:30:33 / 258 Mobile network Everything Everywhere has taken fresh steps to lobby for 4G data services in the UK BBC Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/press/marketing-emails/2012/04/25/price-disparities-persist-in-the-ethernet-world/index.html 10/05/2012 01:30:31 / 257 As a consequence of growing EoMPLS service availability, competition is increasing and prices are declining around the world. However, data from TeleGeography's Ethernet Pricing Service show that great price disparities persist, both among regions and service providers TeleGeography Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs096/1103610692385/archive/1109842122486.html 10/05/2012 01:30:28 / 256 Microwave specialists are now threatening the end-to-end integrators and big vendors, which are entering the E-band field in an effort to get a share of the small cell sector's substantial revenues Maravedis/Rethink Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ciena.com/corporate/blog/Cienas-1-Terabit-optical-transport-demo.html 10/05/2012 01:30:26 / 255 If you couldn't make it out to Cannes for this week's event so that you could see our Terabit demo in action, don't worry. We recently had one of our optical design engineers walk us through a live demo of Terabit networking Ciena Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Apr12/04-12AICTEPR.aspx 10/05/2012 01:30:24 / 254 Microsoft Corp. and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced today that AICTE is deploying Microsoft Live@edu over the next three months to more than 10,000 technical colleges and institutes throughout India Microsoft Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/Millimeter-Wave-and-Microwave-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:30:22 / 253 Infonetics forecasts Ethernet-only microwave equipment to grow nearly 5-fold from 2011 to 2016 Infonetics Research Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nbnco.com.au/news-and-events/news/nbn-co-announces-three-year-rollout-plan.html 10/05/2012 01:30:19 / 252 Construction to be underway or complete in areas containing over 3.5 million homes and businesses in 1500 communities in every state and territory NBN Co Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/2H11-ROADM-Components-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:30:17 / 251 The WSS market continues to be controlled by three vendors: CoAdna, Finisar, and JDSU though the advent of colorless and directionless ROADMs creates an opportunity for smaller suppliers like Oclaro and Nistica, as well as nascent Chinese and Japanese companies with fresh prototypes Infonetics Research Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120322en.jsp 10/05/2012 01:30:15 / 250 Orange has obtained a combination of 4G frequencies (at 2.6 GHz and 800 MHz) for Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology that will enable it to meet the increased demand for data mobile on mobile networks Orange Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wielandmedia.com/radical-thinking-at-cloud-net-summit/#more-525 10/05/2012 01:30:13 / 249 A major telco planning to move mission-critical services to the cloud; a growing buzz surrounding software-defined networks (SDNs); business models of traditional network suppliers under threat Ken Wieland Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/ciscos-bold-networking-startup/ 10/05/2012 01:30:10 / 248 The product they are discussing, called Insiemi, would be designed to work in high-end computer centers that use 'software-defined networking.' The New York Times Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/vello-systems-launches-in-uk-delivering-network-virtualization-to-britain-1631999.htm 10/05/2012 01:30:08 / 247 Vello Systems is establishing a UK division to provide Vello's innovative networking systems to the UK market. Vello's launch in the UK marks the first arrival of a startup focused on software-defined networking systems in the UK Vello Systems Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=218658 10/05/2012 01:30:06 / 246 Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT) today unveiled a new vision of how it intends to cast off the shackles of cumbersome traditional networking operations and adopt a new model -- the TeraStream Architecture -- that takes its inspiration from the cloud Light Reading Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/?p=171&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72 10/05/2012 01:30:04 / 245 The promised benefits of Programmability and Abstraction are clearly anticipated ONF Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomseurope.net/content/deutsche-tel-details-cloud-schemes-cebit 10/05/2012 01:30:01 / 244 Cloud computing is set to dominate Deutsche Telekom's presence at the annual CeBIT event in Germany this week, with three separate announcements around the technology Telecoms Europe Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telekom.com/media/company/105388 10/05/2012 01:29:59 / 243 First 512 Gbit/s transmission over a single wavelength channel in the Telekom optical network -capacity quadrupled Deutsche Telekom Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.opennetworking.org/media/press-releases/369-open-networking-foundation-to-co-host-layer-123-cloud-net-summit 10/05/2012 01:29:57 / 242 The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) will take center stage as the co-host of the Layer123 Cloud-Net Summit Open Networking Foundation Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvBJ47EFxl0&dm_i=L9C,PO02,3GWP9M,22JRH,1 10/05/2012 01:29:55 / 241 Characterized by three powerful and standardized features: Multiple Classes of Service (Multi-CoS), Interconnect and Manageability, enabling the delivery of differentiated applications over managed and interconnected networks globally MEF Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.oiforum.com/public/pressroom/NetworkingDemo_Finalv.pdf 10/05/2012 01:29:52 / 240 Twelve OIF member companies are conducting a global interoperability test of Ethernet services over OTN transport, including data and control plane technology OIF Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/OTN-Hardware-Market-Outlook-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:29:50 / 239 In 2011, OTN transport equipment spending made up 92% of the overall OTN hardware market, while OTN switching made up 8%; with the OTN switching segment growing much faster than OTN transport, these proportions will change significantly by 2015 Infonetics Research Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-02-2012-Year-End%202011_Leaderboard_prnews.html 10/05/2012 01:29:48 / 238 "The second half of 2011 saw solid follow through of new network rollouts and add-on deployments. High speed service availability and decreased pricing were major market drivers," said Rick Malone, principal at Vertical Systems Group Vertical Systems Group Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=217276 10/05/2012 01:29:46 / 237 Ready or not, that's what's being presented by the "Father of Ethernet" Bob Metcalfe, currently a general partner at Polaris Venture Partners and Professor of Innovation at the University of Texas at Austin, on Feb. 23 Light Reading Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.broadband-forum.org/news/download/pressreleeases/2011/BroadbandForum_BBSuite_6%200.pdf 10/05/2012 01:29:43 / 236 The Broadband Forum has published a comprehensive release that provides service providers with the necessary tools to evolve their networks rapidly and effectively towards 4G/LTE networks The Broadband Forum Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2012/02/delloro-optical-transport-sales-near-19-billion-by-2016-138776724.html 10/05/2012 01:29:41 / 235 DWDM sales will increase at a 10% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the forecast period to hit $12 billion, according to Dell'Oro Group Lightwave Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/2/7/the-evolution-of-optical-networking.html 10/05/2012 01:29:39 / 234 This, says the lead editor, Professor Ioannis Tomkos at the Athens Information Technology Center, is a first in the journal's 100-year history Gazettabyte Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48425&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10&utm_campaign=DailyNews030212WeHaveHandoff&utm_medium=email&utm_source=TTV-Daily-News-Alert 10/05/2012 01:29:37 / 233 Ericsson and Qualcomm have claimed 'first call' bragging rights for seamless call handover between WCDMA 3G and LTE using SRVCC on the handset TelecomTV Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/79663 10/05/2012 01:29:34 / 232 IBM and NEC are moving OpenFlow beyond academic labs and cloud computing theory Network World Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.carrierethernetnews.com/articles/366937/what-impact-will-open-flow-have-on-carrier-etherne/ 10/05/2012 01:29:32 / 231 Carrier Ethernet is an important building block of a new networking option that could begin to have a significant impact over the next year or two. I'm talking about software-defined networks—an initiative also known as Open Flow Carrier Ethernet News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/newsletters/Small-Cells-and-WiFi-Offload-011912.html 10/05/2012 01:29:30 / 230 Femtocells are growing beyond their original residential target market, moving into public space coverage, and becoming a full member of the 'small cells' set Infonetics Research Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/1/19/melding-networks-to-boost-mobile-broadband.html 10/05/2012 01:29:28 / 229 In a Q&A, Bryan Kim, manager at SK Telecom's Core Network Lab, discusses the mobile operator's heterogeneous network implementation and the service benefits Gazettabyte Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48367&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10 10/05/2012 01:29:25 / 228 Ofcom, the regulator of UK telecoms and the media has, at last, announced plans for the auction of what it calls "superfast 4G" wireless spectrum TelecomTV Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/telstra-international-extends-ethernet-private-line-service-reach/2012-01-12 10/05/2012 01:29:23 / 227 Telstra International (ASX: TLS.AX) is taking two new steps to make it easier for its MNC customers to order global Ethernet Private Line (EPL) service with Ethernet half circuits and a new 'One-Stop-Shop' (OSS) option FierceTelecom Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/blogs/lightwave-guest-blog/2012/01/swimming_in_100gbes.html 10/05/2012 01:29:21 / 226 Recently, there has been a lot of confusion around the area of next-generation 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) development and who is doing what Lightwave Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/science/georges-nahon-new-tools-for-new-computing-challenges.html 10/05/2012 01:29:19 / 225 OpenFlow is part of the Software Defined Networking initiative, in which network software plays a crucial role in making the network more programmable and responsive The New York Times Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/Carrier-Cloud-Service-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:29:16 / 224 The top operator strategies for offering cloud services are bundling cloud services with network connectivity services and offering cloud services over Ethernet or IP VPN services Infonetics Research Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/ntttechnical.php?contents=ntr201201gls.html 10/05/2012 01:29:14 / 223 This article explains the features of and standardization schedule for LTE-Advanced, which has been approved by ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union, Radio Communication Sector) as one of the IMT-Advanced systems (IMT: International Mobile Telecommunication) NTT Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://raddata.blogspot.com/2012/01/jobs-and-ritchie.html 10/05/2012 01:29:12 / 222 October 2011 marked the passing away of two men well-known in the computation and communications industries. Ritchie convinced his employer AT&T to distribute UNIX to universities, under license but free of charge. Carrier Grade Communications Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2012/1/6/the-cfp4-optical-module-to-enable-terabit-blades.html 10/05/2012 01:29:10 / 221 The next-generation CFP modules - the CFP2 and CFP4 - promise to double and double again the number of 100 Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) optical module interfaces on a blade. Gazettabyte Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=microwave-2011-article2 10/05/2012 01:29:07 / 220 'There will be a new definition of high-capacity Microwave: greater than 155 Mbps. A few hubs will carry a lot of traffic,' Sian Harris for CHANNEL123 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=microwave-2012-article1 10/05/2012 01:29:05 / 219 The first of two articles from Packet Microwave Forum - Key themes are the growth in Ethernet microwave solutions and technology developments to support the higher capacity requirements of evolving networks. Sian Harris for CHANNEL123 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://media.caltech.edu/press_releases/13477 10/05/2012 01:29:03 / 218 With a sustained data rate of 186 gigabits per second, high-energy physicists demonstrate the efficient use of long-range networks to support cutting-edge science Caltech Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/blog/content/mef-sets-sights-cloud?section=TOPSTORIES 10/05/2012 01:29:01 / 217 With the MEF set to approve several new Carrier Ethernet specs next month - including updates for CoS and mobile backhaul, and the new E-Access spec for interconnecting wholesale Ethernet access services - the industry group is turning its attention to the cloud TelecomAsia.net Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/blog/content/kt-reveals-cloud-powered-lte?John%20C.%20Tanner 10/05/2012 01:28:58 / 216 KT's LTE network sports a so-called 'Cloud Communications Center' (CCC) architecture TelecomAsia.net Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://everythingeverywhere.com/2011/12/08/everything-everywhere-investing-1-5bn-in-network-evolution-programme/ 10/05/2012 01:28:56 / 215 Everything Everywhere, Britain's biggest communications company that runs Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, today confirmed plans to further integrate its two mobile networks, upgrade existing network technology, and kick-off preparations for the rollout of cutting edge 4G mobile technology with an investment of more than £1.5bn+ over the next three years Everything Everywhere Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/28/the-u-s-leads-the-way-in-lte/ 10/05/2012 01:28:54 / 214 US telcos, particularly Verizon Wireless, have been trailblazers of the nascent LTE market. At the end of September 2011 TeleGeography Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ntt.co.jp/news2011/1111e/111124a.html 10/05/2012 01:28:52 / 213 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT, CEO: Satoshi Miura, Tokyo) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com, CEO: Akira Arima, Tokyo), have conducted 100 and 40Gbps transmission tests in real field environments using existing installed optical fiber, and have demonstrated for the first time, plug-and-play functionality that greatly reduces the setup time previously required for configuring optical signals NTT Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48273&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10 10/05/2012 01:28:49 / 212 The idea is to service both fixed and mobile customers but to share the local infrastructure and (to a certain extent) the backhaul. TelecomTV Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/tag/cloud-computing 10/05/2012 01:28:47 / 211 Alcatel-Lucent has developed an architecture that addresses the networking aspects of cloud computing. Dubbed CloudBand, the system will enable operators to deliver network-enhanced cloud services to enterprise customers Gazettabyte Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.juniperresearch.com/viewpressrelease.php?pr=273 10/05/2012 01:28:45 / 210 In the early years LTE will be dominated by the uptake of enterprise subscribers, but during 2013 consumer subscribers will begin to sign up in volume and begin to overtake enterprise subscribers by 2015 Juniper Research Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.delloro.com/news/2011/ESWP110711.htm 10/05/2012 01:28:43 / 209 The Ethernet Switch market is undergoing a technological transformation in the data center, as virtualization changes where and how applications are connected to end users. Two major trends will forever alter the Ethernet Switch market Dell'Oro Group Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unwiredinsight.com/2011/LTE-advanced-description 10/05/2012 01:28:40 / 208 Vendors envisage that the first commercial deployments of LTE-Advanced will be in 2013 Unwired insight Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gsma.com/publicpolicy/mobile-energy-efficiency/mobile-energy-efficiency-benchmarking/ 10/05/2012 01:28:38 / 207 The GSMA's Mobile Energy Efficiency (MEE) Benchmarking service enables operators to identify energy cost cutting and also greenhouse gas emission reduction opportunities in their mobile networks across the world GSM World Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.delloro.com/news/2011/Mob111711.htm 10/05/2012 01:28:36 / 206 The increase was driven in large part by sales of LTE and WCDMA, which comprised approximately one-half and one-third respectively of the total market's gain Dell'Oro Group Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/3Q11-Optical-Network-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:28:34 / 205 The bright spot of the quarter is WDM optical network equipment, global revenue for which is up 18% year-over-year (3Q10 to 3Q11) Infonetics Research Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111109005070/en/MSF-Publishes-Voice-LTE-Event-White-Paper 10/05/2012 01:28:31 / 204 Over 65 network elements from 19 participating vendors were tested by 60 test engineers using 200 pages of test plans during this three-week event MultiService Forum Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/2933636/Mobile-industry-is-running-out-of-room-for-expansion.html?ArticleID=2933636 10/05/2012 01:28:29 / 203 Will mobile networks be able to cope with this growth over the next 20 years? What technologies can increase capacity? Shared infrastructure is one way forward Global Telecoms Business Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15717913 10/05/2012 01:28:27 / 202 Today's launch of the UK's first 4G London trial network demonstrates our commitment to delivering 4G to our customers at the earliest opportunity BBC Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.inkslingernews.com/full_article.asp?ID=372&b=2 10/05/2012 01:28:25 / 201 We are now approaching the world of telecommunications in a virtual manner; I am here, therefore I'm not. In this new world, cloud vendors, enterprises and providers are now charged with keeping up with customer expectations INKSLINGER Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://gigaom.com/broadband/under-the-atlantic-ocean-data-zips-at-100-gbps/ 10/05/2012 01:28:22 / 200 The test was conducted over 570 kilometers between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Southport, England GigaOM Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/special-reports/100-gbps-innovations-abound 10/05/2012 01:28:20 / 199 Generally, it could take longer to get into metro networks because the economics don't make sense yet FierceTelecom Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microwave-eetimes.com/en/lte-evolved-packet-core-spending-to-pass-500-million-usd-in-2012.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=222902270 10/05/2012 01:28:18 / 198 The growing deployment of LTE networks is the main driver for increased spending on gateways, which in turn are driving Evolved Packet Core (EPC) spend Microwave Engineering Europe Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ntt.com/aboutus_e/news/data/20111104.html 10/05/2012 01:28:16 / 197 The company has confirmed the commercial viability of digital coherent transmission NTT Com Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stockmarketsreview.com/news/185485/ 10/05/2012 01:28:14 / 196 Our vision is to offer customers leading-edge services that efficiently scale their business. As 10 Gb/s services proliferate and 100 Gb/s router ports emerge, we are trialing advanced solutions that scale optical networks beyond 100 Gb/s StockMarketsReview Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110111-esnet-100g-ethernet-252623.html 10/05/2012 01:28:11 / 195 The U.S. Department of Energy will debut in November one of the fastest networks ever built: a 100Gbps Ethernet network that will enable researchers to create more complex, real-world simulations in climate change, particle physics, astronomy and other scientific fields Network World Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/01/ip-transit-prices-continue-to-decline-geographic-differences-remain/ 10/05/2012 01:28:09 / 194 Between Q3 2007 and Q3 2011, median GigE port prices in New York and Hong Kong declined at a compounded rate of approximately 17 percent, while prices in London fell by more than 20 percent TeleGeography Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/11/01/optus-reveals-it-has-completed-first-lte-data-connection-using-700mhz-band/ 10/05/2012 01:28:07 / 193 Gunther Ottendorfer, managing director of Optus Networks, was cited as saying that his company intends to test a range of commercially available consumer devices that operate in the 700MHz band, including smartphones, tablets and Wi-Fi hotspots TeleGeography Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48175&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10 10/05/2012 01:28:05 / 192 It's official. Not many people make voice calls or send texts over the 3UK network any more. That's because 97 per cent of the traffic is now data, as Martyn Warwick reports TelecomTV Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://tech.ebu.ch/news/tv-beyond-hdtv-at-itu-r-31oct11 10/05/2012 01:28:02 / 191 U-R Working Party 6C's job is to agree 'baseband' formats for new video and audio systems that will be used in the broadcasting and media environments ITU-R Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commsday.com/commsday/2011/exclusive-4th-mobile-operator-planned-zealand/ 10/05/2012 01:28 / 190 Clear Mobitel (NZ) Ltd aims to become New Zealand's fourth mobile carrier. COMMSDAY Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/102011-openflow-app-252211.html 10/05/2012 01:27:58 / 189 As most participants at the inaugural Open Networking Summit extolled the virtues of software-defined networking (SDN) and the OpenFlow protocol, others are waiting for key features to emerge before considering it for their networks Network World Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/102411-ethernet-planning-guide-251837.html 10/05/2012 01:27:56 / 188 Standards-based 40- and 100-gigabit Ethernet switches and routers are starting to show up in enterprise networks, following ratification of the IEEE 802.3ba specification in mid-2010 Network World Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Insight/Insight_3G_connections_MENA_Oct2011/?utm_campaign=Insight%2020%20October%202011 10/05/2012 01:27:53 / 187 Because mobile markets are rapidly saturating, operators in the Middle East and North Africa will increasingly focus on mobile data for growth Analysys Mason Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/2920979/India-to-create-nationwide-fibre-network.html?ArticleID=2920979 10/05/2012 01:27:51 / 186 Indian government is set to approve $4bn project for national optical fibre network aimed at connecting villages Global Telecoms Business Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microwave-eetimes.com/en/chicago-needs-84-500-small-cells-by-2015-world-needs-over-ten-million.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=222902207# 10/05/2012 01:27:49 / 185 To provide LTE everywhere in the US around 1.8 million small cells would be required, based on estimations on data growth and usage across the country. Microwave Engineering Europe Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2011/10/18/dropbox-the-inside-story-of-techs-hottest-startup/ 10/05/2012 01:27:47 / 184 Here's that rare Steve Jobs story, one that's never been told, about the company that got away Forbes Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.capacitymagazine.com/Article/2919427/An-agile-approach.html 10/05/2012 01:27:44 / 183 As EVP of Colt Communication Services, Francois Eloy is in a position to redesign Colt's business relationships. But what are the issues which have led him to make these changes, and what broader changes does he foresee for the telecoms industry at large? Capacity Magazine Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesscloudnews.com/infrastructure-as-a-service-/605-colt-extends-cloud-services-into-europe.html 10/05/2012 01:27:42 / 182 The expansion will now help European customers access local enterprise private cloud services from local data centres by the end of 2012 BusinessCloudnews Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=213545&f_src=lrdailynewsletter 10/05/2012 01:27:40 / 181 Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) plans to support the OpenFlow protocol on its Nexus switches, starting with the low-latency Nexus 3000 line Light Reading Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/news-analysis/8973-deutsche-telekom-and-france-telecom-orange-to-get-buyin-with-buyin 10/05/2012 01:27:38 / 180 Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom-Orange have received regulatory clearance for their joint procurement operation. The division will start operating on Monday 17 October under the name Buyin Mobile Europe Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_340.php4 10/05/2012 01:27:35 / 179 185 firm commercial LTE network deployments, 64% higher than a year ago, are in progress or planned in 66 countries, including 35 networks now commercially launched GSA Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp111012en.jsp 10/05/2012 01:27:33 / 178 Under the agreement, the first areas of cooperation involve providing improved access and services for Orange's business customers in China and China Telecom's in Europe Orange Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.orange.com/en_EN/networks/news/landing_of_ace/index.jsp 10/05/2012 01:27:31 / 177 First international submarine cable for Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone Orange Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.internet2.edu/news/pr/2011.10.11.100G.html 10/05/2012 01:27:29 / 176 Two of the nation's leading research networks - the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and Internet2 -today announced that they have completed the world's first transcontinental deployment of 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using coherent technology Internet2 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111010005308/en/MSF-Completes-Latest-Global-Interop-Test-27 10/05/2012 01:27:26 / 175 The MSF (MultiService Forum) announced today the successful completion of the first ever MSF VoLTE (Voice over Long Term Evolution) Interoperability Event, backed by the GSMA The MultiService Forum Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=213195& 10/05/2012 01:27:24 / 174 Analysts are divided about how latency might affect the performance of Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks in the U.S., following the publication of recent network test results Light Reading Mobile Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://everythingeverywhere.com/2011/10/10/orange-t-mobile-customers-to-benefit-from-3g-in-more-places-as-everything-everywhere-extends-the-%E2%80%9Cbig-switch-on%E2%80%9D/ 10/05/2012 01:27:22 / 173 Starting next week, the 3G switch-on will roll-out, region by region, to all Orange & T-Mobile customers, over the next few months. Customer charges remain the same when using the other network's signal. Everything Everywhere Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://everythingeverywhere.com/2011/10/07/everything-everywhere-and-bt-wholesale-kick-off-4g-live-trial/ 10/05/2012 01:27:19 / 172 200 triallists in Cornwall now testing UK's first mobile and fixed line broadband network collaboration Everything Everywhere Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/news-analysis/8960-vodafone-and-o2-order-60-new-masts-a-month 10/05/2012 01:27:17 / 171 Cornerstone, the joint venture that operates Vodafone and O2's shared network elements, has placed an order for 60 mobile phone masts per month for the next two years Mobile Europe Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomengine.com/article/telecom-companies-lash-out-eu-fiber-proposal 10/05/2012 01:27:15 / 170 Telecom operators hit out at a new European Union proposal that aims to spur investment in faster fiber optics networks by reducing profits generated on copper-based networks, saying it was wrongheaded and would actually stunt progress Telecom ENGINE Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=212999 10/05/2012 01:27:13 / 169 LONDON -- Packet Microwave Forum -- Whichever technology will be used to backhaul small cells, it has to be cheap. Light Reading Mobile Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/2909941/TeliaSonera-plans-LTE-expansion-in-Sweden.html?ArticleID=2909941 10/05/2012 01:27:11 / 168 Swedish operator will roll out LTE into to 231 towns and cities by the end of 2011 and 432 in 2012, up from 153 today Global Telecoms Business Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468014 10/05/2012 01:27:08 / 167 France Telecom-Orange on Wednesday emphasised the importance of using WiFi to offload traffic from its mobile network, based on its existing network of WiFi access points, but warned that there are still challenges to be overcome. Total Telecom Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://en.t-press.cz/tiskove_zpravy/2011/1299/ 10/05/2012 01:27:06 / 166 T-Mobile's fibre-optic backbone network can now support transmission speeds of 100G T-Mobile Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media-centre/announcements/telstra-lights-up-4g-mobile-services-in-australia.xml 10/05/2012 01:27:04 / 165 Australians will enter a new era of mobile telecommunications today with Telstra launching the nation's first superfast 4G LTE mobile network in capital city CBDs and more than 30 regional and metropolitan centres Telstra Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.broadband-forum.org/news/download/pressreleeases/2011/GPON_Subs2011.pdf 10/05/2012 01:27:01 / 164 Fiber deployment key to next phase of broadband growth and robust service offerings The Broadband Forum Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2011/092611wan2.html 10/05/2012 01:26:59 / 163 With the advent of "Anything as a Service" in the cloud, we are coming closer and closer to that reality. Network World Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/2Q11-SAN-and-Data-Center-Network-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:26:57 / 162 The foundation is finally set for true convergence of data center network infrastructure. Any way we look at it, we see convergence accelerating, from growth in the purpose-built data center switch market to the exploding adoption of Fibre Channel over Ethernet Infonetics Research Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/26/ieee_100ge_backplane_spec/ 10/05/2012 01:26:55 / 161 The IEEE standards body has set up a task force of industry vendors to start work on the four-lane, 25Gb/sec signaling that will be required for future 100 Gigabit Ethernet The Register Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/node/22948 10/05/2012 01:26:52 / 160 Australian incumbent operator Telstra has today made LTE services and its debut 4G dongle available to consumers TelecomAsia.net Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/19/att-lte-network-lit-in-five-cities/ 10/05/2012 01:26:50 / 159 According to unconfirmed US press reports, A&T's long-awaited Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile network has launched in five markets, namely: Dallas-Forth Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Atlanta and Chicago TeleGeography Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://connectedplanetonline.com/IP-NGN/news/behind-verizons-latest-100g-deployment-plans-0916/ 10/05/2012 01:26:46 / 157 Darryl Wilson, manager of global optical transport technology and planning for Verizon, provided some additional details about the technology upgrade. Connected Planet Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1400026.7203723148/rid:90c07af7846c0445b4bac1ff7ce126dd 10/05/2012 01:26:43 / 156 There is very little, if any, excess inventory of components accumulated across the broader market according to information obtained by LightCounting. LightCounting Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/deutsche-telekoms-t-systems-wants-cloud-services-protected-us-government-in/2011-09-16 10/05/2012 01:26:41 / 155 T-Systems is bullish about the cloud services opportunity, but does not want its customers' information being compromised by the U.S. government accessing their information FierceTelecom Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.oiforum.com/public/pressroom/CEI_press_releasevFINAL.pdf 10/05/2012 01:26:39 / 154 The CEI work is important to the networking industry because it paves the way to second generation 100G systems and even beyond OIF Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2011/verizon-first-global-service.html 10/05/2012 01:26:37 / 153 The company plans to deploy this next-generation technology on more than 10 routes in 2011, taking advantage of the advanced technology to significantly reduce latency Verizon Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/Carrier-Microwave-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:26:34 / 152 The bottom-line result of our latest microwave strategies survey is that, for operators, customer support is the key way to differentiate from the pack Infonetics Research Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/2Q11-Microwave-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:26:32 / 151 Over the last 18 months, Huawei increased its quarterly microwave equipment revenue by over 90% Infonetics Research Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/press-wire/8923-infonetics-finds-huawei-biggest-gainer-in-microwave-market 10/05/2012 01:26:30 / 150 Revenue gains in Ethernet and hybrid TDM/Ethernet microwave equipment sales failed to offset price erosion across most microwave market segments, leading to a thin 2.4% rise in the overall microwave equipment market in 2Q 2011, according to research firm Infonetics. Mobile Europe Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/09/07/td-brings-lte-to-more-rural-areas/ 10/05/2012 01:26:28 / 149 Telekom Deutschland (TD), the domestic fixed and mobile division of German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom, has expanded its rural Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to Massing and Issing in Bavariaex TeleGeography Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.virginmediabusiness.co.uk/news__events/news/2011/mbnl.aspx 10/05/2012 01:26:25 / 148 Mobile Broadband Network signs a £100 million plus contract to provide even higher speeds for its customers Virgin Media Business Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=467424 10/05/2012 01:26:23 / 147 U.K. regulator plans to make devices that connect via gaps between TV signal bands licence-exempt Total Telecom Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.idate.org/2009/pages/index.php?all=f_actualite&idl=21&id=691 10/05/2012 01:26:21 / 146 For mobile device manufacturers, the challenges will be to have the best possible integration of 4G into existing devices IDATE Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/press-wire/8909-gsa-forecasts-93-commercial-lte-networks-by-2012 10/05/2012 01:26:19 / 145 237 operators have either launched commercial service, or are in trials, tests or studies Mobile Europe Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.msforum.org/pressroom/pr/VoLTE%20PR%20Announcement%20Final_8_29_2011.pdf 10/05/2012 01:26:16 / 144 MSF Initiates LTE Public Safety Testing MultiService Forum Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-aug-2011-mid2011_global_leaderboard_prnews.html 10/05/2012 01:26:14 / 143 Verizon had the largest share gain in the first six months of 2011, resulting in a jump up to second position on the Global Provider Leaderboard, surpassing Colt Vertical Systems Group Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.oiforum.com/public/pressroom/NextGenInterconnectPR_vFinal.pdf 10/05/2012 01:26:12 / 142 The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) members initiated a Next Generation Interconnect Framework project which explores various applications spaces for high speed optical and/or electrical interconnect and identifies the necessary elements for follow on implementation agreements (IA) OIF Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.isoc.org/isoc/20th/ 10/05/2012 01:26:10 / 141 One of the founding principles of the Internet's design is openness and, in 1992, a small group of Internet pioneers came together to make sure it stayed that way. Internet Society Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/2Q11-Optical-Network-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:26:07 / 140 Our expectations for single-digit market growth this year remain in reach. If global optical network equipment spending in the second half of 2011 is flat with the first half, total spending for 2011 will be up 6.5% Infonetics Research Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/2882165/Telecom-Egypts-40-gigabit-system-operational.html 10/05/2012 01:26:05 / 139 Telecom Egypt has started operations of its TE-North cable system across the Mediterranean. The 3,600 kilometre system is the first Mediterranean cable network operating at 40 gigabits a second Global Telecoms Business Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110801005715/en/euNetworks-Optimises-London-Frankfurt-Latency-Route 10/05/2012 01:26:03 / 138 euNetworks' direct exchange-to-exchange connectivity, linking key Finance Exchanges and Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) in London to Frankfurt, is now done with a lowest one way latency of 4.29 milliseconds. euNetworks Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/Ethernet-and-IP-MPLS-VPN-Services-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:26:01 / 137 While retail business makes up the bulk of the Ethernet services market, revenue from wholesale Ethernet services (i.e., services sold by service providers to service providers) is growing faster than retail, at a 19% compound annual growth rate through 2015. Infonetics Research Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/Carrier-OTN-and-IPoDWDM-on-Routers-Survey-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:25:58 / 136 83% of "carriers surveyed" are either already using IPoDWDM on routers or plan to for access, metro, backbone and/or data center connections. Infonetics Research Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/02/trans-pacific-circuit-prices-plunge/ 10/05/2012 01:25:56 / 135 Between Q2 2009 and Q2 2011, the median monthly lease price for a 10 Gbps wavelength from Los Angeles to Tokyo fell 63 percent, from $98,500 to $36,000 TeleGeography Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.us.ntt.net/news/press-release.cfm/NTT-America-Announces-500G-Milestone-for-NTT-Communications-Tier-1-Network 10/05/2012 01:25:54 / 134 NTT Communications Global IP Network has reached 500 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of capacity on its transpacific network. NTT Com Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110801005715/en/euNetworks-Optimises-London-Frankfurt-Latency-Route 10/05/2012 01:25:52 / 133 Vodafone Spain has been awarded a total of 60 MHz (2x30 MHz) of new spectrum in the Spanish government's auction, enabling the Company to provide its customers with enhanced mobile internet services across the country, including in rural areas. Vodafone Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.oiforum.com/public/pressroom/E-NNI_Routing_IA_vFinal.pdf 10/05/2012 01:25:49 / 132 Approves OTN-capable E-NNI Routing 2.0 IA OIF Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-2011-July.html 10/05/2012 01:25:47 / 131 Driven by escalating demand for higher speed network services, the volume of Ethernet bandwidth purchased by enterprises in the U.S. has surpassed the aggregate bandwidth for legacy circuits, according to new research from Vertical Systems Group Vertical Systems Group Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ntt.com/aboutus_e/news/data/20110726.html 10/05/2012 01:25:45 / 130 NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced today the worldwide launch of its Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) service, called Global Virtual Link. NTT Com Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.albawaba.com/du-launches-first-phase-its-optical-transport-network-384444 10/05/2012 01:25:43 / 129 Reaching yet another milestone on its network infrastructure front, du has announced the completion of the first phase of its Optical Transport Network (OTN) albawaba Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14291335 10/05/2012 01:25:40 / 128 The upcoming 4G mobile auction should be used as an opportunity to upgrade the UK's mobile infrastructure, says an advisory group. BBC Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs096/1103610692385/archive/1106790342876.html 10/05/2012 01:25:38 / 127 The quarter over quarter subscriber increase for LTE and WiMAX was 478% and 14% respectively at the end of June 2011, according to the 15th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. Maravedis Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.francetelecom.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp110721en.jsp 10/05/2012 01:25:36 / 126 France Telecom-Orange has published its third party-operator access offer for its FTTH fiber-optic network outside very-dense areas, and has signed an agreement with Free (Iliad Group) concerning fiber deployment in these areas that is due to begin in 2011 and 2012. France Telecom-Orange Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/100-x-100g-trans-atlantic-cable-works?section=NEWS 10/05/2012 01:25:34 / 125 Subsea cable startup Emerald Atlantis is pressing ahead with a project to deploy what it says will be the world's first 100 x 100G subsea cable network. telecomasia.com Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=466144 10/05/2012 01:25:31 / 124 Rogers Communications this week became Canada's first operator to offer LTE services, after switching on its high-speed mobile network in the capital city Ottawa on Thursday Total Telecom Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://lists.internet2.edu/sympa/arc/i2-news/2011-07/msg00003.html 10/05/2012 01:25:29 / 123 Nation's largest research and education networks harness next-generation technology to expand DOE research capacity and capabilities. Internet2 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_334.php4 10/05/2012 01:25:27 / 122 The report covers both LTE FDD and LTE TDD systems and confirms that 166 firm commercial LTE network deployments are in progress or planned in 62 countries, including 24 networks which have commercially launched. GSA Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/business/news/Ovum-Optical-components-market-contraction-on-the-way-125153549.html 10/05/2012 01:25:25 / 121 To the surprise of no one who has followed the financial fortunes of companies such as Finisar and Oclaro, Ovum reports that growth in the global optical components (OC) market slowed in the first quarter of 2011 Lightwave Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.surfnet.nl/en/nieuws/Pages/SURFnetdeploys100Gbsover1650kmbetweenAmsterdamandGeneva.aspx 10/05/2012 01:25:22 / 120 To the best of our knowledge, this is the longest 100 Gb/s connection deployed; so far 100 Gb/s deployments covered less than 1000 km of distance. SURFnet Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/01/kddi-to-roll-out-100000-hotspots-to-handle-cellular-traffic/ 10/05/2012 01:25:20 / 119 KDDI has contracted Ruckus Wireless to supply equipment, with the vendor already having installed 10,000 access points... TeleGeography Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://level3.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=23600&item=51586 10/05/2012 01:25:18 / 118 Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced it has been selected to provide ultra-low-latency transport services from London to Stockholm by QuantHouse, a global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions. Level 3 Communications Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telekom.com/media/company/62122 10/05/2012 01:25:16 / 117 Cologne will be pleased not only about the 763 km of the best developed public transport system in Germany. In addition, the city will receive the fastest mobile surfing connections in the country Deutsche Telekom Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2011/janetuk-works-with-verizon.html 10/05/2012 01:25:13 / 116 JANET(UK), the provider of the U.K.'s education and research network, called JANET, has worked with Verizon to produce a networking solution to support a first for global education and collaboration in the U.K Verizon Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/1Q11-Storage-Area-Network-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:25:11 / 115 The long shift to cloud computing will propel the SAN switch market to more than triple from 2010 to 2015, and we forecast the SAN adapter market to grow at a 20% compound annual growth rate from 2010 to 2015, spurred by demand for FCoE Infonetics Research Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://about.datamonitor.com/media/archives/5723 10/05/2012 01:25:09 / 114 The global optical networking (ON) market will reach revenues of $20 billion by 2016, as the sector pulls itself out of the economic downturn, predicts Ovum in a new forecast*. Datamonitor Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/Showarticle.cfm?ArticleID=3A1E1E0D-3D58-4C5F-A2E5-0C7B5DEDA61D 10/05/2012 01:25:07 / 113 BT today announced a further expansion of its BT Etherflow broadband networking service in Germany. BT Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/press/marketing-emails/2011/06/21/ethernet-vpn-services-still-far-from-universal/index.html 10/05/2012 01:25:04 / 112 Ethernet deployments lag far behind MPLS VPN deployments, both by service provider and by geographic market. Over half of the 63 international service providers researched by TeleGeography offer MPLS VPN service in 10 or more countries, compared with less than one-third of Ethernet VPLS service providers. TeleGeography Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eurekanetwork.org/showsuccessstory?p_r_p_564233524_articleId=958057&p_r_p_564233524_groupId=10137 10/05/2012 01:25:02 / 111 The 100GET project, 100GET stands for 100 Gigabits Ethernet, combined some of the largest networking and telecommunication companies in Europe. EUREKA Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://connectedplanetonline.com/IP-NGN/news/verizons-tarazi-links-cloud-100g-benefits-0616/ 10/05/2012 01:25 / 110 The massive earthquakes that rocked Japan this March had little to no impact on Verizon's global customers as investments in submarine fiber and more dynamic and re-routable optical networks weathered the storm. Connected Planet Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gazettabyte.com/home/2011/6/15/optical-networking-market-in-rude-health.html 10/05/2012 01:24:58 / 109 Despite recent falls in optical equipment makers' stock, the optical networking market remains in good health with analysts predicting 6-7% growth in 2011. Gazettabyte Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/sketch-mpls-tp 10/05/2012 01:24:55 / 108 Mark Lum reports on the status of MPLS-TP from the recent POTN event in Paris, where Europs's Tier 1 carriers shared candid views. CHANNEL123 Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.delloro.com/news/2011/Opt052511.htm 10/05/2012 01:24:53 / 107 Dell'Oro Group predicts that the market will grow 9 percent to over $13 billion by year-end Dell'Oro Group Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/optical-gear-market-back-track 10/05/2012 01:24:51 / 106 The market for optical networking equipment is well on the path to recovery after healthy gains in the first quarter, according to statistics from two research firms. TelecomAsia.net Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.eunetworks.com/pdf/5148/euNetworks_LambdaNet%20Acquisition_Europe_FINAL.pdf 10/05/2012 01:24:49 / 105 Combination positions euNetworks to deliver bandwidth infrastructure to a broader German market with scale advantages. Transaction creates value, with increased addressable market and top line growth. euNetworks Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/cisco-takes-lead-market-share-packet-optical-transport/2011-05-18 10/05/2012 01:24:46 / 104 Cisco bumped Alcatel-Lucent out of the top spot in Q1 2011 for packet optical transport providers in terms of market share, ACG Research reports in its latest study, which reveals a market on a solid growth trend of 21 percent year-over-year. FierceTelecom Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://connectedplanetonline.com/commentary/ieee-eyes-next-ethernet-speed-standard/ 10/05/2012 01:24:44 / 103 Predictions of how soon higher speeds will be needed range from 2013 to 2020, according to John D'Ambrosia, who is chief Ethernet evangelist for Force 10 Networks as well as chair of the IEEE's newly announced 802.3 Connected Planet Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/Carrier-OTN-Deployment-Strategies-Survey-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:24:42 / 102 There is a huge shift between now and 2014 in the area of optical switching, with the number of carriers with plans to deploy OTN interfaces on electrical switching equipment rising from 37% to 84% Infonetics Research Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/IP-Etherent-and-Small-Cell-Backhaul-Strategies-Survey.asp 10/05/2012 01:24:40 / 101 58% of the operators we interviewed said they will deploy small cells (microcells and picocells) by the end of 2011 Infonetics Research Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=464127 10/05/2012 01:24:37 / 100 Operators combine procurement activities in bid to save €1.3 billion over three years Total Telecom Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/2H10-1G-10G-40G-100G-Networking-Ports-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:24:35 / 99 There is a lot of excitement these days around 100G and 100GE, and whether or how soon 100G prices will cause 40G sales to decline. Infinera Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=oif-terabits-press-release 10/05/2012 01:24:33 / 98 The OIF is working actively with its membership and the optical networking community to prepare the market for speeds beyond 100G OIF Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.tinet.net/about-us/news/press-releases/tinet-launches-ethercloud.html 10/05/2012 01:24:31 / 97 Tinet, a Neutral Tandem company (NASDAQ: TNDM), announced today the launch of its global wholesale offering, "EtherCloud". Tinet Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomseurope.net/content/oc-sales-35-2010 10/05/2012 01:24:28 / 96 Figures showing 35% growth in the world's optical components market may be misleading, because recovery from a previous slump made increases inevitable. TelecomsEurope Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110317005241/en/Level-3-Optimizes-Network-Fiber-Routes-Offer 10/05/2012 01:24:26 / 95 Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced it has added ultra-low-latency network routes to Milan and Zurich to its European financial services portfolio. The routes are available from London, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York City and Chicago. Level 3 Communications Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/abovenet-establishes-connection-neutral-tandems-ethernet-network/2011-03-16 10/05/2012 01:24:24 / 94 AboveNet (NYSE: ABVT) is fanning out the reach of its Ethernet services footprint by establishing a connection in Neutral Tandem's Ethernet exchange FierceTelecom Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/press/press-releases/2011/03/16/long-haul-ethernet-performance-doesnt-come-cheap/index.html 10/05/2012 01:24:22 / 93 Carriers around the world are deploying a growing array of long-haul Ethernet services, offering implementations of Ethernet over an alphabet soup of transport technologies, including SDH/SONET (EoSDH), MPLS (EoMPLS), and DWDM (EoDWDM) networks. TeleGeography Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/MPLSTP+The+Facts.aspx 10/05/2012 01:24:20 / 92 With ITU's recent announcement on an OAM standard for MPLS in transport networks generating claims from the Internet Society that it will jeopardize the Internet, counter claims and much press coverage it seems the right time to set the record straight. ITU-T Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verizonbusiness.com/us/about/news/pr-25704-en-Verizon+First+to+Deploy+Standards+Based+100G+Ethernet+on+Long+Haul+IP+Backbone+Network.xml 10/05/2012 01:24:17 / 91 Verizon has deployed the first standards-based, multivendor 100 gigabit Ethernet link for an IP backbone on a portion of the company's European long-haul network, increasing capacity and performance for customers. Verizon Business Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.internetsociety.org/articles/ietf-and-internet-society-statement-relating-today%E2%80%99s-itu-t-sg15-decision-will-lead-non 10/05/2012 01:24:15 / 90 Today, the ITU-T Study Group 15 determined a Recommendation that defines Y.1731 based operations, administration and management (OAM) for MPLS transport networks. Internet Society Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/ITU+Satisfies+Market+Demand+For+Carrier+Class+MPLS+Standard+Network+Operators+Given+Costeffective+Management+Solution.aspx 10/05/2012 01:24:13 / 89 In a big step towards leveraging existing MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) deployment in transport networks, ITU has agreed first stage approval of a key new standard. The ITU-T standard will give network operators the tools necessary to manage large scale deployments of MPLS-based networks ITU-T Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2011/02/infinera-team-achieves-one-terabit-per-second-data-rate-on-a-single-integrated-photonic-chip-117031698.html 10/05/2012 01:24:10 / 88 A development team at Infinera Corp. in Sunnyvale, Calif., has achieved a record one trillion bits per second (1 terabit/s) speed on a single integrated indium phosphide chip. Lightwave Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/022311-the-push-is-on-to.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-02-23 10/05/2012 01:24:08 / 87 NYSE TechLess than a year after 100-Gigabit Ethernet was standardized, an industry group is considering a set of specifications that might make the high-speed technology less expensive and more useful. Network World Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2011/4Q10-Service-Provider-Routers-Switches-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:24:06 / 86 Alcatel-Lucent has been steadily taking IP router market share for the past 3 years, to the point that, even though they only play in the edge router segment, they are now #2 worldwide in the total IP edge and core router market. Infonetics Research Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/02/10/nyse-partners-with-interxion-in-london/ 10/05/2012 01:24:04 / 85 NYSE Technologies today announced a partnership with data center service provider Interxion (INXN) in which the NYSE will house network access points for its Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) trading network in Interxion's data center in the City of London. Data Centre Knowledge Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-jan-2011-year-end2010_global_leaderboard_prnews.html 10/05/2012 01:24:02 / 84 Multinational enterprises step up purchases of high speed E-Access services to Layer 3 IP/MPLS VPNs. Vertical Systems Group Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cenx.com/node/113 10/05/2012 01:23:59 / 83 CENX, Inc., operator of the world's first and most connected Carrier Ethernet exchanges, today announced MemberLink, its new Inter-Exchange Service exclusively provided by CENX Members. CENX Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ntt.com/aboutus_e/news/data/20110131.html 10/05/2012 01:23:55 / 81 NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that with assistance from Hong Kong-based NTT Com Asia, the company plans to launch the Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), a 40-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) undersea cable, in June 2012. NTT Com Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-01-2011-Year-End2010_Leaderboard_prnews.html 10/05/2012 01:23:53 / 80 Top Leaderboard tier solidifies; Enterprise demand for Layer 2 Ethernet services drives 34% increase in U.S. port installations. Vertical Systems Group Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cxotoday.com/story/ethernet-to-grow-at-39-cagr-in-next-5-years/ 10/05/2012 01:23:50 / 79 MEF highlights dramatic growth in Ethernet services across the world as providers embrace the flexibility, performance and cost advantages of Carrier Ethernet CXO Today Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telx.com/Press-Releases/telx-activates-ethernet-exchange-in-miami-dallas-and-los-angeles.html 10/05/2012 01:23:48 / 78 Telx, a leading interconnection and colocation provider in strategic North American markets, today announced the deployment of the Telx Ethernet Exchange service at its strategically located data centers in Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles. Telx Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.broadband-forum.org/news/download/pressreleeases/2011/3Q2010Stats%20Broadband%20IPTV.pdf 10/05/2012 01:23:46 / 77 Year on year growth rates of 6.7% have taken broadband subscription to 508,761,837 in the third quarter of 2010, according to figures prepared by Point Topic and announced today by the Broadband Forum in its Global Broadband and IPTV Industry Update The Broadband Forum Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.jaymiescotto.com/jsablog/2011/01/05/hibernia-atlantic%E2%80%99s-project-express-is-now-fully-funded-offers-lowest-latency-route-for-financial-firms/ 10/05/2012 01:23:44 / 76 Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, announces today its plans to build the lowest latency cable route from New York to London offering High Frequency Traders the unique latency under 60 milliseconds.15 Hibernia Atlantic Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.broadband-forum.org/news/download/pressreleeases/2010/4Q11Release.pdf 10/05/2012 01:23:41 / 75 When 2010 noted as a year of great Forum productivity, critical specifications development, powerful new alliances and the achievement of an amazing industry milestone of 500 million broadband subscribers The Broadband Forum Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/press_releases/reliance-globalcom-joins-cenx-expand-global-ethernet-vpls-offering 10/05/2012 01:23:39 / 74 Reliance Globalcom, the leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers, today announced that its Global Ethernet VPLS solution now connects with CENX FierceTelecom Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---switches-and-routers-2010-market-roundup 10/05/2012 01:23:37 / 73 Despite the murky economic picture, 2010 is shaping up to be a great year for Ethernet switching, with sales for the year likely reaching the highest level ever, at $18.5 billion, up 29% from 2009. Infonetics Research Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomasia.net/content/ethernet-exchanges-come-light 10/05/2012 01:23:35 / 72 Analyst firm Ovum is projecting the overall global Ethernet market to grow at a 14% CAGR to $40 billion over the next five years, with multipoint services pegged as the fastest growing sub-segment at 32% CAGR to 2015 TelecomAsia.net Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/press_releases/china-telecom-huawei-and-corning-jointly-announced-completion-3000km-ultra- 10/05/2012 01:23:30 / 70 China Telecom, Huawei, and Corning Incorporated, jointly announced the completion of China's first 100G wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) ultra long haul transmission test. The test set a new record of 100G WDM transmission distance of over 3000 km in terrestrial fiber system. FierceTelecom Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.carrierethernetnews.com/articles/146453/forecasting-carrier-ethernet-exchange-market-is-a-/ 10/05/2012 01:23:26 / 68 When Ethernet exchanges were still in the planning phase, some industry stakeholders projected that they could give Carrier Ethernet sales a big boost. But now that four different companies have launched Ethernet exchanges, how much business will they really generate? Carrier Ethernet News Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://acgresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/mpls-tp-oam-informal-acg-survey-and.html 10/05/2012 01:23:14 / 63 'What's all this fuss about MPLS-TP OAM?' At ACG have been trying to sort out what's really going on with MPLS-TP OAM by asking service providers worldwide to comment on their usage of MPLS-TP ACG Research Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=cisco---potn-announcement 10/05/2012 01:23:23 / 67 Cisco today announced a fundamental innovation for next-generation telecommunications transport networks - the Cisco Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) System. Cisco Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=juniper---p-otn-2101 10/05/2012 01:23:21 / 66 As 160 delegates attend the first P-OTN specialist event in Europe Juniper Networks announces its "next-generation and the industry's fastest core routing platform" Juniper Networks Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---lte-networks 10/05/2012 01:23:19 / 65 Infonetics increased its forecast for the worldwide LTE infrastructure market, expecting it to grow roughly 10-fold from 2010 to 2014, to $11.5 billion Infonetics Research Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---milimeter-radio 10/05/2012 01:23:17 / 64 Millimeter wave equipment based on E-band spectrum has characteristics -- namely higher frequencies and single-channel configurations -- that enable it to address several key markets. Although relatively small, the worldwide E-band and W-band millimeter wave equipment market is fast-rising, with worldwide revenue forecast to grow to $458.5 million in 2014 Infonetics Research Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=ftth-rankings 10/05/2012 01:23:12 / 62 Three out of the top five fibre nations are recent members of the European Union; Romania enters the rankings. FTTH Council Europe Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2010/News_Article_002230.xml&lu_lang_code=en 10/05/2012 01:23:10 / 61 European telecommunications operators could increase consumer revenues by as much as 10 percent, and enterprise revenues by nearly 30 percent as the adoption of LTE technology matures. Alcatel-Lucent Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/10/20/5079636.htm 10/05/2012 01:23:08 / 60 The ancotel group, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, an international service provider for carrier-neutral colocation, telehousing and interconnection, welcomes AboveNet as its 400th customer at Kleyer 90 in Frankfurt Germany TMCNet Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=vsg---market-figures 10/05/2012 01:23:05 / 59 The market opportunity for Ethernet Exchange services is sized at $674 million worldwide in 2014, according to Vertical Systems Group's latest research, which was released today at the Carrier Ethernet Backhaul & Exchange Europe conference in London. Vertical Systems Group Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---microwave-q2 10/05/2012 01:23:03 / 58 The microwave equipment market continues to be affected by the echoes of the recession, and it was a soft quarter, indicative of the lingering slowdown in operator capex in some segments. Infonetics Research Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.datacenterstocks.com/2010/10/will-cenx-beat-equinix-in-ethernet.html 10/05/2012 01:23:01 / 57 Just about every provider offering some kind of data center interconnection, business Ethernet, or corporate VoIP service has announced they are offering an Ethernet Exchange platform, or has built a connection to one. Data Centre Stocks Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=mef-awards---colt 10/05/2012 01:22:59 / 56 Colt also wins "Best Business Ethernet Services" category in the MEF's official awards. MEF Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=colt-and-infinera-100ge-client 10/05/2012 01:22:56 / 55 The trial consisted of prototype 100GbE client interfaces in Infinera systems in London and Frankfurt. The 100GbE service was passed over the 861 kilometer route from London to Frankfurt on Colt's low latency network. Infinera Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=equinix-and-glowpoint 10/05/2012 01:22:54 / 54 Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a provider of managed services for telepresence and video conferencing, today announced that it has signed an alliance agreement with Equinix Equinix Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.colt.net/uk/en/news/key-milestone-in-the-race-to-zero-latency-financial-institutions-can-now-ex1.htm 10/05/2012 01:22:52 / 53 Financial institutions can now exploit low latency of 4.22 milliseconds between London to Frankfurt Colt Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.verticalsystems.com/prarticles/stat-flash-0810-Mid2010_Global-Leaderboard.html 10/05/2012 01:22:50 / 52 Award recognizes top providers of Ethernet network services to multinational enterprises Vertical Systems Group Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/features/articles/95559-industry-coalesces-around-mpls-tp-packet-optical-transport.htm 10/05/2012 01:22:47 / 51 Although the raison d'etre for MPLS-TP is to enable operators to manage packet-based connections as if they were nailed-up, circuit-based connections, just how exactly operations administration and maintenance will be addressed in the standard has yet to be settled INTERNET TELEPHONY Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2010/2Q10-Optical-Network-Hardware-Market-Highlights.asp 10/05/2012 01:22:45 / 50 Market research firm Infonetics Research today released excerpts from its second quarter 2010 (2Q10) Optical Network Hardware vendor market share report. Infonetics Research Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-ip0wdm 10/05/2012 01:22:43 / 49 Market research firm Infonetics Research (http://twitter.com/infonetics) today released excerpts from "OTN, IPoDWDM, and GMPLS on Routers: Global Service Provider Survey." Infonetics Research Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=vsg-ethernet-exchange 10/05/2012 01:22:41 / 48 New research defines the Ethernet Exchange opportunity and forecasts market demand Vertical Systems Group Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---p-otn-switching-survey 10/05/2012 01:22:38 / 47 Packet-optical transport systems will be the bedrock of future optical networks, and given the feature-rich nature of these systems, we conducted this survey to understand exactly which P-OTS features are most important to service providers. Infonetics Research Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2010/News_Article_002143.xml&lu_lang_code=en 10/05/2012 01:22:36 / 46 This is the first 100 GE demonstration of line-rate, loss-less transmission using a diverse mix of service traffic types with thousands of queues and service attributes, which are critical for service assurance. Alcatel-Lucent Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/downloadnow&doc=Juniper_ACG_2010 10/05/2012 01:22:34 / 45 Download this exclusive ACG Market Impact Report ACG Research Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/downloadnow&doc=POTS_ACG_2010 10/05/2012 01:22:32 / 44 Download this exclusive ACG Market Impact Report - you'll need to register as a member of Layer123. ACG Research Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/vertical-systems-cites-ethernet-exchanges-new-trend-watch/2010-07-21 10/05/2012 01:22:29 / 43 Vertical Systems Group, which is known for its coverage of carrier Ethernet trends, is setting its focus on the emerging Ethernet Exchange market segment. FierceTelecom Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---adsl-cpe 10/05/2012 01:22:27 / 42 Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its first quarter (1Q10) Broadband CPE and Subscribers market forecast report, which tracks DSL and cable broadband customer-premise equipment and subscribers, voice CPE, residential gateways, and voice terminal adapters. Infonetics Research Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/download&doc=FTTH-Council-UK-fibre 10/05/2012 01:22:25 / 41 This is a strong possibility according to recent research commissioned from analyst firm Heavy Reading, which suggests that the UK is at least five years behind. FTTH Council Europe Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-video-tv 10/05/2012 01:22:23 / 40 Market research firm Infonetics Research published 3 video-related market research reports in June: 2 first quarter of 2010 market share and forecast reports, Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers and Video Infrastructure and Subscribers, and its new IPTV Services Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey. Infonetics Research Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---telephony 10/05/2012 01:22:20 / 39 Market research firm Infonetics Research (http://twitter.com/infonetics) announced results from its first quarter 2010 (1Q10) Enterprise Unified Communication, VoIP, and TDM Equipment forecast report Infonetics Research Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---ethernet-innovation 10/05/2012 01:22:18 / 38 Market research firm Infonetics Research released its biannual 2010 "Ethernet and IP MPLS VPN Services" report, which tracks service provider revenue derived from wholesale and retail Ethernet services and layer 2 and layer 3 IP MPLS VPN services. Infonetics Research Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100621006382&newsLang=en 10/05/2012 01:22:16 / 37 The IEEE 802.3ba standard, ratified June 17, 2010, addresses critical challenges facing technology providers today, such as the growing number of applications with demonstrated bandwidth needs far exceeding existing Ethernet capabilities, by providing a larger, more durable bandwidth pipeline. IEEE Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/Optical+Network+Standard+Mapped+To+New+Ethernet+Spec.aspx 10/05/2012 01:22:14 / 36 ITU has agreed on updates to its widely deployed optical transport network (OTN) standards, including ITU-T G.709. The revisions provide mapping of a recently launched next generation high-rate Ethernet standard from IEEE into the OTN. ITU-T Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonmetics-microwave-2010 10/05/2012 01:22:11 / 35 Market research firm Infonetics Research released its first quarter of 2010 (1Q10) Microwave Equipment market share and forecast report, which tracks TDM, dual Ethernet/TDM, and Ethernet-only microwave equipment split by backhaul, transport, and access. Infonetics Research Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-san 10/05/2012 01:22:09 / 34 Market research firm Infonetics Research released its first quarter of 2010 (1Q10) Storage Network Equipment market share and forecast report. Infonetics Research Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=alcatel--100g-with-t-systems 10/05/2012 01:22:07 / 33 Alcatel-Lucent and T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm, today announced they have achieved an industry first by connecting high-performance data centers of the Dresden and Bergakademie Freiberg technical universities with a 60 km link using commercial 100 Gigabit/second (100G) connectivity Alcatel-Lucent Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-cisco-data-centre-up 10/05/2012 01:22:05 / 32 Market research firm Infonetics Research released its first quarter of 2010 (1Q10) Data Center Network Equipment market share and forecast report. Infonetics Research Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=alcatel---100g 10/05/2012 01:22 / 30 Alcatel-Lucent today continued its innovation in optical networking with the announcement of the first commercially available solution to carry a single carrier 100 gigabit per second (100G) on a wavelength through the innovative use of emerging 'Next-Generation Coherent' technology. Alcatel-Lucent Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---4g-hspa 10/05/2012 01:21:58 / 29 Market research firm Infonetics Research (http://twitter.com/infonetics) recently published 4G Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, for which senior analysts asked operators about their 4G network build-out plans... Infonetics Research Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.realwire.com/releases/broadband-forum-announces-new-initiatives-in-next-generation-access-nga-and-architecture 10/05/2012 01:22:02 / 31 COO Robin Mersh unveils expanded testing and certification efforts, as well as highlights the new suite of work targeting end-to-end architecture evolution for powerful new multi-service converged Networks The Broadband Forum Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infinera---ntt 10/05/2012 01:21:56 / 28 Infinera announced today that it has successfully completed a demonstration of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) transmission with NTT Communications over a live network. Infinera Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---wimax 10/05/2012 01:21:53 / 27 Infonetics Research released its first quarter (1Q10) WiMAX Equipment, Devices, and Subscribers market share and forecast report Infonetics Research Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-1q-mobile-infrastructure 10/05/2012 01:21:51 / 26 Market research firm Infonetics Research released its first quarter (1Q10) 2G/3G Mobile Infrastructure and Subscribers market share and forecast report. Infonetics Research Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=ciena---dynamic 10/05/2012 01:21:49 / 25 Research and education organizations can now accelerate development of dynamic and on-demand end user control of network resources for high performance network applications Ciena Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---optical-12-recovery 10/05/2012 01:21:47 / 24 Market research firm Infonetics Research released the 2010 edition of its Optical Network Hardware in EMEA: Europe, Middle East, and Africa report. Infonetics Research Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=oif-100g-projects 10/05/2012 01:21:44 / 23 OIF to address OTN switching on packet fabrics and thermal management improvements OIF Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---video-services 10/05/2012 01:21:42 / 22 Market research firm Infonetics Research released the first edition of its 2010 biannual Video Services and Subscribers report, which tracks telco Internet Protocol television (IPTV), cable video, and satellite video services and subscribers. Infonetics Research Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-capex-2010 10/05/2012 01:21:40 / 21 Market research firm Infonetics Research released its first edition of its 2010 biannual Service Provider Capex, Opex, ARPU, and Subscribers report, which features analysis on how current economic conditions are impacting telecom markets by region and equipment segment. Infonetics Research Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=ciena---ces-delivery 10/05/2012 01:21:38 / 20 Ciena today introduced the CN 5150(TM) Service Aggregation Switch, the latest addition to its Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery (CESD) portfolio. The CN 5150 sets a new benchmark for versatile, carrier-grade service delivery Ciena Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-china-ims 10/05/2012 01:21:35 / 19 Market research firm Infonetics Research (http://twitter.com/infonetics) released its first quarter (1Q10) Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers and IMS Equipment and Subscribers market share and forecast reports. Infonetics Research Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---10g-ports 10/05/2012 01:21:33 / 18 Infonetics Research released the first edition of its 2010 biannual 10G/40G/100G Networking Ports market size and forecast report, which tracks 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit, and 100 Gigabit optical and Ethernet ports on enterprise and service provider equipment Infonetics Research Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2010/News_Article_002070.xml&lu_lang_code=en 10/05/2012 01:21:31 / 17 Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today unveiled 'Empower,' its corporate social responsibility program specific to India and supported by the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2010/News_Article_002071.xml&lu_lang_code=en 10/05/2012 01:21:29 / 16 A world's first, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) will use its market-leading end-to-end LTE network solution to provide TV broadcasters with a live video feed of the World Match Racing Tour's German Grand Prix, an international sailing boat race (May 19-24th, 2010 on Lake Constance, Germany). Alcatel-Lucent Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---latam-cable 10/05/2012 01:21:26 / 15 Latin American operators finally ramped up their CMTS purchases in the first quarter of 2010 to expand capacity and greenfield operations, spending four times their quarterly norm. Infonetics Research Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/corp_052010.html 10/05/2012 01:21:24 / 14 Acquisition Reinforces Cisco's Commitment to Deliver High-Speed Networking and Enable Service Providers to Meet Growing Network Demands Cisco Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---ethernet-switch-market 10/05/2012 01:21:22 / 13 Ethernet switch market nears pre-recession highs; enterprise router recovery taking shape Infonetics Research Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-40g-100g 10/05/2012 01:21:20 / 12 Market research firm Infonetics Research released the industry's most detailed report tracking 10 Gigabit (10G), 40 Gigabit (40G), and 100 Gigabit (100G) optical transceivers and transponders sold into the optical transport, carrier routing and switching, and enterprise markets Infonetics Research Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=ciena---iburst 10/05/2012 01:21:17 / 11 iBurst has replaced its existing Layer 2 infrastructure with Ciena's wireless backhaul solution, which leverages connection-oriented Ethernet, to provide higher performance service levels in its radio cell collection network. Ciena Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics---voip-ims 10/05/2012 01:21:15 / 10 Infonetics Research released its annual North America Business VoIP Services Leadership Matrix, which analyzes and ranks the top service providers in the North American hosted PBX and business IP connectivity services markets. Infonetics Research Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=tsp-ciena-story 10/05/2012 01:21:13 / 9 Ciena recently completed its Nortel Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) acquisition. Telecom Strategy Partners Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-carrier-ethernet-market-forecast 10/05/2012 01:21:11 / 8 Infonetics Research releases the first edition of its 2010 biannual Carrier Ethernet Equipment market size, market share, and forecast report. Infonetics Research Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/ts_050310b.html 10/05/2012 01:21:09 / 7 Despite taking a hit, the market for Carrier Ethernet equipment is on a roll, fueled by communications companies' efforts to keep up with surging Internet traffic Cisco Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=8586 10/05/2012 01:21:06 / 6 Without new revenues, it is clear that the current setup of multiple network deployments is unsustainable in the future. Ovum Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.layer123.com/index.php?page=infonetics-spend-up-21 10/05/2012 01:21:04 / 5 Infonetics has seen a wholesale shift in backhaul strategies as operators try to reduce the costs associated with skyrocketing mobile data traffic... Infonetics Research Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2010/press_042010.html 10/05/2012 01:21:02 / 4 Provides insight into key Internet statistics such as origin of attack traffic and broadband connectivity levels across the globe... Akamai Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/press/press-releases/2010/04/28/recession-what-recession/index.html 10/05/2012 01:21 / 3 The global bandwidth market has emerged from the deep recession in surprisingly robust health... TeleGeography Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZF8Y68R 10/05/2012 01:20:57 / 2 ACG Research is offering a free copy of its report on where and how service providers are using OTN (IP and Optical Transport) in their networks today to service providers who complete its online survey. Deadline is 30 April. If you would like to participate... ACG Research Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.telecomseurope.net/content/orange-abandons-uk-broadband-network 10/05/2012 01:20:55 / 1 New BT deal doubles coverage... TelecomsEurope Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT