18 June 2013  – APAC Congress. SDN Insight. More than 380 registered participants from five continents spanning the carrier, research, and enterprise communities participated
Source: Open Networking Foundation

 17 June 2013  – 100G optical coherent systems, CDC ROADMs offer hope in stagnant WSS component market It's been a tough road for WSS components these past couple of years, with quarterly revenue down nearly 50% from the highs two years ago. But we believe there's some modest growth ahead...
Source: Infonetics Research

 17 June 2013  – China's Milky Way-2 Is World's Top Supercomputer At an astounding 33.86 petaflop/s the Chinese Milkyway-2 (also known as Tianhe-2) has almost doubled the performance of the November 2012 number one, Oak Ridge's Titan
Source: Data Centre Knowledge

11 June 2013 – Comcast to open up home routers for Wi-Fi sharing US Cable operator Comcast has announced it is beginning to give its Xfinity internet customers an additional "xfinitywifi" signal (or SSID) in their home
Source: Telecompaper

10 June 2013 – Latest Topics in Optical Fiber Technology Research These technologies enable functional and efficient operation and maintenance of networks
Source: NTT Technical Review

7 June 2013 – Alibaba to build 100G network Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has commenced a project to deploy a 100G optical network
Source: Telecom Asia

7 June 2013 – SDN key to driving public cloud services Today's cloud-based services, while clearly ground-breaking, still have important gaps to fill
Source: Telecom Asia

7 June 2013 – Taking SDN to Transport and Beyond the hottest acronym in the networking business is SDN
Source: Telecom Asia

6 June 2013 – Breaking News: What To Do With The Merged OpenDaylight SDN Controller? Update: Big Switch to scale back OpenDaylight involvement. Details on LightReading
Source: SDNCentral

30 May 2013 – Look out, Google Fiber – scientists build 400G connection A research team led by Bell Labs' Xiang Liu has published an article in Nature
Source: Network World

24 May 2013 – Heavyweights Form CloudEthernet Forum The Forum says it will "work to develop Ethernet to enable collections of millions of virtual servers and storage devices to perform reliably and efficiently
Source: Light Reading

21 May 2013 – Optical WDM market up 10% from year-ago first quarter "we" believe the market will continue trending in a positive direction this year
Source: Infonetics Research

20 May 2013 – Software-controlled networking we are entering a decade of network virtualisation evolution, not revolution
Source: Analysys Mason

17 May 2013 – Six minute guide: what SDN & NFV REALLY mean The arrival of software-controlled networks and function virtualisation will change everything
Source: Telecom TV

15 May 2013 – NFV Picks Up Speed "The vendors are shocked at how quickly operators are moving on their virtualization plans," noted Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Graham Finnie
Source: Light Reading

10 May 2013 – 10 more of the world's coolest data centers From a repurposed chapel to inflatable modules, data centers don't fit the same mold
Source: Network World

10 May 2013 – Cyan Celebrates IPO on the NYSE Cyan will begin trading today on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "CYNI"
Source: NYSE Euronext

9 May 2013 – Internet2 and Networking Industry Partners Drive Innovation and Development of SDN and OpenFlow Applications for 100G Networks
Source: Internet2

8 May 2013 – Open Compute Will Begin Building Network Switches In a move that will likely accelerate the shakeup in the networking sector
Source: Data Centre Knowledge

2 May 2013 – Operators reveal their data center plans in latest Infonetics study 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
Source: Infonetics Research

1 May 2013 – Mobile phone data redraws bus routes in Africa The research was completed as part of the Data for Development competition run by Orange
Source: BBC

25 April 2013 – 2013 Open Network Summit (ONS) Announcements, Take Aways & Conclusions This article will cover a few important announcements
Source: IEEE ComSoc

24 April 2013 – KVH pours $100m in HK and Singapore data centers The company has just opened two new Tier III+ data centers in the two markets
Source: TelecomAsia.net

23 April 2013 – Deutsche Telekom officially launches broadband usage limits Deutsche Telekom confirmed it will implement monthly data caps for any new wireline DSL broadband subscribers
Source: FierceTelecom

23 April 2013 – ONS 2013 Day 2 Highlights Part 2 On The Ground Reporting from Open Networking Summit
Source: SDNCentral

22 April 2013 – ONS 2013 Day 2 Highlights Part 1 On The Ground Reporting from Open Networking Summit
Source: SDNCentral

18 April 2013 – ONS 2013 Day 1 – Research Track Summary There were several research track presentations given today. Here are some thoughts on five of the most interesting ones
Source: SDNCentral

17 April 2013 – ONS 2013 Day 1 Highlights – On The Ground Reporting from Open Networking Summit 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?
Source: SDNCentral

16 April 2013 – One Problem With NFV Network functions virtualisation (NFV) is fast becoming a classic "point of disruption" in the network technology market
Source: Heavy Reading

16 April 2013 – Top 5 Highlights from Open Networking Summit – ONS 2013 Tutorial Day A lot has changed since ONS 2012
Source: SDNCentral

16 April 2013 – Global recognition for BT optical research team Years of dedicated work researching optical communications have paid dividends for a crack team from BT
Source: BT

16 April 2013 – Surveying the State of SDN Craig Matsumoto interviews Dan Pitt, Executive Director of the ONF
Source: Light Reading

12 April 2013 – Intel demos inexpensive 100Gb/sec silicon photonics chip Intel has demoed what it says it "believes" is the world's only silicon photonics module that uses a hybrid silicon laser
Source: The Register

10 April 2013 – OpenFlow Group Refines Its Role in SDN the Open Networking Foundation is planning a heap of announcements and new initiatives
Source: Light Reading

10 April 2013 – Intel Continues to Rethink the Rack of the Future .. to advance its vision for new data center designs
Source: Data Centre Knowledge

9 April 2013 – EE to Double 4G Speeds EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G network
Source: Light Reading

8 April 2013 – Industry Leaders Collaborate on OpenDaylight Project, Donate Key Technologies to Accelerate Software-Defined Networking New open source framework to drive innovation
Source: OpenDaylight Project

5 April 2013 – Why the IEEE Picked 400G Over Terabit The 400Gbit/s effort starts officially in May, when the study group meets for the first time
Source: Light Reading

3 April 2013 – Millimeter wave market set to double in 2013, fueled by LTE backhaul An increasing number of mobile operators are deploying millimeter wave to augment their existing microwave macrocell backhaul deployments
Source: Infonetics Research

2 April 2013 – Telcos eye servers & software to meet networking needs Telcos want to embrace the rapid developments in IT to benefit their networks and operations
Source: Gazettabyte

2 April 2013 – NFV and SDN: What's the Difference? They are clearly related, but how exactly are they similar? How are they different?
Source: SDNCentral

28 March 2013 – Defining NFV – 1st webinar from ETSI ISG Register for the Network Functions Virtualisation webinar – 3rd April, live on CHANNEL123
Source: Layer123

28 March 2013 – Optical transport network (OTN) market to top $13 billion by 2017 OTN spending, and particularly OTN switching, is benefiting from a rise in investment in coherent core networks
Source: Infonetics Research

26 March 2013 – Efforts toward 400 Gigabit Ethernet begin A motion to found the study group passed unanimously at a meeting last Wednesday
Source: Lightwave

22 March 2013 – Small cell market forecast to hit $2.7 billion by 2017 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
Source: Infonetics Research

21 March 2013 – SDN's Killer App: More Network Control 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
Source: Light Reading

18 March 2013 – Orange, Alcatel-Lucent provide live 400G link to RENATER 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.
Source: LIGHTWAVE

14 March 2013 – What's NFV All About? 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
Source: Light Reading

12 March 2013 – NGMN Sets Its Mobile Agenda The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Ltd. Alliance has identified the four key areas it will focus on in the coming year
Source: Light Reading

11 March 2013 – Czech Republic cancels mobile auction after bids go too high The last bids for the spectrum exceeded CZK 20 billion and were still growing
Source: Telecompaper

8 March 2013 – Microwave equipment market forecast to hit $5.2 billion in 2017; Alcatel-Lucent gains in Q4 Showing evidence of the continuing shift to all-packet microwave, Ethernet-only equipment accounted for 14.2% of all units shipped in 4Q12
Source: Infonetics Research

7 March 2013 – Scaling the "Data Tsunami" and Market Opportunity for Optical Interconnects in Data Centers These are exciting times for the data center industry
Source: LightCounting

6 March 2013 – Standardization Progress in Software Defined Networking/OpenFlow The concept of Software Defined Networking (SDN) has attracted attention recently from network carriers and service providers
Source: NTT Technical Review

4 March 2013 – EE's LTE Service 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
Source: Heavy Reading

28 February 2013 – Ethernet at 40: Its daddy reveals its turbulent youth Bob Metcalfe on Ethernet
Source: The Register

27 February 2013 – GPON and VDSL bright spots in struggling broadband aggregation market 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
Source: Infonetics Research

26 February 2013 – 10G wave prices tumble as buyers seek fatter pipes 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
Source: TeleGeography

22 February 2013 – Infonetics predicts resurgence in 2013 for carrier router and switch market 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.
Source: Infonetics Research

21 February 2013 – NTT Communications' Enterprise Cloud goes Global First Enterprise Cloud with SDN Built-In
Source: NTT Communications

20 February 2013 – The 10 hottest wireline technologies in 2013 Welcome to FierceTelecom's annual look at the technology and trends that are reshaping telecommunications
Source: FierceTelecom

20 February 2013 – Optical network market poised for growth in 2013 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
Source: Infonetics Research

20 February 2013 – Ofcom unveils 4G spectrum winners Following more than 50 rounds of bidding, five bidders have emerged with new frequencies
Source: TeleGeography

19 February 2013 – Report from the ETSI NFV Meeting When 20 of the world's largest carriers band together to address a broad technology initiative, the networking industry takes notice
Source: Open Networking Foundation

18 February 2013 – Early SDN Customers Urged to Seize the Day 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.
Source: Light Reading

14 February 2013 – Ericsson Gets Trendy for MWC 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
Source: Light Reading

8 February 2013 – What (if Any) Part of the Networking Value Chain Will Be Disrupted by SDN? 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
Source: SDNCentral

8 February 2013 – Ovum: Industry pushes limits of WDM transmission Scientists at advanced optical research organizations are racing to improve WDM transmission capacity far beyond
Source: TelecomsEMEA

8 February 2013 – EE reveals next 27 locations for LTE deployment UK mobile network operator EE has outlined plans for expanding coverage of its fourth-generation LTE network
Source: TeleGeography

6 February 2013 – Cisco: 4G Eats 14 Percent of World's Mobile Data 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
Source: Light Reading

5 February 2013 – Dell'Oro: Service provider router market growth to level off by 2017 three factors: the slowing of network traffic growth, lower equipment prices, and service providers finding more efficient ways to provision their networks
Source: FierceTelecom

31 January 2013 – Microsoft's $1 Billion Roofless Data Center The Virginia facility marks the latest evolution of Microsoft's modular approach
Source: Data Centre Knowledge

31 January 2013 – Diameter signaling controller market set to double in 2013 as LTE deployments take off 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
Source: Infonetics Research

30 January 2013 – OIF Takes an Early Look at 400G 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
Source: Light Reading

28 January 2013 – Breaking News: InCNTRE's Matt Davy's Career Move and 2013 SDN Predictions we took the opportunity grab him for an interview – it's been some time since we last chatted with him
Source: SDNCentral

28 January 2013 – Orange launches LTE services in Paris with a declaration that it will cover the whole of the city by the end of 2013
Source: Global Telecoms Business

28 January 2013 – Indiana University Expands SDN Research Lab 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
Source: InformationWeek

25 January 2013 – Putting OpenFlow to the Test 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
Source: Light Reading

25 January 2013 – AT&T sees consumer services grow to $5.5 billion in Q4, driven by IP data "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
Source: FierceTelecom

25 January 2013 – IP mobile messaging to catch up with SMS this year – study 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
Source: Telecompaper

24 January 2013 – AT&T and China Telecom serving up new international business services suite 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
Source: FierceTelecom

24 January 2013 – Carriers Peer Into Virtual World 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...
Source: Light Reading

18 January 2013 – MLL Telecom CTO wants to build hetnets to help carriers if it wins 4G spectrum Several surprise companies are bidding for spectrum in the UK's long awaited 4G LTE auctions
Source: Mobile Europe

18 January 2013 – Orange boasts: We made Google PAY US for traffic Telcos have long said that Google and its ilk should be paying them to expedite delivery
Source: The Register

17 January 2013 – Rackspace: We'll Fill Data Centers With Open Compute Gear The announcement at yesterday's Open Compute Summit marked one of the largest commitments to hardware designs based on the Open Compute Project
Source: Data Centre Knowledge

17 January 2013 – Small cell operators face myriad operational and financial challenges 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
Source: Infonetics Research

16 January 2013 – OTN switching poised for breakout growth ...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
Source: Infonetics Research

11 January 2013 – Telcos Turn Spotlight on Virtualization 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
Source: Light Reading

9 January 2013 – W Europe mobile data usage soars 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
Source: TelecomsEMEA

9 January 2013 – T-Mobile Network Advancements Enrich Customer Experience with Nationwide HD Voice and Enhanced 4G Coverage in New Metro Areas T-Mobile is the first U.S. wireless provider to launch HD Voice nationwide
Source: T-Mobile

7 January 2013 – France Telecom and Google entangled in peering fight France Telecom is the latest service provider to become engaged in a traffic peering scuffle with Google and its Internet backbone provider Cogent Communications
Source: FierceTelecom

4 January 2013 – Coherent 100G set to take over core networks 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
Source: Infonetics Research

2 January 2013 – 400-Gbit Ethernet effort kicks off in March Request for an official Call For Interest (CFI) on 400-Gigabit Ethernet at the IEEE 802 Plenary in March
Source: EE Times