Juniper Delivers OpenFlow Application in Junos SDK

Juniper Networks is releasing the source code that drives its OpenFlow application, built on the Junos Software Development Kit (SDK), to its developers in order to expand the available toolset for enhancing network flexibility and programmability.The Junos SDK allows developers to build custom applications that run on top of Juniper's single operating system, Junos, to expand or create new functionality on Juniper Networks switching and routing...

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MetroPCS to be First with VoLTE

MetroPCS will be among the first mobile operators to deploy Voice over LTE (VoLTE), said Ed Chao, Senior Vice President, Corporate Engineering and Network Operations, speaking at 4G World in Chicago. Mavenir Systems and Acme Packet are VoLTE solution suppliers for MetroPCS. The VoLTE deployment is part of the carrier's strategy to optimize its scarce spectrum resources, as VoLTE is significantly more efficient than the existing CDMA network. http://www.convergedigest.com...

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Puerto Rico's Open Mobile Picks Ericsson for LTE

Puerto Rico's Open Mobile has chosen Ericsson to supply, deploy and manage its nationwide network. Under the deal, Ericsson will roll out a complete 4G/LTE solution. Ericsson will assist the operation of Open Mobile newly deployed LTE network. This is Ericsson's first full-scope contract for an LTE network combined with MPLS enabled Mobile Backhaul. http://www.ericsson....

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Equinix Ups 2011 Guidance as Data Center Expansions Continue

Equinix reported revenues of $417.6 million for the third quarter, a 6% increase over the previous quarter and a 26% increase over the same quarter last year. This result included $17.9 million in revenues from ALOG (ALOG Data Centers do Brasil) for the quarter. Recurring revenues, consisting primarily of colocation, interconnection and managed services were $397.4 million for the third quarter, a 6% increase over the previous quarter and a 26% increase...

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NetLogic Sees Q3 Sales Rise 3% to $107 Million

NetLogic posted Q3 2011 revenue of $106.8 million, a 3.0% sequential increase from $103.7 million for the second quarter of 2011 and a 6.8% increase from $100.1 million for the third quarter of 2010. Third quarter 2011 net income (GAAP) was $7.2 million or $0.10 per diluted share. By comparison, GAAP net income was $5.2 million or $0.08 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2010."This was another positive quarter for NetLogic Microsystems,�? said Ron Jankov, president and CEO. "In addition to solid financial results, during the third quarter...

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UN Commission Sets Global Broadband Targets

The United Nations' Broadband Commission for Digital Development published a set of four ambitious goals that it is urging countries around the world to adopt: Making broadband policy universal. By 2015, all countries should have a national broadband plan or strategy or include broadband in their Universal Access / Service Definitions. Making broadband affordable. By 2015, entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries...

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Nokia Debuts its First Windows Phones - No Mention of LTE

Nokia marked a significant step in its new direction with the introduction of its smartphones powered by Windows Phone.Social networking is at the heart of the new Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia range. "Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile phones," said...

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Sprint and Clearwire to Extend Partnership into LTE

Sprint will continue to work with Clearwire as the companies roll out their respective LTE networks. In its quarterly conference call, Sprint executives confirmed a non-binding cooperation agreement with Clearwire to work together on the technical specifications of the Clearwire LTE network. Specifically, the cooperation extends to the design and operations of the network. Sprint wants to ensure seamless handoffs in service layer control that...

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Akamai Posts Q3 Revenue of $281.9 million, up 11% YoY

Akamai Technologies posted Q3 2011 of $281.9 million, an 11 percent increase over third quarter 2010 revenue of $253.6 million, and a 2 percent increase over second quarter 2011 revenue of $277.0 million. Net income (GAAP) was $42.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, a 6 percent increase from third quarter 2010 GAAP net income of $39.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, and a 12 percent decrease from second quarter 2011 GAAP net income of $47.9 million, or $0.25 per diluted share. "We are pleased with Akamai's performance in the third quarter,...

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LSI to Acquire SandForce for $370 Million -- SSD Processors

LSI agreed to acquire SandForce, a start-up based in Milpitas, California, for $322 million in cash, net of cash assumed, and assume approximately $48 million of unvested stock options and restricted shares held by SandForce employees.SandForce is a leading provider of flash storage processors for enterprise and client flash solutions and solid state drives (SSDs). Flash storage processors provide the intelligence required to deliver the performance...

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Sandvine: Netflix Accounts for 33% of Peak Traffic in U.S.

Netflix alone accounts for 32.7% of peak downstream traffic in the U.S., a relative increase of more than 10% since spring, according to Sandvine's newly released 10th Global Internet Phenomena Report: Fall 2011.Some other major findings from the report include:Within fixed networks in the United States, Real-Time Entertainment applications are the primary drivers of network capacity requirements, accounting for 60% of peak downstream traffic, up...

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Broadband Forum Issues First GPON ONU Certifications

The Broadband Forum announced that seven products have now passed its new GPON ONU Certification Program and achieved full certification. The seven vendors whose products have achieved the first G-PON certifications are: Alcatel-Lucent, Broadlight, Cambridge Industries Group, Huawei, PMC-Sierra, PT Inovacao and Tecom. Enrollment in the certification program is now open to G-PON ONU products with Ethernet interfaces and is based on the Broadband Forum's...

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Infinera Sees Possible Impact of Flooding in Thailand

Flooding in Thailand is impacting the operations of component and service suppliers to the optical industry, and Infinera is planning for some supply chain disruption. Fabrinet, one of Infinera's contract manufacturers, reported this week a significant escalation of the impact of the flooding on its facilities in Thailand. Based on the information available at this time, Infinera said it currently estimates the potential negative impact to its December quarter guidance to be in the range of 5-15% of revenues. http://www.infinera....

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ADTRAN Advances its Optical Networking Edge

ADTRAN has broadened its Optical Networking Edge (ONE) portfolio to support scalable, multi-ring architectures and extend optical networking. ADTRAN's Optical Networking Edge (ONE) integrates network access and aggregation with optical edge metro transport using the company's flagship Total Access 5000 platform. This is achieved using a mini-ROADM transport module card with advanced network management capabilities.The new enhancements combine Packet...

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