Video: Software-defined Networking, De-fragging the Data Center

This text will be replaced jwplayer('mediaspace').setup({ 'flashplayer': 'player.swf', 'file': 'http://youtu.be/xzAL6paIGyQ', 'image': 'http://www.convergedigest.com/images/screens/defrag-screen.jpg', 'skin': '/jwplayer/beelden.zip', 'plugins': 'gapro-1', 'gapro.accountid': 'UA-21408860-1', 'controlbar': 'bottom', 'width': '640', 'height': '380' });Kyle Forster, Co-founder of Big Switch Networks, discusses the latest in Open Flow and Software-defined Networking.00:15 -- Key drivers for SDN: the challenge of multi-tenancy...

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Ixia's Atul Bhatnagar Steps Down as CEO

Atul Bhatnagar, Ixia's President and CEO, will step down as of May 10, 2012 and will not stand for re-election to the company's Board of Directors. Ixia has appointed Victor Alston as its new CEO, following Mr. Bhatnagar’s departure from the company.Alston joined Ixia in 2004 and has served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Product Development since June 2007. "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Atul for his leadership and service to the Company,�? said Errol Ginsberg, Chairman of the Board. “Atul deserves tremendous credit...

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AT&T to Donate $250 Million for High School Drop-Out Prevention

AT&T will donate $250 million over the next five years through an educational initiative aimed at promoting high school success and college/career readiness for students at-risk of dropping out.Since 2008, the company has invested over $100 million in its AT&T Aspire program. Based on the success of the program in reversing the drop-out rate, AT&T is now launching the new quarter-billion-dollar campaign.According to a March 19, 2012 report by Civic Enterprises, the Everyone Graduates Center, America's Promise Alliance and the Alliance...

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NetZero Launches Low-Cost, No-Cost Mobile Broadband

NetZero Wireless, a subsidiary of United Online, began offering a 4G Mobile Broadband data service on the Clearwire network, with no-cost or low-cost pricing. An entry plan is $0 for 200MB of monthly data. The next tier is $9.95 per month for 500MB. Customers are not required to sign a contract. Modems cost $49 for a USB stick or $99 for a Wi-Fi mobile hotspot supporing up to 8 devices.The NetZero service launches today in over 80 cities nationwide,...

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Verizon Aims to Reduce Carbon Intensity in Half by 2020

Verizon announced a new environmental sustainability target: the company aims to cut its CO2 intensity in half by 2020, as compared with its 2009 level. Verizon defines carbon intensity as the amount of energy needed to move data across its network. The goal can be achieved by moving more data with same unit of energy, and cutting the absolute amount of energy used by the company."This is the era of big data," said Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell...

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UNH-IOL to Conduct IPv6 Home Gateway Tests

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) will conduct interoperability testing of IPv6 enable home gateways next month. The deadline for companies to register for the test event is April 9, 2012. http://www.iol.unh.edu/services/testing/ipv6/grouptest/april_16_20...

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Seagate Cites HDD Record - 1 Terabit per Square Inch

Seagate reported a new milestone for hard disk drive density -- 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) per square inch. The technology demonstration used heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). Current HDDs use Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), which was introduced in 2006 to replace longitudinal recording, a method in place since the advent of hard drives for computer storage in 1956, and is expected to reach its capacity limit near 1 terabit per square inch in the next few years.Seagate said HAMMR technology could give rise to 3.5-inch hard drives...

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Emobile Launches LTE in Japan

eAccess Ltd. launched its "EMOBILE LTE" service, covering roughly 40% of Japan's population with access speeds of up to 75 Mbps downstream and 25 Mbps upstream. Kick off coverage is provided in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, with plans to expand the footprint progressively thereafter. eAccess already provides HSPA+ at up to 42 Mbps covering 93% of the population.eAccess is initially shipping several Pocket WiFi LTE routers for connections to tablets,...

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Big Switch Pitches Openness for OpenFlow

Big Switch Networks, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, marked its two-year anniversary with a call for greater openness and interoperability for software-defined networking. The Big Switch "Open SDN" architecture will be defined by three pillars: 1. Open Standards: Support for networking industry standards, including newer ones like OpenFlow, ensure better integration and interoperability today and in the future between different players within the SDN ecosystem. It allows for smooth deployment of SDN solutions into existing physical...

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Telekom Austria Picks Procera for Service Optimization

Telekom Austria Group has selected Procera Networks' PacketLogic hardware and software platform as a Services Optimization Solution. The frame contract covers product deployment and services to all Telekom Austria Group companies, including Austria (A1), Slovenia (Si.mobil), Croatia (Vipnet), the Republic of Serbia (Vip mobile) and the Republic of Macedonia (Vip operator), Bulgaria (Mobiltel), Belarus (velcom) and Liechtenstein (mobilkom liechtenstein).James...

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Zayo to Acquire AboveNet for $2.2 Billion

Zayo agreed to acquire AboveNet for approximately $2.2 billion, or $84.00 per share in cash, representing a 13% premium over AboveNet’s previous closing price.Zayo’s network assets already include over 45,000 fiber route miles, covering 42 states plus Washington D.C. Additionally, Zayo has approximately 5,200 buildings and 2,300 cell towers on-net, and over 94,000 square feet of billable colocation space. AboveNet operates a private, optical network...

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