Verizon Looks to Software-defined Networking

Dr. Stuart Elby, VP -- Network Architecture at Verizon, discusses software-defined networking (SDN) at the Open Networking Summit in Santa Clara, California. 1. Does Verizon see software defined networking as a new management tool or does it represent a big shift in network architecture? 2. Is Verizon using SDN now in its network? 3. In the LTE network, is SDN supporting IMS? 4. About Verizon's new Innovation Center focused on SDN. http://www.verizon.comGoogle...

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Stanford's Nick McKeon: Making SDNs Work

"Indeed, the world has just changed in the way that we design and build networks," said Nick McKeown, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford, in reference to Google's announcement that it has leveraged software defined networking (SDN) to link its data centers. Dr. McKeown, who has led much of the software defined networking projects at Stanford University, said that as the industry moves to a horizontal integration...

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NTT Comm: Expectations for SDN in Carrier Networks

Software defined networking will play a key role in the rollout of global cloud services, said Yukio Ito, SVP Service Infrastructure for NTT Communications, at the Open Networking Summit in Santa Clara, California. NTT Communications, which is already using OpenFlow in some of its data centers, said its top three expectations for SDN are (1) quicker time to market (2) service differentiation and (3) CAPEX-OPEX reduction. Ito said NTT Comm's ambition...

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Mellanox Posts Revenue of $89 Million, up 61% YoY

Mellanox Technology reported record revenue of $88.7 million for first fiscal quarter ended 31-March-2012, up 22.1 percent from $72.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, and up 61.2 percent from $55.1 million in the first quarter of 2011.GAAP gross margins in the first quarter of 2012 were 67.4 percent, compared with 64.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 64.7 percent in the first quarter of 2011. "Our strong quarterly revenue growth reflects the increased penetration of our high-performance InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions...

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Verizon Wireless Announces Spectrum License Sale

Verizon Wireless announced plans to sell all of its 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses, covering dozens of major cities across the country, as well as a number of smaller and rural markets. The company described the sale as a rationalization of its spectrum holdings. Its nationwide LTE network uses 700 MHz upper C spectrum. Verizon Wireless is also seeking to acquire additional AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) spectrum licenses from cable operators. It plans to use this AWS spectrum in conjunction with its 700 MHz upper C band spectrum to deploy...

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Verizon Integrates LTE with Private IP

Verizon Enterprise Solutions has started offering 4G LTE access into private IP corporate networks. Verizon Wireless now has LTE coverage in 230 markets across the United States and by the end of the year the footprint will cover more than 400 markets. The new Private IP Wireless (LTE) securely extends corporate applications directly to mobile workforces and machine-to-machine applications. The service is being introduce immediately in both managed...

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Ascent Raises $107 Million in Debt Financing for Chicago Data Centers

Ascent Corporation has closed on $107 million in debt financing from a lending group headed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch with participant banks Royal Bank of Scotland and Cole Taylor Bank, to fund the expansion of their multi-tenant development model Dynamic Data Center Suites in suburban Chicago as well as new markets. Ascent offer autonomous data center suites within a multi-tenant facility. Suite sizes range from 10,000-250,000+ square feet, and customers have the option to fit-out and maintain autonomous Powered Suites themselves or lease...

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Qualcomm Posts Q2 Revenue of $4.94 billion, up 28% YoY

Qualcomm reported Q2 revenue of $4.94 billion, up 28 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) and 6 percent sequentially, while operating income came in at $1.51 billion, up 6 percent y-o-y and down 2 percent sequentially. Diluted earnings per share: (GAAP) $1.28, up 117 percent y-o-y and 58 percent sequentially."I am pleased to report another quarter of record revenues and earnings per share, driven by strong demand for 3G- and 4G-enabled devices across both developed and emerging regions," said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. "We are...

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Telstra Provides NBN Update

In an Investor Update presentation, Telstra described the NBN agreement as an opportunity to take the next step in corporate simplification, improving processes, and reducing the complexity associated with the old copper infrastructure. Under the NBN arrangement, Telstra is going to be paid to decommission its copper and HFC broadband networks, giving it the opportunity to enter new digital markets. The increase in free cash flow that Telstra is...

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Telstra Foresees Additional Free Cash Flow

Telstra expects to generate AUS$2 to 3 billion in excess free cash over the next three years, subject to the NBN roll out schedule and market conditions. However, the company is not increasing its 2012 financial year guidance and reinforced its intention to pay a 28 cent per share fully-franked dividend in 2012 and 2013. http://www.telstra....

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BRICS Envision a 34,000km Cable Linking Developing Nations

The governments of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa unveiled plans for a new 34,000 submarine cable linking their nations to the United States.   The proposed BRICS Cable would be a 34 000 km, 2 fibre pair, 12.8 Tbps capacity, fibre optic system linking Russia, China, India, South Africa, Brazil to Miami. Notably, it would bypass Europe as well as the Suez canal corridor. It would interconnect with the WACS cable on the West...

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