Level 3 Launches New Security Services

Level 3 Communications introduced a suite of layered security solutions matched with its advanced network services, including its global IP network, domain naming system (DNS) caching servers and content delivery network (CDN). The new capabilities include: ·Level 3 Secure Access Services, Managed Security Services, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and Security Consulting Services. Vulnerability...

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Riverbed Offers Upgrade Path for Juniper WAN Optimization Customers

Riverbed introduced a trade-in program for customers of Juniper Networks' WX/WXC Series Application Acceleration Platforms to migrate and upgrade to the Riverbed Steelhead product family.  Juniper recently announced it has endorsed Riverbed as its provider of choice for WAN optimization solutions and is collaborating with Riverbed on this trade-in program to help customers with their transition from the WX/WXC Series Application...

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Internet2's 100G Backbone Open for SDN

Internet2's new 100G-enabled and 8.8 Terabit per second optical network is now operational for member institutions. The new capabilities now available on the Internet2 Network include: An upgraded Advanced Layer 3 Service, that will provide extraordinary broadband capabilities for science, medicine and education not only to the higher education community, but also to hundreds of thousands of community anchor institutions through partnerships...

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GSA: 105 LTE Networks Now in Commercial Operation

The GSA confirmed that 105 operators have launched commercial LTE networks in 48 countries.  A further 194 network deployments are in progress. GSA forecasts that 159 networks will be commercially launched in 68 countries by the end of 2012, which is expected to rise to 195 live networks in 72 countries by the end of the following year. Summary of commercial LTE network launches annually:2009 = 2 2010 = 15 (year-end cumulative total...

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Broadcom Samples 28nm XLP 200-Series Multicore Processor

Broadcom has begun sampling its 28nm XLP 200-Series network processor for enterprise, service provider 4G/LTE, data center, cloud computing and software defined networking (SDN) equipment.  The processor family, which is the world's first 28nm multicore communications processor family, promises up to 400 percent faster performance than competing solutions while lowering power consumption by up to 60 percent.  Broadcom said the product...

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HughesNet Gen4 Satellite Internet Service Goes Live with Speeds up to 15 Mbps

Hughes Network Systems activated its new HughesNet Gen4 satellite Internet service. HughesNet Gen4 delivers downlink speeds of up to 15 Mbps, depending on the plan. Pricing starts at $49.99 per month for 10 Mbps downlink with a 10 GB cap for a 24 month term , plus $9.99 per month to lease the equipment. "Our new fourth generation high-speed satellite Internet service is an industry game changer, allowing customers to...

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Accenture Buys NSN's IPTV Assets

Accenture has acquired the software and skills of Nokia Siemens Networks' IPTV business.  Financial terms were not disclosed. Accenture already offers pre-integrated Over-the-top TV (OTTV) solution that has been deployed by several large video providers.  The software delivers a seamless consumer experience for accessing linear video content, such as traditional, real-time video, through the broadcast network, as...

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Big Switch's Rob Sherwood to Chair ONF's Architecture Working Group

Rob Sherwood, who is Principal Architect at Big Switch Networks, has been appointed chair of the Open Networking Foundation's (ONF) new Architecture & Framework Working Group (ArchWG). The ONF ArchWG will map out the scope of SDN in terms of architecture and framework for OpenFlow and other components.  At Big Switch, Sherwood is credited with developing and evangelizing the emerging OpenFlow standard and network virtualization....

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Softbank Mobile + EMOBILE Combines Japan's No. 3 + No.4 Mobile Operators

Softbank Mobile agreed to acquire eAccess in a deal that combines Japan's No.3 and No.4 mobile operators.  The stock-swap was valued at approximately ¥180 billion, or $2.3 billion. The companies plan to continue to operate both the Softbank and EMOBILE brands following the merger.  Network and spectrum integration will provide key advantages to both brands. SOFTBANK MOBILE will provide eAccess with access to its 900 MHz network (Band8,...

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NSN Boosts its LTE Capabilities

Nokia Siemens Networks is introducing a 6-pipe radio module for its Flexi Multiradio Base Station family to cover the APT 700 MHz Digital Dividend spectrum in the Asia Pacific region, Latin America and other parts of the world.  The company is also enabling Liquid Radio LTE load-balancing capabilities and announcing plans to support carrier aggregation for LTE-Advanced in 2013. The new 6-pipe radio modules uses 3-sector MIMO2x2....

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6connect Brings IPv4/IPv6 Tools to the Cloud

6connect, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, introduced a set of cloud-based tools for helping enterprises and service providers to migrate their IPv4 networks to IPv6. The 6connect ProVision Suite is a unified SaaS platform for provisioning and managing networks in IPv4 and IPv6.  The company said its solution the key challenges of IP address management, DNS, DHCP and asset management that make IPv6 transistions such a headache...

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Motorola Completes Acquisition of Psion

Motorola Solutions' offer to acquire Psion Plc., a supplier of ruggedized mobile devices, for $200 million in cash has been accepted.  Psion, which is based in London and has operations in Toronto, has been a pioneer in ruggedized mobile computing products and their application in industrial segments around the world. The company was founded in 1980 and was a pioneer in personal digital organizers but exited the consumer market in 2001. http://www.motorola.com&nb...

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