Ericsson: Network Equipment Market to Grow 3-5% CAGR from 2012-2015

At its annual Investor day in Stockholm, Ericsson issued a market forecast that estimates that the total network equipment market will show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3-5% from 2012 to 2015. In Ericsson's key equipment market segments - radio, IP and transport, core - the CAGR is expected to be 4-6%. In radio a CAGR of 2-4% is expected, in IP and transport a CAGR of 6-8% and in core a CAGR of 0-2%. Ericsson expects the market for...

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Telefónica Launches Global Instant Server Cloud Service

Telefónica Digital announced the launch of global Instant Servers, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering that delivers on-demand, high performance cloud computing optimised for mobile, enterprise, and M2M applications. The service initially will operate out of Telefónica’s data centers in London and Madrid.  Telefónica plans to deploy additional data centres in Europe and Latin America. Telefónica is promising a service level agreement (SLA)...

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Mavenir Supports MetroPCS's Rich Communications

Mavenir Systems confirmed that it it provided MetroPCS with its suite of application servers to support the world's first commercial launch of Rich Communication Services (RCS) on a 4G LTE network, based on the GSMA 5.0 standard. Mavenir’s VoLTE solution, launched commercially by MetroPCS earlier this year, is a platform that helps MetroPCS leverage the investment in its 4G LTE network and quickly offer differentiated services and new value to its...

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CenturyLink Builds Presence in CoreSite Data Centers

CenturyLink is extending its full suite of voice and IP services into five additional CoreSite data centers across the U.S.  Currently, CenturyLink offers voice and IP services in multiple CoreSite facilities in Chicago; Los Angeles; San Jose; Denver; Milpitas, CA; and New York. CenturyLink ranks as the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is a leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise...

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Mitsubishi Updates India-Middle East-Western Europe Cable

 Mitsubishi has upgraded the India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE) Cable Network with its 40 Gbps DWDM.  The upgrade involved installation of submarine line terminal equipment in eight countries. The IMEWE Cable System spans 12,091 kilometers with 10 terminal stations owned by a consortium of nine leading telecom carriers in eight countries: India, Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Italy and France. The cable system comprises...

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Netronome Keeps Growing

Netronome announced an expansion of its Boston area office to meet the demands of its rapidly growing New England operations. The Boxborough office, which is home to Netronome’s silicon design and development team, has grown from 35 to about 70 employees this year.  The team has extensive experience and roots in the Boston area, dating back to the Intel IXP Division and Digital Equipment Corporation. “Netronome has experienced...

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ADVA Adds G.8032v2 for Carrier Ethernet Ring Protection

ADVA Optical Networking has added Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) to its FSP 150 family, enabling business Ethernet and mobile backhaul service providers to aggregate subrate Gigabit Ethernet services onto Gigabit or even 10 Gigabit Ethernet protected rings using a drop-and-continue architecture. ERPS, also known as G.8032v2,  is an ITU-T standard that provides sub 50 millisecond protection and recovery switching, ensuring...

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