VMware to Acquire Virsto for Virtual Storage Optimization

VMware agreed to acquire Virsto Software, a start-up offering software for optimizing storage performance and utilization in virtual environments. Financial terms were not disclosed. Virsto, which was founded in 2007 and is based in Sunnyvale, California, developed a storage hypervisor that does for storage what the server hypervisor did for servers.  Virsto’s storage hypervisor delivers high performance, space efficient virtual storage at...

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F5 Adds Policy Enforcement to BIG-IP

F5 Networks is adding policy enforcement capabilities to its BIG-IP traffic steering and load balancing platform, allowing service providers to convert the BIG-IP's deep visibility into network conditions and subscriber behavior into optimized services. F5's new BIF-IP Policy Enforcement Manager (PEM) software can classify traffic and enforce policy based on applications and subscriber behavior.  BIG-IP PEM also provides granular reports on...

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GENBAND's NUViA Cloud Offers Quick Path to Rich Communication Services

GENBAND is introducing a secure multimedia communications cloud that enables service providers and channel partners to deliver branded Unified Communications and Rich Communications Suite (RCS) Service. The GENBAND NUViA, which is powered by the company’s EXPERiUS solutions, is a secure multimedia communications cloud service that essentially enables service providers to accelerate their entrance into RCS without the upfront costs. The...

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Telefónica I+D and Infinera Push 10 Tbps of Super-Channel Capacity

Telefónica and Infinera announced a joint Terabit Technology Showcase that demonstrated 10 Terabits per second (Tbps) of optical super-channel capacity. The highlights of the Terabit Technology Showcase demonstrations include: 10 Tbps of super-channel capacity based on Infinera FlexCoherent technology to realize QPSK and 16 QAM super-channels to extend fiber capacity and signal reach. Telefónica I+D’s Flexi-Grid standards based GMPLS control...

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Radisys and Airspan Develop LTE-Advanced Small Cell

Radisys and Airspan announced the development of the world’s first commercial LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) small cell solution. Airspan’s LTE-A capable AirSynergy 4G leverages Radisys’ Trillium TOTALeNodeB small cell software, which has been enhanced to include key LTE-A features. AirSynergy 4G is an all-in-one compact outdoor Pico Base Station supporting LTE-Advanced. Radisys and Airspan augmented TOTALeNodeB with key LTE-A features including soft-frequency...

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Procera Lands OEM Contract for its DPI Engine

Procera Networks has licensed its Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) engine to a large telecommunications equipment manufacturing (TEM) company.  The solution provides comprehensive application classification to enhance monitoring and testing applications. Procera expects to recognize the revenue from this contract over the next three years. The DPI engine provides real-time, Layer-7 classification...

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Dell'Oro: Wireless Packet Core Equipment Sales to Top $6B by 2017

The Wireless Packet Core Equipment market is forecast to nearly double in size, exceeding $6 billion by 2017, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Evolved Packet Core, the emerging segment of this market, is forecast to expand to over half of the total market, driven by the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network capital spending. During the forecast period, Dell'Oro expects new vendors to enter the Wireless Packet Core market, leveraging...

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Broadcom Announces 28nm 4G LTE Modem

Broadcom announced a 28nm 4G LTE modem with integrated radio and cellular baseband reduces board area by approximately 35 percent while supporting LTE-Advanced with carrier aggregation, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA and EDGE/GSM. Broadcom's multi-mode, multi-band solution – the BCM21892 – is aimed at next generation 4G LTE smartphones and tablets. The device combines a full-featured cellular baseband with a world-band radio that can support virtually any designated...

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President Obama Issues Cyber Security Executive Order

President Obama signed an executive order aimed at countering cyber security threats with better information sharing and coordination between U.S. government agencies and the owners and operators of critical infrastructure across the country. In his State of the Union speech, Obama said the United States faces real threats to its infrastructure and economy and he called on Congress to give the government more authority to secure networks and deter...

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Ruckus Posts Q4 Revenue of $62 Million, Up 51% YoY

Ruckus Wireless reported Q4 revenue of $62.2 million, up 51% compared to $41.0 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2011. GAAP net income was $1.9 million, compared with a net income of $3.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.  GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.03 for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $0.02 for the fourth quarter of 2011. "2012 was an exciting year for Ruckus Wireless.  In addition to completing our...

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NETGEAR Sees Growth Slow

NETGEAR reported Q4 2012 revenue of $310.4 million, as compared to $309.2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, and $315.2 million in the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.  Net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $16.1 million, or $0.41 per diluted share.  This compared to GAAP net income of $22.8 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2011, and GAAP...

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Level 3 Posts Q4 Revenue Grew 1.8% YoY, Trimmed Workforce

Level 3 Communications Q4 2012 revenue of $1.614 billion, compared to $1.590 billion for the third quarter 2012 and $1.579 billion for the fourth quarter 2011. For the full year 2012, total revenue was $6.376 billion, compared to $6.318 billion pro forma for the full year 2011. There was a Q4 net loss of $0.16 per share, excluding a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $0.23 per share and a benefit from special items recognized in the fourth quarter 2012 of $0.13 per share. Core Network Services (CNS) revenue grew sequentially to $1.424 billion...

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