Vistapointe - The Power of Mobile Analytics & Mobile Advertising

Click to Watch:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyzcuQ84B1Y Mobile operators have a wealth of information about how applications are being used across their networks. Mobile users are consuming ever increasing amounts of media on smartphones and tablets. Looking deep into the data could unlock significant value for the network operators, users in search of contextually-relevant media, and third-party advertisers, explains Shrikant...

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Cisco Hits Revenue of $12.1 Billion, up 5%

Cisco reported record net sales of $12.1 billion for its second fiscal quarter.  Net income (GAAP) came in at $3.1 billion or $0.59 per share, beating market expectations. "Cisco delivered record earnings per share this quarter and record revenue for the 8th quarter in a row in a challenging economic environment. We continue to drive the innovation, quality and leadership our customers expect, and we remain focused on consistent returns...

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AT&T Launches CDN Service Powered by Akamai

AT&T's new CDN Service is now available to U.S. customers.  The launch comes two months after AT&T announced a global strategic alliance with Akamai Technologies to provide content delivery network solutions.  A similar offer for global companies is also planned. AT&T said that with the deployment of Akamai's CDN infrastructure within the AT&T network, customers are expected to benefit from more efficient content routing...

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Ericsson Promises Cloud and Service Provider SDN with OpenStack

Ericsson outlined its plans for the distribution and orchestration of cloud capabilities horizontally across the network. Essentially, the Ericsson Cloud System will leverage an open, distributed platform based on OpenStack and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine).  It will use an Ericsson Cloud Manager for end-to-end orchestration. The capabilities will be enabled across the Ericsson Blade System (EBS) and the Ericsson Smart Service Router...

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Fujitsu Packs 80G Capacity into OTN Edge Switch

Fujitsu introduced its FLASHWAVE CDS Micro Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) for Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching. The FLASHWAVE CDS 6.1, which leverages in-house designed OTN technology, boasts 80G of non-blocking (any to any) ODU0/1/2 switching within a 2RU rack space – the highest available density in the industry.  The FLASHWAVE CDS 6.1 is fully environmentally hardened and can be deployed anywhere including an...

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Optelian Launches 100G Muxponder/Transponder

Optelian introduced a flexible 100G platform that can be configurable either as a muxponder or transponder, The new MPX-9110, which is packaged in a 1RU box, can aggregate and transport any mix of 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps services over a 100G OTN DWDM wavelength. "Internet usage, driven by bandwidth-intensive video streaming and enhanced user connectivity via multiple devices, will surge in the coming years. Operators need innovative ways...

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Pertino Launches Cloud-based Network Engine for SMBs

Pertino, a start-up based in Los Gatos, California, launched a limited release of a cloud-based "network engine" for small-to-medium businesses. The idea is to cloud programmability to instantly create secure networks using existing gear. The Pertino cloud platform combines global cloud infrastructure with network virtualization, the programmability and automation of SDN, and a social-inspired management paradigm. Users are able to quickly set-up...

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Equinix Revenue Grew 4% YoY in Q4

Equinix reported Q4 2012 revenue of $506.5 million, a 4% increase over the previous quarter and a 20% increase over the same quarter last year. This result included $18.4 million in revenues from the Company’s Asia Tone and ancotel acquisitions for the quarter and excluded $2.8 million of revenues from discontinued operations.  Net income for Q4 was $44.9 million, or $0.92 per share and diluted net income per share attributable to Equinix of...

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Netronome Develops OpenFlow Reference Design based on its Flow Processors

Netronome will demonstrate the first software defined networking (SDN) reference design that uses flow processors and open dataplane software controlled by the OpenFlow protocol. The company is showing its reference at this week's Open Networking User Group (ONUG) in Boston. Netronome’s NFP‐6xxx is powered by 96 packet processing cores and 120 multi‐threaded flow processing cores operating at up to 1.2 GHz. It delivers 200 Gbps of packet processing...

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