VMware Focuses on Software-Defined Data Centers and Hybrid Cloud Services

VMware outlined its top three growth priorities: Redefining Infrastructure -- The Software-Defined Data Center  VMware is aiming to extend virtualization to all areas of the data center – network, security, storage and management. Specifically, the company will merge its VMware vCloud Networking and Security product line with the Nicira Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) into a single product family based on a common technology foundation,...

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Networks to Get Smarter and Faster in 2013 and Beyond

By Greg Huff, Chief Technology Officer at LSI  Architects and managers of networks of all types – enterprise, storage and mobile – are struggling under the formidable pressure of massive data growth. To accelerate performance amid this data deluge, they have two options: the traditional brute force approach of deploying systems beefed up with more general-purpose processors, or turning to systems with intelligent silicon powered by purpose-built...

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Cisco Evolves its Integrated Services Router for L4-7

Cisco announced a new Integrated Services Router with Application Experience (ISR-AX), which converges routing, security technologies, and application-level services into a single-box solution for branch offices. The idea is to build on Layer 2 and 3 converged network services with Layer 4 through 7 application services in the enterprise edge router. The new Cisco ISR-AX solution includes: Cisco 3900-AX, 2900-AX or 1900-AX ISR, based on Cisco's...

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Mandiant: Discovery of Cyber Intrusions Typically Take Months

Cyber attackers typically spend an estimated 243 days on a victim’s network before they are discovered, according to the 4th annual cybersecurity report from Mandiant, the a security consulting firm that was recently in the news for its expose of Chinese hacking groups. Mandiant's report highlights incident response best practices including a discussion of technical indicators of advanced threats. Some of the report’s highlights include: Nearly...

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Oracle to Acquire Nimbula for IaaS Software

Oracle agreed to acquire Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Nimbula, which is based in Redwood City, California, was founded by the team that developed the Amazon EC2 public cloud service, including Chris Pinkham and Willem van Biljon. The company is focused on blending EC2-like scale, agility and efficiency with private infrastructure customization and control Nimbula Director,...

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Oclaro Intros New Add/Drop Platform

Oclaro introduced a new Add/Drop Routing Platform for next-generation multi-degree, colorless, directionless, contentionless, and flexible-grid (CDC-Flex) ROADM networks. The new Oclaro platform integrates switching, arrayed amplification, as well as advanced control and monitoring.  It can be used in a line-card, a managed subsystem or a super module.   Oclaro said its new Add/Drop Routing Platform makes significant gains in density...

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Infinera Powers CyrusOne's Texas Internet Exchange

Infinera is partnering with CyrusOne on its Texas Internet Exchange (IX), the first statewide IX in the United States. The IX network, powered by the Infinera DTN, will provide cloud-based services between CyrusOne’s major facilities and third-party carrier hotels in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, as well as to customer data center locations. The CyrusOne Texas IX is expected to launch by the end of March 2013. “The deployment of Infinera’s...

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Silver Spring Soars 29% in First Day of Trading

Shares in Silver Spring Networks (NYSE: SSNI) rose 29.41% in their first day of public trading to close at $22.00. Silver Spring Networks supplies a networking platform for energy utilities. The company is based in Redwood City, California. http://www.silverspringnet.co...

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Dell Proposes SDN Working Committee in Object Management Group

Dell is proposing a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) standardization working committee within the Object Management Group (OMG). The OMG develops enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies. "Networks are the last bastion of unvirtualized computing infrastructure," said Dr. Richard Soley, Chairman and CEO of OMG. "The growing interest in software-defined networks needs to be met as early as possible with flexible, transparent,...

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Fujitsu Intros High-Speed, 28nm CMOS Converters

Fujitsu announced the first in a new family of 8-bit, power-efficient, 28nm CMOS analog-to-digital converters (ADC) addresses the need for large-scale global deployment of single-wavelength, 100Gbps optical transport systems, and provides a solution for future short-range optical and backplane interconnects. Fujitsu's 28nm ADC supports sampling rates from 55 to 70 GSa/s (billions of samples per second) with scalable analog bandwidth. Fujitsu...

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Ericsson Wins Managed Services Deal in Africa

Atlantique Telecom, part of The Etisalat Group, awarded a five year multi-country managed services contract to Ericsson to manage its entire mobile networks. The contract covers network operations, field maintenance, network optimization and spare parts management for Etisalat' s multivendor mobile networks, including access, core and transmission, as well as value added services.  Ericsson said up to 10 million subscribers stand to benefit...

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New Multi-Source Agreement for 40 Gbps XLMD2 Miniature Pluggable Transceivers

Five leading optical component manufacturers including LAPIS Semiconductor, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Oclaro, Renesas Electronics and Sumitomo Electric Industries, reached agreement on new common specifications for transmitter optical sub-assemblies (TOSAs) and receiver optical sub-assemblies (ROSAs). These specifications are based on the 40 Gbps serial Multi-Source Agreement (XLMD2-MSA) for 40 Gbps pluggable transceiver modules such as the CFP MSA. The companies said the new, thin, miniature TOSAs and ROSAs are essential for downsizing...

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Kuwait's Wataniya Upgrades with Ericsson

Wataniya Telecom, Kuwait's leading mobile telecommunications operator, selected Ericsson to upgrade its radio access network. Under the new contract, which represents the largest Ericsson has signed to date in Kuwait, the company will upgrade Wataniya Telecom's existing 2G and 3G networks, as well as adding WCDMA/HSPA capability on 900MHz and LTE capability on the 1800MHz band.  Ericsson will also provide optimization services, O&M support...

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Oclaro's Pump Lasers Will Reduce Footprint by 2X

Oclaro announced a dual-chip, uncooled 500mW pump laser for ROADMs that features the new industry-standard 10-pin MSA butterfly advanced package format that delivers a smaller footprint compared to conventional 14-pin packages. The new Oclaro dual-chip uncooled pump is designed for amplifier arrays, multi-stage and mid-stage access amplifiers, ROADM on blade and amplifier based line cards. The new design will bring a 2X reduction in footprint...

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