Project Clearwater Aims for IMS in the Cloud

Project Clearwater, an open-source IMS core initiative for the cloud, launched its website and opened its doors to software developers and systems integrators. Metaswitch Networks contributed the initial codebase for Project Clearwater and is sponsoring the initiative. Metaswitch said the goal of Project Clearwater is to deliver critical call and session control functions, along with Telephony Application Server (TAS) capabilities, within any virtualized...

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Fujitsu Outlines SDN-based Intelligent Networking and Computing Architecture

Fujitsu outlined an Intelligent Networking and Computing Architecture based on the principles of software defined networking (SDN) that aims to provide optimized control over three unique ICT domains: data centers, wide area networks, and smart devices. The FUJITSU Intelligent Networking and Computing Architecture can virtualize resources across the three domains. The company said that by administering and controlling these virtualized resources...

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Telefónica: Brazil is its Largest Market, Surpassing Spain

Telefónica reported Q1 2013 revenue of 14,141 million euros, a decrease of 1.6% compared to a year earlier not counting impacts from exchange rate fluctuations, and down 8.8% in actual terms.  The company's OIBDA reached 4,567 million euros and the operating result was 2,066 million euros, down 0.1% and 2.9%, respectively compared to Q1 2012. Telefónica Europe is impacted by the macroeconomic situation, the intense level of competition and...

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Deutsche Telekom's Profits Rise in Q1 as Revenue Dips 4.5%

Deutsche Telekom's net revenue for Q1 2013 decreased by 4.5 percent compared with the prior-year period to EUR 13.8 billion and adjusted EBITDA declined by 4.3 percent to EUR 4.3 billion. However, Deutsche Telekom generated a year-on-year increase in adjusted net profit of more than 30 percent to EUR 767 million in the first quarter. Reported net profit increased by 3.5 percent to EUR 564 million. "We have resolved some major issues," said René...

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Inphi Demos 2.4 Tbps Line Card Tech -- QSFP28

Inphi is demoing interoperability of its second generation Tri-Rate PHY/SerDes Gearbox (GB) ICs with Luxtera and TE Connectivity (TE) optical modules at this week's Interop in Las Vegas. Inphi is showcasing its new Tri-Rate IN112510-LD 100G GB interoperating with a Silicon Photonics QSFP28 module from Luxtera, as well as VCSEL based QSFP28 from TE to highlight the availability of the QSFP28 form factor using different optics technologies. The...

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Net Optics Launches Network Packet Broker for 40G

Net Optics introduced its xStream 40 Network Packet Broker (NPB) for 40G networks, providing advanced filtering, aggregation, load-balancing, time stamping, etc. Net Optics said its new platform provides 30 percent improved latency over the previous latency record. xStream 40 also provides twenty percent more filters and 2.6X higher port density with the same form factor. Key features include: Delivery of up to 64 wire-speed 1 GbE and 10 GbE...

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Internet2 Offers Cash Prizes for SDN Research Apps

Internet2, in conjunction with Juniper Networks, Ciena, and Brocade, is offering cash awards for winning open source, data movement, software-defined networking (SDN) enabled, end user applications, which benefit the research and education (R&E) community, implemented on the nation’s first open, national-scale SDN platform -- the Internet2 Network. The new Internet2 Network is the first open, national-scale 100G network that employs SDN and...

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Vodafone Hutchison Australia Picks Cisco ASR 5500

Vodafone Hutchison Australia has selected the Cisco ASR 5500 as the mobile multimedia core platform for its LTE network. The Cisco ASR 5500 will be the foundation of VHA's Evolved Packet Core (EPC).  In addition, VHA is implementing the Cisco 7613 mobile security gateway as part of its Enhanced Packet Core solution. Cisco will provide professional services on the project.  Financial terms were not disclosed. Cisco noted that over 210...

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Fusion-io Replaces CEO

David Flynn resigned as CEO and President of Fusion-io, effective immediately. The company confirmed that co-founder, Rick White, also resigned as Chief Marketing Officer.  Both will pursue entrepreneurial investing activities. Fusion-io named Shane Robison as its new Chairman, CEO and President. Mr. Robison, 59, has more than 30 years of experience in senior business management and product development roles with AT&T Labs, Cadence Design...

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Narus Hires Oracle Exec to Head Global Sales

Narus, which specializes in big data analytics for cybersecurity solutions, named Joe Eskew as head of global sales. Eskew comes to Narus from Oracle, where he served as vice president of worldwide sales for the virtual desktop infrastructure global business unit. Previously, he held executive-level sales positions with Citrix Systems, Inxight Software and Network Associates. http://www.narus.co...

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Best of Interop Awards: Arista and Six Others

Arista Networks was named as the Grand Prize Winner of the 2013 Best of Interop Awards. The 2013 Best of Interop Awards winners in each category are: Cloud Computing & Virtualization: ExtraHop Networks - ExtraHop for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Center & Storage: OCZ Technology - ZD-XL SQL Accelerator Management & Monitoring: ScienceLogic - ScienceLogic EM7 v7.3 Networking: Arista Networks - Arista 7500E Data Center Switch Performance...

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