Blueprint Column: Uncovering the Value in Big Data

With 4G providing the fire power, data volumes are exploding across the mobile environment, and communications service providers (CPSs) are in danger of being overwhelmed by the assault of Big Data on their often struggling networks. The onslaught of data already has reached the point at which one operator reports receiving and interpreting 40 billion records a day, estimating that volumes will rise to 100 billion by the end of this year. Moreover,...

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Huawei Delivers Pair of Campus SDN Switches

Huawei introduced a new enterprise-class switch for supporting key industry trends in cloud computing, bring your own device (BYOD), software-defined network (SDN), internet of things (IoT), and big data related analytics. The Huawei S12700 is a family of campus switches designed for software-defined networking architecture. It is powered by Huawei's own Ethernet Network Processor (ENP) for full programability. Huawei's Packet Conservation Algorithm...

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GSA: 200 LTE Networks in Commercial Operation

As of the end of last month, there were 200 LTE networks in commercial operation in 76 countries, according to GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association.  A total of 54 operators launched LTE service in the first 7 months of 2013. Alan Hadden, President of the GSA, said: “In this interim announcement GSA confirms that 106 LTE networks were commercially launched in the last 12 months, representing 112% annual growth. LTE is a mainstream...

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FDA Clears Verizon's Remote Health Monitoring

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted clearance for Verizon's Converged Health Management, a remote patient-monitoring medical device that provides clinicians with access to up-to-date patient data from connected biometric devices so they can more efficiently monitor and manage patients from their home, or when they are on the go. Verizon said its new solution is powered by the company's HIPAA-ready cloud. "Verizon is committed to improving...

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Infonetics: DDoS Prevention Market to Grow by Double Digits Through 2014

DDoS prevention for mobile networks will see strong growth, with a 25% CAGR from 2012 to 2017, thanks to the transition to IP and data, massive increases in capacity, and a new role as a juicy and highly visible target for attacks, according to a new report from Infonetics. "DDoS prevention appliances are the first line of defense against brute-force attacks like those we saw aimed at U.S. financial institutions last September, and most service...

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Hurricane Electric Opens 2 New POPs in Canada

Hurricane Electric has opened two new points-of-presence: Global Server Centre located at 167 Lombard Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and DataHive, located at 840 7th Ave, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The facilities will provide high speed IPv4 and IPv6 Internet connectivity through 100BaseT, 1GigE, 10Gbps, and 100GE service. Hurricane Electric also operates at Equinix in Toronto, and Cologix in Vancouver and Montreal. http://www.he.n...

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ShoreTel's Revenues Rise 9% to $86 Million in Latest Quarter

ShoreTel reported record quarterly revenue of$85.6 million, an increase of 9 percent sequentially 9 percent year-over-year. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 was $3.4 million, or $0.06 per share which excludes stock-based compensation charges, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, other charges and related tax adjustments. For its full 2013 fiscal year, revenue was a record of $313.5 million, up 27 percent...

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Rackspace now Operates 98,884 Servers

Rackspace posted Q2 revenue of $376 million, up 3.8% from the previous quarter and up 18% from the second quarter of 2012. Net income was $22 million for the quarter, down 18.0% from the previous quarter and down 11% from the second quarter of 2012. Net income margin for the quarter was 6.0% compared to 7.5% for the previous quarter and 7.9% in the second quarter of 2012. Total server count increased to 98,884, up from 94,122 servers at the end...

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ShoreTel Names New CEO

ShoreTel named Don Joos as its new president and CEO, replacing Peter Blackmore, who announced his retirement in May 2013. Joos joined ShoreTel in April 2011 as vice president of global services, and for the past year has served as senior vice president of business operations. During his time at ShoreTel, Joos has been in charge of overseeing approximately 50 percent of the company operations through the direct management of engineering, R&D,...

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