Infonetics: North America Drives Growth in Optical Networking

The optical network hardware market, including WDM and SONET/SDH equipment, totaled $3.3 billion worldwide in 2Q13, up 27% over the preceding quarter, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Some highlights: EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) is operating at record low levels of optical capital intensity; positive capex rumbles from tier 1 carriers have yet to translate into more optical spending The top 3 optical market share leaders...

Read More

HP's New Graphic Server Blade Virtualizes NVIDIA GPUs

HP introduced a Graphics Server Blade powered by NVIDIA GRID GPUs.  This allows up to 8 simultaneous virtual desktops to benefit from the processing performance of NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs). HP said its Gen8 server with NVIDIA GRID or Multi-GPU Carrier lowers the cost per user while delivering levels of graphics performance previously unavailable for desktop virtualization users. The NVIDIA GRID K1 and K2 GPU adapters also enable...

Read More

Digital Realty Joins Epsilon's Global Network Exchange

Digital Realty, which owns 127 data center properties worldwide, has signed a network partnering agreement with Epsilon to offer a dynamic bandwidth solution in London to cloud and content providers for seamless backbone connectivity.  The new platform facilitates enhanced connectivity for cloud and content providers from Digital Realty's London-area data centers with seamless interconnectivity to over 65 data centres globally. Epsilon is...

Read More

OIF Marks Progress in Pluggable Coherent Modules, OTN, Transport SDN

The Optical Internetworking Forum announced a new, second project for a pluggable coherent optics transceiver (CFP2) module, saying standardization of a micro Integrated Coherent Receiver (ICR) will enable component manufacturers to quickly ramp up production while also reducing the cost and time to market for high volumes of pluggable modules. Following its quarterly meeting, the OIF also cited progress on projects addressing thermal aspects,...

Read More

Zayo Acquires Fiber Network in Minneapolis for $40 Million

Zayo agreed to acquire Access Communications, a metro network operator in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., for $40 million. Access owns and operates a 1,200 mile metropolitan fiber network that covers the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, connecting more than 500 on-net buildings, including the area’s major data centers and carrier hotel facilities. Access is primarily focused on providing dark fiber services to a concentrated set of...

Read More

Marvell's New Prestera Switching Processors Target Dynamic Access/Aggregation

Marvell introduced its Prestera DX4200 series of packet processors for the access and aggregation layers of fixed and mobile networks. The new product family, which represents the eight generation of Marvell switching silicon, is implemented in 28nm. The design integrages multi-core ARM v7 CPUs, a carrier grade traffic manager and a flexible IPv6 packet processing pipeline to enable dynamic software defined networking and advanced service virtualization. It...

Read More

Korea's Dacom Crossing Deploys Infinera DTN-X

Dacom Crossing, a Korean provider of international IP communications, has deployed the Infinera DTN-X packet optical networking platform connecting Seoul, the terrestrial backhaul network and the EAC Korea landing station. Dacom Crossing provides wholesale services to Tier One carriers, ISP’s and content providers. The Infinera Intelligent Transport Network, featuring the DTN-X, enables Dacom Crossing to offer 10, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)...

Read More

Digital Realty Completes $3 Billion Refinancing

Digital Realty Trust, which has 127 data centers around the world, has completed the refinancing of its global revolving credit facility and term loan.  The refinancing allowed the company to reduce pricing, extend loan maturities and increase its aggregate commitments by $450 million. The combined facilities total $3 billion, representing the 5th largest unsecured credit facilities among US REITs. The refinancing provides funds for acquisitions,...

Read More