Verizon Builds its 100G ULH Backbone

Verizon continues to expand the number of 100G routes in its ultra-long-haul network in the U.S. and Europe, adding 100G technology to more than 4,800 miles of its global IP network during the first half of 2013. The 100G expansion includes almost 4,500 miles on the Verizon U.S. network, bringing to approximately 21,400 the total number of 100G miles currently deployed on the network. Among the new 100G routes are Seattle to Salt Lake City, Indianapolis...

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AT&T Expands its Managed Cyber Security Services

AT&T announced an expanded set of managed security solutions (MSS) and new capabilities, including an all-in-one mobile security solution to be launched later this year.  AT&T Business Solutions' cyber security offerings include network-based defense, cloud security, secure mobile business, and threat management. Recent and upcoming enhancements to the AT&T portfolio of security solutions include: AT&T plans to launch a...

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Koch Industries to Acquire Molex for $7.2 Billion -- a Leading Component Supplier

Koch Industries agreed to acquire Molex, a supplier of electronic components, for $38.50 per share in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $7.2 billion. The price represents a  a 42% premium to the equity value of Molex’s publicly-traded stock, specifically a 31% premium to the Common Stock and a 56% premium to the Class A Common Stock, based on the closing stock prices on September 6, 2013. The companies said the agreement has...

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Orange 4G Covers Paris

Orange is now offering 4G coverage for all of Paris and 37 other towns in the Paris area. By end September, Orange 4G will cover 70 “agglomerations” including over 500 towns in mainland France. Some other highlights: Orange is speeding up the roll-out of its 4G network in order to meet the expectations of its customers and will cover 40% of the population by end 2013.  The previous target was 30%. This roll-out complements the Orange H+...

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Infinera's Super-Channel SD-FEC Can Double Capacity for TeliaSonera IC North America

TeliaSonera International Carrier's (TSIC) North America terrestrial network can double the capacity of a key link by implementing Infinera's super-channel implementation of  Soft Decision Forward Error Correction (SD-FEC) on the Infinera DTN-X platform. Infinera completed a verification test on a production route between Houston and Phoenix in TSIC’s North America network. The company said the test verified the ability of Infinera's SD-FEC...

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CALIENT Tests OpenFlow API for its Optical Circuit Switch

CALIENT Technologies announced preliminary interoperability testing results of its newly available OpenFlow software-defined networking (SDN) application programming interface (API) for its S320 optical circuit switch. In testing by Tallac Networks, using the testing facilities of the InCNTRE lab at Indiana University, the S320 OpenFlow API provided a base level of interoperability with several industry leading commercial SDN controllers. Similar...

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CrowdStrike Raises $30 Million for Security Driven by Big Data Analytics

CrowdStrike, a start-up based in Irvine, California, has raised $30 million in Series B financing for it ssecurity technologies and services focused on identifying advanced threats and targeted attacks. CrowdStrike's cloud-based next-generation threat protection platform leverages execution profiling and predictive security analytics. The company said the fusion of big data and security intelligence allows companies to not only proactively respond...

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Wi-Fi Alliance Reveals WiGig CERTIFIED Logo for 60 GHz

The Wi-Fi Alliance introduced a new logo as the certification brand for products approved in its forthcoming interoperability program. WiGig CERTIFIED products will operate in the 60 GHz frequency band and deliver multi-gigabit speed, low latency traffic, and security-protected connectivity between nearby devices. Many WiGig CERTIFIED products are expected to be Wi-Fi CERTIFIED as well, and products implementing both WiGig and Wi-Fi® will include...

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Cortina Intros First Dual 15G EDC

Cortina Systems announced the availability of the industry’s first dual 15G Electronic Dispersion Compensation (EDC) PHY for low port count applications transitioning from 1 to 10 and 15G. Cortina said its CS4227 Dual 15G EDC PHY device and its companion chip, the CS4223 Quad 15G EDC PHY, will drive dramatically lower power and support higher bandwidth for the expanding lower port count application market, such as uplinks and NIC cards. “With...

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Palo Alto Networks' Revenue Hits $112 Million, up 49% YoY

Palo Alto Networks reported revenue of $112.4 million for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2013, up 49% compared with $75.6 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012.  GAAP net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter was $15.8 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012. "Demand was strong in the fourth quarter across all theaters and verticals...

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