Japan's O3 Project Aims for Multi-Carrier, Multi-Layer SDN

Leading Japanese companies, including Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC, NTT Communications and NTT, announced the launch of the "Open Innovation over Network Platforms" research and development (R&D) project, also known as the "O3 Project". The project, which is supported by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, aims to develop network virtualization technology that enables multiple telecommunications carriers and service providers who...

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NTT Com Nationwide SDN for Video Transport

NTT Com's Nationwide SDN for Uncompressed HDTV received the Innovation Award in Content Delivvery at IBC 2013.  The service provides stable transmission of uncompressed high-definition video images between the 128 members of the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association via a large-capacity and highly reliable network. NTT Com said the value of SDN in this application is that it enables simplified functionality for broadcasters, such as adjusting...

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NTT Com Expands Data Center Campus in UK

NTT Communications has begun construction of its Hemel Hempstead 3 Data Center, located northwest of London. This will be the third data center for NTT at the site.  The new, modular, Tier IV facility will be about 10,000 m2. It will leverage the latest energy saving technologies and is expected to deliver a PUE of 1.2. NTT Com estimates the data center market is growing 20% year-on-year in the UK. http://www.ntt.com/release/monthNEWS...

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Agilent to Split Off Electronic Measurement Business from Life Sciences

Agilent Technologies plans to separate into two publicly traded companies: one in life sciences, diagnostics and applied markets (LDA) that will retain the Agilent name, and the other that will be comprised of Agilent's current portfolio of electronic measurement (EM) products. The new EM company, which will be named later, holds a leading position in major markets including communications; aerospace and defense; and industrial, computers and...

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Boingo Acquires AWG for Airport Wi-Fi Consolidation

Boingo Wireless agreed to acquire Advanced Wireless Group (AWG), the second largest airport Wi-Fi provider in the United States. Financial terms were not disclosed. AWG operates public Wi-Fi in 17 U.S. airports, including: Baltimore (BWI), Boston (BOS), Buffalo (BUF), Burbank (BUR), Charlotte (CLT), Detroit (DTW), Indianapolis (IND), John Wayne (SNA), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis – St. Paul (MSP), Oakland (OAK), Omaha (OMA), Providence...

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Rackspace Offers E-Learning Training for Openstack

In an effort to build on the momentum of Openstack, Rackspace is launching an on demand e-learning training course, adding four new classroom-based courses and establishing a training partner program. “As the founder of OpenStack, Rackspace recognizes the need for comprehensive educational courses and delivery models and is fundamentally revolutionizing OpenStack training to include a Certified Training Partner Program and on demand e-learning...

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Violin Memory Launches Maestro Software Suite

Violin Memory released a Memory Services software suite for acceleration, tiering, migration and protection of application data in the enterprise data center. The Violin Maestro suite of Memory Services, which runs on memory-optimized, hardware-accelerated Violin Memory Appliances, provides non-disruptive migration of data off legacy storage to high performance Violin Memory Arrays. The company said its software transparently learns application...

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Zayo Intros its First 100G Wavelength Services in Europe

Zayo Group has begun offering a 100G wavelength services between London and Amsterdam.  This is the first 100G route on its European network. Zayo's 100G wavelength platform is already operational in several U.S. locations and will continue to be deployed in Europe during the rest of 2013 and into the first half of 2014. ”This route is deployed and ready for immediate implementation by European customers with high bandwidth connectivity needs,”...

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Orange Business Services Picks Ericsson for M2M

Orange Business Services has chosen Ericsson’s Device Connection Platform delivered as a service to enrich its existing M2M products and solutions portfolio to support international customers. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ericsson said its solution enables Orange's customers to deploy, scale and operate millions of M2M connections using a service portal, available at anytime from anywhere, customers can access self-service functionality...

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