IBM Expand its Cloud Ambitions

IBM is rolling out new systems and solutions to help enterprises and managed service providers (MSPs) to build  private and hybrid clouds . Building on its recent acquisition of SoftLayer, IBM said its is bringing new integrated capabilities to accelerate cloud adoption for business transformation.  The rollout includes new PureSystems, Power Systems, Smarter Storage Systems, System x, and Technical Computing offerings that provide the...

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AT&T and GE Sign Global Alliance for "Industrial Internet" M2M

AT&T and GE announced a global alliance agreement to allow GE machines to connect to the AT&T network and cloud, creating the first highly-secure wireless communications system for GE's "Industrial Internet." The companies expect their machine-to-machine (M2M) communications system will allow customers to benefit from increased productivity. Workers using the system will be able to remotely track, monitor, record and operate GE machinery,...

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Russia's Rostelecom Selects Infinera DTN-X

Rostelecom, the largest nationwide telecommunications operator in Russia, has selected Infinera's DTN-X platform based on 500 Gbps coherent super-channel technology to extend the reach of its transport IP/MPLS network. Deployments are underway.  Financial terms were not disclosed. Rostelecom serves more than 100 million subscribers in 80 regions throughout Russia, offering cutting-edge fixed and mobile telephony, broadband access, television,...

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Cisco's ISR-AX Routers to Integrate Akamai Technology

Cisco plans to integrate Akamai Unified Performance technology into its ISR-AX routers.  The companies have agree to co-develop enterprise network offerings that are optimized for delivering public and private cloud applications to remote offices. Akamai said its Unified Performance technology caches and delivers content in-branch behind the firewall through a connection to the Akamai Intelligent Platform.  This may be an enterprise's...

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Accedian Intros SDN for Fixed-Wireless Networks

Accedian Networks introduced a "Wireless-Aware" SDN product line that optimizes performance in real-time on fixed-wireless networks by dynamically shaping traffic when link capacity changes due to real-world conditions, such as adverse weather and RF interference. The "R-FLO" solution, is compatible with mixed RF, fiber and copper topologies and complements existing networks by bringing unified high-availability and optimized performance network-wide...

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Lantiq and KEYMILE Announce VDSL System Level Vectoring

Lantiq and KEYMILE announced volume shipments of system level vectoring equipped VDSL Linecards to a major telecommunications carrier. The company said the deployment will surpass 1.5 million vectored lines in 2013. A majority of these VDSL Linecards is already deployed in the field and vectoring based broadband services are expected to be offered to consumers by the end of 2013. The joint Lantiq/KEYMILE system level vectoring solution supports...

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Thailand's Stock Exchange Deploys ADVA FSP 3000

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 for mission-critical storage area network (SAN) connectivity. The network enables the Thailand Stock Exchange to transport information between data centers with low latency, high availability and robust security. The ADVA FSP 3000 was installed and will be maintained by Stream I.T. Consulting. http://www.advaoptical.com ...

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Interxion to Build Ninth Data Center in Frankfurt

INTERXION disclosed plans to construct its ninth data center on its Frankfurt campus (“FRA 9”) in response to customer demand.  FRA 9, which is scheduled to be operational in the first quarter of 2014, will be built in a single phase and will provide approximately 800 square meters of Equipped Space and 1MW of customer-available power.  The capital expenditure associated with FRA 9 is approximately €13 million http://www.in...

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AT&T Now Has 7,500 Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Service

AT&T reached the halfway mark in its target to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles over the course of a ten year period through 2018. Since AT&T began its commitment, the company has placed over 7,500 alternative fuel vehicles in 44 states nationwide. These vehicles have already enabled AT&T to avoid the purchase of 7.7 million gallons of gasoline. AT&T has a commitment to invest up to $565 million in the program. The...

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Empirix Acquired by Thoma Bravo, a Private Equity Firm

Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, agreed to acquire Empirix for an undisclosed sum. Empirix supplies network testing, monitoring and analytics solutions to service providers, mobile operators and enterprises.  The company reports 22 percent year-over-year revenue growth in 2012, partially driven by a significant increase in bookings from global Tier 1 mobile operators. “The company offers a unique ability to analyze customer...

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ADTRAN Posts Q3 Revenue of $177 Million

ADTRAN reported Q3 sales of $177,404,000 compared to $162,125,000 for the third quarter of 2012. Net income was $16,205,000 for the quarter compared to $9,272,000 for the third quarter of 2012. Earnings per share, assuming dilution, were $0.28 for the quarter compared to $0.15 for the third quarter of 2012. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the quarter were $0.32 compared to $0.20 for the third quarter of 2012. ADTRAN Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton...

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CTI Towers Raises $30 Million Debt Financing for Tower Acquisitions

CTI Towers, a wireless tower operator with more than 800 wireless towers throughout the United States, secured up to $30 million in debt financing and closed its first third-party acquisition, purchasing five towers from a major wireless carrier. CTI Towers said the deal extends its strategy beyond Comcast, from whom it has acquired 230 towers to-date. “We remain committed to helping our customers meet deadlines for new cell sites and network...

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