Oracle Ups its SDN Game with Acquisition of Corente for WAN Virtualization

Oracle agreed to acquire Corente, a start-up developing software-defined WAN virtualization technology, for an undisclosed sum.  Oracle already offers a LAN virtualization platform, so the deal extends its SDN portfolio for cloud services covering both the enterprise data center LAN and the WAN. Corente, which is based in Bernardsville, New Jersey, offers a virtualization platform that accelerates the deployment of distributed and cloud-based...

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AT&T to Buy More AWS Spectrum Covering 50 Million POPs

AT&T will acquire 49 Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses from Aloha Partners II for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, pending regulatory approval. The licenses cover nearly 50 million people in 14 states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. AT&T said the new spectrum...

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AT&T to Provide Connectivity for Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud

AT&T will provide wireless connectivity for products and applications that are powered by the Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud. Ericsson's Connected Vehicle Cloud, which is based on its Service Enablement Platform, provides drivers and passengers with access to applications directly from a screen in the car.  Connected Vehicle Cloud leverages Ericsson’s M2M service enablement capabilities and portfolio in the OSS/BSS domain and can be deployed...

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Vistapointe Raises Funding for its Cloud-based, Network Intelligence Solution

Vistapointe, a start-up based in San Ramon, California, closed a second round of funding for its cloud-based and real-time network intelligence solutions for mobile operators. Vistapointe specializes in data extraction, analysis and insight generation technologies that enable mobile operators gain visibility into their mobile networks. Vistapointe’s product portfolio following the NFV architecture, is completely software-based, runs on COTS &...

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MoCA 2.0 Certification Gets Underway - 800 Mbps over Coax

Certification testing for products implementing the MoCA 2.0 specification is now underway by National Technical Systems in Culver City, California. MoCA 2.0 offers two performance modes of 400 Mbps and 800 Mbps net throughputs (MAC rate), respectively.  The MoCA 2.0 spec supports packet error rates (PER) as low as one in 100 million with a nominal latency of 3.6ms.  In addition, standby and sleep modes are included in the specification...

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Marvell Debuts Quad-Core ARMADA ARM CPUs for Smart TVs

Marvell unveiled its ARMADA 1500 PRO, a quad-core ARM-based CPU optimized to support Google services for Smart TV along with IP-hybrid service security from Verimatrix. The ARMADA 1500 PRO features a sophisticated security engine, up to 12K DMIPs applications processor, and a 38GFLOP graphics processor for Smart TV and set-top box implementations, driving the convergence of digital entertainment and gaming applications and paving the way for the...

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Broadcom Expands Satellite Device Portfolio for Operators

Broadcom announced a new Outdoor Unit (ODU) satellite chipset that integrates support for regions and countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  The design allows operators to provide fast channel change by allocating more channels to a single set-top box.  It support supports up to 24 resident set-top boxes within a multiple dwelling unit. Some key features: Second generation with reduced power and better integration...

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Broadcom Introduces Low Cost ADSL and VDSL2 Routers

Broadcom introduced an entry-level xDSL system-on-a-chip (SoC) for residential gateways with ADSL and VDSL2 with G.vector technology, a fast Ethernet switch and a PCI-e interface for connectivity to Wi-Fi silicon. The BCM63381 device is based on 29nm technology. "VDSL2 technology has been widely deployed by global telcos to deliver premium access data rates to subscribers," said Greg Fischer, Broadcom Vice President and General Manager, Broadband...

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