Procera #MWC15 - Virtualization, Performance, Subscriber Experience

http://youtu.be/M79Z3gd--dI Virtualization is all theoretical until you can deliver performance. Jim Brear, CEO of Procera, highlights Mobile World Congress 2015, including a game changing performance benchmark achieved in partnership with Intel as well as an ETSI Proof-of-Concept demonstration. http://youtu.be/SQ5BcNbStPE "Enhancing the subscriber experience" is a big theme at this year's Mobile World Congress and the mission of Procera...

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Broadcom Targets Virtual Customer Premise Equipment

Broadcom introduced a system-on-a-chip (SoC) for the virtual customer premise equipment (vCPE) market. Broadcom’s BCM88312 is an integrated and programmable device that can be connected to the operator's network to deliver vCPE services.  It can be managed over OpenFlow, based on Broadcom's OpenFlow-Data Plane Abstraction (OF-DPA) layer framework, thereby extending OF-DPA from the infrastructure core all the way to the business CPE access. By...

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Brocade to Acquire Connectem for LTE virtual Evolved Packet Core

Brocade has agreed to acquire Connectem, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California developing an LTE virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) solution.  Financial terms were not disclosed. Connectem, which was founded in 2011, has been pursuing an overlay strategy for its Virtualized LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC), betting that mobile operators will implement its NFV-powered solution first for specific business applications while continuing with...

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Citrix Intros 160 Gbps NetScaler Application Delivery Controller

Citrix introduced its next generation NetScaler MPX 25000 series, a carrier-grade application delivery controller (ADC) for communications service providers.  The new NetScaler is a two rack-unit (2RU) 160 gigabit-per-second appliance that enables operators to scale mobile S/Gi-LAN data plane capacity to 3.5 Tbps while preserving earlier capacity investments. Significantly, the NetScaler MPX 25000 series can enable the transition to NFV by...

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Altair Offers Optimized LTE Chipset for IoT

Altair Semiconductor has begun sampling its new FourGee-1160 and FourGee-1150 Category-1 and Category-0 LTE chipsets targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) market. CAT-1 and CAT-0 are lower speed and power versions of the LTE standard which dramatically extend the addressable market for carriers and chip makers alike. The chipsets are optimized for long-term battery operation in small devices, such as wearables, sensors, etc. "While chipsets supporting...

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SK Telecom Deploys LTE Small Cells with Carrier Aggregation

SK Telecom, Korea's largest telecommunications company, has selected Broadcom's latest small cell system-on-chip (SoC) devices with carrier aggregation technology to enhance its high-speed 4G LTE services.  SK Telecom aims to be the first carrier to deploy LTE small cells capable of aggregating two non-contiguous bands, thus increasing bandwidth and data throughout its LTE network. "SK Telecom is making constant efforts to enhance our LTE network...

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Gigamon and Empirix Enable Data Filtering for Service Providers

Gigamon has teamed up with Empirix to extend the analytical capabilities of the Empirix IntelliSight customer experience and performance management platform. The solution combines the advanced traffic intelligence of the Gigamon Visibility Fabric with the Empirix IntelliSight to transform volumes of data into real-time understanding of user experiences. Empirix IntelliSight can ingest vast quantities of data leveraging intelligent optimization...

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Avaya Unveils SDN Fabric for Connecting "Anything" to Virtual Network

Avaya introduced its Open SDN Fx architecture for enabling automation and programmability from the core to the edge of enterprise networks. Avaya said the aim of its SDN Fx architecture is “connect anything, anywhere” simplicity by allowing devices and users at the network edge to be added easily to the network.  The goal is to leverage an automated core that takes advantage of a single, network-wide Ethernet fabric to remove the need for manual...

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MagnaCom Demos its Multi-Carrier, OFDM Modulation

MagnaCom announced the release of its “WAM” technology for multi-carer OFDM to strategic partners. The company claims WAM enables an unprecedented 50% throughput gain and up to a 50% reduction in power, while remaining fully backwards compatible with QAM modulation. The company said carriers can achieve substantially more data transmitted over the same spectrum, resulting in networks that deliver much higher speeds, have longer reach (coverage),...

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TI Announces Ultra-low Power Wireless Platform

Texas Instruments introduced its new SimpleLink ultra-low power wireless microcontroller  platform for Bluetooth Smart, 6LoWPAN, ZigBee, Sub-1 GHz and ZigBee RF4CE aimed at new class of battery-less devices powered by energy-harvesting techniques or coin cell batteries. The SimpleLink ultra-low power platform features an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU, Flash/RAM, analog-to-digital converter, peripherals, sensor controller and built-in robust security on...

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Huawei Secured 35 VoLTE Contracts in 2014

Citing momentum in VoLTE, Huawei confirmed that, as of the end of 2014, it had secured 35 new VoLTE contracts, of which three networks have already been put into commercial use. The contracts include a leading tier-one operator in Europe, which has selected Huawei as its Virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS) supplier for cloud-based VoLTE deployment. In May 2014, PCCW-HKT and Huawei jointly announced the commercial launch of VoLTE in Hong Kong....

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JDSU Companies to be Lumentum and Viavi Post-Split

Following its upcoming split into two companies, JDSU’s stand-alone Communications and Commercial Optical Products (CCOP) business segment will be called Lumentum while its Network Enablement (NE), Service Enablement (SE) and Optical Security and Performance Products (OSP) business will be named Viavi.  JDSU anticipates that the split will occur by Q3 this year. The new Lumentum brand was chosen to reflect CCOP’s leadership in optical technologies,...

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IBM Posts Performance Benchmarks for Cloud, Mobile and Web App Developers

IBM announced results from an industry benchmark showing that its WebSphere Application Server beat Oracle's WebLogic Server in per core, per processor and per system comparisons on the latest Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v3 in a SPECjEnterprise20101 test.  IBM published a world record single application server result of 19,282.14 SPECjEnterprise20101 EjOPS for the application tier and the database on industry standard servers running Intel®...

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Procera Posts Q4 Revenues of $24 Million, up 13% YoY

Procera Networks reported Q4 2014 revenue of $24.2 million, compared with $21.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, representing a 13% increase.  Revenue for fiscal year 2014 was $75.4 million, compared with $74.7 million for fiscal year 2013, a 1% increase.GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $1.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter...

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Ericsson Sues Apple for Patent Infringement

Ericsson announced a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, saying many of its patents are essential to the 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE standards; others are critical to other non-standardized aspects of Apple's devices. Apple's global license agreement for Ericsson's mobile technology expired last month.  Ericsson said Apple has declined to take a new license offered on FRAND terms. Specifically, Ericsson filed a complaint with the U.S. International...

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