ONOS-based Peering Router Enters Pacific Deployment

An ONOS-based software-defined peering router has been deployed on a trans-Pacific network by a coalition consisting of the Open Networking Operating System (ONOS) Project, the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), Corsa Technology (Corsa), ESnet, AARNet and CSIRO. The router located at AARNet/CSIRO in Australia exchanges routes with the Vandervecken software-defined networking (SDN) controller stack at ESnet in California and uses high performance...

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Cisco Joins Intel Network Builders Ecosystem

Renu Navale discusses the Intel Network Builders program, which aims to accelerate the market for network functions virtualization (NFV) and help carriers to transform their infrastructure. Over 150 companies now participate in this program. Cisco is the latest to join. See video: https://youtu.be/DOVW0zvV2v0...

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Cyan Expands Its Blue Orbit SDN and NFV Ecosystem

Cyan has added a number of new partners to Blue Orbit, its ecosystem of partners focused on delivering applications and infrastructure platforms for multi-vendor SDN and NFV deployments. Blue Orbit’s new members are: ADI Engineering – an ODM that delivers next-generation solutions for emerging mega-trends including SDN, NFV, and IoT.  ADI’s NFV-enabled network edge and CPE devices, including its RCC-VE and RCC-DFF platforms, are pre-integrated...

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Zayo Enables Transatlantic Self-Service Provisioning

Zayo is enabling transatlantic service capabilities on its Tranzact provisioning portal. Zayo said this new transatlantic capability allows its customers to seamlessly quote to and from locations across Zayo’s entire global network, for services including aggregated IP, E-line and ELAN Ethernet and 1-10G wavelength services. Customers will have the freedom to explore by building type, data center or Cloud provider at over 16,000 on-net locations. “As...

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Alcatel-Lucent Posts Q1 Financials, Strength in Next Gen

Alcatel-Lucent's Q1 2015 group revenues, excluding Managed Services and at constant perimeter, increased 12% year-on year, with strong growth coming from next-generation products, which are up 25%. At constant exchange rates, group revenues, excluding Managed Services and at constant perimeter, are down 2% while next-generation revenues are up 9%. Gross margin expanded 230 bps year-over-year to 34.6%. “Our first quarter 2015 results reflect not...

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Sonus Aligns NFV Portfolio with ALU CloudBand

Sonus Networks is bringing its Diameter Signaling Controller Software edition (DSC SWe) and its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) IQ into the Alcatel-Lucent CloudBand Ecosystem. The solutions will join the currently deployed Sonus Session Border Controller Software edition (SBC SWe) introduced into the program in 2014. “Sonus offers a full portfolio of virtualized solutions dedicated to bringing intelligence and security to service provider’s real-time...

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Cubic Telecom Secures EUR 18 Million for M2M Connectivity

Cubic Telecom, a start-up based in Dublin, Ireland, has secured €18 million in venture funding for its global Machine to Machine (M2M) connectivity platform. Cubic Telecom is focused on enabling seamless global connectivity solutions for enterprise customers across automotive, computer OEM and retail sectors. Cubic’s applications and technologies are embedded at the manufacturing stage, enabling enterprise customers to offer always-on connectivity...

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