IoT is Contributing to Rise in Simple Service Discovery Protocol Amplification Attacks

There has been a significant growth in Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP)-based amplification attacks, according to a recently published DDoS Threat Report from NSFocus, which specializes in enterprise-level, carrier-grade solutions for DDoS mitigation, Web security and enterprise-level network security. The NSFOCUS report cites the rise of IoT-connected devices, such as webcams, as primary agents responsible for an increase in SSDP reflection...

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Pica8 Runs on White Box Switches Powered by Broadcom's Tomahawk

Pica8 announced support for white box switches powered by Broadcom’s latest chipset, Tomahawk, which enables line rate 100G Ethernet, as well as support for 25G and 50G Ethernet. To support Tomahawk, Pica8 has ported its network operating system, PicOS, to Inventec’s DCS Series 1-RU top of rack switch, which comes with 32x100G QSFP28 ports. Pica8 said it has limited samples of Inventec’s Tomahawk platform available for testing. “Our go-to-market...

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IBM Rolls out new Bluemix Cloud Capabilities

IBM rolled out a number of new services on its Bluemix cloud development platform. Bluemix, which was IBM launched last year as part of a $1 billion investment to boost its cloud activities, now has over 100 services in its catalog for developers. Bluemix enables developers to mix and match different services and tools that best fit their strategy. The new tools include: Bluemix API Management allows developers to rapidly create, deploy, and...

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Infonetics: Market for 100G Data Center Transceivers is Accelerating

Revenue from 10-, 40- and 100-Gigabit optical transceivers sold into the enterprise and data center markets grew 21 percent in 2014 to $1.4 billion, almost entirely due to increased 40G QSFP (quad small form factor pluggable) spending, according to a new report from Infonetics. “40G transceivers are ramping up hard as data centers deploy 40GbE, particularly as a high-density 10G interface via breakout cables. 40G QSFP demand growth over single-mode...

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Hibernia Cites Progress with Trans-Atlantic Express Cable

Three ships are now in the water laying Hibernia Networks' new, high-capacity, Trans-Atlantic Express Cable. The company announced that the Express cable project is on schedule to launch commercial services in September 2015. Hibernia Express utilizes a 6-fiber-pair submarine cable, with a portion of the fibers optimized for lowest latency and a portion optimized for 100X100 Gpbs design capacity. The total cross-sectional design capacity of the...

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Microchip to Acquire Micrel for $744 Million

Microchip Technology, which supplies microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, agreed to acquire Micrel for $14.00 per share, representing a total equity value of about $839 million, and a total enterprise value of about $744 million. Micrel, which is based in San Jose, California, is a leading manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide high-performance analog and high-speed mixed signal, LAN and timing and communications...

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OTEGLOBE Expands with Infinera DTN-X platform

OTEGLOBE, a leading international telecommunications carrier in Southeastern Europe and member of OTE Group, is expanding its European backbone network with the Infinera DTN-X platform. The carrier recently signed an agreement to land a new international submarine cable system, named AAE-1, at its international landing station at Chania, Crete, aimed to transform Greece into a major European Internet gateway to the Middle East and North Africa regions...

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Sierra Wireless to Acquire Accel for LTE Aggregation Service

Sierra Wireless, which offers 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and gateways, has agreed to acquire Accel Networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.  The deal is expected to close in June 2015. Accel Networks provides primary and back-up connectivity services to more than 300 enterprise customers in sectors such as retail, finance, security, energy, and hospitality. The company delivers an end-to-end solution – integrating 4G LTE gateways and...

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Kenya's Safaricom Awards Upgrade Contract to Ericsson

Safaricom, Kenya's largest mobile operator, has awarded a multi-year contract to Ericssion to support the upgrade and expansion of its converged mobile network infrastructure. Ericsson will deploy Wi-Fi for the first time on the Safaricom network as well as expand and enhance its MINI-LINK microwave transmission network. The upgrade includes the Ericsson SSR 8000 family, which will provide Safaricom with a highly scalable, consolidated platform...

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