Advantech video: NFV Elasticity at the Edge and Access

Advantech introduces its Packeterium platform for network functions virtualization (NFV). The rollout includes a solution made for middle boxes on a GiLAN, as well as another version tailor-built for extending NFV capabilities out from the central offices to the edge of the network - supporting visions like Intel's Edge Cloud or what ETSI refers to as Mobile Edge Computing.  Advantech is also introducing a Versatile Server Module (VSM) for server-class...

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Alcatel-Lucent's Network Services Platform Unifies IP and Optical

Alcatel-Lucent unveiled its SDN-based Network Services Platform (NSP) for unifying control across service provider IP/MPLS and optical networks. The Alcatel-Lucent Network Services Platform is a unified software solution that enables operators to define and deliver on-demand network services across multiple network layers. It combines network-aware service automation and service-aware network optimization by leveraging a unified real-time network...

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Ciena Intros Compact Waveserver for Data Center Interconnect

Ciena introduced a new data center interconnect (DCI) platform that allows cloud, Internet content providers and data center providers to quickly scale bandwidth between facilities. The new Waveserver stackable interconnect platform is designed to support high-speed data transfer, virtual machine migration and disaster recovery/backup between data centers. The compact, stackable server design supports 19.2 Tbps per fiber on a 50 GHz and is powered...

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Apcera Extends its Hybrid Cloud Ecosystem to Mirantis OpenStack

Apcera, a San Francisco-based start-up developing an IT platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that enables enterprises to securely and transparently control the allocation and consumption of IT resources on premise and in the cloud, has extended its Hybrid Cloud Operating System (HCOS) for Mirantis OpenStack.  This enables OpenStack users to safely and automatically connect with multiple public clouds, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), VMware vSphere,...

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Nuage Builds an OpenStack Ecosystem

Alcatel-Lucent's Nuage Networks announced important additions to its ecosystem around OpenStack. Nuage said its ecosystem unifies and leverages best-of-breed components, overlaying virtualized and bare metal resources without imposing hardware swap outs. It enables unified network controls and management of multiple standalone DevOps clouds. The company has added support for Linux Containers and Docker alongside with existing and operational support...

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Dell'Oro: Wireless Packet Core Sales Hit by Double Digit Decline

The Wireless Packet Core (WPC) market declined in double digits year-over-year to under $890 million in revenues, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The faster growing Evolved Packet Core (EPC) segment that is associated with LTE radio networks grew six percent year-over-year. "While foreign currency moves explain some of the drop in quarterly results, North American and European markets experienced significant drops that were not quite...

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Fluke Realigns Product Strategy for "Borderless Enterprise"

Fluke Networks is pursuing a new strategy to align its product portfolio around the needs of the "Borderless Enterprise." The goal is to put organizations back in control of the performance of their entire IT landscape -- regardless of whether services are running on premise or in the cloud.  Fluke will provide powerful, easy-to-use tools to accomplish this end. As part of this strategy, Fluke is introducing TruView Live, a new SaaS offering...

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Huawei Debuts LiteOS for IoT

Huawei introduced its Agile Internet of Things (IoT) solution for helping enterprises capture the opportunities of billions of connected devices and sensors. Huawei predicts that by 2025, a total of 100 billion connections will be generated globally and two million new sensors will be deployed every hour. A key element of Huawei's IoT strategy is a new LiteOS for devices and sensors.  LiteOS measures only 10KB in size and supports zero configuration,...

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Huawei and Qualcomm Jointly Demo LTE-A with 256QAM Reaching 600 Mbps

Huawei and Qualcomm Technologies demonstrated LTE-Advanced Category 11 terminals delivering peak downstream rates of 600 Mbps. The test equipment aggregated three component carriers (3CC CA) with 256QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) on each of the carriers.  The setup included Huawei’s SingleRAN equipment and solutions and a Qualcomm Snapdragon next-generation LTE modem, which supports a maximum aggregate bandwidth of 60 MHz and a modulation...

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Microsemi Improves Capacity of Grandmaster Clock for LTE

Microsemi has doubled the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) client capacity of its TimeProvider 2700 PTP grandmaster (GM) clock that provides synchronization to LTE Networks. The TimeProvider 2700 now provides simultaneous hardware time stamping support of up to 128 PTP clients, resulting in a significant cost benefit using a single GM clock. The higher capacity further facilitates ease of deployment as installed TimeProvider 2700s can be upgraded to...

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Alcatel-Lucent Signs 5G Research Pact with KT

Alcatel-Lucent signed a memorandum of understanding with KT to test technologies for the eventual introduction of 5G mobile networks and infrastructure capable of meeting the huge connectivity demands expected in the future. The collaboration will initially focus on Alcatel-Lucent’s virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) technology. At Mobile World Congress this year, Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated how its vRAN capability could help operators dynamically...

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Marvell Powers China Unicom's Small Hot Chili Smartphone

China Unicom launched the world's first 5-inch 4G LTE XiaoLaJiao smartphone powered by Marvell's ARMADA mobile PXA1908 platform. Marvell's device is a field-proven 5-mode 4G LTE modem featuring a quad-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A53 with NEON, efficient power management and battery charging capability, and integrated location and sensor technology. The HongLaJiao smartphone for China Unicom supports the world's most popular cellular modes including:...

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