Sunday, June 28, 2015

Open networking shifts the dynamics to SDN apps

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The whole Open Networking revolution is really about transforming how infrastructure is built, and changing the dynamics from switches and protocols to the business applications, says Kumar Srikantan, President and CEO of Pluribus Networks. If you think about this, it's no different that what has happened in the world of mobile devices.  Android and iOS are not really about mobile telephony but rather a platform for other applications. Open...

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UCSD Cites Major Advancement in Optical Transmission

Sunday, June 28, 2015  , , ,  

Researchers at the University of California - San Diego announced a breakthrough in photonic transmission with the potential to increase the efficiency of long haul fiber optic cables. Research published in the June 26 issue of the journal Science describes a solution to a long-standing roadblock to increasing data transmission rates in optical fiber: beyond a threshold power level, additional power increases irreparably distort the information...

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OneWeb Advances its Vision for Ku-band LEO Constellation

Sunday, June 28, 2015  , ,  

OneWeb, the venture planning to build, deploy and operate a low earth orbit (“LEO”) Ku-band satellite constellation, announced $500 million in funding from  Airbus, Bharti Enterprises, Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp., Intelsat, Qualcomm, The Coca-Cola Company, Totalplay, a Grupo Salinas Company, owned by Ricardo B. Salinas, and Richard Branson's Virgin Group. "The dream of fully bridging the digital divide is...

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Telstra Launches Nationwide Wi-Fi Service in Partnership with Fon

Sunday, June 28, 2015  , , ,  

Telstra is launching a nationwide Wi-Fi service that provides its customers with access to hotspots across Australia and overseas. Telstra Air includes access to thousands of newly deployed Wi-Fi hotspots in payphone sites and retail outlets in popular locations across Australia. Telstra has joined exclusively with Fon to allow Telstra Air members to access their home broadband allowance at 15 million hotspots overseas in 18 countries including...

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