PMC Unveils 3rd Gen OTN/Ethernet Framer with Encryption for Routers

PMC introduced its META-240G, its third generation, multi-rate OTN/Ethernet framer for routers. This next gen converged OTN/Ethernet 10G/40G/100G router PHY enables 2X scaling of router line cards. New capabilities in this META-240G generation include an integrated 100G gearbox for interfacing directly with optical modules, including the new high-density QSFP28 transceivers.  PMC also added ultra-low latency OTN encryption, which is targeted...

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Affirmed Networks Collaborates with HP on OpenStack Service Platform

Affirmed Networks is working with HP to deliver a carrier-grade OpenStack NFV service platform for mobile networks. The platform combines Affirmed Networks' NFV-based mobile packet core solution with HP's OpenStack solution. "Carriers worldwide are strongly motivated to move to virtualized networks running on OpenStack environments due to the many capital and operational savings this architecture provides," said Amit Tiwari, VP Strategic Alliances...

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Pacific Wave Activates 100G Link to Asia

Pacific Wave activated the first 100G research and education (R&E) network link between Asia and the U.S., with related transit, peering, and exchange fabric. Pacific Wave will provide this 100Gbps capability to the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded International Research Network Connections (IRNC) TransPAC4 project, led by Indiana University. This integrated 100Gbps trans-pacific layer 1, 2 and 3 TransPAC – Pacific Wave network fabric...

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Napatech: 100G Rollouts Will Drive Market for Network Appliances

By 2018, a steep rise in the penetration of 100G networks will drive the need for a new generation of accelerated, virtual network appliances. A custom study conducted by Heavy Reading on behalf of Napatech has found that the traditional hardware appliance market has reached maturity and will be extended with 100G solutions and then, over time, replaced with virtualized appliances.  The study surveyed over 135 qualified service providers and...

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AWS Hits Q3 Sales of $2.1 Billion, up 78% YoY

In its quarterly financial report, Amazon.com noted net sales of $2.085 billion for AWS, up from $1.169 billion for the same period last year -- a rise of 78.4%. At its recent, re:Invent customer and partner conference, AWS attracted more than 19,000 attendees and 38,000 streaming participants. Some of the highlights of the event included a partnership with Accenture, a new Amazon QuickSight cloud-powered business intelligence (BI) service,...

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Juniper Posts Q3 Revenue of $1.249 Billion, up 11% YoY

Juniper Networks posted preliminary net revenues for the third quarter of 2015 of $1,248.6 million, an increase of 11% year-over-year and 2% sequentially. Operating margin for the third quarter of 2015 increased to 20.7% on a GAAP basis, a year-over-year increase of 5.4 points and an increase of 0.8 points sequentially. Net income (GAAP) amounted to $197.7 million, an increase of 91% year-over-year and 25% sequentially. “We delivered another solid...

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ADVA Posts Record Quarter - Up 40% YoY

ADVA Optical Networking reported record revenues of EUR 122.3 million for its Q3 2015, up by 40.4%  over the same period last year.  Net profit nearly doubled to EUR 8.6 million (Q3 2014: EUR 4.4 million). The company cited several factors for its strong financial results: the demand for data center interconnect (DCI) technology, the continued push for 100G metro solutions and the rebound in European carrier and enterprise spend. “Q3...

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Gigamon Posts Revenue of $56.7 million, up 44% YoY

Gigamon reported Q3 revenue of $56.7 million, up 44% year-over-year. GAAP gross margin was 80%, compared to 77% in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Non-GAAP gross margin was 81%, compared to 78% in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. GAAP net income was $4.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. "We continue to differentiate ourselves...

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Avago Demos First Multi-Reader Storage Read Channel in Silicon

Avago Technologies demonstrated the first multi-reader HDD read channel in silicon -- a key technology for next-generation HDD controllers with high-performance data rates up to 4.0GHz.  The development will enable Array Reader Magnetic Recording (ARMR), which targeted at providing areal densities greater than 1.3Tb/in2. Avago said its multi-reader HDD read channel creates the next inflection point in areal density capability.  Capacity...

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IHS: 15% Growth Forecast for Deep Packet Inspection

The global deep packet inspection (DPI) market is forecast to grow to $972 million in 2015, up 15 percent year-over-year, as communications service providers continue to use DPI as a key tool for bandwidth management and the creation of new services and features, according to a new report from IHS. Some highlights: There is renewed opportunity for DPI suppliers to address operators’ security concerns, leveraging their solutions to tackle network...

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Rapid Increase in LTE and Next Gen Broadband Coverage in EU Countries

Between 2013 and 2014, next-generation broadband and LTE coverage made big jumps in coverage availability in EU countries, according to a new study by IHS and commissioned by the European Commission. Some key findings: Three million new households gained access to broadband (both mobile and fixed broadband) in the past year, bringing the total to more than 216 million across the EU.  About 15.5 million new households gained access to high-speed...

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Ruckus Acquires Cloudpath for Wi-Fi Onboarding Software

Ruckus Wireless, has acquired Cloudpath Networks, a privately held provider of secure Wi-Fi onboarding software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cloudpath, which is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, introduced its secure Wi-Fi onboarding software in 2006 and has since become a leader in certificate-based Wi-Fi security with its automated, self-service software. The software provides a common entry point to securely onboard all new devices....

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ZeroStack Raises $16 Million for Private Cloud SaaS

ZeroStack, a start-up based in Mountain View, California announced $16 million in new funding for its scale-out private cloud that converges compute, storage, networking and management services. The ZeroStack Cloud Platform couples on-premises, hyper-converged infrastructure with a web portal handling management and operations, which includes complete health monitoring and predictive analytics. ZeroStack was founded on the premise that building...

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