Blueprint: Can OpenFlow 1.3.1 and TTP Enable SDN for Carrier Networks?

by Nicholas IlyadisVice President and Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure & Networking Group (ING), Broadcom Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a trend that continues to garner widespread industry attention these days due to its ability to manage network complexity via a network-wide software platform. Perhaps the most well-known of all SDN instantiations is OpenFlow; the industry’s first standard communications interface between the...

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Nokia Shareholders Approve all Resolutions for ALU Deal

Shareholders in Nokia Corporation approved all resolutions concerning the proposed acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. This follows the earlier-than-expected receipt of all regulatory approvals required to proceed with the proposed transaction and the launch of the French and U.S. public exchange offers for Alcatel-Lucent securities. The planned transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. "We are delighted that the vast majority...

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Nimble Says 750+ Enterprises Deploy SmartStack with Cisco

Nimble Storage announced that more than 750 global enterprises have deployed its flash-optimized SmartStack, an integrated infrastructure solution by Nimble Storage and Cisco since 2012. New SmartStack Cisco Validated Designs leverage the Nimble Adaptive Flash platform, Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco Data Center switching and Cisco ONE Enterprise Cloud Suite to deliver Enterprise ready solutions. These SmartStack solutions, jointly supported...

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AWS Opens CDN and DNS Edge Location in Chicago

Amazon Web Services activated a new edge location in Chicago for its Amazon CloudFront (CDN) and Amazon Route 53 (DNS) services. With the addition of the Chicago edge location, there are now a total of 21 edge locations in the US and 54 worldwide. https://aws.amazon.com ...

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Bluesky Pacific Picks ALU for NZ-to-Hawaii Cable

Bluesky Pacific Group has selected Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks to build a new submarine cable system spanning more than 9,700 km across the Pacific. The Moana Cable will link New Zealand and Hawaii.  The system will have two main segments: the first segment, based on two fiber pairs, will connect New Zealand to Hawaii over 8,000 km, serving Samoa and American Samoa and significantly enhancing route diversity for New Zealand; the second...

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Zayo Expands Fiber-to-the-Tower in Atlanta

Zayo announced the expansion of its fiber-to-the-tower (FTT) footprint in Atlanta to serve an anchor wireless service provider. Specifically, Zayo will extend its existing 1,320-mile route mile network by more than 1,000 miles to provide FTT service to over 500 towers. Additionally, Zayo is pursuing opportunities to leverage its expanded Atlanta network to provide lit and dark fiber services to other enterprises and carrier customers. “With this...

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Cellwize Secures Funding for its Self-Optimizing Network Software

Cellwize, a start-up headquartered in Singapore,  raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round for its Self-Organizing Network (SON) solutions. The funding round was led by Carmel Ventures and Vintage Investment Partners. In addition, Viola Credit (formerly Plenus) granted a $10 million credit facility to Cellwize. The funding will be used to boost Cellwize’s innovative SON customer-centric optimization capabilities and to expand its market...

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Box Now Has 54,000 Paying Business Customers

Box reported revenue for the third quarter of its fiscal 2016 of $78.7 million, an increase of 38% from the third quarter of fiscal 2015. Billings in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 were a record of $89.4 million, an increase of 37% from the third quarter of fiscal 2015. There was a non-GAAP operating loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 was $37.9 million, or 48% of revenue. During the quarter, the company grew its paying customer base to 54,000...

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