Blueprint: Four SDN Predictions for 2016

by Carolyn Raab, VP of Product Management at Corsa In 2015, service providers, telcos and national research and engineering consortiums went through a major transition as they began implementing software-defined networks (SDN) to deliver programmable high performance and massive scale in the WAN and data center edge. And for network architects, operators and others involved in these next generation networks, the hard work is just beginning because...

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Blueprint: 2016 and the Rise of NFV – Practicality Rules

by Martin Taylor, CTO, Metaswitch With network function virtualization quickly moving into the mainstream and proliferation of related technology offerings on the rise, clarity of purpose and ease of use is more critical than ever. Winning solutions in 2016 will combine purpose-built technology with turn-key simplicity, making it easy for network operators to understand, adopt and scale NFV deployment system-wide. Here are some of my predictions...

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Blueprint: 2016 is the Year SDN Finds its Home, and its Name is NFV

by Peter Margaris, Head of Service Provider Product Marketing at F5 Networks For the past few years, the testing and adoption of Software Defined Networking (SDN) has progressed incrementally. While at the same time, Service Providers (SPs) have made measurable progress towards the commercialization of network functions virtualization (NFV). SDN and NFV have been viewed as separate, but complimentary initiatives, but SPs are coupling these initiatives...

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Blueprint: The (Near) Future of Enterprise Apps, Analytics, Big Data and The Cloud

by Derek Collison, Founder and CEO of Apcera In 2016, technical innovation, combined with evolutionary trends, will bring rapid organizational changes and new competitive advantages to enterprises capable of adopting new technologies. Not surprisingly, however, the same dynamics will mean competitive risk for organizations that have not positioned themselves to easily absorb (and profit from) new technological changes. The following predictions...

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Blueprint: 2016 Predictions - Death of Traditional ADC, Ubiquitous SSL

by Sonal Puri, CEO of Webscale Networks With the end of the year comes the inevitable flood of predictions about the evolution of various technologies in the coming year.  And while predictions about upcoming security threats and malware are likely to come in droves, there’s one area that is sure to get easily overlooked:  what’s going to evolve in companies’ back-end systems in the New Year. Organizations’ networks and infrastructures...

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ARRIS Completes Acquisition of Pace

ARRIS International plc completed its previously announced $2.1B (£1.4B) acquisition of Pace plc. In addition to CPE, the combination further establishes ARRIS as a global leader in HFC/Optics, complementing its established CMTS leadership position. "ARRIS is investing in our industry's next stage of growth. This acquisition enables us to scale our leadership and innovation to transform global entertainment and communications for millions of people,"...

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Intel Completes Acquisition of Altera

Intel completed its previously announced acquisition of Altera, a provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. Altera will operate as a new Intel business unit called the Programmable Solutions Group (PSG), led by Altera veteran Dan McNamara. Intel said it is committed to a smooth transition for Altera customers and will continue the support and future product development of Altera's many products, including FPGA, ARM-based SoC and...

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Nokia Obtains Majority Share in Alcatel-Lucent

The French financial regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers, confirmed that as a result of its ongoing public exchange offer, Nokia has now obtained over 71% over the share capital of Alcatel-Lucent, including over 76% of American depositary shares an over 89% of OCEANE convertible bonds issued by the company. Philippe Camus, Chairman and interim CEO of Alcatel-Lucent stated: “With the Board of directors of Alcatel-Lucent, we are pleased...

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NVIDIA Develops Supercomputer for Self-Driving Cars

NVIDIA unveiled an artificial-intelligence supercomputer for self-driving cars. In a pre-CES keynote in Las Vegas, NVIDIA's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said the onboard processing needs of future automobiles far exceeds the silicon capabilities currently on the market. NVIDIA's DRIVE PX 2 will pack the processing equivalent of 150 MacBook Pros -- 8 teraflops of power -- enough to process data from multiple sensors in real time, providing 360-degree detection...

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Zayo Completes Viatel Acquisition

Zayo completed its previously announced acquisition of Viatel for EUR 98.8 million.  The acquisition adds an 8,400 kilometer fiber network across eight countries to Zayo’s European footprint, including 12 new metro networks, seven data centers and connectivity to 81 on-net buildings. “The acquisition of Viatel’s European network business strengthens our strategic position in Europe and provides customers with access to our fiber network and...

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AT&T Introduces Family of LTE Modules For IOT

AT&T introduced a new family of LTE modules for Internet of Things (IoT) applications and optimized for battery life. AT&T worked with Wistron NeWeb Corp. (WNC), a module and device manufacturer. The modules are expected to become available from WNC at prices planned as low as $14.99 each, plus applicable taxes, starting in the second quarter. Samples will be available for testing in the first quarter. “Businesses depend on IoT solutions...

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