Amazon Web Services Hits Q4 Sales of $2.4 Billion, up 69% YoY

In its Q4 2015 financial report, Amazon reported that quarterly sales for AWS reached $2.415 billion, up 69% over the same period a year ago.  Operating income for AWS reached $687 million, up 161% with f/x adjusted. Significantly, AWS announced 722 significant new services and features in 2015, a 40% increase over 2014. The company also highlighted the recent launch of AWS IoT, a managed cloud platform for connected devices, and AWS Certificate...

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First Intelsat EpicNG Satellite Successfully Launched by Arianespace

The first of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites was launched successfully from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 vehicle. The Intelsat 29e (IS-29e), which is the first of the EpicNG satellites, combines high throughput Ku- spot beams in the Americas to meet broadband demand for carrier-grade telecom and enterprise connectivity as well as Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean coverage for dense aero and shipping routes. It also offers a transatlantic...

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Nokia Incorporates Open Compute Designs into AirFrame Portfolio

Nokia plans to incorporate Open Compute Project (OCP) designs into its AirFrame Data Center Portfolio, aiming to offer greater efficiency, density, cooling and power usage effectiveness. OCP-based variants for computing, network and storage will be developed in line with OCP specifications, but taking into account the specific needs of the telco domain such as regulatory requirements, Direct Current (DC) power feeding and electromagnetic shielding. Nokia...

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Nokia to Offer "Pop-up Network" Service for Mobile Operators

Nokia is preparing to launch a "Pop-up Network" service that provides temporary, transportable base stations coordinated by Nokia Centralized Radio Access Network (RAN) capabilities to operators that need extra capacity on a short term basis, such as mass events.  With the service, Nokia will provide planning and deployment of the equipment.  The operator simply pays for the capacity required during the event, reducing the total costs by...

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Mellanox Posts Record Sales, EZChip Merger On Track for Q2

Mellanox Technologies reported Q4 2015 revenues of $176.9 million and $658.1 million for fiscal year 2015. GAAP gross margins were 70.7 percent in the fourth quarter, and 71.3 percent in fiscal year 2015. GAAP net income was $43.2 million in the fourth quarter and $92.9 million in fiscal year 2015 which included an income tax benefit from the release of a valuation allowance of $22.4 million in the fourth quarter. “We are pleased to achieve record...

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Cambium Intros Quick Deploy Positioner for Wireless Broadband

Cambium Networks introduced its Quick Deploy Positioner, a device used to initiate rapid connectivity for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless broadband network deployments. The company said its Quick Deploy Positioner can automatically establish wireless high capacity broadband connectivity in less than three minutes without the need for an RF expert to manually align the antenna. Use cases include national defense, state and local...

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Gigamon Posts Q4 Revenue of $67 Million, up 31% YoY

Gigamon posted Q4 2015 revenue of $67.0 million, up 31% year-over-year. GAAP gross margin was 82%, compared to 77% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. GAAP net income was $2.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $2.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. Full year revenue came in at $222.0 million, up 41% from fiscal 2014. "2015 was a very strong year for Gigamon. We delivered...

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C&W Networks Picks Xtera for 100G Undersea Upgrade

C&W Networks has selected Xtera Communications for upgrading its submarine cable systems in the western Atlantic ocean and the Caribbean Sea to 100G. Specifically, C&W Networks has bolstered its subsea network capacity by upgrading several unrepeatered and repeatered segments to 100G, using Xtera’s Nu-Wave OptimaT multi-purpose optical networking platform. The submarine cable systems were upgraded with new 100G channels to include the...

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Netscout Posts $308 Million in Revenue

Netscout reported revenue of $307.7 million for the third quarter of its fiscal 2016, including a full quarter’s contribution from Danaher’s Communications Business, which NetScout acquired on July 14, 2015. Product revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 was $209.1 million, which was approximately 68% of total revenue. Service revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 was $98.6 million, or approximately 32% of total revenue. Net...

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