Video: MEF - Delivering the Third Network Vision - #ITW2016

The MEF has defined its Third Network Vision for Agile, Assured and Orchestrated services worldwide. How to deliver on this vision? In this video, Nan Chen, President of the MEF, talks about three initiatives underway to make it a reality: (1) defining Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO), (2) define new Third Network services (3) define an Open LSO or open connectivity service. https://youtu.be/9lh9dIIYwjI ...

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Video: Equinix - The Big Drivers - #ITW2016

Direct Connect to major cloud providers is one of drivers for enterprises, says Jim Poole, VP of Ecosystem Business Development at Equinix. The growth of the Cloud Exchange business is another, along with the multi-cloud phenomenon, and the increasing need for enterprises to adopt a multi-location data center strategy. Finally, there is the idea of bringing the major subsea cables directly in data centers. Filmed at this week's International Telecoms...

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Corsa Debuts Open Programmable Switch/Router

Corsa Technology, a start-up based in Ottawa, introduced its new Corsa DP2000 open programmable switching and routing platform for 10G and 100G subscriber-level networking, on-demand services and real-time network tuning. The Corsa DP2000 allows network architects and operators to use APIs to dynamically partition the hardware into independent virtual SDN switches or routers operating at line-rate. Corsa said its advanced traffic management and...

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Virtustream Joins AT&T NetBond Ecosystem

AT&T will begin providing NetBond highly secure access to Virtustream’s Enterprise Class Cloud and Cloud Storage services. Virtustream is an enterprise-class cloud provider and EMC Federation company. They provide cloud solutions that help global companies and public sector organizations migrate and manage mission-critical workloads in the cloud. “We’re helping businesses get more value out of the cloud services they already use. They have...

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AT&T Lands $75M DoD Contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a contract valued at $74.6 million over five years to AT&T. AT&T will provide highly secure telecom services that support U.S. senior leadership communications between select Department of Defense aircraft and ground stations across the continental U.S. and around the world. “We’re proud to provide communications services to help defend our country,” said Kay Kapoor, president, AT&T Global...

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