Arista Debuts Universal Leaf Network Platform

Arista rolled out its latest fixed switching and routing platform for next generation data centers. The new 7280R Series Universal Leaf combines dynamic and deep buffering, Internet scale route tables, and open, programmable Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System) in a compact form factor. The platform complements Arista's recently-announced 7500R Universal Spine platform. Arista said its Universal Leaf design challenges traditional network...

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Viptela Delivers SD-WAN for China's CBCcom

CBCcom, a leading ICT and cloud services provider in China, has selected Viptela for a new SD-WAN service for business customers. The new CBCcom service, powered by Viptela, enables the ICT Provider to “mix and match” private and public IP connections such as MPLS, wireless LTE, broadband and Ethernet to meet each customer’s application requirements based on geographic location, topology, bandwidth and application service availability needs. It...

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NTT Com Focuses of Global Network Reliability

At its annual Arcstar Carrier Forum in Tokyo, NTT Communications announced an agreement with 28 international carrier partners to further improve the quality of global network services, including its IP-VPN, e-VLAN, leased lines and Arcstar Universal One cloud-optimized network service for securely linking closed enterprise networks with global cloud services. The parties agreed to continue to increase availability, reduce failure rates and strive...

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Qualcomm's Vanitha Kumar on 5G and IoT Possibilities

Qualcomm's Vanitha Kumar reflects on the rapid evolution of the mobile industry since the early days of CDMA. Having worked on the evolution of air interfaces, she now sees 5G opening the door to new possibilities, including for the next generation, which is already thinking about the next cool app. See video: https://youtu.be/n7E-KUYJYVY ...

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Sprint Cites Gains in Network Reliability

Sprint reported that its reliability now beats T-Mobile’s and performs within 1 percent of AT&T and Verizon, according to its own analysis of the latest Nielsen drive test data for average network reliability (voice & data) in top 106 markets. Nielsen drove a total of more than 165,000 miles conducting tests in 106 major metro markets spanning a population of more than 200 million. Nielsen’s reliability tests measure both accessibility and...

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Ciena Posts Q2 Revenue of $641 Million

Ciena reported Q2 revenue of $640.7 million as compared to $621.6 million for the fiscal second quarter 2015. Net income (GAA) amounted to $14.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted common share, which compares to a GAAP net income of $20.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted common share, for the fiscal second quarter 2015. "This quarter's strong financial performance is a result of the investments we've made to diversify our business, in particular the expansion...

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DigitalOcean Opens Bangalore Data Center

DigitalOcean inaugurated a data center in Bangalore, India.  Bangalore will be DigitalOcean’s 8th region globally, following New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Singapore, London, Frankfurt, and Toronto. DigitalOcean offers SSD-enabled cloud servers starting at US$5 per month, along with simplified pricing for bandwidth, snapshots and additional services. http://www.digitalocean.com Digital Ocean Secures $130 Million for Cloud Buildout Thursday,...

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Telefónica Deploys Nokia Centralized RAN for Stadium Traffic

Telefónica has deployed Nokia's Centralized RAN and small cells technologies at Valencia's Mestalla Stadium to better handle the flood of mobile traffic from over 50,000 football fans. Nokia's Centralized RAN technology is built on the company's Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station and runs on operators' existing LTE networks with no additional network elements needed. "Telefónica remains committed to building a cutting-edge network infrastructure...

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