Microsoft and Facebook lay some serious cable
The laying of the ‘highest-capacity’ transatlantic cable by Microsoft and Facebook has been completed in just over a year.
The laying of the ‘highest-capacity’ transatlantic cable by Microsoft and Facebook has been completed in just over a year.
F5 Networks has announced François Locoh-Donou will start as its new CEO, effective April 3, which may indicate a shift in focus from the business.
Europe has taken another step towards abolishing roaming costs for consumers by introducing more price caps on calls, SMS and data usage.
Networking giant Ericsson and Aussie operator Telstra have unveiled a new optical network that uses Ciena’s WaveLogic 3 technology to raise the bar for non-regenerated optical transmission.
Optical network infrastructure specialist Ciena has announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Cyan Inc, a rival optical provider and software platform specialist. The terms of the agreement see an approximate $400 million value slapped on Cyan.
Network infrastructure vendor Ciena has announced a new NFV software solution aimed at simplifying the network management interface. The solution, called Agility Matrix, is a virtual services software platform which Ciena claims will modernise the acquisition, distribution, consumption and payment of virtualized network functions (VNF).
Ericsson has signed a global deal with network specialist Ciena that will see the Swedish vendor integrate Ciena’s technologies into its own offerings, with the two firms collaborating on future technological development.
With 2013 coming to a close, vendors and operators in the telecoms industry are sharing their thoughts and predictions about what 2014 may hold. We look at some of the forecasts being made.
Carrier services firm Tata Communications, which is part of the India-based Tata conglomerate, this week upgraded its trans-Atlantic TGN-Atlantic (TGN-A) subsea cable to run 100Gbps between New York and London.
UK incumbent BT has chosen US firm Ciena as a key vendor of equipment for its 21st Century Network (21CN).
Canadian telco MTS Allstream has deployed optical technology from US firm Ciena in order to upgrade its national optical fibre transmission network to support 100Gbps data transport.
It looks like carrier network specialist Ciena will emerge as the winner of Nortel’s optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets, following an extended auction that took place over the weekend.
Carrier network specialist Ciena has forged an agreement with Nortel to acquire the exiting Canadian firm’s optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets for $390m in cash and ten million shares of Ciena common stock estimated to be worth a further $131m.
Is control plane technology ready for IP & Ethernet?
Hear how Ciena are opening up new options for operators with their upcoming portfolio of control plane based products including the CN 4200 and the CoreDirector Family and Ethernet and OTN functionality.
Carrier Ethernet is no longer the new kid on the block. Its many virtues, from flexibility and scalability to lower operational costs and greater simplicity and interoperability, are now well understood and widely attractive to carriers and, more importantly, their customers.
Is your RF ready for 5G? https://t.co/LwPXjVq8cv
16 July 2018 @ 17:27:16 UTC
ZTE shares spike after it's officially let off the hook - for now https://t.co/fn71WStDXk
16 July 2018 @ 17:27:14 UTC
Most people think 'fibre' means FTTP - survey https://t.co/ALIEQo8KQM
16 July 2018 @ 17:27:11 UTC
Is mobile payment going too far when cash has become unacceptable? https://t.co/yln6Ybo5PK
16 July 2018 @ 17:27:10 UTC
Ericsson, Intel and Telstra do commercial 5G over licensed 3.5 GHz https://t.co/AV2F4XgUCM
16 July 2018 @ 17:27:07 UTC
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