Telefónica creates platform for second-hand network kit
Spanish operator group Telefónica wants other telcos including its own operating companies (opcos) to reuse its network equipment.
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Intel creates a business unit dedicated to networking and edge
US chip giant Intel is on a bit of a roll in the telecoms sector thanks in part to the growth of OpenRAN, so it has decided to create a new silo dedicated to it.
India chucks money at its domestic telecoms sector
The Indian government has approved a new cunning plan to boost its domestic telecoms equipment industry.
Nokia raises its data centre networking game with a new switching platform
The new Nokia Service Router Linux Network Operating System and Fabric Service Platform are designed to help with data centre scalability.
Huawei uses Davos to defend itself
Huawei Chairman Liang Hua has turned up at the World Economic Forum jamboree in Davos to defend his company over security concerns.
Bullish Ericsson raises its sales forecast
Ahead of its capital markets day, kit vendor Ericsson has announced it now hopes to bring in 10% more cash in 2020 than it previously did.
Nokia gets a big piece of China Mobile optical transport gig
The world’s biggest MNO – China Mobile – recently held a central bid to supply equipment for its regional optical transport network, in which it ranked Nokia top.
Cisco announces major new intent-based networking initiative
US networking giant Cisco has unveiled what it claims is one of the most significant breakthroughs in enterprise networking in years.
HPE execs manage to keep straight face during expert spin class
HPE execs somehow managed to put a positive spin on its latest earnings call which saw the team announce declines in revenues and a stronger focus on cheap, foreign labour.
ZTE announces record 2015 revenues on LTE and optical networks
Chinese networking vendor ZTE maintained its strong profit growth in 2015, but this time it was fuelled by a healthy jump in revenues as much as cutting overheads.
Coriant and Orange claim optical transmission record
Optical networking company Coriant has claimed new world records for optical transmission capacity and distance in partnership with French telco Orange.
HP sells half of Chinese networking business H3C for $2.3 billion
US tech giant HP is selling 51% of its subsidiary H3C, which primarily sells networking equipment in China, to Tsinghua Holdings for $2.3 billion, with the new joint-venture keeping the H3C name.
Alcatel’s Bell Labs launches industry consulting division
Bell Labs, the indusrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has launched what it said is a discrete consultancy providing services and techo-economic modelling tools designed to help the IT and communications networking industries.
ZTE Wireline SVP says NFV, SDN will take off in 2015
Chinese kit vendor ZTE’s SVP of Wireline, Jane Chen has said she believes 2015 is the year when network functions virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) will take off and become commercial reality.
Facebook moves to optimise mobile video with QuickFire purchase
Facebook has moved to acquire video optimisation specialist, QuickFire Networks, in a bid to upgrade its mobile video hosting capabilities. The San Diego-based startup utilises bandwidth compression technology to reduce the amount of capacity required to host video online.
Swiss tech firm claims NFV first
NAKA Mobile, a telecoms and technology specialist based in Switzerland, has claimed the industry’s first virtualized evolved packet core (vEPC). Utilising Cisco’s NFV services, NAKA claims it will transform its network architecture, expand beyond Switzerland, and provide its mobile Internet services to customers across the world.
HP evolves networking channel strategy with SDN App Store
HP is set to launch an app store for software defined networking (SDN) and virtual networking applications which the company said will improve access to virtualised networking tools and help speed up their deployment in enterprises.
Microsoft launches social learning network
Microsoft has attempted to get into the social networking space by launching its own social network So.cl, which is specifically targeted at students.
Cisco to lay-off 6,500
Cisco, the networking equipment vendor, has announced that it is to lay-off 6,500 workers worldwide, in a bid to revive its fortunes. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said that the move would reduce its regular full-time staff by nine per cent and that approximately 2,100 of the employees would be leaving through a voluntary early retirement program. The remaining job losses will be announced in the first week of August.
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