Cable operators certainly enjoyed a strong tailwind and rapid growth as they entered into the business services market. Their strategy of leveraging existing Data over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS)-based Internet access services to penetrate the small enterprise market and their fiber expertise to deploy MEF-certified metro Ethernet services into midsize enterprise markets worked well. […]
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AT&T Begins OpenROADM Deployment Phase
After completing the testing and demonstration phases, AT&T is pushing ahead with OpenROADM implementations across its live network. Chris Rice, SVP of AT&T Labs, Domain 2.0 architecture and design, said in a blog post that the company is working on scaling deployments using multiple vendors and an optical SDN controller integrated into the ECOMP operating […]
AT&T Ramps Up Edge Computing Efforts, Launches Two Projects
Pushing ahead with its ongoing edge computing efforts, AT&T announced Tuesday that it joined a new open source project focused on edge cloud infrastructure and launched the first project at the carrier’s edge test zone in California. AT&T is seeding a new open source project, named Akraino. Hosted by The Linux Foundation, the project aims […]
Verizon Introduces AI-driven SD WLAN Service for Enterprises
Verizon Enterprise Solutions on Thursday launched its Software Defined Wireless Local Area Network (SD WLAN), which it says helps business customers gain network and mobile device insights through a user-centric wireless LAN managed solution. Debuted as part of Verizon’s Virtual Network Services portfolio, SD WLAN delivers visibility into both corporate wireless network operations and Bluetooth-enabled […]
Arris Reports Solid Q4, Sees Pressure on Set-Top Business
Arris reported generally positive fourth quarter earnings for 2017, though customer premises equipment revenues were down, in part due to a decline in video set-tops. Overall, Arris saw a slight decline in revenue for the fourth quarter, down 1 percent to $1.73 billion. CPE revenues were $1.09 billion for the quarter, down from $1.26 billion […]
Verizon Completes Successful 400 GbE Field Tests in Dallas
Verizon said Tuesday it has wrapped up successful field trials delivering live 400 Gbps Ethernet traffic on a single wavelength over its packet-optical network. The December trials, which took place in the Dallas area, validate the capability to quadruple the typical wavelength capacity. It marks a big step toward 400 Gbps transmission and router technology, […]
AT&T Expands Network to Equinix IBX Data Centers
AT&T and Equinix are teaming up to provide on-demand networking at Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. The expanded relationships brings AT&T’s switched Ethernet service with Network on Demand to enterprises, drawing connectivity closer to where businesses operate, the companies said. The services enables business to turn up sites in just days, and allows […]
3 Necessities for Network Convergence in 2018 and Beyond
Network convergence is defined as the use of multiple communication modes on a single network that offers convenience and flexibility that are not possible with separate infrastructures. As we look ahead to 2018 and beyond, the attributes of a solid converged network are flexibility, reliability and cost savings. While widespread deployment of 5G is still […]
Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces New Security Features with WPA3
The Wi-Fi Alliance this week introduced WPA3, a new standard of enhanced WiFi network security protections. The announcement follows the disclosure last year of a WiFi exploit called KRACK that allows attackers to take advantage of vulnerabilities in the commonly used WPA2 security protocol to intercept passwords and emails or inject ransomware into a website. […]