Industry News

Network Equipment Technologies & BT Launch Strategic Initiative for Improved Communication & Collaboration Solutions

March 28, 2012

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. announced today a strategic initiative with BT to significantly simplify the deployment and installation of Microsoft Lync 2010, greatly reducing the time it takes for service providers and large enterprises to deploy advanced unified communications (UC) solutions. Utilizing NET's UX Series platform, BT will provide best-of-breed managed and professional solutions that add value to on-premise enterprise application systems.

Cisco to Bolster Home-Networking Portfolio with ClearAccess Purchase

March 28, 2012

Cisco Systems took steps to expand its service-provider business with the announcement that it will acquire ClearAccess, a provider of wholesale network-management solutions. According to Cisco, the purchase will bolster its Prime network-management-software portfolio with a suite of home-networking solutions. This is part of a growing new market generically referred to as the “Connected Home,” which in this case includes monitoring and managing bandwidth usage, parental controls, diagnostics and analytics. The ClearAccess system provides the ability to manage devices using the Broadband Forum’s TR-069 specification.

BTI Redefines Metro Networks with the First Integrated Services Delivery Platform

March 28, 2012

BTI Systems, the global leader redefining service delivery for metro network operators, today announced that Frontier Communications is using its comprehensive application-aware service delivery product suite to accommodate rapid growth in high-demand services such as over-the-top (OTT) video, while substantially reducing network operation and management costs.

AboveNet Expand High Bandwidth Network in Toronto

March 28, 2012

AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced its expansion into the Toronto market. AboveNet will offer its portfolio of Ethernet and Wavelength services to serve enterprises and carriers.

Optical Experts Talk over Evolution of Self Aware Networks in New JDSU Video

March 28, 2012

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) today announced a new segment for its Industry View campaign on JDSU.tv. Shot live from the 2012 OFC/NFOEC conference in Los Angeles, California, the video includes comments from optical experts about how transport networks are evolving from static to flexible 'Self Aware' architectures that better support the overall explosion in bandwidth demand.