IP/NGN
Tomorrow’s next-generation networks are IP-based from end-to-end, built more like a data center than traditional central office and full of general purpose hardware (think blades) and software ranging from soft switches to DPI boxes to policy platforms and more.
CENX opens its first Ethernet exchanges outside the U.S.Lateral connections to small cities should fuel last mile builds, CEO says... Behind XO Communications’ business VOIP milestoneA Q&A with Eric Hyman of XO on reaching one million business voice over IP users... Cox Business will be a seller on CENX exchangeCarrier plans to offer connectivity to buildings in the Southwest through CENX Los Angeles exchange... Bridgewater and Sandvine join forces for ‘intelligent policy control’Operators want tiered and personalized services, which creates a need for policy enforcement based on subscriber usage and network availability.... Acme Packet gets Microsoft, Verizon nod for SIP trunkingQualification, based on SIP trunks from Verizon, helps differentiate manufacturer’s and carrier’s offering... Universal Service E-Rate to fund dark fiberFCC adopts order that also creates mobile pilot program, indexes fund to inflation... Huawei touts 700 Mb/s DSLThe announcement comes after Alcatel-Lucent's newest DSL innovation promising 300 Mb/s over a similar distance.... Metaswitch: Lots of innovation left in voiceOwning the home, including delivering VoIP services there, remains a "strategic asset" for telcom service providers, says Metaswitch CEO DeNuccio... Exfo amps up hand-held Ethernet, optical testersNew platforms put more power in the tech’s hand – more processing power and an easier view into the services running over today’s networks.... |
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