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Citrix bakes WAN optimization into branch office hardware
Citrix today announced new models in its CloudBridge line of branch repeater hardware, along with a software update to Version 7.0, which adds WAN...
Talari goes more sophisticated with wide-ranging software update for WAN optimization boxes
A major software update for Talari Networks' WAN optimization gear will introduce automatic, virtualized configuration capabilities, dramatically...
Qualcomm calls for shared in-home cells to handle mobile demand
Consumers will have to share small, inexpensive cells in their homes with nearby mobile users to affordably meet the growing demand for mobile data...
North Korea close to 2 million 3G subscribers
North Korea's sole 3G network operator has managed to double its subscriber base in a little over a year and is about to hit 2 million users.
VDSL2 on steroids takes off as broadband over copper declines for first time
Broadband based on VDSL2 helped by a technology called vectoring is taking off, while older members of the DSL family are getting less popular as...
Startup aims SDN technology at Cisco WANs
SDNs aren't just for data center networks, despite the best-use-case-scenario arguments for network virtualization and flow management pervading the...
Cisco acquisition highlights growing interest in small cells
Operators and telecom equipment vendors are showing a growing interest in small cells, which aim to give users improved coverage and speeds.
Silver Peak announces virtual appliance for offsite replication
Silver Peak Systems announced a new virtual application designed to dramatically speed up data duplication for disaster recovery without the purchase...
Fon and Deutsche Telekom hope to cover Germany with Wi-Fi
German operator Deutsche Telekom is joining forces with Fon to help expand its network coverage, as it does its best to keep up with growing data...
F5 tries to stay ahead of the curve with moves into security and beyond
F5 Networks is best known for its high-end network management hardware, especially its BIG-IP line of load balancers. Those offerings have fueled...
Operators, GSMA work to simplify integration of apps with mobile networks
Mobile operators are hoping to make it easier for developers to integrate network-based features with their applications using a new platform called...
New smartphone OSes, network technologies vie for attention in Barcelona
ZTE smartphones based on Firefox OS along with Nokia's new Windows Phone-based devices will share the spotlight at this year's Mobile World Congress...
Cisco's small-cell move is focused, but its network aims are ambitious
Cisco's long-anticipated entry into cellular base stations will come at Mobile World Congress next week, along with the company's familiar...
F5's SDN investment puts it in play with Cisco, Juniper
Network acceleration vendor F5's recent purchase of LineRate Systems, a startup specializing in software-defined networking technology, is both a...
Alcatel-Lucent hopes to make data plans more flexible
Through its new Smart Plan platform, Alcatel-Lucent wants to make mobile subscription plans more flexible and allow data packages to be shared among...
A10 denied stay in Brocade patent case
A San Jose federal court this week denied A10 Networks’ request to stay a permanent injunction barring the company from selling application delivery...
AT&T says it's restored U-verse and will give credits for outage
AT&T said Thursday it had restored its U-verse broadband service to all customers who suffered from a widespread outage this week.
AT&T users slam U-verse outage
A problem caused by a software upgrade has caused a widespread outage on AT&T's U-verse broadband service this week, leading to a torrent of...
Public Knowledge says AT&T MicroCell policy violates net neutrality
AT&T is violating the spirit of net neutrality with its policies on the use of small cellular base stations in homes, the consumer advocate group...
Nokia Siemens Networks sells optical networking business
Nokia Siemens Networks is selling its optical networking business unit to private investment firm Marlin Equity Partners, the latest in a series of...
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