NTT Communications are claiming that their SD-WAN service has the largest footprint of any, covering 190 countries. NTT Communications Corporation are the ICT solutions and international communications provider within NTT…
Verizon takes the Oath with Yahoo! completion
Verizon has completed the acquisition of Yahoo! . In doing so it combines it with AOL, which it brought sometime ago, to create a new media content company, Oath. Oath…
IOX cable links India and South Africa
IOX has started surveying a new route with Alcatel to link India and South Africa. IOX (Indian Ocean eXchange) will also connect the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues as waypoints on…
SD-WAN: What are the business benefits?
What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…
SDxCentral: Sprint Launches VeloCloud SD-WAN Services
SDxCentral are reporting that Sprint have launched their VeloCloud based SD-WAN service. This follows an October 2016 announcement that they will roll-out services early this year. Sprint's press release Sprint…
Aquantia deliver workstation mGig (Multi-Gigabit Ethernet)
As part of the roll-out of mGig (IEEE 802.11bz), Aquantia have launched network interface cards for the workstation market. These offer 2.5Gb/s and 5Gb/s connections using existing cables. (See Multi-Gigabit…
Nokia’s Nuage Networks SD-WAN selected to transform Telefónica business service
Nokia today announced that Telefonica uses their Nuage Networks SD-WAN solution to deliver world-class networks and services to enterprise customers. Telefonica has built on top of the Nuage platform to…
Riverbed to acquire Xirrus targets SD-Branch?
Riverbed will acquire WiFi vendor Xirrus, expanding their SD-WAN and WiFi offerings. Both private companies will conclude the deal later this year. This acquisition will broaden Riverbed's SD-WAN portfolio, providing…