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NTT purchases 85% stake in UK data center provider Gyron
NTT (NYSE: NTT) has purchased an 85 percent stake in UK-based Gyron, a move that instantly enhances its data center presence in a key connectivity hub.
2012-06-04
BCE deepens data center presence with $1B Q9 Networks buy
BCE (NYSE: BCE), the parent company of Canada's largest service provider Bell Canada, has led a group of investors to acquire data center provider Q9 Networks for CAD 1 billion (USD 960 million).
2012-06-04
Greenacres connects with fiber-optic data network of county
The city expects to save $24,960 annually and transmit data among city buildings faster by joining Palm Beach County's fiber-optic data network.
2012-06-04
Vianet selects Zhone Technologies for GPON FTTH
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) says that Canadian service provider Vianet has deployed Zhone’s MXK multi-service access node (MSAN) system and Zhone Network Interface Device (zNID) Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) for a GPON-based fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Ontario.
2012-06-03
Kabel Deutschland obtains 4.7 Gbps downstream with ARRIS gear
ARRIS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) says that German cable MSO Kabel Deutschland has used a EuroDOCSIS 3.0-based ARRIS C4 CMTS and 12 ARRIS Touchstone Cable Modem CM820S units to deliver 4.7 Gbps of aggregated downstream data.
2012-06-03
VI Systems provides TOSA/ROSA modules for 28 Gbps
VI Systems GmbH has introduced the T25-850 transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) and the R25-850 receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) for data rates of up to 28 Gbps.
2012-06-03
VNI of Cisco: More, more, more!
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has unveiled the latest edition of its annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast. Not surprisingly, it predicts that Internet use will continue to explode, almost everyone will go mobile, and they’ll watch video while they do it.
2012-06-03
Integra Telecom extends the reach of its Ethernet over Copper network
Integra Telecom has made its Ethernet over Copper (EoC) service available in 120 Central Offices (CO), a move that enables it to instantly target over 400,000 businesses in its 11-state footprint.
2012-06-03
Verizon enhances top FiOS FTTH speed to 300 Mbps
In an attempt to stay ahead of both rising bandwidth demand from its customers as well as the DOCSIS 3.0-enabled offerings of its cable MSO competitors, Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) says that it will more than double the speeds of several of its FiOS Internet tiers and add two new tiers. One of these will support download speeds of 300 Mbps via Verizon's fiber to the home (FTTH) network.
2012-05-31
Hibernia Atlantic provides low-latency connection to New Jersey trading site
Hibernia Atlantic says it has put into service a new low-latency route between 165 Halsey and 1400 Federal Boulevard in New Jersey. Cross River Fiber provided the fiber-optic infrastructure.
2012-05-31