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Ciena ups its control plane ante with new OneConnect offering

Ciena (Nasdaq: CIEN) is extending the capabilities of its control plane technology across all of its platforms, including the 6500 Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) gear it acquired from Nortel, with the launch of its OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane software.

2012-05-24

Transtelco dips feet into the cloud market with CloudBand product of Alcatel-Lucent

Transtelco, a competitive provider targeting the U.S. to Mexico border, is evaluating a cloud services strategy by conducting a trial of Alcatel-Lucent's (NYSE: ALU) CloudBand solution.

2012-05-24

NTT enhances VPLS service to its European service mix

NTT Communications (NYSE: NTT) is giving European customers another option for Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS), one of many moves it has made lately to appeal to the market's multinational clients looking for alternative global connectivity solutions.

2012-05-24

Gig.U member Case Western Reserve illuminates 1 Gbps fiber network

Case Western Reserve University, one of the 37 partners in Blair Levin's emerging Gig.U project, is one of the first universities to build out an on-campus 1G-capable fiber network.

2012-05-24

Gigabit Squared & Gig.U to deliver fiber service to 6 communities

Gigabit Squared, a startup that will focus on providing wireline-based fiber broadband connections to six communities located near research universities around the United States, has secured $200 million in funding.

2012-05-23

Ciena OneConnect control plane software now common to transport & switching platforms

Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) says its optical transport equipment can now use the same control plane software as its optical switching systems. Use of the upgraded software, dubbed OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane, across both system classes enables carriers to create and deploy new services more quickly and efficiently, say company sources.

2012-05-23

BT increases sales growth targets for its conference resale channel

BT Conferencing (NYSE: BT), the conferencing unit of the UK-based incumbent telco, anticipates that it is going to see major growth in its U.S. conferencing channel partner program.

2012-05-23

FairPoint to sell off its Northern New England payphone operations

FairPoint Communications (Nasdaq: FRP) has reached a deal to sell off its northern New England payphone business--a dying business for traditional wireline operators--to Pacific Telemanagement Services (PTS).

2012-05-23

Parvus Launches Rugged Tactical Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Switch Subsystem

Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announces tactical fiber optic media support for the DuraNET(R) 1268, a rugged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet switch subsystem equipped with ten (10) triple-speed 10/100/1000Mbps ports for connecting IPv4 and IPv6 compatible sensors and computing devices onboard demanding tactical network-centric (un)manned vehicle and aircraft platforms. Designed for rugged extremes, this Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP)-optimized Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution is well suited for C4ISR technology refresh and situational awareness upgrade programs. To enhance reliability, the unit features no moving parts, a near cable-less internal design, all industrial temperature grade components, EMI filtering, and a sealed dust/waterproof aluminum chassis with isolated MIL-STD-1275/704 power supply that protects against vehicle/aircraft voltage surges, spikes and transients.

2012-05-23

NebraskaLink chooses Telco Systems to build Ethernet network in Nebraska

Stimulus money will help extend metro Ethernet services across the state of Nebraska. Telco Systems, a BATM company (LSE: BVC), says it has been chosen by NebraskaLink, a consortium of seven Nebraska telephone companies, to provide an end-to-end Carrier Ethernet service for its county-wide fiber-optic network.

2012-05-22