Submarine Networks reports that Huawei Marine has signed contracts in Shanghai with China Unicom and Camtel to deliver the South Atlantic Inter-Link. China Unicom do Brasil, China Unicom and Camtel…
Ofcom: What is Net Neutrality?
Ofcom posted information for consumers on Net Neutrality, and why it is important for you and what you do on the Internet. It’s about people being free to access all…
GTT reaches for the stars with Perseus acquisition
GTT has announced it is acquiring Perseus, who own a high-speed network covering the Americas, Europe, South Africa, and major hubs in Asia. This will add major routes to GTT's…
AT&T buys Vyatta assets from Brocade
AT&T are buying from Brocade their Vyatta assets. Brocade's IP network assets are being split out and sold off as part of their impending sale to Broadcom . The Vyatta…
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…
Whatever happened to Blackberry?
A few years ago, you couldn't move in London on the Tube for businessmen checking and answering email on their Blackberry device. Now they have disappeared, being replaced by Apple…
ZDNet: BT unveils bandwidth on demand under Dynamic Network Services
ZDNet is reporting that BT has unveiled their Dynamic Network Services. This has three prongs, one using SDN to manage bandwidth into the core, one supporting Network Function Virtualisation and…