The Linux Foundation has recently obtained the OpenContrail source from Juniper. Having fully transitioned OpenContrail into the Linux Foundation, it is now rebranded as Tungsten Fabric. This move may appear…
OpenContrail joins Linux Foundation
Juniper is moving their OpenContrail codebase to the Linux Foundation. OpenContrail is Juniper's open-source version of their Contrail SDN orchestrator. Provided as an open-source offering, OpenContrail doesn't have the support…
Broadcom completes drawn-out acquisition of Brocade
Broadcom has finally achieved completion on its acquisition of Brocade. Announced in November 2016, this deal has finally completed. Brocade disposed of various units, such as the vRouter team to…
VMware acquires VeloCloud, consolidates SD-WAN market
VMware have announced in a blog post (Leading our Industry into a Software-Defined Future with Strategic M&A) that they are acquiring VeloCloud. They have also issued the obligatory press-release to…
ArsTechnica: AT&T absurdly claims legitimate net neutrality comments favour repeal
Unlike Europe, where Net Neutrality is defined and enshrined, America is different. ArsTechnica have an article on their web-site that covers the mess that the FCC have gotten into with…
Oracle Cloud NetBond-ed by AT&T
The Oracle Cloud platform has been added to AT&T's NetBond, providing connectivity from the customers MPLS network direct to the cloud via AT&T infrastructure. This takes AT&T's NetBond for Cloud…
End-Of-Life: Brocade V5600 router
Brocade, after the sale of the Vyatta group to AT&T, have announced the End of Life of the Brocade v5600 router platform. The platform is end of life on October…
AT&T Welcomes Brocade Employees as It Closes Vyatta Acquisition
AT&T have completed their acquisition of the Vyatta assets from Brocade. Their press-release announces the deal as a way of AT&T continuing their network transformation. This is one of the…