Adtran lays groundwork for superfast broadband over copper

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	Adtran lays groundwork for superfast broadband over copper Telecom equipment vendor Adtran has developed a technology that will make it easier for operators to roll out broadband speeds close to 500Mbps over copper lines.The conventional wisdom is that copper is dying out and fiber is ascending. However, the cost of rolling out fiber is still too high for many operators, which instead want to upgrade their existing copper networks (and in some cases fiber simply can't be installed). So there is still a need for technologies that can make use of copper networks and complement fiber. Read More   In this Issue Sprint slashes shared data plan prices Brocade pitches open networking to cash-strapped feds Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests Start-up fights ambush attacks on SDN, virtual machine networks F5 partners should seek service growth Industry standards for secure network access As sharks circle, IBM prepares its x86 exit Virtual hard drives: The IT pro trick that lets you back up your data for free Google brings robust cluster scheduling to its cloud WHITE PAPER: CDW Looking to the Horizon: SDN Software-defined networking is one of the hottest buzzwords of 2014, but saying exactly what SDN is can be a challenge. SDN has its roots in the early 1990s, when both network managers and service providers began to express frustration with typical network architectures that inhibited innovation and change Learn More Sprint slashes shared data plan prices As promised last week by its new CEO, Sprint announced late Monday it will lower its shared data plans to prices below those offered by other national carriers starting on Friday. Read More   Brocade pitches open networking to cash-strapped feds If storage and compute power can be purchased on a usage-based pricing model, like a utility, then why can't networking follow the same path? Moreover, why shouldn't that network run on an open architecture that fosters competition among multiple service providers? That's Brocade's pitch to the federal government – a market that the networking vendor is targeting aggressively in its bid to gain share from its larger rival Cisco Systems. Read More   Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests RootMetrics finds AT&T close behind, with T-Mobile making big gains over Sprint. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks   Checklist for Selecting Enterprise-Ready Cloud Applications To minimize risk, organizations must employ a methodology to identify and select enterprise-ready cloud services. This 21 step checklist includes the five categories of attribute to evaluate and an audit framework from the Cloud Security Alliance View Now>> Start-up fights ambush attacks on SDN, virtual machine networks Start-up GuardiCore is working on a security product that works through a 'honeypot' approach to detect and block stealthy attacks on software-defined networks (SDN) and multi-vendor virtual-machine infrastructures for enterprise customers as well as cloud-service providers. Read More   F5 partners should seek service growth Last week, I was fortunate enough to present at F5's Agility Partner Conference. The event was held in New York's Times Square and had about 1,000 of F5's reseller partners, all looking to get a handle on what's next for the fast growing vendor. Read More   Industry standards for secure network access I'm amused at how often I hear negative comments about proprietary enhancements from Cisco. I am one of many (many, many, many) employees of Cisco who is actively involved in standards body organizations, including the IETF. Many of today's networking standards started out as proprietary solutions that were available years prior to the standards being completed. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The New Mobility: Astonishingly Simple and Powerful Mobility has not only changed how we live, it is also dramatically changing the network infrastructures that we rely on. For the better. As organizations cope with a tidal wave of mobile users, mobile applications, and demand for pervasive access, it's becoming clearer that prior-generation approaches to providing mobility are breaking. Learn more As sharks circle, IBM prepares its x86 exit Once IBM completes its x86 server line sale to Lenovo, the latter will immediately take a solid third place ranking in worldwide revenues in the market. Read More   Virtual hard drives: The IT pro trick that lets you back up your data for free IT professionals have used virtual hard drives for years in servers and virtual machines, but you can also use VHDs to back up your data. We'll show you how and when to do this. Read More   Google brings robust cluster scheduling to its cloud Google is drawing from the work of the open-source community to offer its cloud customers a service to better manage their clusters of virtual servers. Read More
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