Telstra combines SDN and cloud offerings
Telstra has brought its software-defined network services offerings PEN (the former Pacnet Enabled Network) and its own SDN/NFV service developed in conjunction with Cisco under the umbrella of its...
View ArticleEnterprises ramping up network investments, but for quick returns
Dimension Data has released the 2016 edition of its Network Barometer showing a sharp upturn in enterprise networking investments, but with many enterprises spending on technology to deliver short-term...
View ArticleSouthern Cross deploys SDN to serve Pacific Islands
Southern Cross Cable Network has introduced new service offerings based on software-defined networking (SDN supported by a platform from incumbent supplier Ciena that it says will make life easier for...
View ArticleTelstra outlines plans for its ‘network of the future’
Telstra has used Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as the venue for unveiling major infrastructure initiatives as part of its “network of the future” program.
View ArticleGet ready for cognitive networking
Separate announcements from optical networking vendors Ciena and Infinera bring the vision of a cognitive network one step closer.
View ArticleAustralian network engineers must skill up, or the industry risks falling behind
In Australia and New Zealand, like most markets around the world, traditional networking vendors with legacy "lock-in" technologies have dominated the networking segment.
View ArticleTelstra wrapping SDN, NFV and cloud in a single platform for customers
Telstra’s director, global platforms, Jim Fagan, will today outline the telco’s plan to offer customers access to software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV)...
View ArticleWhy most Australian IT won’t fulfill its potential in the NBN world
Your current IT infrastructure might be limiting your ability to fulfill your business potential in the digital world.
View ArticleBuzzword bingo! Making Sense of SDN, SD-WAN, NFV and VNF
Everyone in the SD-WAN solutions business frequently faces buzzword confusion when interacting with customers and partners learning about these newer concepts and technologies. It’s helpful first to...
View ArticleApplication specific networks now a reality, says NetFoundry
What if you could set up, on demand, a global network with the bandwidth, latency, security and routing that your applications require, just as easily as you can today provision the storage and...
View ArticleTelstra details SD-WAN offering
SD-WAN will be offered as a service on the Telstra Programmable Network thanks to a partnership with VeloCloud.
View ArticleYahoo Japan picks Apstra intent-based networking for massive data centre fabric
Apstra, a startup developing intent-based networking technology, has received a significant boost to its fortunes: Yahoo Japan, one of the largest ISPs in Japan, has deployed version 2.0 of Apstra’s...
View ArticleBrisbane-developed software powers new PCCW Global SD-WAN service
PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT (Hong Kong Telecom), has launched a global software-defined wide area network service (SD-WAN) using technology from recently acquired Console...
View ArticleCisco extends ACI to public cloud
Cisco has extended its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) software-defined networking solution to the public cloud, with the vendor announcing today that ACI would support Amazon Web Services and...
View ArticleVocus consolidates networks, looks to SDN
Vocus is preparing for the final stages of consolidating its core networks to a single ‘Supercore’ as it deals with the complex legacy of a string of acquisitions, particularly following the 2015-16...
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