STEM education (Science, Technology, Math and Engineering) is an interdisciplinary approach to education where students learn science …
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Open Networks, Open for Business
For the ICT industry, this nascent era of business models based on cloud computing and OTT content is characterized by a heady brew of …
The Surprising Benefits of Uncoupling Aggregation from Transponding
Data Center Interconnect (DCI) traffic comprises various combinations of 10G and 100G on each service. In a typical application, DWDM is …
Virtuora and YANG Models
By Kevin Dunsmore, with Rhonda Holloway The Virtuora® Product Suite is a collection of software products that makes network management a …
The New Network Normal: Service-Oriented, Not Infrastructure-Oriented
Mobile broadband connections will account for almost 70% of the global base by 2020. The new types of services those customers consume will …
Four Key Ingredients Solve Network Business Challenges
Network operators face seemingly conflicting challenges. They must maximize network assets, reduce costs, and introduce new …
Times, they are a-Changin’ (and the Pace is a-Heatin’ Up)
Three decades is a long time to be in the same industry, even one as historically slow-moving as telecommunications. It’s certainly long …
SFP+ Delivers Precision Bandwidth Upgrades
Perhaps the most onerous issue facing Ethernet network operators is that of upgrading to higher-bandwidth services. Typically, a network …
Importance of Fiber Characterization
Fiber networks are the foundation on which telecom networks are built. In the early planning stages of network transformation or …