2008 Archive
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Tata Communications expands MPLS into South East Asia
Tata Communications announced the expansion of its global Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services into South-East Asia.
07/11/2008
AboveNet's European IP backbone upgrade completed
Fibre optic and IP transit connectivity provider AboveNet, has announced the completion of their IP backbone upgrade.
27/10/2008
Verizon offers 10 Gbps carrier ethernet service
Internet provider Verizon Business has announced general availability of a 10 Gbps Ethernet service.
24/10/2008
AboveNet attains MEF certification
AboveNet has set a precedent by being the first fibre optic connectivity provider to be certified to MEFstandards.
21/10/2008
Switch and Data PAIX traffic Up 112%
Switch and Data revealed traffic on its PAIX Internet exchanges grew at around twice the rate of overall Internet traffic in the past year.
15/10/2008
XO announces changes in network capacity
XO has announced new technology to keep up with increasing demand.
18/09/2008
VPLS 'a welcome architecture'
Companies may consider VPLS to be a welcome architecture for their networks, it has been claimed.
05/09/2008
Point-to-point Ethernet 'is prevalent'
European firms are widely adopting point-to-point Ethernet services, according to research from Forrester.
04/09/2008
BGP exploit 'could be catastrophic'
A potentially catastrophic security weakness has been identified in the internet's border gateway protocol (BGP), it has emerged.
03/09/2008
New technologies 'place management demands'
Organisations are facing new network management issues due to emerging data technologies, it has been asserted.
29/08/2008
Global Crossing Joins MEF
Global Crossing announced on 28 August, that it had become a member of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).
28/08/2008
Routing disruptions 'must be tackled'
Network managers must be prepared to cope with routing disruptions, it has been asserted.
28/08/2008
Level 3 Facilitates Cbeyond's Market Coverage Expansion
On 26 August, Level 3 Communications' Wholesale Markets Group announced it had enabled IP based managed services provider Cbeyond, to expand into three additional markets.
26/08/2008
Entanet Joins With Global Crossing Ethersphere to Deliver ADSL2+ Broadband Benefits
It emerged today that IP solutions provider Global Crossing is supporting communications provider, Entanet International Ltd's new wholesale ADSL2+ broadband service.
22/08/2008
Tiscali International Network (TINet) Chooses Switch and Data for American Expansion
On 18 August, it was announced that Tiscali International Network is to expand across North America.
20/08/2008
Tape libraries 'do not limit speed'
The maximum efficiency of a storage network is influenced by the infrastructure itself, not the hardware, it has been asserted.
18/08/2008
Level 3 selected by Shriners Hospitals for Children to Provide Datacentre Connectivity
It was reported today that Level 3 Communications’ Business Markets Group has been selected by Shriners Hospitals for Children to improve network connectivity between their datacentre, hospitals and disaster recovery site.
14/08/2008
Tata Communications Given ISO 27001 Certification for Managed Security Services
It was announced on 12 August that Tata Communications’ achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 certification.
14/08/2008
Level 3 Facilitates GSA’s Migration to Meet IPv6 Mandate
It was revealed on 13 August that Level 3 communications’ had been instrumental in enabling the United States Services Administration (GSA) to become IPv6 compliant.
14/08/2008
Networking faces 'a perfect storm'
Businesses are facing a perfect storm when it comes to establishing effective networking infrastructure, it has been claimed.
13/08/2008
Global Crossing Connects Norskan Offshore’s Operations in Brazil
It was announced on 11 August that Global Crossing had successfully been providing Private IP Network Services and Network Management Services to Norskan Offshore.
12/08/2008
Gartner Rates Interoute in Market Report on Germany’s Fixed Voice and Data Service Providers
It was announced on 11 August that Gartner Inc., the industry analyst firm, had rated Interoute with “positive” in the “MarketScope for Fixed Voice and Data Service Providers”.
12/08/2008
10 GbE 'is ready'
Data centres are likely to adopt ten-gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) in greater numbers in the next year, according to an analyst.
12/08/2008
BGP changes 'could go wrong'
The revised border gateway protocol (BGP) system due to be introduced at the start of 2009 could cause problems for some users of older network devices, it has been claimed.
11/08/2008
AboveNet Announces Completion of eXpressWave ™ upgrade
AboveNet Communications Inc. had finished upgrading eXpressWave, its ultra long haul network spanning the United States.
08/08/2008
Network failure 'causes application disruption'
The importance of an efficient network has been highlighted by research which shows connection failures as one of the main causes of application disruption.
08/08/2008
Fender needs 'secure and reliable' networking
Secure, reliable data centre facilities are a priority for Fender, the electric guitar manufacturer claims.
07/08/2008
MPLS 'can aid VoIP'
VoIP communications may be aided using SIP trunking over an MPLS connection, it has been suggested.
06/08/2008
Tiscali International Network Chooses Equinix to Expand its Network
The network will be expanded from Equinix’s Frankfurt and Paris Internet Business Exchange (IBX) datacentres.
05/08/2008
Tata Communications Launches Two New Ethernet Services
Dedicated Point to Multipoint Ethernet and Dedicated Multipoint Ethernet will expand the company’s global Wide Area Network (WAN) Ethernet offering.
05/08/2008
'Natural bottleneck' for WANs
Wide area networks (WANs) may pose obstacles for virtualised servers, it has been claimed.
05/08/2008
Nortel named as Olympic sponsor
Nortel is to provide converged networking services to the 2012 London Olympic Games, it has emerged.
04/08/2008