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As bandwidth consumption continues to grow, TelecomSupportDesk.com - a telecom master agent specializing in high bandwidth circuits and customized network designs - is seeing an increased demand for bigger bandwidth pipes. 2010 will be the year of a huge explosion in the demand for bigger bandwidth pipes. Growing trends in shared cloud computing & [...]
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Besides 10 Mbps ethernet internet, 3 Mbps and 5Mbps are now available through our ethernet quoting tool.
It is delivered over copper and has a large footprint. A 5Mbps ethernet connection costs less than a single T1 line in many places. With wide availability, will this be the death of bonded t1 ?
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November 21, 2008
BLADE Network Technologies’ top-of-rack, 10 Gigabit Ethernet RackSwitch products provide superior cooling, low latency and price/performance advantages for IBM System Cluster 1350 data center building blocks including IBM’s iDataPlex.
It extends virtualization by mirroring the benefits of server virtualization within the network at the rack level, saves energy through rack-friendly cooling and alleviates management [...]
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The first 100 Gigabit ethernet PHY solution is the NLP10000 from Netlogic Microsystems. The innovative high-speed PHY technology allows manufacturers (OEMs) to develop 100GE systems while minimizing power consumption and form factor.
The new NLP10000 100GE PHY solution supports the draft specification of the IEEE 802.3ba 100Gb/s and 40Gb/s Ethernet Task Force, whose OEM members include [...]
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Spirent TestCenter Selected to Benchmark Cisco Nexus 7000 Data Center Switch
October 23, 2008
The industry’s largest ever public 10 Gigabit Ethernet test has been successfully completed by Spirent Communications. Sprirent clearly demonstrated it’s leadership in validating and testing the next-generation Ethernet devices by using their TestCenter™ to benchmark the Nexus 7000 data center switch from Cisco.
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October 22, 2008
The ECI 9700 series has been honored by the industry as the ‘Best New Product’ for 2008 by the prestigious Light Reading Leading Lights Award. The award recognizes the very best in innovation, engineering and technical excellence.
ECI’s 9700 Series was selected for its best-of-class features and capabilities, enabling service providers to deploy a [...]
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Overture Networks Sharpens the Carrier Ethernet Edge with the ISG 6000. It is the newest member of the ISG product family seamlessly unites disparate networks to accelerate transformation to all-packet networks
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The beautiful city of Provo in Utah is the proud ‘owner’ of the Largest Private Municipal Fiber-Optic Network in the U.S. Well actually the city itself isn’t the owner; with the sale of the iProvo fiber Network to Broadweave, businesses in Provo can get broadband over fiber for excellent prices. Speeds are incremental starting with [...]
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The term net neutrality, unless you’re a tech geek, conjures up thoughts of fair trade, international policy or possibly anti-fishing zones. The root of this meaning, however, applies to all users of the internet whether that you’re an I.T. manager or the casual browser. To clarify the oft confusing technical jargon and slim it down [...]
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Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA has successfully completed a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) technology test over its existing backbone infrastructure between Philadelphia and McLean, VA using the industry’s first 100GE router interface developed for the Cisco CRS-1 routing system. This demonstration is another example of Comcast’s commitment to technology that supports the rapid growth of [...]
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