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October 15, 2010  12:53 PM

Discrepancy alert between network-builders and vendors



Posted by: Tom Nolle
access networks, aggregation networks, core networks, Ethernet, infrastructure, metro networks, network operators, Networking, telecom service providers

It's always fascinating to listen to network operators and even large enterprises talk about their infrastructure projects, and I'm just starting to analyze the first round of our fall strategy survey, so I'm getting that chance on a large scale. It's too early to say how everything is going to...

September 17, 2009  11:50 AM

Alcatel-Lucent’s converged backbone meets carrier needs



Posted by: Tom Nolle
core networks, IP, Optical Networking, Quality of Service

Alcatel-Lucent has announced a converged optical/IP backbone strategy that is aimed at a much more seamless coupling between core routing and core optics, the very thing that service providers have been demanding in RFPs. Further,...


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