Ciena Climbs 13% on a Q2 Surprise
Credit APAC with the assist.
AT&T CTO Expects SDN to Reduce OpEx Costs by 40%
But capex costs will not decline.
Internet2 Takes a Detour From SDN
Users are temporarily back on MPLS.
More Changes at Cisco: Jiandani Up, Soderbery Bumped
It also looks as if the spin-in team has taken its last spin.
SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — May 2016
Viptela raises $75M, Brocade acquires Ruckus, and more.
Support Builds for P4 to Boost NFV
The P4 language is one of several new chip technologies emerging to boost performance in NFV and bring it up to the high standards of service provider networks.
Cisco Gets Defensive About ACI Being Connected to Hardware
Cisco also wants everyone to know smaller service providers use ACI, too.
HPE’s OpenSwitch Network OS Finds a New Home
OpenSwitch really is different from Cumulus and Microsoft SONiC.
Price Is Not the Driving Factor in the Cloud Services Biz
There is no race to the bottom.
IoT Connections Will Surpass Smartphones by 2018, Ericsson Says
5G subs will top 150 million by 2021, report predicts.
Rancher & Vapor IO Perform New Tricks With Apache Mesos
Some new capabilities to kick off MesosCon.
CENX Borrows Open Source Concepts for SDNFV Lab
It’s using ideas from CORD and OSM.
Microsoft Launches VC Arm to Fund Cloud, Security Startups
Former Qualcomm exec Nagraj Kashyap will lead Microsoft Ventures.
Broadcom Rival Innovium Raised $50M
Surprise backer: Qualcomm.
SDN-Powered Platform Helps Providers Quickly Monetize New Services
Connect millions of data flows to thousands of VNFs with a joint platform from Radisys, Sanctum Networks, and Intel.
Cumulus CTO JR Rivers: On Open Networking, Dell & Microsoft
Armed with partners, Cumulus still aims to change the networking world.
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — May 27, 2016
Microsoft and Facebook build a transatlantic cable.
Verizon’s Test Lab Launches IoT Security Testing Program
ICSA Labs lays claim to an IoT first.
Palo Alto Networks Shares Sink Despite Strong Q3
Investors wanted more, apparently.
ONF to Release Guidelines for Deploying Secure SDN Controllers
Guidelines will be released in June.