Network Optimisation

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University team achieves throughputs of 1.125 Tbps

Pays $650 million for Axxia Networking Business firm

Networking titan sets out product strategy to help CIOs and IT departments deal with the mobile device explosion.

Hardware giant launches pay-per-use procurement programme to make it easier for enterprises to carry out network upgrades.

Mobile operators form joint venture to bolster Irish network coverage.

Virgin Media Business survey suggests shoddy internet connections and aging hardware are stalling take-up of video conferencing.

The official launch of IPv6 marred by internet security and performance worries from several industry watchers.

More than two-thirds of IT departments fail to understand applications' demands on the network.

Internet doubling every five years as well, says Cisco CTO.

Partnership initiative to decrease cloud app provisioning from months to minutes

German researchers use atoms, photons and fibre optic cables to create quantum network.

The CEO of Fusion IO claims EMC’s storage strategy is holding back progress in the data centre.

The Government says South Tyneside isn't interested in BDUK funds, but the council says it very much is.

A Wi-Fi houseplant monitor highlights the possibilities of low-power always-on sensor networks.

The regulator cuts the amount Openreach can charge for its wholesale infrastructure, as BT considers an appeal.

Despite a price drop and an apparently successful trial, no one has yet bid for BT's PIA fibre product.

The UK is no way near getting Government targets on superfast broadband, according to a uSwitch report, but BT thinks the research is rubbish.

Everything Everywhere will roll out 4G connections running over the spectrum it currently owns in 2012, if Ofcom agrees to it.

The networking giant impresses analysts with solid profit and record revenue.

Virgin posts its first ever profit alongside growing superfast and TiVo subscribers.

The Californian company virtualises the network to cut costs in the cloud.