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Tailoring 100G for Metro Networks
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100G is in rapid fashion making its way across more and more of the network, as enterprises and carriers seek an extended break from bandwidth exhaustion and traffic bottlenecks. As the state-of-the-art technology has reached the metro, it has quickly spawned a more diverse landscape of solutions from which to choose.
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Service Delivery Networking: The key to 4G Network Success
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Applications and devices require quality network service architectures in order to deliver the QoE that subscribers demand. This article looks at the framework of Service Delivery Networks.
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Designing Small Cells and Remote Radio Heads for Next Gen Wireless
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Traditional macro site architecture is being transformed with the introduction of remote radio heads (RRH) connected to a base station cabinet via fiber optic cables that can be distributed over 10 Km or more or smaller cells, both ways bring the users ”closer” to the base station. Here is a look at key elements of base station design, including digital baseband processing elements that define its users’ capacity, data throughputs, scalability and impact on equipment and operational costs.
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Is the Quest for a CDN Strategy Paralyzing Carriers?
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CDNs improve network performance, cut down on latency and deliver faster response times by distributing content to servers located close to end users. In the quest for an in-house CDN strategy, there is a hidden danger to carriers.
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Interview: Breaking into the Mobile Infrastructure Market
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In this interview, Dave Williams discusses his jump from CTO at Comcast to a Silicon Valley start-up and the prospects of breaking into a wireless equipment market dominated by turnkey suppliers.
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The Shift from SDH to a Packet-Based Network: A Look at the Transformation Undertaken by EnviaTel
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EnviaTel, a German telecommunications service provider and Network operator for business customers and carriers, recently implemented a Packet Transport platform for three significant reasons: (1) the sharp rise in demand by business and carrier customers for packet-oriented services, (2) the continuously falling prices for these services, and (3) the inefficient and therefore expensive deployment of Ethernet services over the SDH network.
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Interview: Redefining Mobile Broadband Gateways
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In this interview, Stoke CEO Vikash Varrma discusses how a Silicon Valley start-up got its mobile broadband gateway deployed into the LTE infrastructure of Docomo, one of the world's leading operators. He also explains why 3G mobile data offload will remain an even bigger opportunity for the near tearm.
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