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Chris Mills comments on Melding networks to boost mobile broadband

Chris Mills — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:07:58 +0000

Wireless networking solves the problem of mobility of communication. Previously the chained wires connecting through the networks and it was too difficult to move big computers. The wire connections make messy connections and even it won't look good.

Roy Rubenstein comments on Alcatel-Lucent adds networking to enhance the cloud

Roy Rubenstein — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:15:14 +0000

Manu, below is Alcatel-Lucent's Dor Skuler's response to your query.

Apart from the substantial cost efficiency benefits gained, the carrier cloud allows service providers to dramatically accelerate the introduction of new cloud services developed both in-house or by leveraging the white label cloud services of third parties.

Offering consumers social media, games, etc. from the cloud helps to drive consumption of the network to generate revenue. But perhaps the biggest cloud market opportunity is with enterprises.

An Alcatel-Lucent research study of over 3,500 global IT decision makers completed in September -- one of the most in-depth industry surveys to date -- reveals enterprises will pay for premium cloud enhancements, such a low latency and bandwidth.

Among the findings:

- Carrier-grade public cloud services have 10x the revenue potential of basic cloud services

- Carrier-grade services are 4x more attractive to enterprises than existing cloud services

Service providers have a considerable footprint advantage with enterprises. They have already become important partners to enterprises as a trusted source of business communication services routinely backed up by guaranteed service level agreements (SLAs).

New revenue can be generated by offering enterprise-grade cloud services that dynamically orchestrate threat management, delivery of latency sensitive applications, improved bandwidth control and guaranteed Quality of Service.

Manu comments on Alcatel-Lucent adds networking to enhance the cloud

Manu — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:48:17 +0000

Great article. However I would also be interested how service providers can increase revenue using cloud services. Apart from cost reduction is there any more information about service monetization?

Sterling Perrin comments on ROADMs: core role, modest return for component players

Sterling Perrin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:16:17 +0000

Roy,
There is one clarification I should make here on the flex grid WSSes. There are actually 2 technologies that can do flex grid - LCoS (as mentioned) and a Texas Instruments technology called DLP.

Nistica does ship DLP-based ROADMs today, so this is commercially available. I've emphasized the LCoS more because this is what Finisar uses but it is not the only available option.

Sterling

Roy Rubenstein comments on 2012: The year of 100 Gigabit transponders

Roy Rubenstein — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:11:32 +0000

And here is Oclaro's response:

We have not released specs on the module yet. However, it is reasonable to expect that the dispersion compensation range will accommodate the vast majority of use cases.

These modules are designed to eliminate in-line dispersion compensation entirely and facilitate richer and more dynamic optical mesh networks.

A general question about compensation of non-linear effects is difficult to answer briefly. We design these solutions to provide the best possible transmission performance and have unique expertise in that area.

We are happy to discuss performance in much more detail with customers individually. I can be reached on per.hansen@oclaro.com and will be happy to direct requests for information to the appropriate people in Oclaro.

Roy Rubenstein comments on 2012: The year of 100 Gigabit transponders

Roy Rubenstein — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:32:40 +0000

Opnext's response is as follows:

Its coherent module is designed to operate in networks without chromatic dispersion compensator modules (DCMs) so that the chromatic-dispersion tolerance of the 100 Gigabit coherent module is 'very high' to accommodate that.

The company says it will release more detailed information later in 2012.

Umasankar Ramachandran comments on 2012: The year of 100 Gigabit transponders

Umasankar Ramachandran — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:07:19 +0000

What are the limitations of the coherent module? How much chromatic dispersion can it tolerate for 100G? Will it compensate non-linear effects also?

Gareth Spence comments on Best blogs, books and apps of 2011?

Gareth Spence — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:10:55 +0000

Great topic. It’s been an incredible year across all of these fronts, especially for apps. This year has seen the iPad develop from an entertainment device into a true work device. The number of productivity apps now available is incredible and enable you to achieve almost any task. Perhaps the one that’s impacted most upon my workflow is MindNode. Until now, I was never a true believer in mind mapping, but there’s something about this app on the iPad that seems to focus thoughts and drive ideas forward.

In regards to blogs, there are two that I’d like to mention. Firstly, Gazettabyte has taken another big step forward this year and I’m looking forward to seeing how it continues to grow next year. I’d also to highlight Gigaom. Om Malik has continued to drive this magazine forward and this year hosted an incredible series of events that explore how the connected world is changing so many aspects of our society.

It will be exciting to see how these develop in 2012.

Thanks,
Gareth

Roy Rubenstein comments on ECI Telecom's Apollo mission

Roy Rubenstein — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:41:39 +0000

Thanks Anonymouse, the papers have been moved!

I'll search and reestablish the links.

Anonymouse comments on ECI Telecom's Apollo mission

Anonymouse — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:27:14 +0000

All the white paper links are broken.