Ciena and BT light a 800 Gigabit super-channel, Cisco enables a 100G backbone for a Chinese cloud platform, and Level 3 is selected to broadcast UEFA Champions League Soccer Final throughout the U.S.

Mellanox Launches ConnectX03Pro hardware offload engines to support virtualized overlay networks, Level 3 names Jeff Storey as new CEO, Avaya innovates fabric-enabled networking.

In news from the networking sector, Zayo Group announced a partnership with Internet2 to add substantial new capacity on Zayo’s fiber route from Chicago to Seattle. We've also got news from CenturyLink (CTL), Level 3 (LVLT) and Extreme Networks ...

Announcements in networking, connectivity and CDN sectors include: Infinera, CyrusOne, Level 3 and Edgecast.

We've complied news from the networking and data center industry, including: Ciena selected to upgrade Tata submarine cable to 100G'; TMG Health selects Level 3; and MediaMath acquires Akamai's ADS Data Cooperative Solutions.

Brocade names industry veteran Lloyd Carney as CEO, Level 3 selected by NATO for private network to "enhance airspace transparency" with Russia, Alcatel-Lucent and Reliance enter billion dollar contract, Comcast selects Ciena for 100G.

Interxion (INXN) establishes Direct Connect to Amazon Web Services from all data centers, Verizon (VZ) expands 100G networks, Level 3 Latin America receives ISAE 3402.

News in the networking field: Infinera announced the availability of Infinera Instant Bandwidth; Sidera is providing connectivity between CoreSite data centers located in critical communications markets; and Level 3 Communications has signed an...