USA Today reports that Visa's East Coast Operations Center is protected by a drainage pond "that functions as a modern-day moat." The story doesn't indicate whether the moat is filled with sharks with laser beams on their head.
Zayo Group to acquire AboveNet (ABVT) for $2.2 billion, Big Switch Networks announces Open SDN, Cisco's NDS receives $18 million in damages from EchoStar.
Verizon and NEC transmit 21.7 Tbps over field fiber, Talari awarded U.S. Patent for virtual WAN technology, Meru launches new virtualized mobility and access solution.
In this video, NYSE Technologies (NYX) provides an overview of the operations at its liquidity center in Basildon, England, where it provides colocation space for for low-latency trading.
Broadcom (BRCM) adds Ethernet adapters for HP and Dell servers, Level 3 (LVLT) to support Microsoft Lync network architecture for unified communications, Ciena (CIEN) announces WaveLogic 3.
Networking news from OFC/NFOEC: Kotura unveils low-power 100 Gbps optical engine, Juniper and Nokia SIemens team on network solution, Infinera demonstrates high-speed DTN-X platform.
GSMA Mobile World Congress roundup: Telefonica to launch Dual Persona service powered by VMware, Wyse launches cloud-based device management service, Cisco unveils "small cell" solution.
Dell purchased AppAssure to gain technology that delivers reliable application recovery from customers’ servers to their data center and their cloud, while Cisco is acquiring Lightwire, which makes advanced optical interconnect technology for high...
Aviat Networks accelerates wireless low latency trading, Riverbed (RVBD) optimizes Redcats Asia, Cisco Visual Networking Index looks at global mobile data growth.