Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Testing home routers for World IPv6 launch

With Galaxy S III, startup carrier Ting goes live on Sprint's LTE network | Juniper dumps BitGravity CDN tech

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Testing home routers for World IPv6 launch
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted its fourth IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) Router Interoperability Test Event the week of April 16 at its facility in Durham, N.H., bringing together both users and suppliers of home router equipment. The goal was to gain perspective on the current status of IPv6 interoperability against the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers and support the Internet Society's (ISOC) World IPv6 Launch. Eight vendors -- Broadcom, CHT-TL IPv6 Testing Lab, D-Link, NDM Systems, Motorola Mobility LLC, Netgear, Time Warner and ZyXEL -- tested ten router implementations using publicly routable IPv6 addresses. Read More


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Traditional WLAN vs. ADTRAN's Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN)
The substantial differences between a traditional hardware controller-based wireless LAN and ADTRAN's virtual wireless LAN (hypervisor-based) are detailed in ADTRAN's WLAN vs. vWLAN comparison chart. Learn more.

WHITE PAPER: Motorola

WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience
Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More.

With Galaxy S III, startup carrier Ting goes live on Sprint's LTE network
Mobile startup Ting, which delivers its voice, text and data offerings over Sprint Nextel's network, has become the newest LTE service provider by shipping its first device that uses the fast 4G technology. Read More

Juniper dumps BitGravity CDN tech
Juniper Networks is reportedly dropping the BitGravity content delivery networking (CDN) technology it licensed earlier this year and refocusing its CDN efforts. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Optimizing Application Delivery at the Network Edge
While the IP network is becoming the primary communications conduit with new voice and video applications, networked and cloud- based applications are becoming key competitive differentiators for organizations of all sizes and in every industry. Read this IDC Report to learn about networking solutions designed for network-centric business needs. Learn more.

Reports: Google Fiber uptake faces roadblocks in less affluent Kansas City neighborhoods
The digital divide in Kansas City appears to be alive and well despite Google's best efforts, as recent reports from the Kansas City Star indicate that the search giant's ultra-fast Google Fiber service might not come to poorer neighborhoods anytime soon. Read More

Oakland says AT&T cell towers interfering with police radios
AT&T Wireless has partially disabled service at 16 cellphone towers in Oakland after the California city said they were interfering with its emergency communications system. Read More


WHITE PAPER: McAfee

Top 5 questions and answers for next gen Security Architects
One of McAfee's most vocal data center experts thinks out loud: "How have security threats to the data center & cloud changed? What technologies are disrupting today's architectures?" Read the rest here. Learn more.

FCC Cites Broadband Gaps: Digital Divide Persists
In the FCC's eighth survey of the broadband landscape it was acknowledged that ISPs have made progress in expanding their network footprints, but significant gaps in coverage still exist. The report has therefore concluded that broadband providers are not moving toward universal service in a "reasonable and timely" fashion. Read More

Sprint expands LTE to Baltimore; downloads measured at 15Mbps
Sprint officials showed off new 4G LTE cellular service today in Baltimore, the carrier's 16th market in the U.S. to get the technology. Read More



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