Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback

	Verizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand | WAN specialist Talari adds $15M in venture funding
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	Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback With its new-found focus on IP networking and fast broadband access, Alcatel-Lucent is poised to take advantage of a worldwide explosion in mobile devices and the rush of service providers and operators to the cloud, company executives said at the networking vendor's tech symposium this week. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak Tied Down By RiverBed Hardware? Now is the time to make the switch from Riverbed to Silver Peak. Silver Peak's software can save you 80% in hardware costs, maximize deployment flexibility (any hypervisor; any device), and has been tested and rated by InfoWorld to outperform Riverbed hardware. Get started with a free software trial today In this Issue Verizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand WAN specialist Talari adds $15M in venture funding FCC app lets consumers check how mobile broadband providers stack up Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Vertical Video Edition Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive Holiday gift guide 2013 [2013 Cool Yule Tools] Gift Guide 2013: Phones, tablets and computers Gift Guide 2013: Work gadgets Gift Guide 2013: Games and gaming gear RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) FREE 30-day Trial SolarWinds NPM works as your early warning system to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance problems and outages. Use this early warning system to stop network outages before they affect your users, so you can spend your time monitoring your network rather than supporting your network monitoring software. To find out more about how this early detection system works reference the free, fully functional 30-day trial of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Download now and start discovering your network within an hour! Verizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand Verizon's network wasn't ready for the flood of new traffic that it had to deal with after the company rolled out LTE service, admitted CFO Fran Shammo. Read More WAN specialist Talari adds $15M in venture funding Talari Networks, a San Jose maker of WAN virtualization/aggregation appliances and software, added $15 million to its coffers via a new round of venture financing. Read More FCC app lets consumers check how mobile broadband providers stack up The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has released a smartphone app that will allow users to measure the speed of their mobile broadband connection, while providing aggregate data to the agency for measuring nationwide mobile broadband network performance. 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Here's the archive. Read More Holiday gift guide 2013 [2013 Cool Yule Tools] The holidays are here, and it's time to rock! With more than 140 products to choose from, let us take you on a journey through our favorite personal technology products and gift ideas for the techie on your list. From phones to computers to the hottest video games, we've got a bunch of great gift ideas. Please peruse and share with friends and family! Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now Gift Guide 2013: Phones, tablets and computers In the past, we used to separate out categories for cell phones, tablets and computers. In theory, we still could create separate guides just for those products - there are so many options to choose from and not a week goes by where another phone, tablet or computer hits the market. Read More Gift Guide 2013: Work gadgets The merging world of personal technology and workplace technology is always a fascinating scene to observe, so a lot of devices here can be utilized at home, and vice versa (see our Digital Life article for home-related tech gift ideas). But for the most part, we're confident that your work life will improve with these gadgets - peruse the writeups for gift ideas for your favorite colleague! Read More Gift Guide 2013: Games and gaming gear Let's face it - this holiday season is going to be really good for the video gamer on your holiday list. Not only are there two new gaming consoles coming out (the Xbox One and Sony Playstation 4), but there are a bunch of games that will keep you entertained for months on end. 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