Sonus Networks Acquires SDN Technology from Treq Labs

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	Sonus Networks Acquires SDN Technology from Treq Labs Sonus Networks announced that is has acquired the SDN technology assets of Treq Labs, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $10 million. Treq's SDN technology is designed to optimize networks for voice, video and UC (Unified Communications) for both enterprise and service provider customers—markets that Sonus also serves.Treq's solutions for the enterprise give priority to latency-sensitive and business-critical traffic based on business rules. 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