Extreme Networks Buys Enterasys for $180M Kevin Fogarty, September 12, 2013 The acquisition gives Extreme new WiFi and security product lines, while forwarding its pursuit of SDN. …
Slow-Selling 802.11ac WLAN May Drive Move to Faster Wired Nets Kevin Fogarty, September 9, 2013 WLAN sales drop following 802.11n migrations; 2014 move to 802.11ac will force widespread upgrades to Ethernet that can keep up: analysts. …
Despite Sales Surge, Enterprises Still Not Excited by 10Gbit/sec Ethernet Kevin Fogarty, September 3, 2013 Service providers boost 10Gbit/sec sales as enterprises keep users at 1Gbit/sec. …
Pressure Building for Migration to 40G and 100Gbit Ethernet Kevin Fogarty, July 30, 2013 Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way corporate networks are designed. …
Datacenter Networks Begin to See Higher Bandwidth Speeds Kevin Fogarty, June 24, 2013 Sales of 100Gbit/sec and 40Gbit/sec Ethernet grow as those related to 1- and 10Gbit/sec begin to give way. …
Ethernet Buyers Favor Big Switches, Avoid Routers Kevin Fogarty, June 5, 2013 As Ethernet gets faster, switch sales keep growing while router sales sink. …
Next-Gen 400-GbE Development Set to Begin Mark Hachman, April 3, 2013 Hope you don’t mind waiting four years, though—it’s due in 2017, said the working-group chairman. …
Dell TOR Switch Rides 10-Gbit Copper Transition Mark Hachman, February 7, 2013 It may not be flashy, but Dell’s new switch is embracing the future nonetheless. …
10GBase-T Market Still Strong for Giants Mark Hachman, December 12, 2012 A pair of reports paints an optimistic picture for segment giants, while noting that startups still have a tough go of it. …
Plexxi Flattens Networks Using Optical Links Mark Hachman, December 6, 2012 Stealth startup Plexxi uncloaks, and reveals its secret sauce for SDN: dedicated optical links between switches. …