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Cisco launches Internet super-router

Hyped as the router that would "change forever the face of the Internet", Cisco has launched its new CRS-3 system as the box that it predicts will stream video into the Net's darkest recesses.

BlackBerry phones suffer data problems

Some BlackBerry users in North America and the United Kingdom said they experienced data outages earlier this week on Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerries when not connected to Wi-Fi.

IBM researchers close to optical chip connections

IBM researchers are a step closer to developing chips that use pulses of light instead of electrical signals to carry information between them.

BAA Heathrow to sign £30m network integration deal

BAA Heathrow to sign £30m network integration deal

London’s Heathrow Airport plans to sign a four-year, £30 million network integration framework deal.

100/40G ethernet adoption held back by price

Though demand for 40G and 100G Ethernet is on the rise, prices need to come down to earth before mainstream adoption can occur, experts at an Ethernet conference said here this week.

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Cisco, HP, Juniper drive Ethernet switch market

The Ethernet switch market grew almost 20% sequentially during the fourth quarter, with Cisco, HP and Juniper Networks adding almost $600 million in incremental revenues, according to a recent study by Dell'Oro Group.

Eurotunnel needs new radio technology 'very quickly' to avoid train chaos

Eurotunnel needs new radio technology 'very quickly' to avoid train chaos

Eurotunnel has been urged to implement a new radio technology system "very quickly" because operators using the Channel Tunnel have been unable to communicate remotely with on-board managers when trains are in the tunnel.

HP gets European go-ahead for 3Com buy

The European Commission has approved HP's US$2.7 billion takeover of 3Com without attaching conditions

Man gets 2.5 years for selling fake Cisco kit

A Chinese man has been sentenced to a two and half year stretch in a US prison for trafficking in counterfeit Cisco Systems gear.

Cisco's Chambers sees economy on the mend

Cisco Systems, the largest maker of networking equipment, reported a return to revenue growth and said that a second phase of economic recovery had begun.

Cisco upgrades router range in response to Juniper

Cisco upgrades router range in response to Juniper

Cisco is reportedly soon announcing a new carrier core router as a next-generation follow on to the 6-year-old CRS-1, and a better competitor to Juniper's T1600.

Juniper Networks posts strong sales figures

Enterprise network business once again helped drive Juniper Networks to better-than-expected quarterly results.

Gartner: IT departments forced back to 2005 budgets

Gartner: IT departments forced back to 2005 budgets

Businesses are imposing 2005-level budgets on their IT departments, in spite of expecting technology to enable major business change, according to an extensive report.

Avaya to spell out Nortel integration

Nortel customers will tomorrow learn Avaya’s plans to integrate product liens and move then to unified communications technologies without ripping out existing gear.

D-Link router security cracked

Router manufacturer D-Link admitted that some of its routers have a vulnerability that could allow hackers access to a device's administrative settings, but it has issued patches.

Cisco open to IBM partnership for blade servers

Cisco Systems tried to partner with major server vendors several years ago before coming out with its own blade servers earlier this year, and it's still open to a partnership with IBM, chairman and CEO John Chambers said Tuesday.

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chipsets ship billions

Two billion Bluetooth chipsets are forecast to ship in 2014 alone, according to new market data released by ABI Research.

Cisco, EMC company to sell virtualisation packages

A month since its introduction, the joint data centre venture between Cisco and EMC is percolating with activity before its starts business in the first quarter.

Broadcom to buy Dune Networks for cloud switches

Broadcom has agreed to acquire Dune Networks, a privately held maker of high-speed switch fabrics, for about US$178 million, the companies announced Monday.

HP 3Com merger deal threatens Cisco, say financial analysts

Financial analysts see HP's pending purchase of 3Com as a threat to Cisco because it means 3Com Ethernet switches that are inexpensive and very popular in China will have better access to businesses via well-established HP sales channels.

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