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Article | 19/02/2013 Small-cell goodness will depend on crucial, complicated backhaul links

Adding small cells to mobile networks made up of full-sized base stations should help to fuel more voice and data calls, but outdoors, linking those d...

Article | 13/02/2013 Cisco posts higher profit and revenue in Q2

Cisco Systems posted higher revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter as Chairman and CEO John Chambers reiterated the company's ambitious goal ...

Article | 13/02/2013 Hotspot 2.0 guru talks Wi-Fi roaming, new job at Ruckus

Dave Stephenson is at the center of one of the most important efforts in mobile networking, the move to shepherd smartphones and other devices among W...

Article | 12/02/2013 VMware buying Virsto to bolster storage virtualization

VMware plans to acquire Virsto Software, maker of a "storage hypervisor" that will be added to VMware's popular virtualization lineup and licensed by ...

Article | 11/02/2013 F5 to acquire SDN vendor LineRate Systems

F5 Networks plans to extend the reach of software-defined networking to improve application performance by acquiring software startup LineRate Systems...

Article | 9/02/2013 Carrier hands off LTE voice call to 3G, looking toward future need

Mobile engineers have successfully demonstrated the handoff of a voice call from LTE to 3G, a capability that may prove critical in carriers' plans to...

Article | 8/02/2013 Sprint looks toward transformation as losses continue

Sprint Nextel posted another quarterly loss but reported progress toward becoming just plain Sprint, a company with more money and fewer networks, whi...

Article | 7/02/2013 Oracle to simplify database clones and snapshots with Snap utility

Oracle database users can now create snapshots and clones of the company's databases on a Sun ZFS Storage Appliance in one step, which should simplify...

Article | 6/02/2013 While Dell stars in a comeback drama, he's also pursuing a TV career

If that computer company he's buying doesn't work out, Michael Dell has another bet going: TV stations.

Article | 4/02/2013 Mobile data use soared at Super Bowl while some Internet traffic dipped

Internet use fell in U.S. homes but soared inside the Superdome during this year's Super Bowl.

Article | 1/02/2013 HP to scale up TippingPoint network security with SDN

Hewlett-Packard plans to use its recently announced SDN controller to distribute its TippingPoint intrusion prevention system across networks, overcom...

Article | 1/02/2013 HP's building an avatar to manage your mobile connections

Hewlett-Packard researchers are developing a cloud-based "avatar" to manage all of a user's mobile devices and wireless networks.

Article | 31/01/2013 New specifications to ease delivery of carrier Ethernet services

Service providers will be able to launch Ethernet services more quickly and make them work across other carriers more easily with a new set of standar...

Article | 29/01/2013 Cisco to buy Czech vendor Cognitive Security for real-time analytics

Cisco plans to acquire Cognitive Security, a security software company that uses real-time behavioral analysis to detect security threats.

Article | 29/01/2013 DOJ asks FCC to delay action on Sprint-Softbank deal

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have asked for more time to consider Softbank's proposed takeover of Sprint Nex...