Going back to 9/11, there began the realization that an attack on data center infrastructure would make a large corporation the most vulnerable – even…
Category: Security
New Title II Will Choke Optical Investment
The logical presumption associated with the madness of the FCC’s planned takeover of the Internet will be that service providers should be expected to cut…
Monetizing Older Networks: An Overreach?
Although one of the most thought-provoking panels at OFC 2015 will be on the monetization of optical networks, which will include seasoned experts who are…
AT&T’s “Transformation” Begs Disbelief
In general, AT&T is a competent service provider with the most established brand in the industry, and thus, no manager needs to fear ever getting…
Optical Line Interoperability Illusion
Although Microsoft and others have been discussing the notion of an Open Line System (OLS) to provide standardization with long-haul and metro equipment, there is…
SDN Crack-Up?
About a half of a decade after the announcement of the establishment of the Open Networking Foundation, a recent survey of over 3,000 customers internationally…
Infinera’s Last Ditch: Infinity and Beyond
With the full realization by industry analysts, some of whom initially drank the Kool-Aid, that the potential for Infinera significantly penetrating the metro optical market…
Submarine Festoons Needed in US
Although undersea festoon networks can be found in many parts of the world, one would be hard-pressed to locate a single case in the States.…
Ciena Should Buy ADVA
While the ex-Nortel contingent, which has dominated the direction of Ciena in recent years, would almost assuredly be opposed to the idea because it would…
Viavi Still Overshadowing Lumentum
Despite the evident busting of the optical ecosystem, many of the analysts on the Street apparently continue to hold a special place in their hearts…
