Stephen Lawson

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Facebook sees need for Terabit Ethernet

An engineer from the popular social networking firm spoke at the Ethernet Alliance

Alcatel hikes optical speed with less energy

The 1870 Transport Teraswitch (TTS) is based on a new chip from the equipment maker that cut power consumption to one-eighth that of earlier processors. Squeezing more performance out of network core equipment is the key to carriers keeping up with growing demand, says an industry analyst

Technology comes to the rescue in Haiti

International aid workers are scrambling to rebuild communications in Haiti following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, while people outside the country are using high-tech means to raise money for relief

Broadcom pushes mobile video, bright outlook

The chip maker a cell-phone chip with 1080p video at its annual financial analyst day on Tuesday

Battle over voice on LTE heats up

Supporters using two different approaches said they have demonstrated VoIP calls

Ruckus patents technique for video over Wi-Fi

The Sunnyvale, Calif. wireless LAN equipment manufacturer has devised a way of turning multicast streams into unicast. Although unicast increases network traffic, multicast can cause slow or choppy video

Cisco extends deadline for Tandberg deal

Tandberg shareholders now have until Dec. 3 to accept the US$3.4 billion buyout offer

Broadcom buying Dune Networks for cloud switching

If approved, the deal will add to Broadcom's lineup of chips for cloud-computing equipment

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