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Communities Can Take Control of Internet Needs with Municipal Broadband
4/22/2014 - How Opelika, Alabama's municipal broadband enables its power utility to benefit from better comms infrastructure.

Googost Malware Security Threat Clogs Networks, Causes Data Overages
4/22/2014 - Googost malware is a network operator nightmare, but there are steps that can be taken to mitigate its risks.

CloudBand and Network Functions Virtualization Deliver Big for DNS
4/22/2014 - WHy and how DNS is a prime candidate for network functions virtualization (NFV).

Mobile Fronthaul Architectures Ensure Customer Connectivity at Big Events
4/22/2014 - Accommodating users in densely populated high usage areas means upgrading mobile fronthaul networks.

Mission-Critical Communications for Public Safety Require IP/MPLS: Part 2
4/15/2014 - Not all IP/MPLS networks are the same and careful consideration must be taken for mission-critical networks.

Nuage Networks Advancing SDN Across the Network
4/15/2014 - Nuage Networks pushing software-defined networking (SDN) as solution that works seamlessly across multiple data centers.

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Retool Metro Transport Networks with Packet-Optimized WDM
Retool your metro transport network with scalable, agile and efficient packet-optimized WDM to address growing and shifting traffic.

Maintaining Service Quality in the Cloud
Customers expect the same service quality regardless of whether a given application runs on cloud infrastructure or a traditional native hardware configuration.

WLAN Gateway: The Carrier Wi-Fi Network Engine
The WLAN Gateway is critical to the user experience across wireline/wireless networks.

Battling Googost, the Bandwidth-Stealing Bot
A recent spike in infections means Googost malware could be secretly gobbling your network bandwidth and your subscribersâ€™ data plans.

100G Optical and Beyond: From â€œDreamworksâ€ to Reality
This article outlines key considerations when investing in 100G optical networks and beyond.

Key Countermeasures Against Selective Fading
List of countermeasures against selective fading that make long-haul microwave links longer and reduce the number of space diversity configurations.

3 Strategies for an IP Core Network Refresh
Bells Labs study reveals the 3 strategies for capacity and cost improvements in IP core network refresh.

Security Gateway: Protect your Mobile Access Network
A Security Gateway will protect your mobile access network as new technologies are added, but what are the key features? Read the blog to learn more.

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