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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.

Mission-Critical Communications are Increasingly Relying on IP/MPLS
4/8/2014 - IP/MPLS for mobile public safety wireless backhaul is enabling first responders to act fast in emergencies.

Nuage Networks Helps French Cloud Provider Stay Nimble in the Face of Challenging Laws
4/8/2014 - Nuage Networks helps Numergy build a sovereign cloud to comply with EU regulations.

G.fast Vectoring Trial Wins Telecoms.com Award for Groundbreaking Technological Achievement in Fixed Ultra-Broadband
4/8/2014 - Alcatel-Lucent wins prestigious award for G.fast vectoring breakthrough enabling high-performance ultra-broadband.

OpenTouch Helps SMBs Leverage Their Strengths
4/1/2014 - Next Generation business communications solution provides SMBs tools to create and sustain competitive advantage.

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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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Next Generation Communications Sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent: Life Talk Blog

LifeTalk is a quarterly e-magazine for public safety professionals, offering perspectives from around the globe on how the latest communication technologies can enable police officers, fire-fighters, and EMS responders.