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and external service delivery turbulence. Apex complements GigaStor with an all-new analytics and reporting engine for total situational awareness via contextual workflows integrated into intuitive dashboards. “More than just metadata, Viavi delivers complete forensic data at 40 Gbps wire- rate data centre speeds to help ensure troubleshooting and threat intelligence information
Viavi’s Observer Platform addresses surging traffic and security threats ‘for next decade’
tools enhance Infinera’s open and programmable subsea network architecture, enabling operators to securely monetize their subsea spectrum. Trans-Atlantic bandwidth is forecast to grow at 40 percent annually through 2025, with the majority of this traffic shifting to private As the threat of security breaches from the outside — including more recently from the proliferating Internet of Things — continues to grow, enterprises have an increasing need for robust platforms to maintain comprehensive network visibility in a rapidly evolving environment, the company asserts. For back-in-time analysis, GigaStor has been redesigned to provide customers with readiness for internal
According to Viavi’s 2016 State of the Network study, bandwidth requirements continue to exceed enterprises’ own predictions, and 48 percent expect bandwidth to double from 2016 to 2017. The study also showed that IT departments are accelerating the adoption of technologies such as higher-capacity data centre interconnects, software- defined networking, and Cloud services.
Viavi Solutions has launched the Observer Platform, an industry-leading solution for network performance management. As global network traffic growth continues to defy expectations, enterprises need to embrace advanced technologies, while security threats multiply. Anticipating these market trends, Viavi has redesigned the Observer Platform, including Observer GigaStor and Apex.
is always available,” said Douglas Roberts, Vice President and General
Manager, Enterprise & Cloud Business Unit, Viavi Solutions.
Infinera transforms subsea networks to Cloud scale with new DTN-X platforms
dominated by N x 100 Gb/s so-called “elephant flows” travelling between the data centres of internet content providers as they move content around the globe. Scott Jackson, VP Subsea Business Group at Infinera, commented, “The new capabilities deliver leading capacity and reach, and provide the tools essential for cloud scale subsea networks.”
terabits per second (Tb/s) of non-blocking Optical Transport Network switching with a new 1.2 Tb/s subsea line card. The solution features dynamic spectral sharing and access to real-time subsea link performance. The new
Infinera has announced new platforms within its DTN-X family to power Cloud scale subsea networks. The company introduced the XTS-3300 and XTS-3600 “meshponders” for subsea networks and upgraded its DTN-X XTC Series to 12
networks, according to analyst Telegeography. This private traffic is
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