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Software-defined networking (SDN)

• November 22, 2023 22 Nov'23

  BT and Telstra Broadcast Services team to enhance global network connectivity

  Five-year agreement delivers broadcast services firm an expanded media and broadcast network footprint across Asia-Pacific and key regions worldwide, with enhanced access to global markets

• November 15, 2023 15 Nov'23

  Satellite firm neXat looks to enhance critical communications with SD-WAN

  Business connectivity provider looks to improve communications in key vertical through software-defined wide area network integrating configuration, monitoring and control into a single user platform

• November 14, 2023 14 Nov'23

  Itential, Kentik add integrated network observability to NetOps workflows

  Network and cloud automation software firm and network observability company join forces to integrate network automation technologies and enable more efficient infrastructure

• November 10, 2023 10 Nov'23

  Orange Business shifts towards digital, aims to transform SD-WAN with VMware

  Business services division of leading connectivity provider unveils strategy to offer end-to-end stack of digital solutions through B2B portfolio and strikes partnership with cloud computing company for software-defined wide-area network offer

• November 09, 2023 09 Nov'23

  Cisco expands full-stack observability ecosystem

  Networking giant adds seven new partner modules to observability ecosystem around business insights, SAP visibility, networking, machine learning operations, service level objectives and sustainability

• October 18, 2023 18 Oct'23

  BT stitches multi-cloud with Global Fabric

  UK’s leading telco unveils network-as-a-service offering designed to enable customers to boost cost, security and sustainability while optimising application performance and user experience

• October 18, 2023 18 Oct'23

  Networking and security teams converging

  Study finds more than 80% of IT leaders are consolidating security and networking teams or have a management directive to improve collaboration, with 75% believing using one platform for both purposes would provide benefits across the board

• October 10, 2023 10 Oct'23

  Commodity IoT providers fail to deliver on resilient connectivity

  Report reveals stark finding that IoT success is in danger of being jeopardised as only 1% of firms are achieving ubiquitous global connectivity

• October 10, 2023 10 Oct'23

  Singtel NaaS offering to ease hybrid network management

  Singtel CUBΣ is touted to make it easier for enterprises to manage, scale and automate deployment of networking resources in a hybrid network environment

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Networking tech firms scrum down for Rugby World Cup

  Leading communications providers look to form off-pitch connectivity spine of team with infrastructures using advanced networking and mixed reality technologies at pinnacle of world rugby

• August 17, 2023 17 Aug'23

  Carlsberg turns tap on massive global SASE deployment

  Global brewer addresses strategic IT challenges at scale, improving application delivery, modernising network security capabilities and standardising IT service delivery across more than 200 locations and 25,000 remote users

• August 16, 2023 16 Aug'23

  BT flies into NATS network, cyber security project

  Organisation tasked with managing air travel in the UK implements ‘transformational’ technology programme to keep skies safe and support customers worldwide

• August 14, 2023 14 Aug'23

  Verizon Business forges managed network services partnership with HCLTech

  Information technology services and consulting company inks partnership with telco’s business services division, with aims of ushering in new era of large-scale wireline service delivery for enterprise customers

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  USDM Life Sciences grants Cloud Assurance Certification to PTC AR design kit

  As it ramps up its foray into immersive technologies, engineering tech company sees AR development kit gain certification from compliance firm, allowing users to generate audit-ready documents to serve as regulatory evidence

• August 01, 2023 01 Aug'23

  Two million more Australian households ready to upgrade to nbn 

  Australia’s national broadband network on track to enable up to 10 million premises, or up to 90% of homes and businesses, to access wholesale download speeds of 500Mbps to near 1Gbps by the end of 2025

• August 01, 2023 01 Aug'23

  Investment flows towards Nile to redefine enterprise networks

  Latest funding round designed to allow next-generation enterprise network provider to accelerate market expansion amid growing global customer demand

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Cloud service providers, OEMs, chip firms form Ultra Ethernet Consortium

  Consortium formed to deliver on Ethernet-based open, interoperable, high-performance, full-communications stack architecture to meet the growing network demands of AI and high-performance computing at scale

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  TTTech Auto, ZettaScale extend collaboration to launch in-vehicle, V2X service

  Collaboration looks to bring about what software-defined vehicle technology provider and open-source communication middleware firms say is a much-needed unification across the cloud-to-microcontroller communication continuum

• July 05, 2023 05 Jul'23

  Dassault Systèmes, Cranfield collaborate on 3DExperience centre of excellence

  Partnership between tech firm and university aims to provide centre for experiential, lifelong learning with connected 3D engineering platform to accelerate digital and sustainable transformation of aerospace and defence industry

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  HPE, BT team for global managed LAN service

  Business division of leading UK telco and networking technology and service provider enter collaboration to introduce LANs supporting high-performance experiences for hybrid workers and IoT transformations

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  How Maxeon is forging the path to SASE

  Maxeon Solar Technologies is building out its security service edge capabilities with an eye on a SASE implementation that combines best of breed offerings from different suppliers

• June 29, 2023 29 Jun'23

  Ruckus One enhanced for unified management of multi-access public and private nets

  CommScope launches Ruckus One suite of AI-driven converged network solutions designed to accelerate business transformation by simplifying the implementation of multi-access public and private networks

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  Dubai Smart IoT unclear on deadline, but not ambition

  While the Dubai Smart IoT strategy reads like any other ambitious – and equally ambiguous – plan for the overhaul of a gulf state economy, there is still a clear message that the country is serious about technology

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  Stolt-Nielsen SASE looks to optimise global connectivity, security for hybrid workers

  Bulk liquid logistics and sustainable land-based aquaculture expert advances secure digital transformation plans and operational efficiency

• June 27, 2023 27 Jun'23

  Alkira introduces extranet as a service

  Provider of cloud networking as a service unveils infrastructure designed to enable third parties to securely connect to critical business applications 

• June 22, 2023 22 Jun'23

  Orange Business leads team to deliver cloud-native managed SASE to enterprises

  Enterprise division of the global telco taps in-house cyber security practice and leading cyber security technology provider to offer simpler operational model for customers with end-to-end accountability, improved agility, efficiency and performance

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Cato claims SASE speed barrier record to sites and the cloud

  Secure access service edge platform provider claims network throughput record, achieving 5Gbps on a single encrypted tunnel with all security inspections enabled

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  UK-US Atlantic Declaration bolsters tech and data collaboration

  Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree greater collaboration on responsible artificial intelligence, quantum computing and Open RAN

• May 23, 2023 23 May'23

  Nokia bolsters fixed network offer with SaaS suite, 10G broadband in Vietnam

  Global comms tech provider expands fixed network portfolio with AI-based SaaS suite, and works with leading Vietnamese operator to deploy fibre access nodes and fibre modems to connect homes and businesses in the eight largest provinces of the ...

• May 12, 2023 12 May'23

  BT unveils secure networking service for UK business customers

  UK’s leading telco teams with US cyber security company to launch secure software-defined networking service for business customers available on a managed services basis

• May 10, 2023 10 May'23

  MPLS and SD-WAN fail to meet needs of modern enterprise

  Study from network architect argues modern uses cases have broken the network edge, with both traditional topology and much-touted software-defined replacement not cutting it

• May 05, 2023 05 May'23

  IT Priorities 2023: Distributed IT and hybrid work drive adoption of new networks

  Research shows security continues to dominate networking needs, along with the need to support users wherever they are, with firms more than ready to invest in future of work initiatives

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  Halfords tools up for consistent experiences with AI-driven wired and wireless access

  Motoring and cycling retailer reduces network-related trouble tickets and improves uptime in garages and stores after deploying artificial intelligence-driven network access

• April 18, 2023 18 Apr'23

  Enterprise networking sees age of SASE and network as a service

  Report reveals complexity of third workspace has transformed how modern IT organisations view network and security, with 98% of IT executives planning to increase investment in cloud services

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Valoo taps Nokia to offer multi-gig fibre broadband in Finland

  As part of its mission to make Finland an information society that meets international standards, digital service provider becomes global tech firm’s first comprehensive XGS-PON solution in home territory

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  RAI Amsterdam deploys Wi-Fi 6, OpenRoaming to enhance conferencing experiences

  OpenRoaming technology sees deployment in one of Europe’s largest exhibition facilities to connect delegates, exhibitors and attendees automatically and secure Wi-Fi with faster attach rates

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Netskope claims hybrid work ‘revolution’ with SASE client and endpoint SD-WAN

  Netskope looks to deliver consistent security and superior user experience for hybrid workers through reduced costs and complexity from extended borderless SD-WAN and SASE

• March 24, 2023 24 Mar'23

  Aryaka expands SD-WAN, SASE offer to SMEs

  Having deployed its services to large enterprises and Fortune 100 companies for over a decade, software-defined networking technology focuses on small to medium-sized enterprises for secure access and wide area networks

• March 07, 2023 07 Mar'23

  APAC IT leaders bullish on tech spending

  Over half of respondents in this year’s IT Priorities study have bigger IT budgets as they continue to make strategic investments in cyber security, cloud and automation, among other areas

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Ooredoo upgrades networks across MENA in partnership with Nokia, Huawei

  Comms tech providers tasked to modernise parts of leading MENA and Asia operator’s existing networks, including deploying new sites and preparing for potential future launch of 5G

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Aryaka brings managed SD-WAN and SASE to more markets, verticals

  Aryaka adds rich capabilities and innovations to accelerate the adoption of its cloud-based delivery for network and security services and to enable acceleration for improved application performance for increasingly hybrid workforces

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  UK’s MoJ publishes £165m WAN tender

  Ministry of Justice announces tender for wide-area network to deliver secure connectivity for authorised devices at key locations and those of its service recipients

• February 09, 2023 09 Feb'23

  Extreme extends network fabric to the edge with enhanced SD-WAN

  With ever-increasing threat blanket in wide-area network, cloud networking provider announces automated workflows, user experiences and 10Gbps throughput to boost application performance, lower operating cost and reduce mean time to resolution

• January 27, 2023 27 Jan'23

  Uncertainty persists, but enterprises rush to adopt network as a service

  Research shows that enterprise network-as-a-service opportunities abound but comms service providers will need to overhaul investment and go-to-market strategies before adoption becomes widespread

• January 26, 2023 26 Jan'23

  Stretched retail IT teams demand more from their networks

  Research shows retail technology requirements are becoming denser and more complex, from immersive and live-streaming services to new forms of delivery and smart inventory

• January 18, 2023 18 Jan'23

  How Aruba is tapping opportunities in networking

  Aruba is planning to expand its product portfolio, make deeper inroads into datacentres and drive adoption of network as a service, among other efforts to tap opportunities in the networking market

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Orange juices JDE expansion with SD-WAN

  Telco’s Business Services division selected by global coffee company to secure end-to-end connectivity offerings for more than 120 locations worldwide

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  StarHub to undertake major network transformation

  Singapore telco StarHub is deploying a hybrid cloud architecture that will enable it to launch sovereign cloud services, among other capabilities

• January 12, 2023 12 Jan'23

  Cloudflare completes SASE offer with Magic WAN Connector

  Software-defined wide-area network functionality released by online application acceleration and infrastructure provider Cloudflare to complete single-supplier secure access service edge offering

• December 29, 2022 29 Dec'22

  Top 10 networking stories of 2022

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2022