http://www.silicon.com Results for fibre en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39665923,00.htm When fibre was rolled out into the long lines (during the 1980s and 1990s), network staffing reduced by more than 50 per cent, truck rolls went down by 90 per cent and building stock was cut back dramatically. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812781p,00.htm Emulex is currently the only vendor offering NPIV support in its HBAs, both traditional and blade-sized, and drivers. NPIV has been implemented cooperatively by Emulex and IBM and is now successfully deployed on the IBM zSeries mainframe product... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812782p,00.htm The development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) opens the door to the real possibility of transporting more than one I/O traffic flow over a Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), also called a Data Center Bridging (DCB), link. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60800775p,00.htm This ESG Lab report examines the economic excellence of highly scalable EqualLogic iSCSI storage solutions compared to traditional direct attached storage (DAS), Fibre Channel storage area network (FC SAN), and multi-protocol solutions (defined as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39629408,00.htm The trial is part of the telco's ongoing investment in fibre infrastructure in the UK. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre broadband to around 10 million homes and businesses by 2012. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39572679,00.htm BT has announced it is rolling out superfast fibre broadband directly to 2.5 million UK homes and businesses. FTTP (fibre to the premises) will allow for for download speeds of 100Mbps by 2012, BT said on Friday. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/lord-stephen-carter-39547894.htm As the driving force behind the report, Lord Carter has championed the cause of high speed broadband connectivity - setting out a commitment to broadband access for all and calling for a 50p levy on phone lines to pave the way for super high speed... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39559861,00.htm Another high-speed connectivity of interest to silicon.com readers last month was fibre - superfast broadband which could deliver downlinks many times those available today - with the news that Digital Britain's fibre tax will be law before the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39554593,00.htm BT has revealed more details on its planned brownfield pilots of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband tech. Fibre broadband is the superfast successor to the current generation of broadband used in the UK, delivered over copper wire. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719665p,00.htm Both the FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) and iSCSI (SCSI over TCP/IP) protocols provide paths to reach this goal. For decades, the IT industry has tried out a number of technologies, looking for one that can provide a single network that could... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39546151,00.htm Fibre takes off According to the research firm, fibre-based services will grow steadily over the next few years, with FTTH (fibre-to-the-home), FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) and Ethernet connections accounting for about 20 per cent of the global... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:21:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39532789,00.htm The proposed fibre tax to pay for next-gen broadband in the UK could be law before the next general election. The fibre levy was included in the government's Digital Britain report, unveiled in June by then Comms Minister Lord Stephen Carter. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:32:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39532784,00.htm BT Openreach has released details of the fees it plans to charge other ISPs for its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) pilot in London. Access to its Generic Ethernet Access Fibre to The Premises product will cost ISPs between £175 and £255 per annum for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:25:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39524309,00.htm BT has opened a new high street shop to promote fibre broadband in London's Muswell Hill - the location for one of its two fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) pilots, along with Whitchurch in South Wales. Residents of London's N10 district are being... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:37:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39522647,00.htm It is hoped this kind of device will be more comfortable for a patient than the more traditional method of investigating their stomach - a fibre-optic endoscope - which has to be pushed into the body by a clinician. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:32:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39506209,00.htm Meanwhile, BT's superfast broadband rollout received a boost when the company revealed that around 15,000 homes in Glasgow will be hooked up earlier than first planned, and are now expected to be fibre-enabled by the autumn. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:00:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673063p,00.htm Its performance is on par with comparable Fibre Channel products, however there is no switching infrastructure required and requires very inexpensive HBAs versus Fibre Channel ones. The MSA2012sa presents a very compelling solution for the cost... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672691p,00.htm Fibre Channel (FC) as a technology has been relatively static over the past 10 years, and FC switch innovation has been incremental - from bandwidth support and additional features to increased resilience and availability - culminating in the high... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672688p,00.htm The combination of VMware vSphere and Fibre Channel SANs provides substantial CapEx and OpEx savings. Cisco and Emulex are leaders in Fibre Channel technologies and provide scalable, high-performance hardware and software components that fully... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672712p,00.htm ETERNUS CS supports a huge variety of different platforms with host channels of different types, including standard Fibre Channel, ESCON and FICON. Different channel types can be mixed in a single system. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:22:02 +0000