Packet Design

SDxCentral | May 31, 2018

Ciena posted mixed second fiscal quarter 2018 results that beat revenue predictions but missed on profits. The optical networking and software vendor also announced plans to acquire Packet Design in a move to boost its Blue Planet software platform. Ciena said it was acquiring privately-held Packet Design for an undisclosed amount. Austin, Texas-based Packet Design provides network performance management software focused on Layer 3 network optimization, topology, and route analytics. Ciena plans...

sdxcentral.com | June 21, 2017

Packet Design, a company that was founded in 2003 by former Cisco executives, is getting into the software-defined networking (SDN) business. This week it launched its Explorer SDN Path Provisioning application to automate service path computation in service provider’s networks.Until now, Packet Design has focused on network monitoring. About 80 percent of its business comes from service providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone. Its monitoring services compe...

SDxCentral | January 15, 2020

IoT and SD-WAN might not sound like they belong together, but ask VMware’s VeloCloud or managed service provider Apcela and you might be surprised by what they have to say. The two companies see SD-WAN as the key to making large IoT deployments manageable at a human scale. Sanjay Uppal, who co-founded VeloCloud and now serves as the head of VMware’s SD-WAN division, said the expanding scope of SD-WAN has opened the door to several applications that the technology wouldn’t norma...

SDxCentral | January 14, 2020

AT&T today announced it has reached an agreement to provide 5G services to the Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada. The compound is about a 20-minute drive from the hustle and bustle of the Las Vegas Strip. Personnel at the base will also gain access to FirstNet, a nationwide public safety communications network being built by AT&T with funding from the federal government. The network operator plans to equip the base with 5G infrastructure to support communications among more than 4...