As Internet usage continues its growth, carriers continue to see a steady increase in packet data traffic on their metro networks. Cable providers, or multiservice operators, are experiencing similar ...

Packet switching is a network transmission method that sees data sent in small blocks called packets rather than as a continuous stream. Sending data in this way helps to improve the robustness and ...

These ToP (Timing-over-Packet) devices are specifically designed to transmit timing and synchronization over asynchronous packet switched networks. Deploying Zarlink’s revolutionary ZL 30301 and ...

The infrastructure of 2G and 3G cellular networks are similar. They comprise an air interface between the user's mobile device and the base station and two core networks; one for circuit-switched ...

A digital network technology that breaks up a message into smaller chunks (packets) for transmission. Unlike circuit switching in traditional telephone networks, which requires the establishment of a ...

Verizon Communications announced a deal with Nortel Networks on Tuesday, the latest carrier moving to add packet-switching technology to its voice network. Other carriers are also slowly moving toward ...

Sprint Corp. announced Tuesday that it has begun carrying out its promise to convert its local phone network from conventional technology to a new system that could eventually let it offer such ...

Ericsson has extended its packet-switched network communications technology offering with Internet protocol (IP) communications devices for business networks. The AXC 470 and AXC 475 are multifunction ...