The volume of security attacks and vulnerabilities plaguing networks only continue to grow. Organizations are rapidly continuing to add even more security layers and resources only to recognize that attacks are continuing to occur at a tremendous rate. Why? Cybercriminals and hacktivists continue to become even more organized and sophisticated, shifting their tactics to evade […]

Viavi Solutions is partnering with several global service providers and the TM Forum’s catalyst projects to demonstrate how visibility, intelligence and analytics are key aspects to service orchestration and quality of experience.  The next phase of these catalyst projects is the TMF Live 2016 event to be held in Nice, France, May 9-12, 2016. The TM Forum […]

Mobile Service Providers are significantly challenged with demonstrating more value quickly at a reasonable price in an environment that is hyper competitive.  In addition, the crushing weight of data to gain the visibility needed is growing at an exponential rate.  One of the technology drivers to make the network much more flexible to help service […]

Orthogonal frequency domain multiplexing (OFDM) and the profiles it creates can boost the speed and throughput of DOCSIS 3.1 to levels that rival fiber. But what building blocks make up OFDM and why are they important? One of the interesting aspects of DOCSIS 3.1 is its backwards compatibility with DOCSIS 3.0. The good news is […]

We are thrilled to announce that the Channel Company, a brand of CRN, has given Viavi’s Velocity Partner Program a 5-Star rating in its 2016 Partner Program Guide! This annual guide is the definitive listing of technology vendors that service solution providers or provide products through the IT channel. The 5-Star rating recognizes an elite […]

Suddenly, on a Monday morning around 9:30 am, we started to get calls at the NOC of high dropped calls near a strip mall; this continued till 6 pm. Everything was working fine last week; we did not make any changes to the network, the neighbor list, or other RF parameters over the weekend. I […]

Cable providers have spent years trying to solve a dilemma: “Do we spend money to completely upgrade the plant or do we make due with incremental improvements to our existing plant?” Fiber is able to transport more data at higher speeds than cable, but completely replacing a cable network with fiber is cost prohibitive. Until […]

At the same time we launched the Velocity Partner Program, we decided it would be wise and valuable to institute a Partner Advisory council (PAC) comprised of a small group of influential partners who will come together once per year to discuss and share insights on relevant and emerging technology, industry trends, and changes in our markets and customers. PAC members […]

DOCSIS 3.1 includes new technologies and its implementation can be complex, so preparing the network and monitoring its performance is critical. Read on for a few tips on making the rollout as smooth as possible. Channel Bonding Pushes the Speed Limit DOCSIS 3.1 adds support for bonding 32 QAM carriers plus 2 OFDM carriers on […]

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