Stephen Lawson

Articles by Stephen Lawson

Cisco to buy video delivery startup

Three year-old BNI Video makes software systems for video service providers. The goal is to flesh out Cisco's Videoscape platform

Ex-Facebook exec pushes software-defined networks

SAN FRANCISCO -- The migration toward software-defined networks will move faster than carriers' migration to IP (Internet Protocol) in the late 1990s, says Facebook's former technical...

RIM to unify phones, PlayBook under BBX OS

Apps developed for the QNX-based platform will work across phones, tablets and embedded systems

Polycom buys ViVu for Web videoconferencing

Company's software makes it easier to embed HD videoconferencing in Websites. It also makes a plug-in for Skype

LightSquared claims solution to GPS interference

The company said GPS maker Javad GNSS has developed receivers that would not be affected by its planned LTE network. Many GPS proponents have said no practical filter can be built that would solve the interference problem

Cisco, NEC team up on LTE networks

Cisco will provide the backend while NEC provides the base stations to swing carrier deals in the U.S. Why one analyst thinks it's better for the former than the latter

Cisco aims for a go-anywhere router

The small, rugged 3G-enabled ISR 819 is designed for machine-to-machine networking, relaying data from toll booths or ATMs

NAND flash can verify a device’s identity

Tests of a flash chip's unique characteristics could prevent counterfeiting, researchers say. By running the same test in the factory and then further up the supply chain, a company could compare the results to verify that a flash chip was authentic

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