Kordia Blog

Murray Goodman: Sony announced this week that it was discontinuing sales of the 3.5 inch floppy disk in March 2011. Other than being amazed that they were still making them, it caused me to relate this product withdrawal with the Telecommunications industry, where it appears it is much harder (or the provider is less willing) to withdraw legacy services.  

Regan Hughes: There two common ways of implementing Managed WAN products on MPLS VPNs, via layer 2 (Ethernet) and layer 3 (IP).  

Murray Goodman: I was reading about the impact the new iPhone OS 4 release was going to have on the Telco - with Apple by passing the Telco's like AT&T who, in the early days, helped establish the iPhone market with Apple. 

Steve Roberts: Since the early 1960’s New Zealand has enjoyed “free to air” (FTA) Television services. Globally this was the foundation model for the launch of television. 

Murray Goodman: The huge growth of video content has created problems for network operators, service providers and businesses alike.  

Murray Goodman: I attended and presented at Carriers World Asia 2010 in Hong Kong last week. A few key themes emerged; the huge growth of Mobile Data, the maturity of Carrier Ethernet as a preferred solution for both Enterprise data and for Carrier backhaul, and the emergence of Application Aware networks as a prerequisite for tomorrows Enterprise data solutions. 

Steve Roberts: As a moderately informed and savvy Internet and PC user, mixed with  some RF and Broadcast experience, I do try to optimise my home entertainment systems for the best performance possible. 

Regan Hughes: As a major network operator, there are very occasionally thoughts that disturb your sleep. One such thought is that we don't want to appear on the front page of the Herald for the wrong reasons - and it gives us no joy to see fellow Telco providers there either.  

Murray Goodman: Kordia’s Application Assurance (A-A) capability, provided as part of our OnKor service, has hit a sweet spot with customers looking to gain some visibility of what is going on inside their WAN environment. 

Murray Goodman: If Carrier Ethernet is new to you, or you are looking for additional resources to improve your knowledge, you might find the following websites useful.