Also click on the "Cisco VNI: <ake way for HD amd 4K Video" link, it should crystalize the bandwidth demands that video will continue to exert on the networks around the globe.

"According to Bell Labs , the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) that is soon to be folded into the Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) empire, this R&D breakthrough could boost the potential capacity of a single fiber from today's 20 Tbit/s to 1 Petabit-per-second (1,000 Tbit/s). (See AlcaLu's Weldon Lands Nokia CTO Role.)

Industry projections suggest such capacity expansion will be needed sooner rather than later: Studies from the likes of Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC) and Bell Labs offer a sobering view of the demands likely to be placed on access and transport networks within just a few years. (See Bell Labs Sees 560% Boost in Metro Data Traffic, , Cisco VNI: Make Way for HD & 4K Video and this story that includes Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts.)"

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