Intel and Level One Corporation have signed a deal to advance the adoption of Gigabit Ethernet technology. The goal of the two companies is to create specifications which allow Gigabit products to be used on category 5 copper wiring.
Networking specialist Broadcom has joined forces with its rivals to speed the development of Gigabit Ethernet technology. The vendors intend to fight the perception that expensive upgrades are necessary to allow Gigabit Ethernet to be run on...
The company decided to take over gigabit Ethernet vendor, XLNT, rather than pouring more venture capital into the switch maker. The spokesperson said that Intel sees opportunity in the gigabit Ethernet market.
Gigabit Ethernet will once again be one of the hot topics at the Networks Telecom 99 show, just as it has been for some years. MiTech has deployed Gigabit Ethernet on its own network, and Thickett for one was unwilling to prevaricate.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a range of switch and server modules which support Gigabit Ethernet on standard copper wiring. The modules are designed for use with HP's ProCurve range of Ethernet switches, and support 1000Mbps connections over...
It was called AnyLan because it would run both Ethernet and IBM's baby, Token Ring. It would, it followed, allow network managers to migrate to the cheaper Ethernet, without having to junk heir Token Ring installed base.