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...
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. Where bandwidth is a real issue, Gigabit Ethernet can provide the capacity to deal with what's thrown at it, and, as...
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...
Figures from research company Rhetorik show companies in the UK have taken to Gigabit Ethernet as a fast networking backbone technology over the past year. Gigabit's slower cousin Fast Ethernet is also reported to have increased its market share.
An approved final draft of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard will mean more choices as vendors develop standard-compliant products. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 Ethernet Standard group recently approved the...