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Broadcom® Smartens Up "Internet of Things" with WICED™ Development Kit

May 9, 2013

Bluetooth Smart and Embedded Wi-Fi Connect Devices from Watches to Washers

Broadcom Introduces Highly Integrated, Low-Power Processor SoC for Switch Control Plane Applications

May 7, 2013

Boosts Performance and Security in Small-to-Medium Sized Business and Enterprise Networks

Broadcom Unveils World's Most Highly Integrated Processor SoC for 5G WiFi Enterprise Access Points (1)

May 7, 2013

New StrataGX™ Series Addresses Growing Bring-Your-Own-Device and Security Requirements in the Enterprise

Broadcom Introduces Full Featured, Lowest-Power Multi-port Gigabit PHYs

May 6, 2013

AutoGrEEEn® Plus Technology Extends Power Saving Benefits Throughout the Network

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Why Ethernet Always Wins: Celebrating 40 Years

By Rachel Rosmarin | May 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

In 1973, the United States launched Skylab, its first space station, and Pink Floyd sang about the “Dark Side of the Moon.” The same year, a technology was born that would revolutionize computing for the next several generations. This month, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ethernet.

Ethernet, the family of networking standards that enables computers to locally connect to each other, is still the ultra-strong backbone to the many networks we use every day. Its use has extended beyond …

OMG! It’s RDJ! Star-Struck Broadcom MASTERS Hit Hollywood

By Sarah Murry | May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

The 12 finalists of Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair — all of them past participants in the Broadcom MASTERS® science fair competition – recently got some face time with the star behind the “Iron Man” mask.

The finalists looked “amazed” and “shocked” when Robert Downey Jr., the actor who plays billionaire inventor and all-around superhero Tony Stark in the wildly successful “Iron Man” franchise, appeared onstage with them during a special awards ceremony.

“I am very pleased …

That’s a Wrap! Interop ’13 Brings SDN into Focus

By Aaron Schmidt | May 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

This year at Interop, top IT professionals, bloggers and industry analysts converged in Las Vegas to see the future of networking on display.

As for Broadcom, the company announced products that are driving the next wave of networking innovation: Enabling enterprise and SMB-level companies to adopt the cloud and deploy other advanced networking technologies and bringing the power of big data to every business, regardless of size.

Broadcom also released an advanced enterprise access point system-on-a-chip, (read: mega router …

Keynote Recap: Exploring the Power and Potential of Next-Gen Networking at Interop

By Sam Diaz | May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

To get a sense of the excitement, anticipation and even — dare we say it, anxiety — around the fast-approaching Software Defined Networking trend, look no further than this week’s Interop conference in Las Vegas.

The SDN discussion is everywhere  — in the workshops, on the panels, at the show floor booths and, earlier today, the main keynote stage.

Rajiv Ramaswami, executive vice president and general manager of Infrastructure & Networking Group at Broadcom, was joined on Wednesday …

On Deck at Interop 2013: Simplifying With SDN

By Sam Diaz | May 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

Is Software Defined Networking, or SDN, ready for prime-time? It’s a question that was posed to a panel of industry experts at the Interop conference in Las Vegas today – and one that’s not easily answered.

But, Ram Velaga, Broadcom’s vice president and general manager of network switches in the Infrastructure & Networking Group and a panelist at today’s session, offered up a simple— and perhaps better—counterpoint to the complex question: Industry adoption of Software Defined Networking is a matter …

 

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In the News

Networks Must Get 'Faster and Flatter,' Judges Broadcom's Ramaswami

May 9, 2013

Fierce Enterprise Communications
LAS VEGAS–Networks need to get "faster and flatter," Broadcom's (Nasdaq: BRCM) Rajiv Ramaswami told an audience Wednesday at the Interop conference being held here.

Virtualization Takes the Stage at Interop

May 9, 2013

Light Reading
VMware, Microsoft and Broadcom, combined, represent the new look of the network.

Interop 2013: Interop Panel Tackles SDN

May 9, 2013

Enterprise Networking Planet
A Broadcom chip guy, a Microsoft software guy, and a VMware virtualization guy walk onto a stage. What do you get?

Interop 2013: SDN Gets Real

May 9, 2013

Enterprise Networking Planet
Next week, networking professionals from all over the world will converge upon Las Vegas for the annual Interop IT conference and expo. Much like last year, SDN and BYOD will dominate sessions and the exhibit hall, set to showcase over 300 exhibitors this time around. But this year, there's a difference. Jennifer Jessup, Interop's general manager, told Enterprise Networking Planet that 2013 is the year we'll see SDN get real.

Broadcom’s Next Gen 40nm PHYs Promise 40% Power Savings

May 6, 2013

Converge Network Digest
Ahead of Interop, Broadcom introduced a new generation of 40 nanometer (nm) enterprise and carrier class PHY devices that offer a 40 percent power reduction compared to previous generation 65nm GPHYs.

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