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• Why SDN will accelerate COTS adoption in the networking industry

  SDN is a game changer for adoption of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology in the network industry.

• Raspberry Pi display drivers go fully open-source

  The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced Wednesday that the Broadcom display hardware used in its flagship Raspberry Pi system board is now the first ARM-based system-on-a-chip to use open-source drivers provided entirely by the vendor.

• Testing shows IPv6 is becoming deployable in customer edge routers

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• Broadcom pushes 802.11ac for faster Wi-Fi

  Gigabit-speed wireless LAN products based on the emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard will start shipping next year and usher Wi-Fi into its next era of high speed and long range, communications chip maker Broadcom said Thursday.

• Bluetooth keyboards will get 10-year battery life with new chip, Broadcom promises

  Broadcom is working on a Bluetooth chipset that will give wireless keyboards a battery life of up to 10 years, the company said on Tuesday.

• NetLogic will help Broadcom tap into 4G, cloud

  Broadcom's deal to buy communications processor vendor NetLogic Microsystems for US$3.7 billion will help the company feed the fast-growing demand for intelligent chips in all kinds of networks.

• Broadcom to pay $US3.7bn for comms processor maker NetLogics

  Broadcom has agreed to acquire communications processor company NetLogics Microsystems for $US3.7 billion.

• Broadcom chip to accelerate FCoE

  Broadcom's first processor for FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is now coming on the market in network adapters qualified by EMC, backed by claims it is 80 percent faster than any other FCoE component.

• Wi-Fi Direct coming on strong, Broadcom says

  Wi-Fi Direct, a peer-to-peer networking standard that came out last year but has been slow to appear in consumer products, will be in a large percentage of mobile phones by year's end, according to communications chip maker Broadcom.

• Broadcom sees NFC in 10 percent of phones next year

  NFC (near-field communication) will hit the big time in mobile phones next year, joining an array of emerging features that carriers are clamoring for, according to communications chip maker Broadcom.

• Broadcom buying smart-card security specialist SC Square

  Chip maker Broadcom said Sunday that it will pay US$41.9 million for SC Square, a move that will bring expertise in smart-card security to the Irvine, California, architect of silicon for communications equipment.

• Cisco's 'Jawbreaker' seen as response to competitive pressure

  Why would Cisco be developing a new data center fabric product line based on merchant silicon when its Nexus switches and FabricPath software are already available? 

• Wi-Fi Direct still finding its stride

  Wi-Fi Direct is still scarce in announced or shipping products, but it would be wrong to reach a gloomy conclusion about the new peer-to-peer technology from the Wi-Fi Alliance.

• Five smartphone hardware trends in 2011

  Dual-core processors will help power next-generation smartphones

• Broadcom readying chip for low-cost Android smartphones

  Broadcom is working on a dual-core processor that will allow smartphone makers to build Android-based handsets with integrated Wi-Fi hotspots, the company said on Tuesday. It's billing the chip as aimed at mass-market phones with a low price point.