Emulex Assumes New Active Role with Telecommunications Innovation Community

Telecom Council Announces New Member Emulex

Mountain View, CA, USA – WEBWIRE – Monday, September 22, 2014

“The objective of the Council is to connect decision makers from companies building and maintaining networks with decision makers from companies innovating new products and services for those networks,” said Liz Kerton, President of The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley. “It’s with that objective in mind, that we’re honored to continue to include companies like Emulex which promotes innovative ideas and leadership both behind their network and across the telecom industry.”

The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley today announced that Emulex will join 120 of telecommunication’s innovation community as a Telecom Council Member. The partnership will provide Emulex with a platform to influence the next generation of industry advancements, discover innovative technologies, and build partnerships with other companies on the leading edge of telecom.

The Telecom Council welcomes Emulex to the innovation community which includes 50+ global telcos like Verizon, NTT, Vodafone, China Mobile, and Tata Communications, top tier vendors like Qualcomm, Nvidia, Sony, Cisco, Silicon Image, and Huawei, investors like Docomo Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, Roger Venture Partners, Ericsson Strategic Investments, and scores of startups. “The objective of the Council is to connect decision makers from companies building and maintaining networks with decision makers from companies innovating new products and services for those networks,” said Liz Kerton, President of The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley. “It’s with that objective in mind, that we’re honored to continue to include companies like Emulex which promotes innovative ideas and leadership both behind their network and across the telecom industry.”

Emulex, a leader in network connectivity, monitoring and management, provides hardware and software solutions for global networks that support enterprise, cloud, government and telecommunications. Emulex supports network functions virtualization (NFV) with innovative Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) technology that caters specifically to telcos’ business requirements, and industry-leading I/O connectivity solutions, including Emulex OneConnect® Ethernet Network Adapters and Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) and Emulex LightPulse® Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.

“We are pleased to join the Telecom Council to collaborate with members on next generation solutions for telcos,” said Shaun Walsh, senior vice president of marketing, Emulex. “We look forward to working together to develop and deliver innovative solutions that address the needs of cloud computing and virtualization, big data analytics, and NFV.”

About Telecom Council:
The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley is Where Telecom Meets Innovation. We connect the companies who are building communication networks, with the people and ideas that are creating it – by putting those companies, research, ideas, capital, and human expertise from across the globe together in the same room. Last year, The Telecom Council connected over 2,000 executives from 1,000 telecom companies and 50+ fixed and wireless carriers across 40 meeting topics. By joining, speaking, sponsoring, or simply participating in a meeting, there are many ways telecom companies of any size can use the Telecom Council network. For more information and to join our invitation list, visit www.telecomcouncil.com.

About Emulex:
Emulex, a leader in network connectivity, monitoring and management, provides hardware and software solutions that enable unrivaled end-to-end application visibility, optimization and acceleration for global networks that support enterprise, cloud, government and telecommunications. Emulex’s I/O connectivity offerings, including its ultra high-performance Ethernet and Fibre Channel-based connectivity products, have been designed into server and storage solutions from leading OEMs. Emulex’s monitoring and management solutions, including its portfolio of network visibility and recording products, provide organizations with complete network performance management at speeds up to 100Gb Ethernet. Emulex is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., with offices and research facilities worldwide. Visit www.Emulex.com.