Data Traffic Control Issues Help Drive Exploding SDN Market

The worldwide software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to reach $132.9 billion by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47% from 2016 to 2022, according to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled "World Software Defined Networking Market.”

The growing need for efficient management of data traffic and centralized control of networks has encouraged communication service providers to adopt SDN, the report says. Implementation of SDN has increased significantly across industries because of growing network complexity, the demand for cost and time efficiency and the need for flexibility in network infrastructure.

BlackBerry offers lawful interception for devices, but no backdoors

Wants to differentiate from rivals offering end-to-end encryption.

Mobile device maker BlackBerry is taking a different tack in the encryption debate, saying its smartphones have lawful interception capabilities for government surveillance purposes.

BlackBerry chief operating officer Marty Beard told the FedTalks government information technology summit in the United States that the company takes a balanced approach on interception.

According to Fedscoop, which first reported Beard's remarks, this approach differentiates Blackberry from its competitors, who are "all about encryption all the way."