Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

A conversation about MEC with Caroline Chan, Vice President Data Center Group and General Manager 5G Infrastructure Division, Intel The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and …

Orange Group and AT&T agreed to test ECOMP platform last year. Orange Polska, the Polish subsidiary of French telecom group Orange, and Amdocs, a provider of digital customer experience solutions, …

SDN, NFV and cloud continue to harbor opportunities for operators, though Metaswitch notes focus and vendor support remain crucial. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Metaswitch CTO …

A conversation about edge computing with John Reister, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Vasona Networks The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the …

Communication Service Providers (CSP) stand at the cusp of a great divergence point for both their business models and their networks. Four generations of mobile technology, and vast increases in …

South Korean operators continue to push NFV, SDN and 5G plans, with Juniper scoring a deal to bolster LG Uplus deployment. South Korea continues to be on the leading edge …

C-RAN is an acronym gaining popularity in the wireless industry, though it refers to two different meanings. The first meaning is centralized radio access network, while the second meaning is …

NFV solution to initially be deployed at China Mobile’s Southern Base and Northern Base data centers. China Mobile selected a network functions virtualization solution from Brocade to support the delivery …

A conversation about edge computing with Debashish Purkayastha, Member of Technical Staff, InterDigital The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Power at …

One underlying tenet of the move towards virtualized platforms using NFV, SDN and cloud technologies has been the need for open source architectures that can allow for greater interoperability between …

One underlying tenet of the move towards virtualized platforms using NFV, SDN and cloud technologies has been the need for open source architectures that can allow for greater interoperability between …

While an established player in the virtualization software world, VMware sees new opportunities for NFV in the telecom market. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Gabriele Di …

Data center network infrastructure is set to undergo major transformation to meet the needs of continuously growing data traffic while supporting the internet of things, the advent of 5G networks, …

NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative formed by Nokia, Cisco, Ericsson and Huawei in pact to accelerate commercial NFV implementations. A cadre of high-level telecommunication vendors formed the NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative …

NFV, SDN and cloud platforms are seen as key components of the Broadband Forum Broadband 20/20 initiative, with a focus on driving revenue. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we …

SDN, NFV and cloud will further network transformation necessitated by 5G use cases. WASHINGTON – Emphasizing the key role of communications in global economic development, Sorabh Saxena, SVP of software …

NFV and SDN deployments remain sporadic, though development advances have bolstered platforms with the focus now on making them work better. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with …

Learn how Huawei brings vast managed services experience to evolving IT landscape Network operators are transforming the way they do business by using more agile methods to reduce opex and …

Service assurance provides 360-degree network visibility to optimize customer experience while reducing OPEX through NFV As networks evolve to deliver increasingly complex services and to meet the challenges of exploding …

CloudAir manages spectrum, power and channels in the cloud. Huawei is developing a new technology it says will allow different air interfaces to operate in a single spectrum band. The …

NFV architectures require an evolution in automated network maintenance; discover best practices on NFV assurance from Huawei One of the dominant trends in the current service provider landscape is the …

Integration, orchestration and security noted by Radware as key challenges facing ongoing SDN, NFV and cloud deployment models. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Frank Yue, director …

Hospitality Wi-Fi case study: Copper Mountain ski resort With a compound annual growth rate of more than 20%, according to Markets and Markets, the Wi-Fi technology market is forecast to …

Consumer demand for mobile connectivity and cloud-based platforms has resulted in mobile networks transmitting more data than ever, which puts carriers in a prime spot to use analytics in order …