The ideas around Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), each in their own right, have been around in the industry for many years. They have garnered significant interest in the marketplace as methods to break the vertical market stranglehold that vendors have...
Cloud-native approach necessary to deal with complexity of 5G
As it continues to develop, 5G will eventually require a fully virtualized, software-controlled network in order to automate the complexity of network management and service delivery. Although we're not there yet, test and proofs-of-concept like Deutsche...
Network virtualization and automation will give way to network slicing
42—in addition to being the answer to life, the universe and everything, it's also how many virtual network slices will be deployed as 5G continues to evolve, according to Henrik Basilier of Ericsson.
In a recent...
InterDigital and Orange demoed a service-based architectural approach to the 5G control plane
5G, as it continues to develop and be built out, is envisioned as a flexible connectivity medium that trades off proprietary equipment for a cloud-native architecture supported by low-cost, white box server...
As communications service providers (CSPs) continue to transition their networks to a virtualized environment, for the next several years, they’ll be operating their legacy physical network in tandem. The resulting hybrid network environment demands higher efficiency and interoperability in the provisioning and deployment of...
With 5G, "There's more ways to get paid"
The implications of 5G reach much further than providing carriers with new ways to offer consumer-facing services. With its native support for massive internet of things and ultra reliable low latency communications, 5G will serve as a...
ETSI-based open source NFV platform tips OSM Releases 4 and 5 that bring more stability, testing and convenience.
The Open Source Management and Operations (OSM) project, an initiative hosted by the standards group ETSI, gave workshop attendees at NFV-Zero Touch World Congress a sneak peek...
Verizon deploys VNS bundles
Verizon continues to push virtualization with the launch of its Virtual Network Services (VNS) Solution Bundles.
Verizon originally introduced a pricing model for its VNS platform last November as a way to provide network functions on an as needed basis. Verizon’s VNS help...
RAD debuts vAccess
Israel-based company RAD rolled out a new addition to its vCPE toolbox, dubbed vAccess, which enables value-added NFV and SDN-based services to be launched over any access.
RAD describes itself as a market leader of NFV and SDN edge virtualization. vAccess is part...
xRAN Forum recently released it's fronthaul specification
Virtualization of network infrastructure is part and parcel of the evolution for 5G. From the evolved packet core to the radio access network (RAN) operators and industry stakeholders are working to develop interoperability frameworks that will ensure the...
SevOne introduces SDN Monitoring Solution 2.0 for Cisco ACI
Infrastructure management software company SevOne premiered the second version of its software-defined defined (SDN) monitoring platform for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
SevOne launched its SDN Monitoring Solution last year. The solution combines SevOne’s network and infrastructure...
NetScout Systems becomes member of LFN
The Linux Foundation Networking Fund (LFN) continues to grow with NetScout Systems Inc. jumping on board as its newest member.
LFN was founded at the beginning of the year as a way to house the Linux Foundation's open source projects...
Huawei announces DMM open source project
Huawei recently rolled out its new dual modes, multi-prococols, multi-instances (DMM) open source project with the aim of redesigning the protocol stack container in networking.
The company’s DMM is a Fast Data project and part of the Linux Foundation’s FD.io...
NEC/Netcracker land deal with Etisalat
Etisalat has selected NEC Corporation and NetCracker Technology as the primary solution provider for its multi-vendor telecom cloud program.
Etisalat is a Middle East communications provider headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It provides different 3G, 4G and fiber-to-the-home services....
Core network virtualization
Network operators are virtualizing their core networks in an effort to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. By enabling virtualization in the core network, service providers can significantly decrease operational expenditure (OPEX) and capital expenditure (CAPEX), while accelerating the delivery of...
NetElastic enters SD-WAN market
California-based startup NetElastic recently rolled out an integrated suite of network functions virtualization (NFV) software products specifically geared toward telecom carriers.
NFV is a process of decoupling software from hardware, which enables service providers to virtualize network services that traditionally ran on...
Intel provides Wind River components and NFV SDK to Akraino Edge Stack
Intel announced it is contributing Wind River Titanium Cloud components along with its Network Edge Virtualization Software Development Kit (NEV SDK) to the Linux Foundation’s Akraino Edge Stack project. By contributing to the open source...
ZTE adds container networking solution to TECS OpenPalette platform
Chinese vendor ZTE recently premiered an end-to-end container networking solution in the open-source network functions virtualization (NFV) field , dubbed Knitter, as part of its Tulip Elastic Cloud System (TECS) OpenPalette Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
According to ZTE, contemporary...
The Linux Foundation and OCP tag team open source hardware/software initiative
The virtualization of network functions has resulted in a disaggregation of hardware and software, increasing interest in open source projects for both layers in return. To feed this interest, the Linux Foundation and Open...
Dynamic service assurance is needed to support IoT and 5G
In an interview with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2018, John English, Netscout Systems product line manager, explained the challenges operators face in maintaining service assurance as they virtualize infrastructure to gradually automate...
Coriant integrates Aricent's NFV MANO
Coriant is integrating Aricent’s network functions virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO) framework to accelerate and power its Transcend SDN-solution. The companies said the collaboration will enable operators to deploy virtualized value-added services quicker and secure new services.
NFV involves virtualizing...
Orange brings Radisys’ vMRF to ONAP Amsterdam
Orange Labs Networks has integrated Radisys Corporation’s virtualized Media Resource Function (vMRF) into the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Amsterdam release.
Orange is a founding member of ONAP, which is a combination of AT&T’s Open ECOMP and The Linux...
Securing open distributed architectures
Service providers have gravitated toward open distributed architectures over the past few years with the rise of network functions virtualization (NFV), software-defined networking (SDN), virtual machines, containers and other technologies. Although network operators have been eager to embrace open distributed architectures...
OPNFV Project​ announces OVP
The​ OPNFV Project​ recently announced the OPNFV Verified Program (OVP)​ in an effort to ease the adoption of commercial network functions virtualization (NFV) products. The purpose of the program, according to OPNFV, is to help operators establish entry criteria for their...
