Drive network agility and cost efficiency through IP monitoring
Consumer demand for mobile data, driven by a constant stream of new applications and advanced services coming to market, creates numerous challenges for network operators. Our all-IP world puts competitive pressure on service providers working to...
Juniper helps Orange Business Services overcome a business challenge
Orange Business Services has always had a close relationship with its customers and in 2013, one of its in-depth surveys found that many were looking for greater agility from their network services. “Our customers are asking...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with CloudGenix on the impact of SDN on enterprise SD-WAN efforts
On today’s show we have an interview with Kumar Ramachandran, co-founder and CEO...
On this week’s show we speak with the ONOS project to get an update on its open source SDN progress
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we take a look at some of the top news stories from the past week as well as speak...
Verizon joins the ONOS project, furthering support for open source SDN
The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project on its 1-year anniversary scored a significant membership victory, announcing the addition of Verizon Communications to the program focused on accelerating the adoption of open...
As software-defined network architectures move into the mainstream, a number of challenges and trends are emerging. RCR Wireless News asked Roark Pollock, VP of solutions marketing for Ixia, to weigh in on the company's perspective on momentum in the SDN and network functions virtualization market,...
On this week’s show we speak with Sonus on NFV and SDN trends we saw in 2015 and what to expect in 2016
For this week’s featured interview, we spoke with Myk Konrad, VP of go-to-market for Sonus, to get his insight into the major...
What to expect from SDN and data centers in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
In 2015, service providers, telecom operators, and...
Huawei Fellow Wen Tong laid out the need for an application-driven network during the IEEE Globecom conference
SAN DIEGO – Huawei reps this week made the case for a new type of network architecture, the application-driven network that puts applications first and also incorporates network...
Organization looks to tap open source to boost SDN applications
Nokia Networks, ARM and Enea announced the launch of the OpenFastPath Foundation, which the companies claim will tap an open source approach in boosting performance of software-defined networking applications.
The OFP Foundation is said to...
With an eye on scaling its "Internet of Things" service offerings, Canadian provider Telus partnered with Affirmed Networks to deploy a cloud-based platform optimized for IoT workloads.
Specifically, Affirmed Networks will provide Telus with its Mobile Content Cloud solution, which works with 2G, 3G and...
As demand for video and next-generation services increases, content needs to live one hop from the end user
Global telecommunications networks are fundamentally changing to keep up with consumer demand for mobile data. Information centric networking or ICN, which envisions bringing content servers closer to...
TBR report cites increased customer adoption of SDN indicates technology ‘here to stay’
The enterprise market and continued adoption of open standards is driving the maturation of the software-defined networking market, according to a recent report from Technology Business Research.
In its findings, TBR noted maturing...
Alcatel-Lucent set to add virtualized multi-layer IP and optical solutions expertise
Telecom vendor Alcatel-Lucent this week joined the Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project, which is focused on developing scalable software-defined networking solutions for telecom operators.
Alcatel-Lucent joins the ON.Lab organization with an expected...
Level 3 looks to NFV and SDN in move to bolster websites, applications; other NFV and SDN news of the week
Recent events around the launch of ticket sales for an upcoming moving that crashed the websites and applications of movie ticker brokers highlight the...
Research paper: 'Organizational Collaboration and New KPIs for NFV Success'
A DevOps structure coupled with network functions virtualization KPIs were central themes in a research report released by Nexius, an end-to-end network services and business intelligence solutions company.
The research paper, "Organizational Collaboration and New KPIs...
The move towards all-IP networks has allowed telecom operators to more finely parse out value from their service offerings due to more detailed insight into what is traveling across those networks. This webinar will look at how the diameter signaling market has grown; challenges...
Coriant discusses benefits of SDN implementation for mobile networks, and we look at news of the week
NFV and SDN continue to garner increased interest from telecom operators looking to gain greater efficiency and agility from their operations. But are those benefits enough to justify...
Nokia tapped to join AT&T Domain 2.0 program to deliver carrier-grade SDN, NFV and cloud solutions
AT&T continues to bolster its Domain 2.0 supplier program, announcing this week the addition of Nokia to the software-centric vendor initiative.
AT&T heaped praise on Nokia in announcing the...
The communications industry's big push towards virtualizing network equipment, services, functions and applications is certainly much more than a fad.
Telecom carriers, cable operators and other service providers are increasingly seeking ways to trim capital and operating expenses, improve customer service,bring products to market quicker...
Chinese equipment vendor Huawei to invest $1 billion in ICT developers cloud, API and IoT enablement platform
Huawei Internet Plus-related initiatives were showcased at the Huawei Developers Congress (#HDC2015)Â held in Shenzhen, China, on Oct. 18-19. During the conference, Huawei outlined a plan to invest $1...
Cloud platform uses SDN to offer customization, scalability for end users
Verizon Communications is expanding the availability of its software-defined networking powered Secure Cloud Interconnect service to the public sector across 30 countries.
The company’s Enterprise Solutions division said the platform provides a secure, private Internet...
AT&T updates progress and challenges in move towards SDN and NFV future
AT&T is viewed by many as one of the leading telecom operators in terms of its commitment towards developing and deploying virtualized network platforms. The company has even been so bold...
SDN tapped to power WAN service marketed by Verizon and Cisco
Verizon Communications continues to integrate software solutions into its platform, announcing the launch of a software-defined WAN service using Cisco Systems’ Intelligent WAN technology and targeting enterprise customers.
Verizon said the platform supports a better user...
