In today’s world filled with cellphones, tablets and other smart devices, operators are on the hot seat to manage network services quickly in order to avoid a slow and overloaded network. Software-defined networking is generating a lot of attention, mainly as a tool to...
ONF move continues push in support of SDN platforms
The Open Networking Foundation unveiled a new OpenFlow testing specification and added to its list of authorized testing facilities designed to help support the deployment of software-defined networking technology.
ONF said the OpenFlow version 1.3 testing specification...
IHS reports 19% spike in overall sales, though SDN impacting growth
Despite an expected slowdown in spending due to growing interest in software-defined networking, IHS reports the carrier routing and switching market posted a 19% spike in overall sales during the second quarter compared to...
AT&T claims containers and micro-services bolster SDN and NFV efficiency
AT&T continues to be one of the more vocal and proactive telecom operators in terms of work being done with network virtualization technologies, including software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms.
The company made a...
Nokia Networks provides some reality into NFV and SDN deployment plans
The world of telecom network virtualization has been active as vendors, operators and standards bodies have been working feverishly towards equipment, services and technology taking advantage of network functions virtualization, software-defined networking...
GEANT taps ONOS SDN platform to connect European research facilities
The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project scored a significant deployment win as European-based GEANT said it’s using the platform for its testbed network.
GEANT, which is a collaboration of European national research and...
Metaswitch SBCs set to power LTE aspects of AT&T’s software push
AT&T continues to push its software-based future, backed by a previously stated goal to virtualize 75% of its network by 2020.
In chasing that challenge, the carrier said it partnered with Metaswitch to provide the...
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August 7th was the series premiere of RCRtv’s newest edition, Wi-Fi NOW with host Claus Hetting. Wi-Fi NOW focuses on public...
ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkkbLSuvFg
Telecom operators are feverishly working towards implementing virtualization technologies like software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms into their operations in hopes...
A new survey from IHS found 82% of carriers have SDN already deployed or planned this year
A vast majority of the world’s largest mobile operators have software-defined networking plans on their books, according to a new report from IHS.
The findings of its latest “SDN Strategies:...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Andre Fuetsch, SVP of architecture and design at AT&T, to get an update on the telecom operators expansive network virtualization, NFV and SDN plans
AT&T is arguably one of the most prominent telecom operator...
Vast majority of OpenDaylight members targeting SDN, see NFV and cloud as top use cases
The Linux Foundation’s OpenDaylight program has been actively supporting the growing adoption of virtualized network technologies across the telecom space, with a recent survey by the organization showing strong uptake...
Automating networks to keep pace with the speed of innovation helps increase enterprise efficiency, profit
Software-Defined Networking, or SDN, could be the single- biggest opportunity for operational improvement in mobile networks since the transition from circuit to packet switching. Brocade’s strategy for enabling “the New...
The next generation of "5G" mobile connectivity promises virtually no latency based on dynamic use of technology like LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi and small cells comprising ultra-dense networks. And with limited commercialization slated for as early as 2018, research and development is going on in earnest.
Technology...
With the New IP, the network and cloud converge
Staggering increases in consumer demand for network capacity are creating a major transition in the telecom industry, which is working to harness the power of Software Defined Network (SDN) architecture and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) to...
AT&T working on PoC for software-defined storage using SDN, NFV and cloud
AT&T is looking to take advantage of its push into network virtualization using software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud to bolster storage opportunities.
The telecom giant said it has created a proof-of-concept technology...
1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support
Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, software-defined networking and cloud technology.
The one-year deals are valued at $727 million with China...
As the world's largest maker of switches and routers prepares for a change in leadership after 20 years, the company is upping its game in three of the hottest areas in wireless: SDN, "Internet of Things" and Wi-Fi.
This week at Cisco Live, the company announced an...
On this week's NFV/SDN Reality Check, RCR Wireless News spoke with Neela Jacques, executive director of the OpenDaylight Project on the continued evolution of network functions virtualization and software-defined networking, and the impact open source collaborations have had on that evolution.
https://youtu.be/v-3AjvSiF1M
Jacques provided some background...
A conversation with Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist, China Mobile
Download a transcript of the complete interview now as well as the complete updated report, "Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets."
China Mobile has been at the forefront of C-RAN deployments and has a...
HP said ConteXtream’s SDN controller will boost NFV plans
Hewlett-Packard continues to bolster its network functions virtualization focus, today announcing plans to acquire ConteXtream, which is a provider of OpenDaylight-based, carrier-grade software-defined networking “fabric for NFV,” and a current HP OpenNFV partner.
HP explained that ConteXtream’s...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Thomas Vasen, subscriber experience evangelist at Procera Networks, and Gerry Donohoe, director of solutions engineering at Openet, about the impact network functions virtualization is having on policy and charging systems.
https://youtu.be/T7klZF6g8Ao
With virtualization already...
Operator speeds up the process to implement its GiGatopia strategy with 5G
South Korean telecom provider KT and France's Alcatel-Lucent have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the companies will collaborate to test technologies for the eventual introduction of 5G mobile networks.
The collaboration will initially...
AT&T SDN plans include academia, research challenge
AT&T’s software-defined networking plans continue to gain momentum, with company CEO Randall Stephenson recently reiterating that SDN is operating in 100 markets and affirming a recent call for further collaboration.
Speaking at an investor conference this week, Stephenson said...
