The OpenDaylight Project, an open community focused on software defined networking and virtualization solutions, recently announced the availability of its first open source software called Hydrogen.
Telecommunications infrastructure giant Ericsson announced plans to launch a new lab in support of the OpenDaylight Project community, which is looking to propel the development, testing and verification of software defined networking services. The Ericsson lab, which will be run in conjunction with the...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. It's been a week of big deals and big reports in the telecom space. Verizon Communications acquired Intel Media, VMware bought AirWatch, Subex landed $10 million worth of contracts and Redknee signed a $5...
The wide range of benefits that could result from implementing SDN solutions should not be underestimated. As network resources become increasingly strained, organizational leaders will likely need this technology to alleviate disruptive bottlenecks.
In order for organizations to take full advantage of what software-defined networks have to offer, users must first understand what SDN means, what the process entails and how it can benefit their business.
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. Partnerships abound this week as it seems like everybody's shaking hands with everybody to create some great deals. AT&T was especially busy on this front, furthering its partnership with Amdocs for its connected car program,...
Attempts to unify developer work on software-defined networking and network functions virtualization received a boost this week as the OpenDaylight Project announced that Coriant and ZTE have joined the “community-led and industry-supported open source platform.” The group, which is a project spun out of...
The market for software-defined networking equipment is set to surge over the next five years as wireless carriers look bolster service offerings and cut costs, according to a new report from ACG Research.
The report predicts that annual spending on all SDN-related equipment could hit...
RAD Data Communications and Nakina Systems reported product interoperability for a “major” North American cable operator that the companies claim is one of the first real-world examples of network functions virtualization, with software being using to control hardware deployment.
The interoperability was generated between RAD’s...
The push by telecom operators to implement software-defined network capabilities continued this week as wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks said it has received orders from two “leading national operators” in North America and India to provide its SDN-ready IP-20-based platform. The deals, which Ceragon...
It’s that time of year again – time to hop into our DeLoreans and make the short leap forward to 2014. What will the coming year bring for telecom? What technologies will make waves and
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating in CES, like Oracle announcing its acquisition of Corente or Apple announcing the $10...
Last year was a defining year in the communications industry, thanks to the broader commercial rollouts of LTE networks, carriers trialing small cell deployments more extensively
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. We hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year's Eve and Day. Due to the holiday things have been a little slow in the world of telecom software, so this...
While software-defined networking is not a new concept, in its current form it has gained significant momentum in 2013 to the point of becoming a frequent part of IT conversations everywhere.
Wireless backhaul provider Ceragon Networks unveiled a new platform for high-capacity backhaul designed to serve heterogeneous networks while integrating software-defined networking readiness.
The IP-20 "supports any radio transmission mix, any network topology and any configuration," according to Ceragon, from small cells to macro cells and...
Sonus Networks has launched its first software-based session border controller (SBC), positioning the company to better compete as networks evolve toward less purpose-built hardware and more software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV).
The Sonus SBC SWe is equivalent to the company's hardware-based SBC...
NEW YORK – Software-defined networking is currently a buzzword in the ICT world. The concept of separating the hardware layer from the software layer is expected to change the networking environment and industry drastically. After announcing its HP Virtual Application Networks SDN Controller a...
Alcatel-Lucent continues to beat the drum for software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), with the creation of an open ecosystem for service providers, developers and vendors interested in adopting NFV.
The CloudBand Ecosystem Program was initially rolled out to a limited group of...
Nick Ilyadis, CTO of chipmaker Broadcom, sat down for a wide-ranging conversation with RCR to discuss the latest developments in Wi-Fi with the developing 802.11ac ecosystem; software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV); wearable wireless; and more.
Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI0xIVPUqAM
Nokia Siemens Networks said today that it has successfully tested Voice over LTE and other IMS services in a virtualized core network environment, demonstrating deployment readiness of the technology.
According to the company, the testing involved industry-standard virtualization and cloud management infrastructure and commercial, off-the-shelf...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but...
Two new reports look at trends in how communications service providers are monetizing and structuring their networks, and conclude that major change is underway in both network technology and in the ways carriers meet customer service demands.
Maravedia-Rethink said a shake-up is looming in the...
