Digital transformation is most certainly an industry buzzword, but one with a very real meaning. This process of digitizing infrastructure and operations is meant to allow operators to cut costs, deliver a better service and make more money. A new research report from TM...
Dissecting a poignant phrase coined at this week’s SDN NFV World Congress
On day one of this year’s SDN NFV World Congress in The Hague, I was intrigued by a phrase used in the keynote: ‘fake virtualization’.
The speaker, Jehanne Savi, Executive Leader, All-IP & On-Demand...
Nokia sees network slicing as key to delivering network-as-a-service
The long-term goal of network functions virtualization and software-defined networking is to create flexible, programmable converged networks wherein disparate services that would typically require parallel systems reside on a single infrastructure. As the operators move toward...
What is MEC?
The Radio Access Network is only one of multiple pieces that will enable 5G. Virtualization is another, as is multi-access edge computing: MEC.
MEC is entwined with 5G, but it’s not exclusive to 5G. MEC can be implemented in LTE networks as well,...
Network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined network (SDN) are spearheading the shift toward virtualization, with multi-access edge computing (MEC) serving as a way to alleviate some of the cloud’s workload. As manufacturers look to MEC to enable various smart devices, NFV and SDN are...
Time is running out to learn about 5G virtualization, small cell networks, in-building wireless and NFV test and measurement.
Register today for an upcoming 2018 webinar and receive the editorial report, when published. See links below to register for upcoming 5G virtualization, in-building tech, and...
Verizon chosen by SAP to manage, streamline the company's global network
Verizon is expanding its role in SAP's global network, with a new agreement to consolidate, streamline and manage the company's worldwide network infrastructure.
SAP has historically relied on an in-house team to handle its global...
Download the latest edition of NI’s Wireless Research Handbook, which includes research examples from around the world and across a wide range of advanced wireless research topics. This comprehensive look at next-generation wireless systems will offer you a more in-depth view of how prototyping...
Network virtualization investments often start with the EPC
Last week T-Mobile US announced it worked with Cisco to deploy the "world's largest" virtualized evolved packet core covering some 70 million subscribers. This is part of a five-year arrangement between the two companies that speaks to...
The Chinese vendor said operators embracing digital technologies are better positioned to capture growth opportunities
MUNICH, GERMANY- Huawei suggested that telecommunications operators should speed up the process to digitalize their processes and operations in order to improve efficiency and obtain additional revenue growth opportunities, the...
CableLabs, Aricent collaborated on the platform built on the Kubernetes and Docker container model
Cable research organization CableLabs and design and engineering company Aricent have been collaborating on an open-source network function virtualization platform aimed at enabling a cloud-native environment for lab and development work...
The move to Internet Protocol Version 6 addresses has been underway for a number of years, as the world exhausted the supply of IPv4 internet addresses. The momentum in software-defined networking and the internet of things is driving faster adoption of IPv6 -- and...
Trends include growing dependence on remote access, increased bandwidth demand and difficulty in troubleshooting
Enterprise IT teams face substantial challenges in successfully managing hybrid networks, according to Viavi Solutions's newly released 2018 State of the Network report. For the second year in a row, IT...
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...
Syniverse aims to help MNOs offer new, secure enterprise and IoT services
Syniverse is offering a new, secure network-as-a-service aimed at helping mobile network operators offer secure internet of things, network and application services.
The new Syniverse Secure Global Access builds on Syniverse' position as a...
Flexibility, scalability, time-to-market key drivers of SDN adoption
Software-defined networking (SDN) provides the management and orchestration tools needed to operate increasingly complex and increasingly virtualized networks. For operators, SDN creates efficiencies related to both spectral and network resource allocation, as well as related to level...
In this installment of Network Slicing 101, we’ll examine the basics of network virtualization as applied to network slicing.
When we hear about network slicing, one of the most common attributes associated with the concept is the notion that the slices will need to be...
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...
Computer vision is powering advances in automotive, medical, consumer, and agriculture markets. Because the world of computer vision coupled with machine learning evolves so quickly, teams need a way to design and verify an algorithm while the specifications and requirements evolve without starting over...
Nuage Networks projects highlight progress toward network slicing with data center SDN
The long-term vision of 5G includes network slicing--using virtualized network functions and software-defined networking (SDN) to enable operator networks to automatically create service-specific data pipes that precisely meet the needs of a particular...
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...
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...
KDDI Europe selects Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution
KDDI Europe, a London-based subsidiary of KDDI Corporation, is adopting and providing Silver Peak’s SD-WAN solution to its enterprise customers.
KDDI Europe’s SD-WAN services will be powered by the Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution. It will provide KDDI Europe...
MEF announces two new specifications for MEF 3.0 framework
The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), a nonprofit international industry consortium, recently released two new specifications related to the MEF 3.0 framework. According to the organization, the specifications, dubbed Information Model (MEF 59) and Interface Profile Specification...
