Pensa Maestro NFV applies intelligent automation to network services

Nathan Cranford - February 6, 2018

Pensa announces Pensa Maestro NFV Pensa deployed its Pensa Maestro NFV today, a carrier-class software for intelligent automation of network functions virtualization (NFV) services. Pensa Maestra, a cloud-based platform that enables enterprises to create software-based IT environments to support their applications, serves as the company’s core...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Red Hat, Mycom OSI to bring automated assurance to telco cloud

Nathan Cranford - February 5, 2018

Red Hat and Mycom OSI announce partnership Red Hat and Mycom OSI recently announced they are joining forces as part of an initiative to provide automated assurance across hybrid network functions virtualization (NFV) networks. The collaboration could help MyCom OSI boosts its presence in the...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

AT&T pushes white boxes by open sourcing dNOS project

Nathan Cranford - January 31, 2018

AT&T brings dNOS project to open source community AT&T announced it is open sourcing its Disaggregated Network Operating System (dNOS) project, which will be hosted by The Linux Foundation. The purpose of the project is to provide a software framework to accelerate the adoption and use...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Linux Foundation brings open source projects together under LFN

Nathan Cranford - January 26, 2018

Linux Foundation announces LF Networking Fund The Linux Foundation recently announced a new project called the LF Networking Fund (LFN), a platform for cross-project collaboration. Among the founding projects of the LFN include FD.io, OpenDaylight, ONAP, OPNFV, PNDA and SNAS. The Linux Foundation is a non-project organization...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Verizon extends SDN suite with session border controller service

Nathan Cranford - January 25, 2018

Verizon announces Session Border Controller-as-a-Service Verizon announced it is expanding its SDN solution suite with the launch of Virtual Network Services – Session Border Controller-as-a-Service (SBCaaS). Verizon introduced Virtual Network Services as part of its SDN and NFV strategy. Based on a pay-as-you go pricing model,...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Tech Mahindra makes AT&T Flexware available for global clients

Nathan Cranford - January 23, 2018

Tech Mahindra and AT&T strengthen camaraderie IT company Tech Mahindra and AT&T are building on their relationship with a deal that will make the latter company’s FlexWare (SM) available to the former company’s global clientele. AT&T Flexware, previously known as AT&T Network Functions on Demand, is...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Netronome, Dell turnkey server solution targets NFV market

Nathan Cranford - January 23, 2018

Netronome and Dell EMC tag team NFV server solution Cloud computing company Netronome is teaming up with Dell EMC to provide a turnkey network functions virtualization (NFV) server solution, which can reportedly accelerate NFV infrastructure and applications by as much as 600%. As part of...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Bell’s network transformation initiative moves forward with ONAP

Nathan Cranford - January 23, 2018

Bell completes network automation use case Making headway on its Network 3.0 transformation initiative, Bell Canada announced it has successfully implemented the first network automation use case in production using the Linux Foundation's Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP). ONAP is an open source community that centers...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

VMware’s NSX updates build on micro-segmentation

Nathan Cranford - January 22, 2018

VMware announces general availability of NSX for vSphere 6.4 VMware announced updates to the latest version of its network virtualization software platform, NSX for vSphere 6.4, with a focus on micro-segmentation. VMware has been working to break into use cases with NSX beyond security by combining...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

NXP, China Mobile complete virtual field test with vCPE

Nathan Cranford - January 18, 2018

NXP and China Mobile finish virtualization networking trial NXP Semiconductors announced it finished a virtualization networking trial with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) with its virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) solution. The solution completed laboratory and field testing in Beijing and Shanghai. NXP reports the...

5G

Transformative Mobile Network Economics – 5 Success Factors for the 5G Era

RCR Wireless News - January 18, 2018

The mobile industry is at a tipping point. In the 4G/5G era, the status quo network economics are unsustainable. The cost-per-bit models and network architectures that dictated 4G strategies will not support 5G use cases. Let’s look at 5 critical factors, and examine how network...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

AT&T makes virtual headway completing Gbps XGS-PON field tests

Nathan Cranford - January 16, 2018

AT&T finishes Gbps XGS-PON field trials AT&T announced Tuesday it finished open-source 10 Gbps XGS-PON field trials as part of a wider initiative to virtualize access functions over the last mile network. The operator originally announced it would conduct 10 Gbps XGS-PON field trials last June....

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Verizon aims to improve network functions as ONAP member

Nathan Cranford - January 16, 2018

Verizon becomes ONAP platinum member Verizon announced it has joined the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) project as a platinum member, underscoring the service providers efforts to propel network virtualization and automation. ONAP is an open source community consisting of global carriers and vendors focused on...

5G

The hybrid-ready inventory system: why 5G depends on it

Fred Pulver - January 16, 2018

Deployment of 5G presents new operational challenges for service providers, especially in the wake of network virtualization. 5G will leverage software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) running in a cloud computing environment to benefit from its dynamic, rapidly configurable set of...

5G

Using NFV and SDN to get to ‘zero touch’ network management

Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief - January 8, 2018

New ETSI group focuses on end-to-end network slicing As networks become increasingly complex, operators are tapping into network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) solutions to automate network operations. As the industry looks to the commercialize of 5G networks in the coming years, the...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

SNS Research: NFV, SDN investment to reach $22 billion by 2020

Nathan Cranford - January 8, 2018

SNS Research report forecasts NFV, SDN market growth A new report from SNS Research suggests the service provider network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to swell at an annual compound growth rate (CAGR) of about 45% over the next three...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

CableLabs announces two new OpenStack projects

Nathan Cranford - December 22, 2017

CableLabs opens SNAPS-Boot and SNAPS-OpenStack Industry consortium CableLabs recently announced two new open source projects associated with OpenStack, including SNAPS-Boot and SNAPS-OpenStack. The purpose of SNAPS (SDN and NFV Application Platform and Stack) is to enable operators to implement software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization...

Fundamentals

An introduction to network slicing

Nathan Cranford - December 19, 2017

What is network slicing? Network slicing is a kind of virtual network architecture, which leverages the principles behind network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). The technology allows operators to slice a single, physical network into multiple virtual networks, where a slice represents an...

5G

Leveraging NFV and SDN for network slicing

Nathan Cranford - December 13, 2017

Network slicing and dicing Network slicing is poised to play a pivotal role in the enablement of 5G. The technology allows operators to run multiple virtual networks on top of a single, physical infrastructure. With 5G commercialization set for 2020, many are wondering to what...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

IBM launches ALM v1.2 to address NFV challenges

Nathan Cranford - December 12, 2017

IBM premieres Agile Lifecycle Manager version 1.2 IBM recently deployed Agile Lifecycle Manager (ALM) version 1.2, which provides a design, test and automated deployment platform to address technical challenges anchored to network functions virtualization (NFV). According to the company, IBM ALM v1.2 enables automated operating...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Automation drives ROI, network efficiency and time-to-market

RCR Wireless News - December 7, 2017

NFV and SDN deployments require automated service assurance that won’t compromise reliability Service assurance is a crucial and increasingly complex task for communications service providers. Without granular insight into network performance metrics, a CSP cannot gauge customer experience, network reliability, find and fix failures or...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

OpenStack launches project to blend container, virtual machine benefits

Nathan Cranford - December 5, 2017

OpenStack unveils new open source project ‘Kata Containers’ The OpenStack Foundation announced a new open source project dubbed Kata Containers, which aims to combine the security benefits of virtual machines with the speed and manageability of container technologies. According to the organization, Kata Containers “is...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Huawei selected by Vodafone to support global NFV, SDN rollout

Nathan Cranford - December 5, 2017

Huawei and Vodafone announce collaboration Vodafone announced it has selected Huawei as an approved vendor to supply its FusionSphere OpenStack platform, supporting the company’s global rollout of network functions virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN). NFV and SDN are two budding though distinct technologies changing...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Barefoot Networks launches Deep Insight to illuminate packet visibility

Nathan Cranford - December 5, 2017

Barefoot Networks debuts monitoring system for total packet visibility Barefoot Networks, a computer networking company, unveiled Barefoot Deep Insight today, which the organization claims to be the first network monitoring system to provide visibility into every packet in a network. The purpose of the solution...

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