NFV

Integration, orchestration and security noted by Radware as key challenges facing ongoing SDN, NFV and cloud deployment models. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Frank Yue, director …

Building on existing partnership, Ericsson and Cisco will further collaborate on IoT, security, Wi-Fi and data center switching Ericsson and Cisco have expanded the scope of a strategic agreement to …

OTT rivals continue to hound the mobile telecom space, but NetScout notes SDN and NFV platforms can help even out the playing field. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we …

Cloud platforms along with the move towards virtualization technologies have begun to have a significant impact on the way telecom operators run their businesses. Operators have been very active in …

ONOS project’s CORD initiative claims mobile platform bolsters 5G plans with programmable RAN, VEPC, mobile edge computing support. The Open Network Operating System project’s central office re-architected as a data …

AT&T and Colt Technology partnered on a trial showing SDN control of service provisioning between U.S. and Europe across different networks In a push towards greater interoperability of software-defined networking …

Telefonica Business Solutions deployed Nokia Virtualized Service Router in a provider edge application looking to boost performance, trim costs Telefonica bolstered its move into the virtualized network space through a …

Internet connectivity is now no longer a luxury. Users expect to be online wherever they are, tapping into Wi-Fi connections in the same way they expect to find electricity and …

Linux Foundation-based open source organization OPNFV welcomed China Telecom, Qualcomm and Samsung to NFV-focused group The move towards virtualizing network functions continues to draw interest of telecom operators, with the …

DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a …

DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a …

The online course focused on devops follows the Linux Foundation’s work earlier this year on online classes targeting OpenStack The development and operations model is quickly becoming a central focus …

The move towards virtualized and cloud-based network systems can appear significant for telecom operators, but here’s a good place to start the journey Analysts predict that more than half of …

Level 3 provides insight into the working relationship with partners on the deployment of SDN platforms in support of service agility For most companies, the deployment of virtualized platforms using …

AT&T Labs hired company veteran Mazin Gilbert who touted the carrier’s ongoing plans for 75% SDN control of network by 2020 AT&T’s push to drive virtualization software platforms deeper into …

Recent research from Gartner suggests that there are three possible trends that will drive the move to 5G: new services and applications, 4G network obsolescence, and cost disruption. While overall …

Combination of SDN organizations to keep ONF name and be headed by ON.Lab director; merger set to be completed by end of 2017 Just over a month after losing its …

Open source continues to gain momentum and is said to remain central to ongoing development and deployment of NFV and SDN for telecommunication operators The open source community remains active …

Sprint SD-WAN plans are designed to ease enterprise management of corporate network; trials set for year-end and commercial launch in 2017 The enterprise-focused software-defined wide area network space continues to …

NFV platforms are growing in use across telecom, but it’s important to line up which solutions are needed to address different types of operational models On this episode of NFV/SDN …

AT&T SD-WAN moves include a premise-based OTT option available later this year, or a more comprehensive hybrid approach set to launch next year AT&T announced a partnership with VeloCloud to …

ETSI continues to move on its open source MANO work in support of telecom NFV plans, releasing the latest OSM stack focused on VNF, SDN controller support The European Telecommunications …

AT&T cloud business now includes support from Amazon Web Services and deeper integration with IBM targeting enterprise customers AT&T bolstered its cloud efforts, announcing deals with Amazon Web Services and …

Mobile edge computing looks set to be part of 5G and IoT, with the recent MEC Congress showing considerable progress in the technology I recently attended the Mobile Edge Computing …