Standards work on "5G" technology began in late 2015, and the first commercial networks probably won’t launch until 2020 at the earliest. But it’s not too early to begin pondering what 5G could mean for verticals such as health care, manufacturing, smart cities and...
Sprint and C Spire echo thoughts of many CCA members in taking a wait-and-see approach towards NFV and SDN deployments
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The telecommunication market’s move towards virtualization platforms continues to gain steam amongst its largest players, though smaller carriers remain wary at this...
The ETSI OSM group announced leadership structure and roadmap for first specification release in 2 months, subsequent updates every 6 months
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said its Open Source MANO group has laid out a roadmap for work this year on management and orchestration...
In the incredibly competitive mobile carrier market, it's important to stay on the cutting-edge of new technologies and consumer products. That means carriers have entire teams dedicated to what is essentially technology scouting.
RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer discussed this role with Sprint Business...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we look at some top news items and speak with Serro Solutions to discuss how SD-WAN is now being applied to combat evolving security threats such as DDoS and other aggressive attacks
On today’s show we have an interview...
Affirmed Networks unveiled its SAP service, which it claims reduces time-to-market and operational costs of introducing new services
Virtualized mobile networks vendor Affirmed Network launched its Service Automation Platform, which it claims allows mobile operators to reduce the time-to-market and operational costs of introducing new...
Ericsson claims gaining full control over NodePrime reduces sourcing risk and secures control of ‘roadmap direction and acceleration’
Ericsson continued its software push, announcing plans to acquire full interest in San Francisco-based NodePrime in a move to accelerate support for software-defined infrastructure. The NodePrime platform...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with PlumGrid on opportunities and challenges connected with OpenStack, NFV and SDN deployments
On today’s show we have an interview with Larry Lang, CEO...
PlumGrid claims latest ONS 5.0 platform supports OpenStack Kilo and Liberty releases, leverages SDN overlays for traffic isolation and policy enforcement
PlumGrid unveiled the latest version of its Open Networking Suite 5.0 platform with support for OpenStack Kilo and Liberty releases targeting enterprises and service...
China Unicom NFV and SDN partnership with ZTE looks to build off template of ‘a decoupled and intensive network architecture’ based on user and data centers
ZTE recently announced a deal with China Unicom to cooperate on the development of software-defined networking and network functions...
T-Mobile 5G plans are set for a boost as the carrier filed applications for experimental spectrum license usage around its Washington headquarters
T-Mobile US is moving on plans to begin testing of “5G” technologies, filing applications with the Federal Communications Commission to use experimental spectrum...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
Ixia looks at options for user experience monitoring in NFV deployments
Ensuring a quality subscriber experience is a critical requirement in traditional and mobile carrier networks. Monitoring subscriber experience in these traditional carrier and mobile networks is well understood. It involves tapping into the necessary...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Quortus to get a primer on mobile edge computing
On today’s show we have an interview with Riki Dolby, director of engineering at...
Citing the need for greater scalability and control, AT&T software plans push towards opening ROADM network switch
AT&T’s focus on tapping software to enhance its network is set to include the telecom operator’s optical fiber infrastructure.
Andre Fuetsch, SVP of AT&T’s Domain 2.0 Architecture and Design,...
Verizon SDN and NFV push remains a focus, while battling slower than expected development pace and challenges with standards
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead
Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support for such moves are being...
The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy
SANTA CLARA, California – Open source software continues to gain support from the telecom community as operator and vendors move forward with deployment plans using network...
Look inside AT&T's Austin Spectrum Lab with RCRtv
AUSTIN, Texas – In an unassuming building in Austin, Texas, AT&T engineers can recreate virtually any network condition in the high-tech Austin Spectrum Lab, which will also serve as ground zero for the carrier’s upcoming trials of "5G."
RCR...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Accedian Networks about network QoS related to SDN, NFV and 5G
On today’s show we have an interview with Scott Sumner, VP of...
ONOS-based transport SDN super controller from Huawei wowed judges
SANTA CLARA, California – Huawei walked away with the SDN Idol 2016 award at this week’s Open Networking Summit. The Linux Foundation, which presented the award, said it was in recognition of Huawei’s Open Network Operating...
Network virtualization technologies using SDN and NFV platforms have slowly begun to creep across networks. This report garners insight from telecom operators, industry analysts and vendors to look at where carriers are focusing their initial deployments; which network segments are seeing improved efficiencies from...
Carriers are taking different tracks in NFV, SDN and cloud deployments
The current move by telecom operators towards virtualization platforms has broken into two groups: those that are moving aggressively and those that are watching those move aggressively.
“It’s sort of like the private jet market,”...
