NFV

ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms. Telecom operators are feverishly working towards implementing virtualization technologies like …

A new survey from IHS found 82% of carriers have SDN already deployed or planned this year A vast majority of the world’s largest mobile operators have software-defined networking plans on …

In case you missed the latest episodes of RCRtv, our weekly recap is bringing you insight on topics and guests featured on RCRtv’s weekly programing. On last week’s episode of Coder’s …

Just ahead of releasing its latest quarterly results, Sprint revamps its leadership In a strange move just hours ahead of its latest quarterly results, Sprint announced a major revamp of …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Andre Fuetsch, SVP of architecture and design at AT&T, to get an update on the telecom operators expansive network virtualization, NFV …

Vast majority of OpenDaylight members targeting SDN, see NFV and cloud as top use cases The Linux Foundation’s OpenDaylight program has been actively supporting the growing adoption of virtualized network …

Oracle OSS update looks to tackle challenge of operating NFV across virtual, physical networks Oracle Communications updated its operational support systems suite in a move to help communication service providers …

The cable business typically doesn’t feature high on lists of dynamic industries that rapidly adopt innovative new technologies in order to deliver compelling new products and stellar customer support. Under …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Elias Aravantinos, principal analyst at ACG Research, on a new white paper looking at NFV ROI models One of the bigger …

IHS notes in a new report that poor LTE experiences tainting 4G, 5G pool A new report from IHS found that half of global service providers surveyed have begun to …

KDDI and China Mobile move forward on NFV PoC, SDN cloud deployments Proof-of-concepts continue to be a major focus of vendors and operators looking to test the bounds of virtualized …

A new report from IHS predicts the NFV market is set to explode 5-fold beginning this year Analyst firms continue to report data backing growing demand for network functions virtualization …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Ken Dilbeck, head of collaboration program at the TM Forum on moving NFV and SDN from hype to reality Few would …

A new NFV study from ACG Research shows investment payback in 3 years One of the bigger hurdles facing mobile operators as they look at deploying virtualized network functions is …

A new security extension for network functions virtualization aligns businesses and carriers at the forefront of cloud computing What is a network? That question was fairly easy to answer a …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Simon Osborne, CTO for service orchestration at Comptel, on looking beyond capital expense and operating expense when moving towards virtualization platforms …

IHS report found only a small percentage of telecom operators are running IMS in NFV environments IP multimedia subsystems are seen by many as a stepping stone into the world …

Virtualization technologies have become a hot topic among telecom operators. Eyeing the benefits of network functions virtualization, Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding with Alcatel-Lucent to test NFV technologies as …

AT&T working on PoC for software-defined storage using SDN, NFV and cloud AT&T is looking to take advantage of its push into network virtualization using software-defined networking, network functions virtualization …

1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, …

OPNFV Project now counts 60 member companies, adding Altera, Brain4 Net, CertusNet The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project welcomed in a trio of new members this week, …

Huawei launches 9 NFV and SDN platforms; Masergy goes live; and OpenDaylight unveils Lithium Network infrastructure provider Huawei continued its push into the virtualized world, announcing nine software-defined networking and …

There is agreement in the telecom industry that the future of wireless networks is “5G.” However, ask anyone in the industry to define 5G and you’ll get many different answers. …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with George Drapeau, director of partner solutions and strategy at Red Hat on how OpenStack and open source are being used to …

Oracle launches four new NFV platforms targeting CSPs Oracle continues to bolster its virtualized platform that targets communication service providers, announcing four new products it claims are designed for network functions virtualization …