NFV

Huawei boasts more than 560 NFV and SDN deployments worldwide for first half of 2017 Global network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) adoption is on the rise, as …

Playbook notes NFV deployment challenges and strategies for moving forward Openwave Mobility, a data plan management solutions provider for the telecom industry, recently published its “NFV Playbook,” highlighting some of …

NFV, SDN and LSO Lifecycle service orchestration (LSO) is a buzzword on par with software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV), which the service provider community has embraced with …

TM Forum and MEF extend four open APIs with LSO Sonato software development kit TM Forum, a nonprofit industry association for service providers and their suppliers in the telecom industry, …

Operator prioritizing NFV MANO Proximus, Belgium’s largest telecommunications company, has selected Cloudify’s cloud-native orchestration platform in its push toward network functions virtualization (NFV). Proximus will leverage Cloudify’’s platform to provide …

A three-phase process makes the most of investments geared toward delivering on 5G and IoT With the 5G New Radio specification, both non-standalone and standalone variants, tracking for finalization by …

AT&T sees open source software and hardware as fundamental to 5G Working with industry consortia Open Network Foundation and Open Compute Project on sharing open source software and hardware technology, …

ETSI NFV ISG completes specifications to accelerate NFV interoperability and adoption The ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group (ETSI NFV ISG) said it is working to accelerate global network functions virtualization (NFV) …

Oracle releases survey noting main issues facing service providers and potential solutions Oracle recently conducted a new global survey titled “The Communications Cloud: CSPs Take on Tomorrow,” polling the top …

NFV, SDN and mobile edge computing, all major aspects of 5G, creates an opportunity for disruption of telecom vendor ecosystem The sheer complexity of 5G and attendant use cases–mobile AR/VR, …

Partner Communications chooses Cloudify and VMware to help accelerate NFV solutions Cloudify and VMware recently announced they are working with Partner Communications, formerly known as Orange Israel, on a new …

Amdocs NFV targets service providers managing both physical and virtual features Amdocs continues to dip its toes into the network functions virtualization (NFV) market. The company recently unveiled Amdocs NFV …

Goal is to allow operators embracing SDN and NFV to reduce costs and speed-up development of new businesses HONG KONG–Huawei has released a new solution designed for SDN/NFV testing dubbed …

ABI Research says open source communities and individual telcos are fueling development in Asia-Pacific NFV market As telecom service providers in Asia-Pacific continue to virtualize their network architecture, a new …

BSNL and Coriant enter MoU that lays the foundation for future 5G deployments in India India telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based …

Gigabit LTE coming alive with carrier aggregation, massive MIMO and NFV With major global operators competing to offer end users affordable, unlimited access to mobile data, more than two dozen …

ETSI interoperability plugtests help technical committees develop global standards for NFV platforms The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is set to host the second Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Plugtests event from …

Liberty Global intends to deploy Juniper Networks vMX virtual route reflectors to streamline operations and decrease cost of ownership Juniper Networks announced Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and …

Mosaic Alliance brings vendors together to improve NFV and SDN solutions In an effort to speed up the implementation of its software-defined access (SD-access) networks, Adtran Inc., a global provider …

Nokia-led 5G-MoNArch focused on 5G for vertical markets including automotive, healthcare and media Network slicing, seen as a key 5G enabler, partitions a single physical layer into multiple virtual networks. …

The booming NFV and SDN market The network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to be worth approximately $54.41 billion by 2022 with a compound annual …

Orange Poland virtualizes business and customer support systems to compete in digital market Openet, Ireland’s largest privately held tech firm that develops software for telecom service providers, recently announced Orange …

Dell EMC and BT partner on PoC to use disaggregated switches to manage network traffic Dell EMC and BT announced they are collaborating on a trial centered on how disaggregated …

Verizon teams up with Amazon to deliver virtual services at global scale Verizon announced it has made its Virtual Network Services available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. AWS …

InterDigital Flips platform uses NFV and SDN ‘fabric’ InterDigital, a mobile technology research and development company, announced its mobile edge computing (MEC) 5G network architecture trial in Bristol, U.K., was …