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A perceived lull in NFV deployment and development can be overcome with the right model in place. When people run out of things to say in a conversation or a …

The SD-WAN market is seeing considerable attention from across the telecom space, with VeloCloud scoring recent deals to support AT&T and Sprint efforts. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we …

Sprint said its 2.5 GHz-powered LTE service hit 100M pops covered, while AT&T laid out its long-term NFV, SDN plans … 2 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless …

Arrow to market and sell network services tailored for customer applications. Arrow Electronics inked an agreement with Vodafone to market the latter’s “internet of things” services as part of its …

SDN, NFV and cloud will further network transformation necessitated by 5G use cases. WASHINGTON – Emphasizing the key role of communications in global economic development, Sorabh Saxena, SVP of software …

Updates to Cisco Cloud-Scale Networking platform tap NFV and SDN to ease telecom operator moves towards updating central office deployments. Cisco Systems said it has updated its IOS XR Cloud-Scale …

Nokia unveiled a “templating system” it said is based on ETSI NFV, TOSCA and OpenStack specs designed to simplify VNF management and orchestration. The exceedingly complicated process of virtual network …

Virtualization is critical to developing next-generation intelligent networks, with cloud central offices seen as an important part of bolstering SDN and NFV. Communication service providers are facing challenges on multiple …

NFV and SDN deployments remain sporadic, though development advances have bolstered platforms with the focus now on making them work better. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with …

Learn how Huawei brings vast managed services experience to evolving IT landscape Network operators are transforming the way they do business by using more agile methods to reduce opex and …

Amazon Web Services set to include AT&T NetBond product in a move designed to increase security for SaaS providers Infor and Pegasystems. AT&T deepened its work with Amazon Web Services …

Cable television giant Comcast joins the open source ON.Lab ONOS and CORD initiatives focused on SDN, NFV and cloud development. The Open Networking Laboratory scored a significant new member as …

Computing giant Microsoft joins open source software focused group The Linux Foundation as ‘Platinum’ member, with board representation. The Linux Foundation recently scored a significant new member in Microsoft, which …

Cloud security plans require telecom operators and enterprises to think about total protection processes and take into account software platforms. Telecommunication operators are increasingly turning towards virtualized platforms in order …

Advances in network technology and applications are expected to support a surge in the global connected workforce, according to Strategy Analytics. Wireless communications continues to infiltrate and empower the enterprise …

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 …

Open Networking User Group states plans for significant investment into cloud, analytics and monitoring, formation of ONUG Lab The Open Networking User Group came out of its recent trade event …

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 …