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Ericsson and NEC tout their support for NTT DoCoMo’s multivendor NFV deployment Ericsson and NEC both came out as vendor partners for NTT DoCoMo’s network functions virtualization plans, including the …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with the Open Networking Foundation about telecom benefits from …

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 …

Cisco and Verizon said they plan to target enterprise and government users, while Verizon mulls data center future Cisco said it was partnering with Verizon Enterpriser Solutions to offer its …

Wipro sees great change and opportunity in network assurance from NFV deployments Network functions virtualization has brought the capability of the telco networks on commodity hardware and software. Never before …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with A10 about DDoS attack security for NFV- and …

Hitachi joined the OpenDaylight Project as a ‘silver’ member, boosting the organization’s presence in Japan The OpenDaylight Project welcomed Hitachi as a “silver” member and named a new member to …

OPNFV unveiled its second NFV platform, promising greater interoperability and testing The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project launched its second platform release dubbed Brahmaputra. OPNFV, which teased …

Firms explain the MEC demo taps edge video orchestration to support streaming content Nokia Networks and U.K.-based operator EE demonstrated a pair of mobile edge computing-enabled services run over a …

Beryllium is the fourth platform release from OpenDaylight targeting open source SDN In keeping with its periodic table-inspired naming architecture, the OpenDaylight Project recently rolled out its latest open source …

DT reports international operations represented more than 64% of overall revenues German telco Deutsche Telekom posted 17.85 billion euro ($19.68 billion) in fourth quarter revenues last year, climbing 5% compared …

ETSI said it has tasked its OSM group to use open source software for MANO tied to NFV The European Telecommunications Standards Institute this week said it have begun work …

Huawei, Linux Foundation, China Mobile among members of open-source project; touted as first of its kind initiative for China BARCELONA, Spain – In order to lend agility and innovation to …

Software migration gaining strength, paying customers; allowed AT&T unlimited data move AT&T Mobility surprised many earlier this year when it re-entered the “unlimited” mobile data game, launching new rate plans …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Gigamon about visibility fabric needed for NFV deployments …

MWC set to showcase latest in 5G technology advances, IoT and some high-profile device launches The mobile telecom world is set to again convene in Barcelona, Spain, for the annual …

Firms looking to boost MEC technology advances, promise PoC demo at MWC The mobile edge computing space is set to receive a boost as Quortus and Applied Computer Solutions said …

The ONF Atrium SDN platform garners the 2016/A tag with OpenDaylight support The Open Networking Foundation updated its Atrium open software-defined networking solution with support for the Linux Foundation’s OpenDaylight …

5G plan includes Ericsson, Intel; field trials planned for Austin AT&T today announced a roadmap for research, development and ultimate commercialization of next-generation 5G mobile networks in partnership with Ericsson and …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Cloudera on CSPs adopting Apache Hadoop open source …

Versa VNF software validated for interoperability with EMC NFVI platform Networking and security vendor Versa Networks said it received validation for a new platform designed to provide managed network and …

Executive Summary The telecommunication industry has experienced unprecedented change over the past 10 years. The emergence of connected devices, over-the-top (OTT) applications, and the Internet of Things (IoT) has resulted …

ETSI NFV ISG said meeting was first to bring together standards, open source community The European Telecommunications Standards Institute recently concluded an industry workshop designed to align cloud- and network- …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Tech Mahindra about tips for CSPs in deploying …

The Linux Foundation expects continued momentum for NFV- and SDN-based virtual networking in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry …