BROWSING: SDN

T-Mobile 5G plans look to maintain pace with AT&T and Verizon

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 moves include leadership to workforce, standards, interoperability

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....

Reader Forum: User experience monitoring in NFV environments

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...

Mobile edge computing primer

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...

AT&T software plans expand to open optical network switch

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, NFV plans look to open source to counter challenges

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 moves progress with focus, support

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 outlines SDN, NFV deployment progress, plans

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...

Open source software altering telecom operator, vendor space

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...

AT&T preps for NFV/SDN, 5G at Austin Spectrum Lab

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...

SDN, NFV, 5G and network QoS

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...

Huawei scores SDN Idol award at ONS 2016

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...

Feature Report: NFV, SDN and cloud – How deep and where?

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...

NFV, SDN and cloud deployments: leading by example

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,”...

AT&T set for CORD trial, unveils ECOMP SDN and NFV initiative

AT&T continued to drive SDN and NFV development, noting an upcoming CORD trial and unveiling its ECOMP initiative AT&T continues to lean on software in an attempt to drive efficiencies from its networks being burdened with ever-increasing demand from consumers. At this week’s Open Networking Summit,...

AT&T SDN and NFV moves set to provide cost savings, generate revenues

AT&T expects ‘significant savings’ and cash flow tied to SDN and NFV technology AT&T’s ongoing push to gain software control of its telecom network at its core is move to save the carrier money. At a recent investor conference, AT&T CFO John Stephens noted those...

Ocular IP White Paper: Solving the customer equation in LSO NFV SDN

Three major trends currently shaping the telecom industry -- the mobile data tsunami, cloud computing and software-defined networking -- are all fueled by availability of bandwidth. As service providers evolve their network architectures to support these trends and enable the promise of network virtualization,...

ONOS claims ongoing progress for CORD initiative, to show mobile use case

The ONOS project’s CORD initiative includes carrier interest from AT&T, Verizon and SK Telecom The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project this week touted continued progress on its central office re-architected as data center initiative, including ongoing work towards the development of a...

Ericsson, NEC support NTT DoCoMo’s NFV deployment

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 telecom giant’s recently announced multivendor NFV platform. Ericsson said its platform is based on the Open...

ONF talks updated Atrium SDN 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 the Open Networking Foundation about telecom benefits from its updated Atrium SDN platform On today’s show we have an interview with Dan Pitt,...

Analyst Angle: 5G empowering vertical industries

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...

Cisco and Verizon partner on cloud collaboration platform

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 Cisco Spark cloud-based collaboration service to Verizon customers as part of the telecom giant’s expansion...

Reader Forum: NFV and its implications on network assurance

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 was the pace of change so fast and so disruptive. The question being asked today...

DDoS attack security for NFV- and SDN-powered networks

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 SDN-powered networks On today’s show we have an interview with Rene Paap, product marketing manager...