TBR forecasts early adopters of NFV and SDN to reap greatest benefits
Telecom operators are expected to increase their reliance on software technologies based on network functions virtualization and software-defined networking to reduce costs and better compete against established software-based service providers, according to a...
Open Compute Project launches telco focus with support from DT, EE, SK, Verizon and AT&T
The Open Compute Project, which was formed five years ago under the umbrella of reimagining the design of servers and other hardware used in data centers, unveiled a Telco Project...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with CloudGenix on the impact of SDN on enterprise SD-WAN efforts
On today’s show we have an interview with Kumar Ramachandran, co-founder and CEO...
Allot lays out its top resolutions for the telecom operators looking to nurture subscriber loyalty, increase profits
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new...
Oracle sees NFV moving further into the mainstream with the help of orchestration
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Network functions virtualization has...
Spirent sees traffic management, virtualization and proactive testing as key drivers in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
We’ve heard the forecasts:...
On this week’s show we speak with the ONOS project to get an update on its open source SDN progress
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we take a look at some of the top news stories from the past week as well as speak...
Verizon joins the ONOS project, furthering support for open source SDN
The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project on its 1-year anniversary scored a significant membership victory, announcing the addition of Verizon Communications to the program focused on accelerating the adoption of open...
As software-defined network architectures move into the mainstream, a number of challenges and trends are emerging. RCR Wireless News asked Roark Pollock, VP of solutions marketing for Ixia, to weigh in on the company's perspective on momentum in the SDN and network functions virtualization market,...
Openwave Mobility predicts trends in 2016 for mobile video and data
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
The year for monetizing video...
Texas jury found Metaswitch infringed on 7 Genband patents linked to VoIP technology
Genband late last week claimed a court victory in patent case against Metaswitch Networks, with a jury finding infringement of seven Genband patents related to voice-over-IP technology.
According to Genband, a jury...
VC investments and M&A activity topped $600 million across NFV and SDN space last year
Venture capital funding is increasingly finding its way into the virtualized software space, with firms specializing in network functions virtualization and software-defined networking garnering hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Move towards multiple devices, million of users sets stage for significant growth
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Since Martin Cooper invented the...
Mirantis reports doubling in OpenStack online training students last year
Open-source software platform OpenStack continues to see considerable demand for trained programmers, which has resulted in a growing push towards online course options.
One firm specializing in the technology, Mirantis, said it witnessed a doubling in...
Viavi Solutions sees an evolution of network monitoring to meet demand from 5G, VoLTE, NFV
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
As 2016...
On this week’s show we speak with Sonus on NFV and SDN trends we saw in 2015 and what to expect in 2016
For this week’s featured interview, we spoke with Myk Konrad, VP of go-to-market for Sonus, to get his insight into the major...
HPE claims orchestration platform ideal for managing hybrid network architectures
Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled its Service Director platform, which the company said is designed to help communication service providers manage their services across hybrid network architectures.
The company, which late last year was spun off...
ADVA claims the deal will bolster NFV and cloud plans
ADVA Optical Networking is set to boost its cloud and network functions virtualization efforts following its announced acquisition of Overture Networks. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
According to ADVA, the deal combines two...
OpenCloud looks at the need for NFV differentiation in the market
When the Internet community started talking about the cloud, it meant different things to different people. Over the years, agreement was made on what makes a cloud a cloud, from server and app virtualization...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we speak with Metaswitch on the importance of open source for telecom virtualization
This week we spoke with Andy Randall, GM for the networking business unit at Metaswitch, on how the company looks at the importance of open source...
Openet claims free access to its open software designed to hasten NFV adoption
Business support systems platform provider Openet is planning to offer its VNF Lifecycle Manager software for free beginning in March.
Openet said beginning March 31, it will provide free access to the software...
AT&T software plans updated, highlighting open source targets, cloud milestones
LAS VEGAS – AT&T continues to steadily march towards a virtualized future, which will see the carrier hit software control of 75% of its network by 2020 using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies....
Openet predicts content partnerships, Wi-Fi, BSS and NFV will alter mobile space in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Content partnerships 2.0
Data...
What to expect from SDN and data centers in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
In 2015, service providers, telecom operators, and...
