Telstra first to launch VeloCloud virtually through SD-WAN in Asia- Pacific
Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company, recently announced an update to the Telstra Programmable Network, collaborating with VeloCloud to launch a virtual branch software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) in Australia and globally. Telstra described the new...
Amazon seeks to move into hybrid cloud market with AT&T, AWS collaboration
AT&T recently announced it is expanding its cloud networking solutions with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a focus on the cloud, security and the internet of things (IoT). As part of the expansion,...
Telecom regulator ACMA also announced plans to re-farm the 900 MHz band for 4G services
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced it has started the processes to re-allocate spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band for future 5G services, and to move to more...
End-to-end network slicing holds promise as the key to unlocking new business opportunities with 5G to drive revenue growth. So exactly how will service providers benefit from slicing? And how can they overcome technical challenges?
This webinar, developed by Strategy Analytics, will discuss where business...
October 19-20, ZTE Wireless & Services User Congress 2017 was held in Brussels, Belgium. At the congress, Michael Howard, Executive Director & Advisor of IHS Markit, delivered a speech at the topic of “Mobile Operators: Evolving SDN/NFV Plans in Preparation for 5G”, to share...
In the context of ICT convergence, with the help of SDN/NFV, telecom operation is transforming from relatively simple traditional telecom services operation to a digital one. Consequently, the SDN/NFV-based new telecom network is re-architecting network infrastructure, network function, and operation. With the accelerated advent...
Windstream SDNow extends to 50 U.S. markets
Windstream Wholesale, a Fortune 500 company and provider of network communications, recently announced it is expanding its SDNow transport service to encompass 50 markets dotted across the states. The move is part of a larger initiative by Windstream...
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 underscored by a recent announcement from Chinese technology firm Huawei. According to the company, over...
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 major hurdles facing NFV deployment and lessons for moving forward. According to the playbook, NFV...
Cisco debuts ACI 3.0 for customers managing multi-cloud environments
Cisco recently updated its software-defined networking (SDN) offering solution, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), due to the growing embracement of multi-cloud environments. According to the company, ACI 3.0 includes updated security and simplified management for any mix...
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 zeal. Although market trends signal a shift away from proprietary hardware, smaller service providers are...
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, announced it extended four of its of open APIs by Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), a...
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 the end of this year and mid-2018, respectively, operators around the world are coming to...
Complex and powerful, 5G is truly a transformational leap forward from 4G. With 5G on the horizon, companies are already actively developing and testing designs for this next gen technology. Yet achieving the full 5G vision brings significant new challenges for the cellular industry...
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, respectively, with the broader telecom ecosystem, AT&T is focused on bringing software control to passive...
Data center workloads create demand for enhanced processors at the edge
Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) solution, dubbed LX2160A, which moves data center workloads to the edge. The solution, a member of the Layerscape family, combines 64-bit Arm CPUs, Ethernet and...
Nokia pushes SDN into enterprise market
Nuage Networks, a software-defined networking venture by Nokia, recently landed its first SDN-based, large enterprise project in China with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), underscoring the company’s interest in expanding beyond telcos. CPIC is China’s second largest property insurance...
Per IDC, Fortinet takes title for shipping more appliances than any other vendor
Software-defined networking (SDN) has extended to distributed enterprises and branch offices with the emergence of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Given the cyber threats constantly plaguing distributed branches, organizations are seeking SD-WAN security...
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, autonomous driving, remote control of industrial robotics, etc..., presents an opportunity for infrastructure vendors to...
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 powered by Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), which oversees the lifecycle of virtual network functions....
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 TestCraft at the company’s Operations Transformation Forum 2017, which takes place in Hong Kong this...
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 networking solutions provider Coriant yesterday in an effort to bring 5G and the internet of...
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 of networking and communications equipment, recently debuted its Adtran Mosaic Open Network Alliance. The...
Cisco’s ACI to move beyond data centers to customers managing hybrid networks
Cisco recently announced it is devising a way to bring its software-defined networking (SDN) solution, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), to public clouds like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
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