VMware has announced the next generation of its NFV platform for telcos that it says will enable breakthrough improvements in network performance, new carrier-grade networking capabilities, and intent-based service assurance to help improve the total Read more…
Commercial deployments of NFV and SDN are aggressively moving forward, with nearly all leading Tier 1 operators having adopted or planning to adopt NFV and/or SDN by the end of this year, according to Technology Read more…
5G action this day: KT unveils a 5G blimp for emergency rescue ops; Nokia and Tencent in R&D pact for 5G vertical apps; DoCoMo develops live 8K VR streaming system; Samsung and SK Telecom demo Read more…
In this interview, Kundan Das, director of business development for APJC at Parallel Wireless explains why operators need a variety of solutions to support their subscriber needs and that is why architectures should be G-agnostic, transport Read more…
The Broadband Forum and NTT have demonstrated the disaggregation of time-critical PON functions, which they say brings operators a step closer to quickly and cost-effectively delivering new 5G services. Launched with NTT last year, the Read more…
Telefónica, Huawei, and UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) have conducted a field trial demonstrating the application of quantum cryptography on commercial optical networks, and integrating the technologies operationally using SDN. All secure communications are based Read more…
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project – which is developing a unified platform for end-to-end, closed-loop network automation – has announced the availability of its second software release, ONAP Beijing, which focuses on new Read more…
Open architectures are becoming the new normal for telcos, but many still stick with single-vendor strategies – which surely defeats the purpose of open systems in the first place. As a CTO, it’s probably heresy Read more…
ETSI has announced the availability of Release Four of its Open Source MANO (OSM) spec for NFV, which it says constitutes a huge leap forward in terms of functionality, user experience and maturity. The new Read more…
2017 was not a good year for the VoLTE vendor business, according to Dell’Oro Group. The good news: the market is expected to experience double-digit growth in 2018. 2017 was a tough year for VoLTE Read more…
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