Amdocs has announced its implementation of Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, which enables operators to deliver virtual network services running on Azure, orchestrated and managed using ONAP. Amdocs is Read more…
Ciena says it is introducing enhanced policy capabilities into its Blue Planet intelligent automation platform that incorporates the architectural framework from the Linux Foundation’s open-source Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) to aid network providers’ evolution to more adaptive, software-centric Read more…
Cloud RAN has been a hot buzzword for the past five years, but according to a new forecast from Rethink Research, it’s going to take cellcos another ten years to achieve full virtualization of the Read more…
Mycom OSI has announced a collaboration with Red Hat for a telco cloud assurance solution that offers automated assurance across hybrid NFV networks. A highly scalable, reliable and agile telco cloud – in which telecom NFV Read more…
The global telecoms industry is going through a period of transformation. New technologies are disrupting the traditional players, and new competition is emerging. To a large extent, telecoms operators have not yet been able to Read more…
ZTE and China Telecom announced that they have completed what they say is the world’s first vBRAS full decoupling test in China Telecom’s CTNet2025 Laboratory. Based on 3-layer decoupling, the full decoupling further decouples NFVO Read more…
The Broadband Forum announced it is working on a project with NTT to standardize the virtualization of operators’ PON networks to support the delivery of time-critical applications (TCAs) such as 5G fronthaul. The project, which Read more…
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project has announced the availability of its first platform release, ONAP Amsterdam, which delivers a unified architecture for end-to-end, closed-loop network automation. The Amsterdam release includes code from open source ECOMP Read more…
Automation and orchestration bring a significant benefit to service providers as they seek to avoid cost and improve revenue. Cisco recently completed a research study on the operational processes of major service provider customers that Read more…
As we approach the end of the year and analysts and journalists sharpen their pens and gaze with steely concentration into the mists of 2018, we thought we would take a moment to reflect on Read more…
It’s proving to be a busy week on the industry forum/standards front. MEF and ETSI Open Source MANO (OSM) group have issued new releases, while the NGMN Alliance reports progress on 5G testing and various Read more…
Amdocs announced it is introducing a new ONAP-based intercarrier service orchestration solution that allows communication service providers to automate traffic scaling across multiple carrier networks . The solution targets challenges associated with how to commit Read more…
The telecoms industry has been buzzing about SDN/NFV and the benefits of network virtualization for years, yet adoption has been surprisingly lackluster for a technology that promises telcos badly needed agility to compete in the Read more…
Singtel has launched a new NFV-based solution that empowers enterprises to manage multiple and virtualized network functions at their existing sites or when they expand into new branch offices around the world. The solution – Read more…
SDN and NFV have been around for what seems like ages now, yet takeup is still slow despite the obvious benefits of network virtualization. The problem, as always, is legacy systems – operators often find Read more…
Open source is continuing to upend traditional supplier-operator relationships as Tier 1 operators explore ways to scale NFV and SDN deployments, according to TBR’s 3Q17 NFV/SDN Telecom Market Landscape. The TBR report finds that the Read more…
TM Forum has launched a blueprint intended to help communication service providers (CSPs) address the operational challenges of managing hybrid network environments – that is, virtualized network infrastructure and systems alongside traditional infrastructure. The “Implementation Read more…
Amdocs has announced a new open-source NFV software and services portfolio that it says will enable carriers and media companies to deploy cloud-based, agile, on-demand services. The portfolio, “Amdocs NFV powered by ONAP” (Open Network Read more…
Huawei has released a testing-as-a-service (TaaS) solution called TestCraft to accelerate SDN/NFV deployment. Announced at Huawei’s 2017 Operations Transformation Forum in Hong Kong Monday, TestCraft [PDF] provides a variety of automated test models and professional services Read more…
China Telecom Global has announced the launch of its SD-WAN service portfolio – in partnership with Versa Networks – that aims to provide greater connectivity, flexibility and cost savings for businesses globally. CTG says its Read more…
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