Telcos have a reputation for being resistant to open-source technologies – or at least being unable to fully understand how they can leverage it. The reality is a little more complicated. In this interview, Peter Read more…
Mellanox Technologies and Cumulus Networks announced that Line Corporation has selected Mellanox open Ethernet switches running Cumulus’ Linux open network operating system to power the network behind its messaging applications. Line is deploying Mellanox 100GbE Read more…
Virtualization, cloudification, automation and DevOps are key topics in the context of reinventing telecom networks, especially for 5G. IBM’s Rob van Den Dam writes about how communications service providers (CSPs) are reinventing networks with cloud-based Read more…
The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) announced that the Open Transport Config & Control Project has just approved TAPI 2.1, the latest version of the transport API that delivers a photonic media model and flexible northbound Interface Read more…
Partnerships will be key for telcos of all sizes taking advantage of the trinity of open source software, DevOps and microservices. Several large operators are increasing developer headcount as the trend of operator and vendor Read more…
Open-source telecom network orchestration is ripe for disruption in the mobile sector, but proprietary legacy technology continues to dominate the network even in hybrid scenarios, says a report from ABI Research. Orchestration architectures that provide Read more…
The latest trend for AI development in telecoms: AI platforms that focus on generic use rather than individual use cases, but widespread commercial deployment is still years away, says a new report from ABI Research. Read more…
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) – the cross-industry community spearheaded by Facebook to develop open-source telecoms gear – has kicked off its third annual summit in London with some key announcements involving disaggregated cell site Read more…
Nokia has launched what it says is a fully open and programmable network slicing solution for fixed access networks. Nokia says the fixed network slicing solution enables operators to not only execute service level slicing, Read more…
When open source first emerged as a significant part of the telecom industry’s future – around the time that software-defined networking was emerging – there was a tendency to see open source communities as competitive Read more…
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