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Virtualization is moving to the edge for Red Hat and Cisco
Virtualization is moving to the edge and the Red Hat / Cisco partnership has its first full scale operator going with this model. Read more…
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5G can’t happen without network virtualization: survey
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…
Off the Wire
CSPs struggle to find business case for network transformation
Communications service providers (CSPs) are reporting slower-than-expected progress towards network transformation in a new TM Forum survey, despite 44% of them agreeing that it plays an integral part in digital transformation success. According to TM Read more…
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Singtel ‘liquifies’ infrastructure with virtualized platform
Singtel has launched Liquid Infrastructure, a new generation platform that promises to help enterprises configure their networks with ease to support their business requirements with greater control and agility. Designed to help enterprises execute their Read more…
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Here’s what enterprises really think about D-NFV: survey
A new Ovum survey of 200 enterprise decision-makers provides some surprising insights on their views of Distributed NFV. Ciena’s Susan Friedman details the results. It’s often a useful exercise for us vendors to get out Read more…
White Papers
India telcos must brace their networks for data deluge
Soaring mobile device usage and data traffic are driving unprecedented connectivity demand across India, leaving operators asking whether their networks are ready for the deluge. A new white paper from Ciena explains how Indian operators Read more…
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Virtual RAN is the foundation of ‘real’ 5G
5G NR is a good start, but just a start – cellcos need a cloud-native, fully virtualized 5G infrastructure if they want to move beyond standard consumer services, writes Hugh Ujhazy. IDC expects that mobile data Read more…
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Amdocs updates portfolio to support 5G NR network rollouts
Amdocs has announced comprehensive support for 5G rollouts supporting a wide range of acceptance and optimization tools to ensure communication service providers (CSPs) can select “best in breed” equipment partners for their 4.5G, 4.9G and Read more…
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Broadband Forum standardizes virtual business gateway for SD-WAN
The Broadband Forum says it has published its first standard for distributed virtualized Customer Premises Equipment (vCPE) as it continues to accelerate its work on Open Broadband, Cloud Central Office (CO) and SD-WAN. The new Read more…
Features
White boxes are the future of the virtual network edge: RAD
Network virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV have finally moved from hype to reality, and that includes the network edge, as Yacov Cazes, Director of Service Provider Line of Business at RAD, explains in this interview. Read more…