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MEF Names Dan Pitt as Senior Vice President
MEF is working on APIs for both north/south and east/west.
IHS Markit: 70% of Carriers Will Deploy CORD in the Central Office
95 percent of operators surveyed will create mini data centers.
ZTE to Cut About 3,000 Jobs in Q1 2017
The company is suffering from supply threats and lags in 4G sales.
VMware Joins Open-O to Pursue its Telco NFV Strategy
Other big NFV vendors must grapple with decision to join open source projects.
CloudByte Names Former StackStorm CEO as Chairman
Software-defined storage gets another open source project.
AT&T Outlines 5G Goals, Surpasses 2016 Virtualization Goal
The carrier has virtualized 34% of its network.
Zigbee Writes a Universal Language for IoT
The Zigbee dotdot language could help with IoT fragmentation.
The 5 Biggest Network Stories of 2016 that Will Bleed into 2017
OK. Donald Trump was the biggest story. But this pertains to networking.
Top 3 NFV & SDN Open Source Trends in 2016
A triumvirate of acronyms: CORD, MANO, and LSO.
Solving DDoS Attacks by Using Different Ports
Dispersive Technologies uses the word "dispersive" for a reason.
TDK Buys Sensor Manufacturer InvenSense for $1.3B in an IoT Play
Sensors are a key element of IoT.
Tata Picks Versa for SD-WAN in its Global Network
The global carrier Tata is using Versa for one SD-WAN option.
SD-WAN Needs to Iron Out Some Wrinkles
2016 was a big year for the nascent technology, but it’s raised some issues.
Huawei, Cisco, Nokia & Ericsson Join for NFV Testing
They’ll focus on specific customer implementations.
Is Cisco Falling Behind in Innovation (or Just in PR)?
The company approaches marketing differently under its new CEO.
Bell Canada Tests AT&T’s Open Source ECOMP Platform
Bell Canada will use SDN for its wireless and wireline networks.
Jury Says Arista Owes $0 to Cisco in Copyright Case
Arista did violate Cisco's copyright, but Cisco gets no money damages.
Ulevitch Promoted to Lead Cisco’s Security Business
Taking a little off of David Goeckeler's full plate.
Cisco’s Intercloud: Stick a Fork in It
Its demise was foreshadowed, but now it’s official.
Fujitsu Operates an SDN/NFV Consulting & Integration Practice
It does everything from soup to nuts to help companies use NFV.