AT&T’s Saxena Details OpenStack Implementation in Network
AT&T is "choosing to be the disruptor."
Riverbed Debuts an SD-WAN Product
It’s also gearing up for a second IPO.
AT&T Uses vEPC to Fuel European IoT Business
As IoT traffic grows, virtualization will become more critical.
Last Chance to Join the HPE & F5 DemoFriday: Virtualized Network Functions as Fast as Purpose-Built Hardware
In an upcoming DemoFriday, F5 and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will demonstrate virtual network services in an end-to-end framework that enables the virtualized network functions to run as fast as purpose-built hardware.
DemoFriday with Netronome & Ericsson: Improve Performance & Flexibility of Telco NFV with Intelligent Server Adapters
Achieve up to 5X lower TCO for SDN and NFV applications with hardware-based acceleration of virtual switch processing.
Verizon Likes Pod Architecture for Data Centers
Big Switch, Dell, and Red Hat are its partners.
TIA’s NFV Security Group Reflects Carriers’ Unease With Open Source
Carriers trust open source - but not too much.
AT&T Integrated Cloud to Include 105 Data Centers by Year’s End
Juniper’s Contrail does the orchestration.
How to Determine Which NFV Ideas Matter Most – Part 2
Design the most effective NFVI to scale network capacity and introduce new services faster and more cost-effectively.
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — April 22, 2016
Here are the top stories SDxCentral wrangled this week related to SDN, NFV, cloud, and virtualization infrastructure: Verizon Publishes an SDN/NFV Reference Architecture — We can’t let AT&T have all the fun. On the heels of Ma Bell’s Ecomp specification, Verizon lays down some SDN/NFV knowledge of its own. A bit of Friday fun from the NFV World Congress. How... Read more →
Verizon Publishes an SDN/NFV Reference Architecture
It worked with Cisco, Ericsson, HPE, Intel, etc.
How NFV Got XO to Embrace DevOps
Vendors had just one week in XO's lab to hammer out any issues.
Google Uses vEPC to Deliver WiFi to Train Stations in India
Users are flocking to the service.
NTT Docomo Plans to Virtualize 75% of its Network
An earthquake first propelled the operator to virtualize.
Verizon: Virtualization Is Laying the Ground Work for 5G
If you aren't virtualizing your network, you are missing the boat.
Ericsson Expands Its Restructuring After a Dim Q1
The ever-expanding quest to save $1B by 2017.
Transform Mobile Networks with Holistic Virtual EPC
Learn how a virtual evolved packet core (EPC) can help eliminate expensive hardware, long upgrade cycles, overprovisioning, and years-in-advance budgeting.
CableLabs’ Kyrio Launches SDN Interoperability Lab
Kyrio hopes to attract telcos and other non-cable industry players.
AT&T Is Giving the P4 Language a Whirl
A mere 78 lines of code that even a manager can understand.
4 Lessons the Telecom Industry Should Learn From the Enterprise
Telcos looking at virtualization can look to where it's been done before.