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08 October, 2019

SD-WAN is a lever in the door for the new world of software-defined telecoms says Verizon’s Cantor

Oliver Cantor is associate director of product strategy at Verizon and is focused on communicating the company’s software defined and virtualisation strategy to enterprise customers. The emergence of these technologies is enabling the telecoms industry’s transformation into a provider of digital infrastructure for enterprises. At the same time, enterprises are transforming through digitalisation and Verizon has developed products and services to support them in this agile, new world he tells VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim

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30 September, 2019

Developers at MEC Hackathons endorsed by ETSI challenged to trial edge computing for 5G in UK and China

The successful second edition of the MEC Hackathons endorsed by ETSI recently ended in two different parts of the world simultaneously on 17–18 September in London (UK) and Shenzhen (China). The competition was open to developers to test their applications with ETSI MEC APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) in a variety of use cases. (more…)

09 September, 2019

Samsung and Amdocs partner to integrate VNFs to accelerate service providers’ deployment

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, have announced multiple joint initiatives to accelerate communications service providers’ (CSP) journeys to open cloud networks. (more…)

09 September, 2019

Thinking smart to deliver better service: automating to tackle unprecedented disruption

The telecoms industry is experiencing a moment of unprecedented disruption. As it prepares to shift from 4G to 5G, they find themselves having to manage both physical and virtual infrastructures on a scale never before seen, while also contending with the growing importance of the network edge, says Duncan Greenwood, vice president & general manager NEMEA, VMware. (more…)

30 August, 2019

Telco and edge cloud portfolio expanded for better CSP connectivity and automation

VMware, Inc. has expanded its Telco and Edge Cloud portfolio to drive real-time intelligence for telco networks, as well as improved automation and security for telco, Edge and IoT applications. (more…)

06 August, 2019

Global satellite operator SES selects Amdocs NFV for network automation and to move to the cloud on Microsoft Azure

Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, announced that it will provide SES, a global satellite operator, with its Amdocs Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) solution to modernise and automate its network platforms in the cloud, in an open, software-centric way. (more…)

31 July, 2019

Lanner partners with Dispersive Networks to innovate and secure SD-WAN and uCPE solutions

Lanner Electronics, a global manufacturer of network appliances, and Dispersive Networks, an innovative supplier of secure programmable virtual networking and SD-WAN, have created an integrated solution that merges the Dispersive Virtual Network (DVN) software with Lanner’s uCPE platforms. (more…)

30 May, 2019

Multi-vendor, multi-domain SDN mobile transport assured by MYSOM OSI in 5th Open Network Foundation PoC

MYCOM OSI, the independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has launched a new solution for assuring mobile transport networks that utilise SDN across multiple domains and vendors. (more…)

14 May, 2019

Teoco’s Helix 10.2 platform released for 5G and NFV to enable faster resolution of faults and service issues

Teoco, a provider of planning & optimisation, assurance and analytics solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide, has released Helix 10.2. (more…)

06 May, 2019

Vodafone Idea Limited to deploy Ericsson Cloud Packet Core to enhance network performance

Ericsson announced that it has been selected by Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to deploy its Cloud Packet Core to enhance its existing core network. As part of this deal, VIL will benefit from Ericsson’s core network applications and Network Functions such as Ericsson virtual Evolved Packet Gateway (vEPG), Service Aware Policy Controller (vSAPC) and Virtualisation Infrastructure (NFVI) solution enabling fast introduction of new services and providing full service continuity. (more…)