NFV Hub

19 October, 2018

DevOps in NFV assures the health of service chains and 5G network slices

It’s a last quarter of 2018 and we can see how extensively leading network equipment vendors, solution providers and communication service providers (CSPs) are moving towards next generation of connectivity network in the form of 5G. This shift leads to growing maturity and development in network functions virtualisation (NFV) technology driven by active contribution by open source communities as well as work around new innovative proof of concepts jointly implemented by commercial vendors, writes Sagar Nangare, a digital strategist at Calsoft.

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12 October, 2018

Achieve the digital transformation edge with VNF

Telecoms is dynamic, and today it is the companies that digitally transform that have the edge. With constant changes in technology, services, competition and even business models, more communications service providers (CSPs) are looking towards software network virtualisation than ever before, writes Faisal Usmani, the business development and strategy lead for the Communications Business Unit at Cyient Europe.

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11 October, 2018

A lesson in VNF standardisation

Virtual network functions (VNFs) are based on the principle of running a network function using software that is decoupled from the underlying hardware, and is a key component of network functions virtualisation (NFV). However, the process of onboarding virtual network functions (VNFs) has become complex and time-intensive, and is in contradiction to the promised benefits of NFV. Oren Marmur, a vice president and head of NFV at Amdocs, believes that communication service providers (CSPs), industry organisations and vendors should support the standardisation of VNF onboarding, in order for the telecoms industry to realise the benefits of NFV.

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08 October, 2018

Industry’s first full-stack cloud-based SDN/NFV solution as a service claimed by Netcracker

Netcracker Technology announced the launch of a new solution: the Netcracker Business Cloud, which eliminates the time, cost and complexity barriers service providers typically face in deploying cloud-based applications and virtual connectivity services. (more…)

01 October, 2018

Vodafone, China Mobile and Huawei show cross-operator VPN service orchestration using ONAP at Open Networking Summit

Three Platinum members of Linux Foundation’s ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform), Vodafone, China Mobile and Huawei, are collaborating to demonstrate advanced ONAP orchestration capabilities for cross-operator multi-layer VPN services. (more…)

17 September, 2018

Are you taking the necessary steps to prepare yourself and your network today?

It’s no surprise that a robust, resilient, and reliable network is one of the most important drivers for business success. Organisations are having to continuously improve their network infrastructure to offer the great experiences their customers expect. Recent changes in the network market mean this continuous improvement needs to go beyond optimisations and extend all the way to re-architecting the network, writes Larry Zulch, the executive vice president and general manager of Savvius, a LiveAction company.

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14 September, 2018

At IBC, Telestream unveils project orchid, a new generation of self-aware, self-healing infrastructures for live streaming

“Our move to self-aware architectures is the most strategically important research & development initiative that Telestream has implemented in the last decade. The results will be significant for broadcasters, content owners and service providers who are ready to aggressively engage in the business of sophisticated, video streaming. (more…)

11 September, 2018

Huawei Service Crafting Centre (SCC) solution and digital service enable self-driving of telco network automation

Huawei has launched its TelcoCraft Service Crafting Centre (SCC) solution, which aims to help communication service providers (CSP) to realise network automation by adopting a new service creation and operation model. (more…)

02 August, 2018

Linux Foundation Networking continues its global growth with addition of eight new members

The Linux Foundation Networking Fund (LFN), which facilitates collaboration and operational excellence across open networking projects such as ONAP and OPNFV, announced the addition of eight new Silver and Associate members, continuing its rapid global growth. (more…)

13 July, 2018

VNF-based SBCs critical for white box security

Simplicity is becoming a major selling point – especially when it comes to IT security, writes Paul German, the chief executive of VoIPSec. As organisations wake up to the huge additional requirements associated with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into force in 2018, any solution that can minimise complexity is compelling.

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