Mirantis joins new global Open Source community to orchestrate production NFV deployments

Mirantis, the pure-play OpenStack company, has announced that it is a founding member of Open Source MANO (OSM), a community focused on delivering Open Source Management and Orchestration (MANO) aligned with ETSI

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Network data collection and analytics provides the insights needed for a smooth transition

New networks and new services mean we’re now entering a different industry to traditional telecoms. What’s needed are data collection and analytics capabilities so communications service providers (CSPs) can assess

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‘Flexible IP-based Services’ becomes fourth Mobile Edge Computing proof-of-concept accepted by ETSI

InterDigital, Inc. a mobile technology research and development company, has announced that ETSI’s Industry Specification Group for Mobile Edge Computing (ISG MEC) officially accepted the proposal submitted by the company and four

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ETSI seeks harmonisation of NFV information modelling

ETSI’s Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualisation (ETSI NFV) has convened an industry workshop to align cloud-centric initiatives and network-centric initiatives to ensure successful realization of NFV through automation.

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Security a challenge and opportunity – for NFV development, says ETSI

Security in the network-function virtualisation (NFV) / Software-defined networking (SDN) environment is one of the major challenges the industry needs to address for 2016 but it should also be seen

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Survey shows promise for virtualisation standards groups

The telecom industry has no shortage of standards and trade groups vying for industry attention – and in most cases membership dollars – to establish their leadership credentials for shaping

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Red Hat NFV event: Why operators need a foundation of trust

Excitement for network function virtualisation (NFV) abounds in the telco industry, and for good reason. Many operators recognise the promise of NFV technology for its ability to offer agile service

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Small Cell Forum and ETSI to collaborate on virtualisation

The Small Cell Forum and ETSI’s NFV Industry Specification Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on a new work stream, exploring synergies between ETSI’s NFV programme and Small Cell

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