Virtualising messaging platforms: the rise of NFV

Communications service providers (CSPs) have been successfully launching and generating revenue from messaging services for years.

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Patton enters SDN/NFV arena with virtual eSBC and now seeks alpha partners

Patton Electronics, a US-based manufacturer of unified communications (UC), cloud, and Internet of Things (IoT) enabling solutions for carrier, enterprise and industrial networks, has entered the software defined networks (SDN)

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Saudi Telecom company partners with Mirantis for first OpenStack-Powered public cloud services

Mirantis, the pure-play OpenStack company, and Saudi Telecom Company (STC), announced a partnership to deliver public cloud services on Mirantis OpenStack. The largest telecommunication services provider in the Middle East and North Africa

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Core Network Dynamics unveils OpenEPC 7, ramps up for carrier-grade deployments

Mobile core network software start-up Core Network Dynamics (CND), unveiled OpenEPC 7, the first version designed specifically for commercial, carrier-grade deployments.

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What does Network Function Virtualisation mean for the channel?

As Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) becomes ever more widely adopted, many channel partners and resellers are making this new technology their top priority for 2016.

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Network Virtualization Forum

Event date: October 5-7, 2015 Dallas, USA

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Partnering for success in a Google Fi World

In my last blog, I discussed the conundrum facing telcos in relation to how to respond to the rise of Google Fi and other network agnostic services: they can either

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Virtualisation is like democracy: you might not get what you bargained for

The question that telco operators need to ask themselves, when it comes to virtualisation, is ‘does the solution fit the problem?’

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