NFV
Living in a hybrid world: The challenges of integrating legacy architectures with virtualised networks
Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are being presented with several opportunities to accelerate their digitalisation journeys. However, as the progress behind network virtualisation continues to gather momentum,
Read moreSolve the service assurance complexity of 4.5G and 5G
The first pre-standard launches of 5G are due toward the end of 2018, writes Scott Sumner, the vice president of strategy at end-to-end network and application performance experts Accedian. However,
Read moreNFV: Don’t get stuck in a virtual rut
Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) has been a source of a lot of doubt for the telecoms industry over the years. The fight to dominate the market with this technology is
Read moreAutomation is the way to go, but what about the workers?
Automation is fast coming to a range of industries, bringing greater efficiencies, lower operating costs and more flexible service delivery. But will the telecoms industry be in the front line
Read moreWe’ve got to hurry up, says HGC Global Communications chief digital officer
Jacqueline Teo is the chief digital officer of HGC Global Communications, the Hong Kong-based operator that provides domestic connectivity in Hong Kong as well as international capacity. Teo is driving
Read moreHow to overcome complexities and avoid non-functional virtualisation
Virtualisation is a good example of a technology that’s being used in the data centre to improve operational efficiency, writes Nadeem Zahid, the senior director of strategy and cloud at
Read moreSON shines sometimes as CSPs get ready to automate operations
Self organising networks (SON) have, in recent years, gained limited attention as communications service providers (CSPs) focus on virtualisation via software defined networks (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV).
Read moreLanner teams up with Telco Systems to accelerate NFV deployments
Lanner, a global supplier of network communication platforms, is partnering with Telco Systems, a provider of SDN/NFV, CE 2.0, MPLS and IP solutions, to accelerate NFV service deployments.
Read moreDefining a new approach to innovation – How CSPs can drive innovation across their business by moving on from a traditional R&D mindset
Technologies such as big data and software-defined services are transforming customer expectations and creating new opportunities for Communication Service Providers (CSPs). However, in the fight for customers and revenues enabled
Read more2nd ETSI NFV Plugtests demonstrate high interoperability levels and increased feature support
The second global ETSI NFV Plugtests® event saw high rates of test execution and interoperability for multi-vendor network services, according to the event report published here. Interoperability was achieved in almost
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