News tagged: SDN

19 November, 2018

SD-WAN is an industry enabler for greater network operations

Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), is an application of software-defined networking (SDN) technology which is applied to a WAN architecture. One of the main benefits of SD-WAN, compared to traditional networking technologies is being able to centralise the control plane through a cloud hosted controller. Removing control from the edge devices allows for a more streamlined management of those devices. For network managers, simplifying controls, speed of deployment and agility to new challenges not only allows for cost savings and greater productivity, but helps deliver an overall better user experience, writes Stephen Lawrence, the sector director for enterprise at SSE Enterprise Telecoms. (more…)

15 November, 2018

Maintain visibility into the new mobile reality

The rapid explosion of over-the-top (OTT) services has forever changed the business model of mobile operators globally, writes John English, the director of marketing for service provider solutions at NETSCOUT.

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07 November, 2018

What’s in your broadband toolkit to win the MDU battle?

A substantial percentage of the world, especially broadband-demanding millennials, live in multi-dwelling units (MDUs). The European Commission has proposed all European households should have access by 2025 to networks offering at least 100Mbps download speeds and upgradable to one gigabit, leading to a competitive Gigabit Society.  With nearly 40% percent of the EU population living in MDUs, there are numerous and lucrative opportunities for network building to meet EU goals and real-world millennial desires for broadband services, writes Ronan Kelly, the chief technology officer for EMEA and APAC at Adtran.

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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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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…)

07 September, 2018

Colt extends SD WAN offering globally; launches on demand in Singapore

Colt Technology Services announced two SDN launches – the expansion of its SD WAN solutions across Asia Pacific and North America, and the launch of its on demand offering in Singapore. (more…)

18 July, 2018

Analytics, machine learning and automation are the keys to running smarter, more efficient networks

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are two technologies that are making a huge impact on virtually every industry, writes Brendan Gill, the chief executive of OpenSignal. Smart tools are being used by organisations across the globe – within current hardware and software – to improve both the decision making and automation processes.

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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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05 July, 2018

SD-WAN – what’s good, what’s not and what to look out for

Software defined wide area networks – or SD-WANs – are coming to a network near you … and soon, writes Manish Aggarwal, the director of technology at Aricent.

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04 July, 2018

The future calls: Realising the business need for network virtualisation

Anyone familiar with the industry will know that it’s currently an interesting time to be a Communication Service Provider (CSP). But, as with most sectors, it’s also a very tricky time. (more…)