Telenor selects Ericsson for 5G core network transformation

Ericsson has inked a new deal with Telenor Group, the Norwegian multinational telecommunications company, to transform its core network in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

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How to step towards becoming a digital service provider with UC&C – Part 2

In the first blog in this two-part series by Frank Paterno, the vice president of Global Carriers at PGi, we looked at the key factors in driving the transition of

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ZTE to build large-scale vIMS network in Latin America for Telefónica

ZTE is working with Telefónica, to jointly build a large-scale virtual IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS) network in Latin America. This network will cover seven countries in Latin America – Panama,

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It’s not you, it’s me: Why operators and vendors must help employees ‘skill up’

With the introduction of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), and Software Defined Networking (SDN) operators hope that they can finally rival, at a local level, the types of services that the

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China Mobile claims ‘world’s largest NFV network’ as builder ZTE starts commercialisation trial

ZTE Corporation, reported that China Mobile has officially initiated the commercialisation of its rich communication services (RCS) network.

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Messaging and NFV – time to link the silos

The shift from hardware-based to virtualised software environments is starting to impact most elements for next-generation network architecture. The establishment of LTE in most global markets means more and more

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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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NEC and NetCracker release Virtualised IMS (vIMS) solution

NEC Corporation and NetCracker Technology has announced that they have released a virtualised IP multimedia subsystem (vIMS) solution through their joint business brand, NEC/NetCracker SDN/NFV Solutions. The NFV-based vIMS solution offers both control

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