virtualisation
Vodafone and Huawei enhance fibre access with Fixed Access Network Slicing
Vodafone and Huawei have conducted a successful field trial of Fixed Access Network Slicing. The virtual access network solution partitions a physical fibre to the home (FTTH) network into multiple
Read moreService provider SDN and NFV investments to reach US$22bn by 2020, says SNS Research report
SNS Research‘s latest report indicates that the service provider SDN (Software-Defined Networking) and NFV (Network Functions Virtualisation) market will grow at a CAGR of approximately 45% over the next three years. Annual
Read moreIt’s time for CSPs to escape the vendor relationship circle of despair
In this interview Niall Norton, the chief executive of Openet, tells George Malim, the managing editor of VanillaPlus that, as 5G and virtualisation begin to emerge, communications service providers (CSPs)
Read moreSkills shortages and culture conflicts hinder the world of virtual networks
As the demands facing network operators and communication service providers (CSPs) have increased, network virtualisation has garnered plenty of interest and excitement as the future for the communications sector, writes
Read moreThe future waits: Virtualisation deployment is lagging as the telecoms industry faces new roadblocks, says report
Despite a clear desire to virtualise networks and shift to cloud-based technology, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are facing serious roadblocks along the way, according to new research from consulting firm Cartesian.
Read more5G is a gradual and continuous process, says Telefónica architecture director
There’s a lot of excitement in the vendor community about deploying 5G but many operators remain cautious and see years of fit for purpose performance in 4G and 4.5G technologies.
Read moreHuawei releases SDN/NFV commercial and technological innovations
Huawei shared its latest commercial and technological innovations and progress at the 2017 SDN NFV World Congress October 9-13 in The Hague, Netherlands, and announced that it has deployed over
Read moreNFV – Where are we now?
Networks with virtualised functions bring communications service providers the power to provision services quickly, analyse and automate networks, release creativity for designing new services and take advantage of general-purpose platforms
Read moreProcera Networks completes the acquisition of Sandvine Corporation
Procera Networks, a provider in Network Intelligence has announced the completion of the acquisition of Sandvine Corporation, a provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators.
Read moreGrupo Gtd selects Netcracker’s BSS, OSS and virtualisation suite as the foundation for digital transformation
NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced that Grupo Gtd has selected the Netcracker 12 suite, comprised of next-generation BSS/OSS and virtualisation capabilities, to enable its large-scale IT consolidation, transformation and
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