ZTE secures a large portion of China Mobile’s bidding for NFV network equipment

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile Internet, has bagged a large portion of China Mobile’s 2019 bidding for NFV network equipment,

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Samsung and Amdocs partner to integrate VNFs to accelerate service providers’ deployment

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, have announced multiple joint initiatives to accelerate communications service providers’ (CSP) journeys to

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Thinking smart to deliver better service: automating to tackle unprecedented disruption

The telecoms industry is experiencing a moment of unprecedented disruption. As it prepares to shift from 4G to 5G, they find themselves having to manage both physical and virtual infrastructures

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A10 Networks Thunder Convergent Firewall selected for 5G network deployment by major Japanese mobile carrier

A10 Networks, a provider of intelligent and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced a major Japanese mobile carrier has selected the A10 Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW) Gi/SGi firewall solution for its 5G

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SD-WAN at the CSP: Why grey solutions are slowing success

It’s striking the number of service providers that have recently started promoting SD-WAN offers, especially given that there is little evidence amongst them of its commercial success. Popularity and perceived

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ETSI OSM reaches its 100th member and gets ready for 5G

ETSI Open Source MANO has just reached the critical number of 100 participating organisations in the group. A wide range of industry players are involved in the OSM community, including

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Telco Systems signs strategic investment and multiyear joint development deal with Arm

Telco Systems, a provider of SDN/NFV, CE 2.0, MPLS and IP solutions, has announced a strategic investment and joint development agreement with Arm. Arm is a supplier of semiconductor IP, for Telco Systems to develop new service-ready

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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,

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Red Hat certifies multiple Ribbon VNFs on Open Stack platform 10

Ribbon Communications Inc., a global provider of secure and intelligent cloud communications, announced that its Session Border Controller Software Edition (SBC SWe), Insight Element Management System (EMS) and Centralised Policy

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ETSI Open Source MANO announces Release FOUR, moving faster than ever

ETSI is pleased to announce the availability of OSM Release FOUR. Bringing a large set of new features and enhancements, this version is the most ambitious and innovative OSM Release to

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