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Analysis - NFV
In-depth analysis of networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure trends
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NTT DoCoMo looks to address open RAN concerns with OREX
OREX launched with 13 vendor partners, including AMD, Dell Technologies, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, Mavenir, NEC and Nvidia. -
Software supply chain attacks on the rise – is old open source software to blame?
In its annual State of the Software Supply Chain Report, Sonatype sheds light on alarming trends in open source software (OSS) and supply chain security. -
Why Ericsson’s cloud stack remains its customers’ choice
"We still have a ratio I would say of 75% of service providers have selected to use our cloud stack,” Ericsson's Monica Zethzon said. -
10 biggest open source software (OSS) security risks
A new report compiled by Endor’s Station 9 research team – and reviewed CISOs at leading tech companies – outlines risks introduced through open-source components throughout the software development -
Alkira CEO: SD-WAN Isn’t Enough for SASE in a Multi-Cloud World
“SD-WAN was primarily done for outside the cloud, to marry multiple different types of transports and not about optimizing the cloud,” Amir Khan said. -
VMware Telco Cloud Platform Gains Real-World Updates
The updates glean insight from VMware’s ongoing carrier deployment work, including experience from the ongoing Dish Network 5G deployment. -
Red Hat OpenStack 17 Targets Telco Stability
The update also tightens integration between OpenStack and OpenShift. -
Is Kubernetes the Cure to Cantankerous 5G Core?
The promise of 5G hinges on adoption of cloud-native technologies and specifically Kubernetes as enterprise 5G momentum will stumble without a cloud-native platform. -
Tempering Open Source Expectations in 5G
Open source is making an impact on the software layer of 5G networks, but the vision for open source networking is much more grandiose. -
Is It Time for Open Source SD-WAN?
A look at how open source intersects with SD-WAN, how openness could help, and whether open source will come to the networking tech. -
Open Networking: Midlife Crisis or Middleware Curse?
Open Networking Summit (ONS) 2019: reflections of an industry in transition. -
The Disaggregated Agile Telco – Faster, Better, Cheaper?
Can applying NFV and SDN principles to a telco organization yield better results? -
Containers in Telcos – Are We There Yet?
Will the NFV legacy trip up telcos’ leapfrog into containers? -
What to – and Not to – Expect at MWC 2019
Try as you might, there’s no avoiding 5G (real and fake), IoT, SD-WAN, or AI. -
2019 Resolutions for a Healthier NFV and SD-WAN Ecosystem
A collaborative approach from service providers might yield better results than one that seeks to disempower the vendors. -
Watch Out Networking, the Service Mesh Will Rock Your World
Service meshes could displace many L4-7 networking functions. But will they? -
DPDK — One API to Rule Them All?
DPDK has extended its reach beyond packet processing and could be a universal API for other acceleration functions needed for effective NFV. -
There’s Nothing Universal About the Universal CPE
Achieving standard, commodity uCPEs will be a longer journey than anticipated. -
Does NFV Stand For Not Financially Viable?
It's been more than six years since NFV became a reality but for service providers the transformation is far from over. -
SD-WAN Adolescence Is About Interoperability and Scalability
European test lab EANTC tested several SD-WAN vendors solutions and compared their scalability and performance. -
Will Operators Use Alternative Backhaul Technologies to Deliver on 5G?
WiFi, fixed access, and satellites are promising technologies that operators should consider as viable alternatives to fiber or microwave for 5G backhaul. -
Exploring the Software-Defined Access Market, From A to Zed
From Adtran to ZTE, cable and telco vendors alike are beginning to reap the benefits of SDN and virtualization with the development of software-defined access solutions and propositions. -
Finding IT Professionals With SDN Skills Remains a Struggle
SDN technologies are diverse, making it difficult for network engineers to know what technologies they should learn to master. -
Service Providers Grapple With ‘VNF Islands’
Newly released SDxCentral 2018 report on the VNF Ecosystem finds SD-WAN and vCPE are top use cases for NFV and the driving force behind service providers virtualizing their networks.