Vodafone Finds Containers Drastically More Efficient Than VMs
Resource savings with containers is pegged at around 40 percent.
News - Telecom & NFV (SDx Central Home)
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McAfee CEO: Make Cybersecurity the New Quality Standard
The company is working with service providers to embed security in their products. -
Intel’s Latest FPGA with Integrated 58G Transceiver Targets 5G, NFV
The new technology removes bandwidth limitations for processing large volumes of data. -
Intel Plans ‘World’s Largest’ 5G Commercial Network by 2020
Intel will partner with NTT DoCoMo on 5G at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. -
Nokia CEO: We Are Signing 5G Deals and China Mobile Is the Latest
Suri also hinted about a soon-to-be-announced 5G deal with a U.S. operator. -
Carrier Blockchain Consortium Grows International Presence
The group is working to establish a cross-carrier blockchain platform. -
ETSI NFV Group Collaborates with OPNFV
ETSI NFV endeavors to make VNFs as open as possible. -
Security Experts Shine a Spotlight on Automation, Managed Services at Mobile World Congress
The rise of 5G and IoT devices means the threat landscape is larger than ever. -
ZTE, Huawei Fight Back Against Attempts to Block U.S. Sales
Both firms say they are trusted partners of U.S. suppliers and customers. -
Pensa Helps Nokia Automate NFV in Service Provider Networks
It overlaps with part of the work that OPNFV does. -
Qualcomm’s 5G NR Interop Testing Now Includes Nokia, ZTE, and Ericsson
The tests are a necessary step toward wide-scale 5G deployment. -
QCT, Intel, and Red Hat Target Telco Central Offices
The vendors collaborated with ONF on a CORD-ready platform. -
Red Hat and Mycom OSI Tackle Telco Cloud Assurance in NFV Environments
It provides visibility and analysis for telcos as they move toward "cloudification." -
Telco Billing Company Matrixx Raises $40 Million in Series C
The company says a Tier 1 North American operator is a customer. -
Cumulus Raises $43M Series D to Fight Proprietary Network Stacks (Like Cisco)
Telstra Ventures, the investment arm of the Australian teleco, led the round. -
Verizon Joins ONAP
Verizon's participation is kind of amazing given that half the ONAP code came from AT&T. -
U.S. Congressman Bashes ZTE and Huawei in New Bill
The bill would prohibit the U.S. government from buying from the companies. -
Pivotal Commware Touts Holographic Beamforming as 5G Coverage Tool
Bill Gates is an investor in this Kirkland, Washington-based startup. -
ZTE 5G Core Platform Further Bolsters Software Control over Hardware
Key components include network slicing management and container architecture. -
Software Licensing for NFV Could Get Ugly
Some existing licensing models include perpetual, pre-pay, post-pay, pay-per-use, and pay-per-GByte. -
Disappointment for Huawei at CES 2018?
This is just the latest setback for Huawei’s ambitions in the United States. -
Broadband Forum’s PON Project Targets 5G Fronthaul
NTT is a key proponent of PON virtualization but other operators are interested too. -
From Trials to Use Cases – The Top 5G Developments in 2017
Virtualization becomes a bigger part of 5G discussion. -
Ericsson, Qualcomm Achieve 5G Interoperability Using New Standard
The demo used Ericsson pre-commercial base stations and Qualcomm prototype devices.