SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — May 26, 2017
Red Hat acquires cloud-native tool provider; Ericsson demonstrates 5G network slicing.
News - NFV
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Accedian’s SkyLight Brings NFV to Performance Monitoring
Providers like Telefonica rely on the product to maintain network visibility. -
Calix Uses SDN Platform in Channel Bonding Trial for Verizon
In-house trial delivered 80 Gb/s aggregate bandwidth over a single fiber strand. -
SDxCentral Survey: 26% of Users Will Not Consider Open Source MANO
49% of respondents will consider open-source MANO when it's more mature. -
Windstream Taps SDN to Orchestrate Optical Network Services
The service launch builds on the past deal with Ciena Blue Planet. -
AT&T Adds Connectivity, Security Options to FlexWare VNF Management Platform
Connectivity options now include support for other providers. -
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — May 19, 2017
HPE reaches milestone in The Machine research project; Nokia's new machine learning abilities. -
Q&A: AT&T CTO Andre Fuetsch Links Software Migration to 5G
AT&T expects to surpass its previous 75% SDN control target before 2020. -
AT&T Sees Its SDN and NFV Investments Beginning to Self-Fund
Past virtualization investments are helping AT&T hit 55% network virtualization by year-end. -
AT&T’s 5G Plans Include Context-Aware Networking
An enterprise customer that wants certain preferences is an example of a context-aware networking. -
PCCW Global Builds a Distributed Cloud with Canonical and CPlane
CPlane's Multi-Site Manager replaces OpenStack's Neutron networking. -
TM Forum Tool Targets Slow Digital Adoption by Operators
The Digital Maturity Model application takes five metrics into account. -
Verizon Taps ADVA’s Ensemble NFV Technology for White Box uCPE
ADVA is talking to other telcos about using its Ensemble's NFV tech in their white box uCPEs. -
Verizon 5G Trial a Collaborative NFV Effort for Cisco & Samsung
North America is set to lead initial NFV spend. -
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — May 12, 2017
Verizon signs $300 million deal with Prysmian; Red Hat releases its OpenStack Platform 11. -
Cisco, Samsung Tout NFV as Part of Verizon 5G Trial Success
NFV viewed as key in support of 5G agility. -
Linux Foundation Tackles Real-Time Data Analysis with SNAS.io Initiative
Linux Foundation projects that compete will be merged, says Arpit Joshipura. -
Verizon Sees SDN as a Pillar of Network Streamlining, Cost Reduction
Management cites ability to lower bit delivery costs. -
Ericsson’s Dynamic Orchestration Helps Operators With VNF Support
Verizon is already using the orchestrator. -
Verizon White Box: Is it a Winning Strategy?
Analysts weigh in on Verizon's soon-to-be-released open source white box. -
What if a Service Provider Snagged Brocade’s Virtual Router?
That could take a bite out of the router business. -
Sprint, Intel Join Forces on C3PO 5G User Plane Open Source Project
The goal is to create a more flexible 5G control plane. -
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — May 5, 2017
Cisco acquires analytics team and technology; Netscout enters a multiyear agreement with Vodafone Group. -
Google’s RailTel Project Uses Cloud-Native NFV to Deliver WiFi to Millions
"When you transform the control plane architecture, you alter the capex structure."