Operators Pushing Envelope on 5G Timeline
5G will likely be commercial in late 2018 or early 2019.
News - Networking
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MEF, TM Forum, and Service Providers to Standardize LSO APIs
The goal is to be able to orchestrate services across multiple networks. -
Verizon’s Fixed 5G Service May Be Ready to Roll by Late 2018
But it won't be standards compliant. -
Cisco Prefers the Word ‘Automation’ to ‘SDN’
An Indian service provider deployed 150,000 Cisco routers. -
AT&T Picks HPE to Deliver Cloud-Based Services
HPE lends a hand to AT&T as it works to reach its goal of virtualizing its network. -
AT&T Misses Its 2016 OpenStack Deployment Goal
But it does have 80 zones to brag about. -
Sprint CTO Says Network Virtualization Is Happening Soon
The operator will talk more about virtualization later this year. -
Vapor IO Intros Micro Data Centers for Wireless Base Stations
Vapor IO answers the question: Where is the edge? -
T-Mobile's Neville Ray: 5G is About Capacity and New Capabilities
Let the 5G marketing wars begin! -
Ericsson CEO Looks Ahead to an AI-Powered Network
Kicking off MWC, Ericsson says it's already 'in' on AI. -
Nokia Says '5G First' Will Deliver from Core to Cloud
It's based on Verizon's 5G specifications. -
Aria Adds AI to an SDN Controller
Not the orchestrator. That's important. -
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — February 24, 2017
ETSI announced the Industry Specification Group, Experiential Network Intelligence. -
Walmart Boasts 213,000 Cores on OpenStack
The retailer also created an internal open source team. -
CORD Partners with xRAN to Bring SDN to the RAN
xRAN is a new standards group. -
Qualcomm and LG to Test 5G and C-V2X For Connected Cars
C-V2X is a key step toward autonomous cars. -
HPE Bulks Up NFV Portfolio in Conjunction With Red Hat
HPE and Red Hat encourage service providers to adopt OpenStack. -
The Logical Happens: Open-O Merges with ECOMP
It brings AT&T together with big Chinese operators. -
Arris Buys Brocade’s Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch Business for $800M
Broadcom might have more IP pieces to divest, however. -
5G Moves from Concept to Reality at MWC
See 5G come to life on the show floor. -
OpenStack Says Private Clouds Save Big $$$ Versus Public Clouds
The group today issued its 15th OpenStack release - Ocata. -
Diamanti Raises $18M to Push Container Appliances
Container networking and storage get a new twist. -
AT&T, Nokia Deliver DirecTV Now in 5G Trial in New Jersey
The trial paves the way for future 5G standards. -
Riverbed Launches Service Provider Unit and New Product Line
Riverbed will help service providers roll out services and monitor them.