SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — March 17, 2017
CHT Global launches SD-WAN; Ixia releases a new RAN test product.
News - Network & SDN (SDxCentral Home)
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ETSI is Bullish on the Results of Its First NFV Interoperability Tests
98 percent of the interoperability tests for network service on-boarding and more succeeded. -
AT&T Eyes Late 2018 for Commercial 5G Services
Unlike Verizon, AT&T says its 5G will be standards compliant. -
Jonathan Davidson Joins Cisco’s Service Provider Business
He recently departed from Juniper Networks. -
Sonera Selects Nuage for Enterprise SD-WAN in Europe
Nuage’s VNS is more about the endpoints than the WAN connectivity itself. -
Why the 3.5 GHz CBRS Band Could Be a Breakthrough for 5G
Wireless services in this spectrum could be reality by 2018. -
Wireless SD-WAN Provider Cradlepoint Raises $89M in Series C
Its wireless chops allow Cradlepoint to carve a unique niche among SD-WAN providers. -
Avaya to Sell Its Networking Business to Extreme Networks for $100M
Extreme believes the deal will generate a minimum of $200M in revenue for fiscal 2018. -
MWC 2017 Attendance Up 7% As 5G, IoT Begin to Take Shape
The show attracted more than 108,000 attendees. -
Sigfox, Ingenu Aggressively Expand IoT Networks in Land Grab
Sigfox often deploys antennas on billboards to speed deployment. -
VeloCloud Raises $35M in Series D
This round brings the company’s total funding to $84 million. -
Tata's New Subsidiary NetFoundry Helps Enterprises Build a WAN
Developers can integrate NetFoundry technology on a per application or data flow basis. -
How Nokia's Deepfield Maps the 'Supply Chain of the Internet'
The startup has figured out where the Internet’s major services live. -
Operators Pushing Envelope on 5G Timeline
5G will likely be commercial in late 2018 or early 2019. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
AT&T, Nokia Deliver DirecTV Now in 5G Trial in New Jersey
The trial paves the way for future 5G standards.