Operators are moving aggressively to tighten their use of OpenStack and Kubernetes to bolster cloud deployments.
OPNFV
Why Do We Need the Virtual Central Office When We Already Have CORD?
It harks back to the age-old preference for one controller over another.
OPNFV Certifies NFV Infrastructure Via Verification Program
It's not standards work so much as it is end-to-end testing.
OPNFV Supports Containerized OpenStack and Kubernetes
The group is also demonstrating an alternative to CORD.
China Mobile Tests VNFs with Enea's Software
Enea works for, and competes with, Ericsson and Nokia.
OPNFV Tests its Software on OCP Hardware
It married open source software with open source hardware.
Open Source NFV Initiatives Begin to Mature
As open source NFV technologies mature, the rate of adoption should soar in 2017.
OPNFV’s Third Release Includes Security Enhancements
It also sets the stage for MANO work.
AT&T's ECOMP & Open-O Might Step on Each Others’ Toes
And then there’s the China factor.
OPNFV Defends Its Place in the World as an NFV Integrator
The Colorado code release is slated for September.
OPNFV Forms an End User Advisory Group
18 representatives, including many service providers, comprise the group.
Linux Foundation Picks Up a Big Data Platform
PNDA’s vision is to remove the complexity of combining multiple technologies into an end-to-end system.
CENGN Pharos Lab Puts Canada on OPNFV Map
OPNFV-sponsored interns will work in the lab.
GigaSpaces Previews its Cloudify Telecom Edition
It's telecom-friendly MANO software.
Nokia Teams with Intel on OPNFV Testing
Lab will serve as a testbed for NFV developers.