BROWSING: Software-defined networks (SDN)

In Hillsboro, Oregon, Verizon is running a trial that it says is both an industry first and a glimpse of its network's future: a fully cloud-native, container-based element of its Evolved Packet Core, operating on its live network and serving customers. The proof-of-concept trial with...

Every year, the wireless community gathers at Mobile World Congress to get a glimpse at the latest cellular technology.  This year was notable for all of the new innovations and progress being made on 5G. This paper discusses the current state of 5G, some of the...

Wideband 5G IC test is complex. The Engineer’s Guide to 5G Semiconductor Test is here to help. A must-read for anyone navigating the time, cost and quality trade-offs of sub-6 GHz and mmWave IC test, the guide features color diagrams, recommend test procedures and tips for avoiding common mistakes....

Affirmed Networks is supporting several fledgling Standalone 5G trials with its new UnityCloud solution, which it described as bringing together 5G and webscale technology on a virtualized network platform that allows operators to converge their networks onto a single core. UnityCloud, the company said, is...

Download the latest edition of NI’s Wireless Research Handbook, which includes research examples from around the world and across a wide range of advanced wireless research topics. This comprehensive look at next-generation wireless systems will offer you a more in-depth view of how prototyping...

There are significant changes taking place in radio access networks and at the edge of telecom networks. With so many ways to implement 5G, multi-access edge computing (MEC) and the various flavors of virtualization, there are numerous different deployment models. This white paper introduces the...

  The rise of new technologies such as 5G is profoundly influencing the communications market and driving operators and equipment vendors to rapidly evolve with respect to technology architecture and organizational structure. In the 5G environment, the demands from user are diversified, and the global...

  Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise applications — are becoming virtualized. SNS Research estimates that service provider SDN and NFV investments will have a compound annual growth rate...

Cisco inks deals with Verizon, Sprint, KT, Rakuten, Softbank and Airtel BARCELONA--Cisco kicked off Mobile World Congress by touting its 5G prowess, both in terms of technology and operator contract wins. Cisco said it has 40 service providers actively trialing and deploying its 5G offerings,...

What role will edge computing play in telecom networks that are quickly becoming more virtualized and software-centric, and what challenges does multi-access edge computing present for service assurance? Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support...

Introduction Software-defined networking (SDN) offers the promise of increased agility, programmability, and revenue services opportunities. While SDN has been widely deployed in the data center and enterprise environments, and many service provider deployments are underway, I think the best is yet to come. According to...

What are the challenges for service assurance -- and visibility and observability -- as networks evolve toward virtualization, multi-cloud environments and edge computing? Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise...

The edge computing company founded by Deutsche Telekom, MobiledgeX, is now live with its first public edge network that aggregates existing network operator resources -- from parent DT -- to host application cloud containers.  Telekom Deutschland CTO Walter Goldenits called the news "an important moment...

Turkcell said it is delivering new services at least three months faster than it could with its legacy infrastructure Affirmed Networks is offering some insights into how it helped Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell with the rapid deployment of one of the largest commercial network...

As virtualization changes networks, the network and service assurance market is changing as well Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications -- both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise applications -- are becoming virtualized. The network function virtualization market...

Plugtest event focused on SDN for mmWave transmission ETSI recently held its first testing event focused on software-defined networking for millimeter wave transport, and the participating vendors were able to achieve 100% interoperability, according to the standards body -- and it was completed in half...

Verizon was able to cut its network latency in half in a test that combined its 5G Radio Access Network, multi-access edge computing and its virtualized network platform. Low latency, the carrier said, "will be increasingly vital as next generation wireless experiences emerge." In Houston, where...

  The increasing virtualization of telecom networks offers the promise of faster launches of new services. But are back-end business and operational systems ready to support the flexibility and rapid services launches that SDN/NFV is supposed to provide? Now that operators are past their first steps toward...

Virtualization and software-defined networks have been the industry’s pre-occupation for almost a decade. It’s all part of a journey toward the deployment of 5G, which will be our next focus for the coming decade. Along the way, one of the key dimensions of the...

The vision of extreme telecom automation powered by cloud-native virtualized networks is still alive, but the industry has realized it’s going to take much longer than expected. At the same time, providers need to rapidly launch next generation services such as SD-WAN and 5G...

  As service providers transform their networks from traditional, physical infrastructure to a more dynamic, virtual one, they face new challenges in delivering high service quality across an increasingly complex hybrid network. Service assurance tools and processes have always been instrumental in helping achieve service excellence,...

Virtualization investments also require network management investments With 5G expected to see more widespread commercialization in 2019 and beyond, operators can expect more flexibility in managing resources and offering up new services quickly, while users will see higher speeds, lower latencies and an accelerated proliferation...

Digital transformation is most certainly an industry buzzword, but one with a very real meaning. This process of digitizing infrastructure and operations is meant to allow operators to cut costs, deliver a better service and make more money. A new research report from TM...

Dissecting a poignant phrase coined at this week’s SDN NFV World Congress On day one of this year’s SDN NFV World Congress in The Hague, I was intrigued by a phrase used in the keynote: ‘fake virtualization’. The speaker, Jehanne Savi, Executive Leader, All-IP & On-Demand...