BROWSING: Software-defined networks (SDN)

NFV, SDN and mobile edge computing, all major aspects of 5G, creates an opportunity for disruption of telecom vendor ecosystem The sheer complexity of 5G and attendant use cases--mobile AR/VR, autonomous driving, remote control of industrial robotics, etc..., presents an opportunity for infrastructure vendors to...

Verizon choses Vidder to power its Software-Defined perimeter offering Vidder, a developer of security solutions for cloud based applications, announced its technology is now an essential element of the Verizon Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) offering. Utilizing Vidder’s tools, Verizon said the new service will help companies...

Amdocs NFV targets service providers managing both physical and virtual features Amdocs continues to dip its toes into the network functions virtualization (NFV) market. The company recently unveiled Amdocs NFV powered by Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), which oversees the lifecycle of virtual network functions....

China Telecom Global among first service provider to deploy global SD-WAN service China Telecom Global (CTG), a multinational telecom service provider, announced it has chosen Versa Networks as its main vendor for its software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and software-defined security (SD-Security) solutions. CTG is...

Dell bolsters IoT, 5G and big data initiatives with DSS 9000 Dell EMC recently rolled out its “hyperscale-inspired” rack scale infrastructure known as DSS 9000. Sprint and Telefonica are the first companies to leverage the technology for their software-defined data center and cloud computing initiatives. The...

Open source key enabler of softwarization of telecom The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) announced it finished merging with Open Networking Lab (ON.Lab), realigning itself with the open source community. The two nonprofits, dedicated to the mass adoption of software-defined networking (SDN), unveiled they were merging...

Goal is to allow operators embracing SDN and NFV to reduce costs and speed-up development of new businesses HONG KONG--Huawei has released a new solution designed for SDN/NFV testing dubbed TestCraft at the company’s Operations Transformation Forum 2017, which takes place in Hong Kong this...

VeloCloud's newest partner program takes aim at service providers that need to deploy SD-WAN on the fly Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) company VeloCloud announced its “Ready, Set, GO” partner program, which is intended for service providers that need to set-up an end-to-end SD-WAN service...

BSNL and Coriant enter MoU that lays the foundation for future 5G deployments in India India telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based networking solutions provider Coriant yesterday in an effort to bring 5G and the internet of...

Radisys invests in early 5G initiative with MobilityEngine Radisys Corporation introduced a new platform that it says will allow disaggregated mobile networks to meet 5G demands. Radisys MobilityEngine, an evolution of its CellEngine product line, is a portfolio of disaggregated Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions...

Sprint adds new vendors as part of nationwide network functions virtualization OpenStack cloud deployment Sprint announced it is collaborating with Metaswitch and Mavenir as part of its nationwide network functions virtualization OpenStack cloud deployment in a recent company blog post. The vendors will work with...

Mosaic Alliance brings vendors together to improve NFV and SDN solutions In an effort to speed up the implementation of its software-defined access (SD-access) networks, Adtran Inc., a global provider of networking and communications equipment, recently debuted its Adtran Mosaic Open Network Alliance. The...

Verizon expands its software-defined ecosystem by integrating another security tool Verizon Communications is offering another security component to its virtual network services platform with the addition of Check Point Software Technologies. Verizon has become more and more concerned with securing its virtual service line, and it’s...

Cisco looks to bring ACI to three major cloud vendors with initial field tests Cisco recently announced it will commence early field trials for its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Virtual Edge. The news follows in the foot trails of the company announcing it intends to...

With the push toward hybridization, Juniper Contrail Security helps secure applications running on multiple clouds Juniper Networks, an American multinational corporation for networking products, unveiled Juniper Contrail Security today, a security and micro segmentation solution created to safeguard applications running on multi-cloud environments. More and more...

VeloCloud's SD-WAN security ecosystem continues to grow with four new partners VeloCloud's SD-WAN Security Technology Partner Program is picking up steam with the addition of four new partners: Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, VMware and Forcepoint. Existing inaugural members in the program include IBM Security, Check Point...

CenturyLink private cloud service receives an upgrade with VMware Cloud Foundation CenturyLink, Inc. recently updated its private cloud service, Dedicated Cloud Compute (DCC) Foundation, to a private service based on VMware Cloud Foundation. The cloud service gives companies the option of switching to a hybrid-cloud that...

Q&A with director of Dell EMC's Extreme Scale Infrastructure Unit on the network edge, telco's real estate advantage compared to hyperscale players and more Jyeh Gan, director Dell EMC's Extreme Scale Infrastructure unit, laid out the dynamics driving increased competition between wireless carriers and hyperscale...

Cisco’s ACI to move beyond data centers to customers managing hybrid networks Cisco recently announced it is devising a way to bring its software-defined networking (SDN) solution, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), to public clouds like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. ACI...

Versa Networks seeks to simplify branch management Versa Networks, a vendor in the SD-WAN and SD-security market, announced its new Software Defined Secure Branch (SD-Branch) managed service is now available on Verizon’s software-defined networking (SDN) platform. Verizon’s platform encompasses SDN, cloud-based end-user management and virtualized...

The booming NFV and SDN market The network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to be worth approximately $54.41 billion by 2022 with a compound annual growth rate of 71.4%, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. Accompanying the report is...

Dell EMC and BT partner on PoC to use disaggregated switches to manage network traffic Dell EMC and BT announced they are collaborating on a trial centered on how disaggregated switches can create flexible, open networks. The companies are tag teaming a proof-of-concept at BT...

Verizon teams up with Amazon to deliver virtual services at global scale Verizon announced it has made its Virtual Network Services available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. AWS cloud provides building blocks that can be assembled quickly to support workloads. Businesses leverage AWS...

InterDigital Flips platform uses NFV and SDN 'fabric' InterDigital, a mobile technology research and development company, announced its mobile edge computing (MEC) 5G network architecture trial in Bristol, U.K., was a success. Bistol Is Open, a collaborate smart city project run by the University of Bristol...