Network virtualization is creating a growing buzz across the wireless telecommunications space as carriers look for ways to trim network build out costs as well as grasp for ways to rollout services faster to compete against the rising tide of over-the-top applications.
RCR Wireless News spoke with Peter Jarich, VP of consumer and infrastructure services at Current Analysis, and Neela Jacques, executive director of OpenDaylight Project, to glean insight into the current virtualization space. Topics of the conversation included the growing demand for virtualization capabilities from carriers; operational benefits expected from increased used of virtualization; the impact standards and open source will have on deployment; and challenges that remain for carriers in deploying virtualization products across legacy network operations.
RCR Wireless News also conducted a webinar on the topic, with Jarich and Rick Aguirre, president of Cirries Technologies, delving into the virtualization, NFV and SDN topics from both an analytical and business-side point of view.
Both the RCRTV round table discussion and webinar were connected with a recent report released by RCR Wireless News focused on the virtualization, SDN and NFV space entitled: “Programming the network – virtualization, NFV & SDN.” The report looks at new software technologies, including defining the components of the “programmable network,” takes a look at some of the players in the space, the timing of deployments and the impact deployments will have on the market.
