ETSI NFV

ETSI’s Open Source MANO (OSM) release 4.0 is lighter weight, more mature The European Telecommunications Standards Institute responsible for European Union telecom standards, announced Release 4 of its Open Source …

ETSI-based open source NFV platform tips OSM Releases 4 and 5 that bring more stability, testing and convenience. The Open Source Management and Operations (OSM) project, an initiative hosted by …

ETSI’s MEC plans were signified with a name change and expanded focus to include hetnets using LTE, 5G, fixed broadband and Wi-Fi technologies. Highlighting the rapidly expanding scale and scope …

Results from a recent ETSI Plugtests event showed near complete success in some NFV test schemes, with work still needed on more complex operations. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute touted …

ETSI Open Source MANO initiative swells to 60 organizations with arrival of Verizon, Atos and CableLabs as new members. Verizon Communications is one of the latest telecommunication operators to join …

Organizational support for open source initiatives is easing the integration of platforms into the telecom world. One key challenge for growing the support of open source into the telecommunications space …

NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative formed by Nokia, Cisco, Ericsson and Huawei in pact to accelerate commercial NFV implementations. A cadre of high-level telecommunication vendors formed the NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative …

Open source continues to gain momentum and is said to remain central to ongoing development and deployment of NFV and SDN for telecommunication operators The open source community remains active …

OPNFV unveiled its second NFV platform, promising greater interoperability and testing The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project launched its second platform release dubbed Brahmaputra. OPNFV, which teased …

TIA expects to launch the first NFV-focused test lab in North America early next year The Telecommunications Industry Association is throwing its might behind the growing network functions virtualization space, …

Arno is the first NFV software platform release from OPNFV The Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project released its first software platform, dubbed Arno, which OPNFV said is a “develop-focused” …

NFV collaboration targeting small cell layer The European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s NFV Industry Specification Group signed a collaboration agreement with the Small Cell Forum to “explore synergies” between the two …

NFV causing re-think of standards process One of the more significant challenges facing the network function virtualization market is how it’s handling the need for standards. The European Telecommunications Standards …

SDN, NFV PoC includes Nokia, Aalto University, Coriant and EXFO Nokia Networks has partnered with Finland’s Aalto University and vendors Coriant and EXFO on a proof of concept designed to …

NFV service orchestration platform targets carrier deployments Oracle Communications recently unveiled its Network Service Orchestration Solution, targeting one of the greater challenges facing mobile network operators as they make plans …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer provides updates on the latest in NFV- and SDN-related telecom news, and speaks with Tom Nadeau, distinguished engineer …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

The Linux Foundation launched its Open Platform for NFV Project, designed as a “carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and services.” Founding …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

Network function virtualization continues to permeate the telecommunications space, with the Broadband Forum hosting a session specially dedicated to NFV and the organization touting continued progress with its previously announced …