BROWSING: SDN

Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2014 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...

Telecom giant reportedly poaches SDN leader Inder Gopal from IBM Ericsson bolstered its support of software-defined networking technology, with reports indicating the infrastructure giant has hired Inder Gopal, OpenDaylight Project founding chairman. SDNCentral reported that Gopal has been brought into Ericsson under current head of technology strategy...

Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2014 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2014 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...

Network operator Windstream has partnered with Cyan, an SDN, NFV and packet-optical solution firm, to upgrade existing metro networks to provide 100-gigabit data capacity. The move toward 100G is seen as critical in powering mobile broadband services. Windstream reps said the partnership will enhance both...

Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these in order...

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. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...

Software, NFV, SDN focus bolsters workforce opportunities Software is set to become a bigger focus for AT&T, with the telecom operator stating plans to virtualize and control more than 75% of its network using software architecture by 2020. This is expected to be accomplished through...

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Alicia Abella, AT&T’s AVP of the cloud technologies and services research organization, discussed the communication giant’s ongoing transition to operating on a telco cloud platform. In an interview with RCR Wireless News at the IEEE GlobeCom show in Austin, Abella called the...

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

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. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...

Telecom giant adds Cisco, Ciena, Brocade to Domain 2.0 program AT&T continues to bolster its software-defined networking and network function virtualization plans, announcing the addition of Cisco Systems, Ciena and Brocade Communications Systems to its Domain 2.0 supplier program. The 2.0 program was unveiled late last...

I spent yesterday at Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs' annual FutureX Days. This event showcases the topics the research teams are working on to a mix of customers, partners, press and university professors. The top executives of the organization also share their strategic direction. I have to...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. By now you will have heard of mobile virtualization and the potential benefits offered to mobile operators. Virtualization...

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. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...

NFV predicted to dominate virtualized space In a new report, Infonetics Research said it expects the global service provider software-defined networking and network function virtualization market to grow from less than $500 million in sales last year to $11 billion in sales by 2018. For its...

When more than 1,300 global industry experts converged on Düsseldorf, Germany, last week for the SDN and OpenFlow World Congress, one of the hottest topics was network function virtualization. (Although it's only three years old, NFV has become so important it apparently warrants its own...

NFV Laying the foundation for a new way to run mobile networks Virtualization will change the way mobile operators run their networks and the way the mobile ecosystem works. In this webinar we will explore how the transition to virtualized networks with NFV will happen...

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. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...

Computing giant Hewlett-Packard is looking to grow its network virtualization business, announcing a distributed cloud network platform based on software-defined networking technology. The SDN-based solution targets service providers and large organizations. HP said the service will allow customers to automatically deploy “secure cloud networks” across...

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control...

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. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...

Collaboration has been a growing trend in the network virtualization space as vendors search for ways to work together on bringing more robust solutions to the market. One of the latest moves in this direction was an announcement from Cyan, which provides software-defined networking, network...