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Cisco ACI and NetBrain: Delivering Application-Centric Network Operations

May 8, 2018

Via: Cisco Blog

Today, we launched Cisco ACI – NetBrain joint solution that extends NetBrain core capabilities to Cisco ACI. Please read the Press Release here. This blog is meant to raise awareness on how this solution and its key features benefit customers […]


Monitoring&Analysis

How to virtualize the core network

April 6, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Core network virtualization Network operators are virtualizing their core networks in an effort to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. By enabling virtualization in the core network, service providers can significantly decrease operational expenditure (OPEX) and capital expenditure (CAPEX), […]


Monitoring&Analysis

BGP Route Selection: a Failure of Intent-Based Networking

January 16, 2018

Via: ipSpace

It’s interesting how the same pundits who loudly complain about the complexities of BGP (and how it will be dead any time soon and replaced by an SDN miracle) also praise the beauties of intent-based networking… without realizing that the hated […]


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Using NFV and SDN to get to ‘zero touch’ network management

January 8, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

New ETSI group focuses on end-to-end network slicing As networks become increasingly complex, operators are tapping into network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) solutions to automate network operations. As the industry looks to the commercialize of 5G networks […]


Monitoring&Analysis

SNS Research: NFV, SDN investment to reach $22 billion by 2020

January 8, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

SNS Research report forecasts NFV, SDN market growth A new report from SNS Research suggests the service provider network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to swell at an annual compound growth rate (CAGR) of about […]


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Victory Square enters SD-WAN space with Multapplied Networks deal

January 4, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Victory Square Technologies announced it signed a letter of intent to purchase 20% of software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) blockchain company Multapplied Networks (MNI). The company said it would acquire 20% of all issued and outstanding securities in MNI in exchange […]


Editorial, Software

New mindsets for new times – network virtualization

December 10, 2017

Via: Andy Melman

DataCenterKnowledge reported at the beginning of 2017 that AT&T virtualized their customer-facing network in the proportion of over 30 percent. This is part of a three year program that aims to achieve network virtualization by 2018. Three thirds of the […]


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Software-Defined Networking is Probably Already in Your Business

November 3, 2017

Via: Aberdeen Essentials

When it comes to new technologies, some are deployed quickly and very visibly (for example: most mobile initiatives). But for many others, they go through a kind of stealth deployment, where organizations may not be actively adopting the technology — […]


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BT Unveils SDN-based Next Gen Broadcast Networks

August 30, 2017

Via: The Fast Mode

BT said that it has developed a trial of a software-defined network (SDN) architecture to enable a next generation highly flexible broadcast network. The technology was trialled at the recent Innovation Week in BT’s Labs at Adastral Park, Ipswich. BT […]


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Verizon Simplifies SD-WAN with Cisco Virtual Managed Services

August 30, 2017

Via: Cisco Blog

Cisco recently announced that Verizon is now using Cisco’s Virtual Managed Services (VMS) as the foundation for the delivery of its SD-WAN service. Leveraging VMS, Verizon can now help enterprises to quickly place an order for SD-WAN services based on […]


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Packet Fabric on Software Gone Wild

June 13, 2017

Via: ipSpace

Imagine a service provider that allows you to provision 100GE point-to-point circuit between any two of their POPs through a web site and delivers in seconds (assuming you’ve already solved the physical connectivity problem). That’s the whole idea of SDN, […]


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SDN In the Enterprise

May 22, 2017

Via: Network Computing

The hype around software-defined networking used to be inescapable; today, some vendors even steer clear on the term. But a panel at Interop ITX showed that the technology is still very much alive and changing the way enterprises run their networks. […]


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3 Pathways to NFV Success or How to Tame the NFV / SDN Monster

May 9, 2017

Via: Cisco Blog

If you are a fan of Greek mythology, then you know that Cerberus was the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades. This monster kept the dead from escaping. When you are on a journey to NFV transformation, sometimes […]


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Segment Routing, fundamental to make your network SDN-ready!

April 27, 2017

Via: Cisco Blog

Once again, MPLS World Congress 2017 proves to be a major event for the Networking industry and a key milestone for Segment Routing debates between vendors and customers. Industry at large is backing up Segment Routing: we are seeing adoption […]


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Huawei Launches SDN-based Platform to Intelligently Optimize Network Configuration & Management

April 26, 2017

Via: The Fast Mode

At a recent industry event, Huawei released the framework and technical roadmap of Intelligent Defined Network (IDN), an SDN-based open enabler platform which can intelligently optimize network configuration and management. With the core of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence […]


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As providers push NFV/SDN, 3 key issues remain

April 24, 2017

Via: RCR Wireless News

Boosted by early adoption from carriers such as AT&T, Telefónica and China Mobile, communications service providers (CSPs) are beginning to ramp up their investments in NFV/SDN initiatives. The market has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but now […]


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Infoblox Intros NFV-based Virtualized DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management Appliance

April 13, 2017

Via: The Fast Mode

Network security provider, Infoblox unveils Trinzic Flex, an elastically scalable carrier-grade virtual appliance that delivers network control, security, and automation. Infoblox said that the Trinzic Flex allows service providers to improve service delivery and grow their network with minimal technology risk and […]


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Sprint looks towards NFV, SDN as part of 5G push

April 13, 2017

Via: RCR Wireless News

Few wireless carriers have been as busy on the technology front over the past several months than Sprint, which has touted a number of new advancements tied to bolstering its current LTE network and sets the stage for the carrier’s […]


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Software-Defined Networking Pioneer Martin Casado Looks Back, Forward

April 6, 2017

Via: eWeek

Martin Casado has a special perspective on what is going on with software-defined networking. At the Open Networking Summit here this week, he was introduced as an SDN pioneer, having founded Nicira and developed the NSX network virtualization platform. In […]


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AT&T Starts Trial on Barefoot Networks’ Programmable Switches

April 5, 2017

Via: The Fast Mode

The second largest mobile operator in the US, AT&T has partnered with Barefoot Networks and SnapRoute to enable deep visibility into its production network using Tofino switch and In-band Network Telemetry (INT). The Operator has installed Tofino-based white boxes running SnapRoute’s FlexSwitch Network Operating […]