Network disaggregation has been a hot topic for the better part of two decades. Despite the promise of lower costs, the concept has never really taken off, because the first wave of products was plagued with performance problems. Recently, an Israeli startup, DriveNets, achieved unicorn status when it closed its Series B funding round of $208 million.
So how did DriveNets reach this billion-dollar valuation when so many before it have failed to make a significant market impact?
