SDN/NFV
CenturyLink Launches Enhanced Managed Private Cloud Service
CenturyLink has deployed enhancements to its private cloud service, with a new data center model at its foundation. The company indicates it’s updating the architecture of its Dedicated Cloud Compute Foundation, which is based on VMware cloud Foundation, moving to a converged software-defined data center model. It uses high-performance HPE ProLiant servers. CenturyLink says this […]
CenturyLink and ADTRAN Trialing SD-Access 10G-PON Solution
CenturyLink has launched a field trial of ADTRAN’s virtualized OTL 10G-PON offering, in order to create a more flexible, manageable, and scalable access infrastructure, the company says. This is the first time a disaggregated software-defined access (SD-Access) solution has been deployed in the United States, ADTRAN reports. “The solution spans the entire access network from […]
CenturyLink Launches Managed Hybrid SD-WAN
Comcast Business Rolls SD-WAN Beta Trial for Mid-Market and Enterprise Customers
Comcast Business is beta testing a new software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) solution for mid-market and enterprise customers throughout the summer and says it anticipates a full market launch later this year. The operator reports it is the first cable company to introduce a carrier-grade, SD-WAN platform for enterprises and multi-site businesses. It is teaming […]
AT&T, Orange Team Up on Open Source and Standardization Initiatives for SDN and NFV
AT&T and Orange Business Services inked an agreement to collaborate on open source and standardization initiatives that they say will accelerate standardization of software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) technologies. “Everyone benefits when network services and functions are designed around a common ecosystem that is delivered on open platforms. Innovation can happen […]
Cable-Tec Expo Workshop Spotlight: Gigabit Internet, 4K, Virtual Reality, SDN/NFV, Energy, DOCSIS 3.1, FTTx, OTT
An initial review of workshops planned for this year’s Cable-Tec Expo was released Tuesday by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts. The event is set for Sept. 26-29 in Philadelphia, and workshops will reportedly include focus on DOCSIS 3.1, FTTx, software defined networking (SDN), network […]
Verizon, Viptela Launch New SDN Solution
Verizon and Viptela announced Thursday they are teaming up to offer a new software defined networking solution. The new Verizon service, which will be powered by Viptela’s Software Defined WAN Platform, will allow enterprises to “mix and match” private and public IP connections – such as MPLS, wireless LTE and Ethernet – to meet their […]
AT&T Clears Path to 5G with Trials Coming Soon
AT&T on Friday rolled out a roadmap to 5G that could bring wireless performance in the United States up to broadband standards. In a statement, AT&T said it will be working with Ericsson and Intel to deploy 5G technologies such as millimeter waves, network function virtualization (NFV), and software-defined networking (SDN). The company expects trials […]
Open Mic: The Case for HEVC
If you were planning a trip using the roadmap for UHD, there’s no telling where you would end up. Industry opinion ranges from the glass half empty pessimists who feel that the visual improvement over HD is not enough to move the needle of customer adoption, to optimistic prognosticators who feel that the transformation to […]