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5G Front-Edge: Access Agnostic Front-Haul & Load Agnostic Edge

in Video, 5G, NFV, SDN, LTE

Presentation from Day 2 of Layer123's SDN World Congress 2019 in The Hague, October 2019.

Network Functions Virtualisation to Drive 5G New Radio Architecture

in Blog, 5G, 5G New Radio, 5G NR, NFV, LTE
5G NR

With 5G, network functions virtualisation is making in-roads in Radio Access Networks as well as the Core Network. Telecom operators will have newer flexible deployment options with virtualised RAN offering additional ways to increase network capacity, coverage and user experience while reducing time to market for new services.

5G Boom for Network Functions Virtualisation

in Blog, 5G, eMBB, mMTC, NFV, uRLLC, LTE
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ITU & 3GPP driven 5G has huge potential in utilising Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) to enhance radio access and core network elements. Many operators and equipment manufacturers have already invested heavily to reap the benefits of this technology.

ZTE’s 5G Flexhaul Solution Supports Network Slicing and 100G Connectivity: Independent Report

in press-release, 5G, NFV, vEPC, ZTE

25 July 2017, Shenzhen, China – ZXCTN 609, the new high-speed transmission network solution recently released by ZTE Corporation, was recognized for its  network slicing innovations and support for 100G links in a report by industry research firm GlobalData.

Quortus and Expeto announce commercial availability of enterprise communications platform as a service

in press-release, Expeto, MWC, NFV, Quortus, SDN, 4G, LTE

Applying “IT cloud” to cellular enables Intranets of Things, integrated enterprise communications

China Unicom and ZTE Sign Cooperation Agreement on SDN/NFV

in News, China Telecom, NFV, SDN, VoLTE, ZTE, LTE
ZTE

ZTE has announced that company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Unicom on Software Defined Network (SDN)/Network Function Virtualization (NFV).

Ethernity Networks Launches Flow Processing Network Interface Cards (NICs) for SDN and NFV Acceleration

in press-release, Ethernity Networks, NFV, SDN, LTE

Lod, Israel – March 16, 2015 – Ethernity Networks Ltd, an Innovative Networking System on a Chip provider, today announced a platform to supplement Network Function Virtualization (NFV) solutions with ACE-NIC, an open flow-enabled hardware acceleration Network Interface Card (NIC).

Bringing Network Function Virtualization to LTE

in Whitepaper, NFV, Virtualization, LTE

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) provides a new path that can increase the flexibility required by mobile service providers and network operators to adapt and accommodate this dynamic market environment.

Ericsson Demonstrates Proof of Concept of NFV with NTT DOCOMO

in News, Ericsson, NFV, NTT DOCOMO, vEPC, LTE
Ericsson

Ericsson has successfully demonstrated proof of concept (PoC) of its Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) in a joint effort with Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO and a number of other providers.

Alcatel-Lucent Opens a Network center in Tokyo to Provide Hands-on Experience with Advanced Technologies

in News, Alcatel-Lucent, NFV, LTE
Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent has opened a dedicated facility in Tokyo designed to give service providers and enterprise customers hands-on experience in the co-creation of new ultra-broadband and cloud-based services and applications. 

RCR Insights: Small cells, NFV and edge computing

in Video, NFV, RCR Wireless, Small Cell

IBM, Intel and SpiderCloud Wireless join RCR Insights host Martha DeGrasse to discuss the role of small cells in edge computing.

Radisys Upgrades its x86 Product Portfolio for SDN and NFV Applications with Support for Intel® Xeon® E5 2600 v3 Series Processor

in press-release, DPI, NFV, RadiSys, SDN, LTE

Radisys’ standards-based x86 portfolio delivers optimized performance for processor-intensive applications, while reducing time-to-market for telecom application developers

Vodafone Australia Selects Ericsson to Modernize Core Network

in News, NFV, Vodafone, VoLTE, LTE
Vodafone LTE

Australian carrier Vodafone has announced that it is completely modernizing and consolidating its core network with Ericsson. According to operator, its new core network will offer greater network agility and flexibility, create cost efficiencies, and enable the introduction of new LTE (4G) services. 

Deploying IMS in the Cloud with NFV

in Video, Webinar, IMS, Infonetics Research, NFV, VoLTE, LTE

One of the leading use cases for carrier network virtualization is the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) core. Service providers, particularly mobile operators planning for voice over LTE (VoLTE), are looking toward network functions virtualization (NFV) to scale services up and down quickly and to better align costs with network usage.

Cellwize joins Alcatel-Lucent CloudBand Ecosystem Program to deliver Self-Organizing Network technology for NFV

in press-release, Alcatel-Lucent, Cellwize, NFV, SON, LTE

Cellwize has been testing and developing its NFV enabled SON solutions at Alcatel-Lucent’s CloudBand™ Innovation Center