The Reality of SDN and NFV: from labs to implementation, lessons learned
The Main Agenda Panel Discussion The move towards the Third Network means a retooling of the traditional telecoms network, from physical implementation to the operational on demand services, so a lot...
View ArticleHow telcos can enhance their carrier ethernet services
Scott Sumner, VP Solutions Development, Accedian Networks It's no longer enough for a telco just to have a service itself, they need to layer on manage services and innovative new solutions, such as...
View ArticleMaking IoT devices safe for network use
Jeffrey Schmitz, EVP Wireless & Service Experience, Spirent The Internet of Things represents a huge challenge for telcos, not just because of the vast numbers of devices, but also in how they are...
View ArticleEmbracing the Third Network vision
Nan Chen, President, MEF and CENX Whereas the first network could be described as the Internet, a consumer-based best-effort approach, and the second network is business-focused and based on Carrier...
View ArticleDriving innovation for enterprise services
Michael Strople, President, Allstream The Third Network vision of the MEF builds on CE 2.0 and introduces lifecycle services orchestration.New service capabilities will start now with existing...
View ArticleRolling out the AT&T Network on Demand Platform
Josh Goodell, VP Network on Demand, AT&T AT&T’s Network on Demand is a platform that uses SDN and NFV to deliver a differentiated experience for its business customers, those who want to...
View ArticleBuilding on Carrier Ethernet to provide new service opportunities
Axel Clauberg, VP Aggregation, Transport & IP Fixed Access, Deutsche Telekom Carrier Ethernet is the foundation upon which the MEF is encouraging the industry to develop new services. SDN, NFV and...
View ArticleNetCracker's three steps to successful orchestration
Mark Bieberich, Senior Director of Strategy for SDN/NFV Solutions, NEC/NetCracker To overcome the limitations of the current OSS/BSS infrastructure, the industry needs to develop new orchestration...
View ArticleClosing the loop with OSS and BSS
Ariel Efrati, CEO, Telco Systems A greenfield solution is not likely in most cases, and a hybrid approach is necessary. New capabilities must be able to co-exist with current systems. To deliver the...
View ArticleTime for a reality check on cybersecurity
Stuart McClure, Founder and CEO, Cylance Are we becoming too complacent in terms of network security? According to Cylance, security today is still in its infancy, and is quite some way behind the...
View ArticleCreating an end-to-end model for network management
Ken Dilbeck, VP of Collaboration and R&D, TM Forum The MEF is collaborating with a number of organisations to further the creation of the new networking models. One of these partners, the TM...
View ArticleDelivering on the promise of the Third Network
Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating Officer, MEF At the GEN15 event, the MEF was promoting three key messages. Top of the list is the Third Network, which is defined as the next generation of network...
View ArticleConnecting to the Cloud for new NaaS solutions
Pascal Menezes, Advisory Director, MEF The industry is moving on from Carrier Ethernet 2.0 to elastic networks, on demand services and real time provisioning, which is enabling SDN and NFV, and tying...
View ArticleThe virtualisation of network security services
James Hamilton, CEO, Wedge Networks NFV, from an application standpoint, is helping the industry re-think network security. The ability to run security apps more cost effectively, in the cloud,...
View ArticleMaking OSS and NFV work together for fast service turn-up
Mark Gibson, Director of Product Management, Amdocs OSS Faster service turn-up is one the most important benefits that telcos hope to derive from their huge investments in NFV and SDN, says Mark. What...
View Article"Build it and they will come," says inventor of the Ethernet
Bob Metcalfe, Professor of Innovation at University of Texas, Austin; founder of 3Com and inventor of Ethernet Will 2015 be seen as the turning point year for the industry in terms of Gigabit...
View ArticleApplication awareness solutions for service providers
Yuri Gittik, Head of Strategic Development and Innovation, RAD Service providers need to be able to offer more than basic connectivity services; they need to be able to offer application-specific...
View ArticleFrom Carrier Ethernet to the Third Network
From Carrier Ethernet to the Third Network The GEN15 event in November brought together the leading innovators of carrier Ethernet technology, under the organisational umbrella of the MEF. Top of the...
View ArticleTowards end-to-end wavelength routing for the carrier network
Steve Vogelsang, CTO, IP Routing & Transport, Alcatel-Lucent Telcos need to meet the challenge of adding many more devices and services to their networks, and so are responding to this by looking...
View ArticleDriving New Revenue Growth: How to combine LSO, SDN and NFV profitably?
The Main Agenda panel discussion The only way telcos can embrace all the new complexity being introduced to the network is to simply each step; and by using intelligent and automated systems, problems...
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