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Control and user plane separation (CUPS) has been around for a while. In any type of network, current networking and...

Networks are back on the world’s technology map. But the brains, arms and legs behind them, the service providers’ network...

“Network cloud” has become a buzz phrase lately. This is happening as operators and cloud providers realize that the way...

While 400Gbps is not new, in 2021 it has become a mainstream connectivity building block, much like 100 Gbps was...

A DriveNets Network Cloud Multiservice Use Case One of the key characteristics of the DriveNets Network Cloud solution is that it’s...

I’ve dealt with various aspects of “product” throughout my career. I’ve tested it, developed it, managed it, marketed it, strategized...

The benefits of the network cloud are well understood by communication service providers (CSPs) and hyperscale’s/cloud-providers. The first benefit is...

Is a shared resource really shared if only one thing can use it?  Would cloud computing be real if you...

“When we say we build networks like clouds, what does this mean? From the architectural or engineering standpoint, cloud is...

The old rule of a “single service router” typifies much of today’s network architecture. This means that each service, whether...

Evaluating a technological solution always involves two sides: the technical and the commercial. The technical side is usually a straightforward...

“CSPs should consider disaggregating their IP networks to achieve more open, cloud like network architecture,” concluded Gorkem Yigit in a...

Recently at Networking Field Day 24 I led some fascinating sessions. ...

When it comes to new technology, it needs to present a clear and significant value. For new architecture and/or new...

Disaggregated network architectures are gaining momentum. AT&T is using the DriveNets Network Cloud distributed disaggregated routing solution in its core networks. We...

Disaggregated SP Router Market – Strong Adoption for 2021 Disaggregation has been around in the networking space for nearly a decade,...

Coming just a month after announcing the deployment of DriveNets solution in AT&T’s IP core network. On Monday November 16, AT&T...

There’s a lot of talk about network disaggregation, especially after AT&T announced that they are deploying a disaggregated network based...

In network terms, the edge is where the action is.  The implementation of 5G wireless networks, connectivity of billions of...

Communications Service Providers (CSP) continue to face strong financial pressure from their shareholders, financial markets, and industry analysts. Their revenues...

Insights from the latest research by Roy Chua, founder and principal at AvidThink In recent weeks, our lives were transformed in...

Why is disaggregation relevant to you? Making service providers networks, and networks in general, simpler and more cost-effective is always...

In my recent blog post, I explored the challenges we faced in developing our own fully distributed network operating system...

Recently, I delivered a presentation at Networking Field Day 22, covering the DriveNets Network Operating System (DNOS), which, from the...

For years the telecom industry worked to refine and improve the zero touch provisioning (ZTP) process. Automation is needed for...

In a survey conducted by Heavy Reading this month, nearly half of CSPs predict their companies will radically change their...

Despite its promise to lower CapEx, improve service agility and reduce vendor lock-in, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has not lived...