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When it comes to operating a telco network, it is clear that a big change is imminent. Operators are realizing that...

Sure you are! But let’s discuss it a bit. Innovation is a value most operators are claiming to be one of...

Entering the software era The car and networking industries are very much alike… (Ok, no, they are not, but bear with me.) In...

Sterling Perrin, one of the top analysts in the telecom sector, carried out an in-depth research with network operators around...

Network slicing is much more than just a fancy name for VPN… While this is a concept introduced decades ago, it...

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – the easy (and the hard) way TCO analysis is the right tool to evaluate the...

In some of my previous posts, I focused on the advantages and benefits of applying disaggregation to high-scale networks. Now,...

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...

DriveNets Network Cloud changes the way networks are built. Bringing cloud architecture to network infrastructure, it enables operators and cloud...

When building a network infrastructure for mission-critical traffic, “carrier grade” means high availability Many years ago, when coming to define what...

How TIP proposed an architecture similar to DriveNets Network Cloud when seeking to solve traditional network challenges. I sometimes run an...

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...

On April 14, VMWare and Vapor IO announced the Open Grid Alliance (OGA), an industry alliance that will define and...

“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...

Networking Field Day is an event that brings together technologists and practitioners as delegates to discuss industry innovations and advancements....

Disaggregation has enabled the move toward agile networks, offering much greater agility in addressing evolving requirements. Hyperscalers were the first...

Ever since AT&T submitted their Distributed Disaggregated Chassis design to the Open Compute Project, there’s been fascination around how this...