NFV, SDN & SD-WAN Technology News
All the latest virtualisation technology news surrounding BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone, including NFV, SDN and SD-WAN.
Events
DSP Leaders: Orange’s Vamparys joins cloud-native dots
Collaboration and open source key to help eliminate scourge of fragmentation.
Financial & Performance
INWIT untroubled by Voda-Iliad rumours as new opportunities open up
Prospect of market consolidation seen as more good news than bad for Vantage Towers’ Italian JV.
Network & Infrastructure
Orange relaunches RFPs to speed up network virtualisation
Group puts two‑to‑three year timeline on hybrid cloud future.
Products & Services
Telekom Deutschland woos global enterprises with ‘premium’ internet
uCPE box, jointly developed with Intel, to be launched in April. New offering bundles DT’s Premium Internet with SLAs from Teridion and edge security from Zscaler.
Partnerships & Alliances
DT drafts Juniper as first network partner for B2B self-service comms platform
Vendor will provide AI-driven enterprise solution for host of functions including zero-touch deployments and self-driving automation.
Vendor Voice
Rakuten: the one secret every transformative operator should know
The shift of gravity away from hardware is inescapable. It’s the entire telecom business that is being digitalised.
Operations
DT creates Global Business unit; targets cross-border B2B ramp-up
Organisational change combines DT Global Business with Solution Sales and Engineering.
Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone lays down OpenRAN gauntlet to vendors
Vodafone and Telefónica expand attempts to challenge established suppliers’ RAN modus operandi.
Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica expands HPE Aruba deal for SASE services
FlexSITE proposition set to make international debut after Aruba partnership extension.
Vendor Voice
BMC: IT streamlining will drive network value creation
The more virtualised telco networks become, the more relevant IT experience in overseeing complexity becomes.
Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Europe: T-Mobile Czech Republic rolls out first commercial 5G campus network
IoT innovation at Hrvatski Telekom; OTE to help digitise Cypriot National Health System; Cosmote continues to build adjacencies in shopping and insurance.