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.
Public Affairs
UK’s Ofcom acknowledges telco’s Big Tech quandary
Regulator sees potential for hyperscalers to support more flexible mobile infrastructure. But it also identifies competition on service delivery as an opportunity and threat to traditional players. Limits on spectrum availability also putting the squeeze on operators as data demand keeps surging. CMA considering two decisions on competition that ...
Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in BT Global: Inflame under development for Enterprise
Epidemiological modelling brought onboard for AI‑based cybersecurity solutions; BT builds Nokia’s SD‑WAN.
Network & Infrastructure
O2 advances SDN control in microwave network
Simplified, harmonised network management for microwave backhaul. Another step for SDN‑ and AI-based network automation.
Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: TMPL ramps up enterprise activity
Ciena, Cisco, and Versa gain work in Poland as TMPL ramps up in enterprise market; OTE teases on new hybrid broadband system.
Vendor Voice
Interdependence Day — taking testing out of the lab
Test and assurance specialist Spirent spoke to TelcoTitans’ Vendor Voice and highlighted how the ongoing reinvention of telecoms networks is necessarily being accompanied by a reset regarding resilience. With cloud‑native services and applications becoming the new standard as next‑generation networks gain prominence, Spirent is urging operators to ‘take testing ...
Network & Infrastructure
BT says 5G‑VINNI paves way for E2E network slicing
Muschamp hails EU-funded project a success in laying groundwork to support “end-to-end” 5G network slicing across multiple sites and different vendors’ equipment. By exposing inadequacies of current industry standards, claims Muschamp, industry better placed to develop a standardised approach and avoid margin‑squeezing headache of bespoke deployments. BT expects to ...
Products & Services
Fortinet secures Telefónica SD‑WAN for hybrid work era
Telefónica Tech launches evolved flexWAN proposition, addressing the cybersecurity demands of ‘new normal’ hybrid working. Longstanding security partner Fortinet tapped for updated offering. Spain first, rest of Telefónica footprint to follow. Fortinet ups engagement with telco players.
M&A
Rakuten acquires Telefónica open RAN investment
Rakuten to acquire Altiostar, Telefónica minority investment and “partner of choice”. Telefónica relationship with the US‑based open RAN specialist extends beyond stake holding, with collaboration in network development and deployment in Europe and Latin America.
Network & Infrastructure
BT, STL push for legacy support in SDN migration
Two companies working within Broadband Forum to help define standardised and open interfaces to support legacy assets as operators embark on SDN migration. Fisher pointedly remarks that network and technology investment cycles are typically between seven and twelve years.
Products & Services
Vodafone and Celfocus tackle AI‑based automation for IoT
Former Vodafone Portugal investment Celfocus has taken on its fourth cognitive automation project for the Group Network Operations (GNO) organisation. Further solutions and use-cases are already being explored to reap benefits of automation throughout the Group.