All Virtualisation (SDN, SD-WAN, NFV, VNF) articles – Page 2
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Eventwatch
Orange’s Vamparys joins cloud-native dots
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, CTIO for Europe sets out approach to cloud native.
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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.
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Network & Infrastructure
Orange relaunches RFPs to speed up network virtualisation
Group puts two‑to‑three year timeline on hybrid cloud future.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Operations
DT creates Global Business unit; targets cross-border B2B ramp-up
Organisational change combines DT Global Business with Solution Sales and Engineering.
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Vodafone lays down OpenRAN gauntlet to vendors
Vodafone and Telefónica expand attempts to challenge established suppliers’ RAN modus operandi.
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Telefónica expands HPE Aruba deal for SASE services
FlexSITE proposition set to make international debut after Aruba partnership extension.
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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.
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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.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT weighs in on disaggregation pain points
NGMN IC&E 2022: integration, operating model, and skills seen as top challenges.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT’s Howard Watson: ‘we have work to do’ on disaggregation
CTO flags interoperability, integration, and security issues at NGMN IC&E 2022.
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Telefónica’s FlexWAN expands to Hispam
Telefónica Tech and SD‑WAN partner Fortinet launch managed service in three new markets.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone upgrades network with vendor trio
Ciena, Cisco, and Juniper support Vodafone’s software-defined transport network overhaul.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Safaricom tackles fraud
Safaricom takes action to tackle fraudulent cash reversals on M‑PESA.
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More partners join Tech’s all‑in‑one security play
Telefónica Cybersecurity & Cloud Tech signs agreements with Cisco, Constella, and Netskope. ‘360‑degree’ managed security services central to unit’s strategy.
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BT, Palo Alto Networks launch managed SASE
New product incorporates Prisma SASE and Prisma SD-WAN from the security specialist.
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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 ...
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Venturing & Investments
Group adds network software duo to Innovation Pool
DT invests in Teridion for multi-cloud WAN connectivity via TIP vehicle. New partnership and minority stake in Israel-based WAN specialist aimed at improving internet connectivity performance for enterprises. Deal adds another prong to DT’s SD-WAN approach. TIP also adds software-based comms player SignalWire to portfolio, with carrier services arm ...