Service Provider

As more and more service providers and enterprises invest in Network Function Virtualization (NFV), the fast-evolving and maturing NFV technology poses special challenges for those who are looking to not only perform a proof-of-concept, but also operationalize their NFV initiative, and ultimately of…

In my earlier blog post, I described the need for pervasive security and architectural approaches to enable secure, agile services against increasingly sophisticated attackers. Pervasive security is critical to the Open Network Architecture (ONA). But what does pervasive security actually mean?  Si…

Co-authored with Nicolas Breton, Product Manager Marketing, Cisco In the era of Cloud-scale networking, network simplicity, agility and scale are essential.  Service Providers are currently expanding their Data Center footprint to offer on-demand virtualized network services. This is what the indust…

You are likely faced with unprecedented change in technology adoption, implementation of service and business go to market while trying to grow business and manage your bottom line. Customers want new services and application features delivered with agility; quickly, painlessly, on demand and with s…

There has never been a more interesting time to be a Service Provider.  Today, we are in the midst of a once in a generation transition in technology that we last saw with the birth of the internet.  Today, the exponential growth in hyper-connectivity, the services that evolve upon it and the dawn o…

Virtual Network Function (VNF) Test and Validation initiatives are being touted by many vendors at the moment. Service providers have been challenged with the interoperability, scale and performance of the early generation VNFs.   There should be no question on whether software VNFs should be “…

The excitement, the energy, the sore feet once again engulfed us in the beautiful city of Barcelona for arguably the greatest show on Earth – Mobile World Congress.  Well, for those of us in networking, anyway. The theme for Mobile World Congress 2017 is: The Next Element. Upon reading “The Next Ele…

With the evolution of LTE, LTE-Advanced, and 5G, mobile network architectures are becoming more IP-based. While these new technologies push the performance of wireless cellular networks to new levels, they also increase the attack surface, opening mobile networks, devices, and customers to a host of…

There has been lots of discussion on why cities are looking to embrace digital solutions to make them smarter. As smart city technologies and their related business models mature, cities are increasingly looking to deploy and scale multiple solutions across the city. This creates a really interestin…