VIRTUALISATION OF NETWORKS OFFERS TELCOS GREAT BENEFITS BUT ALSO MAJOR CHALLENGES, SAYS JUNIPER
October 1st, 2014
DISRUPTIVE technologies engender organisational change by definition. But the wholesale virtualisation of telco networks and services involved with network functions virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) is likely to bring profound transformation.And with major top and bottom line benefits available to telcos defending their turf against OTT (over-the-top) providers and internet-systems, it would be foolish for operators to ignore the potential of NFV and SDN.That’s the view of Jack Barrett, senior director for strategic marketing at ...
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