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Comments AT&T's Fuetsch Provides Download on SDN/NFV Roadmap Newest First \| Oldest First \| Threaded View [close this box] << < Page 3 / 3 vnewman 1/21/2016 7:26:18 PM User Rank Platinum Re: SDN @Mike. Interesting to note that about CenturyLink. I wonder if our top management knows their plans as our firm is not a huge proponent of over-virtualization. Literally the day our firm renewed our contract, we experienced extreme network slowness and were informed that CenturyLink, one of our two primary network carriers, was experiencing technical issues in multiple locations throughout the US. It happens every few months were there is a major breakdown in service but seems like there are daily hiccups. Is virtualization the answer or do they need to work on resolving such issues before even heading down that path? Anyone have thought on this? Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% vnewman 1/21/2016 7:06:21 PM User Rank Platinum Re: SDN @iMorris - My thoughts exactly! Overly ambitious! I wonder what the reason is for that particular number, if it is arbitrary or if there is staunch reasoning behind it. At some point, and I'm sure that point varies for every company, the law of diminishing returns kicks in. Yes, you will save on your energy bill and minimize storage costs, but at what cost to performance (for the reasons you stated below - interoperability/standardization/etc.) Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Mike Robuck 1/21/2016 10:09:43 AM User Rank Author Re: SDN In other SDN-related news, Light Reading's Mitch Wagner writes that SDN startups Plexxi and Cumulus scored new rounds of funding. Google pitched on Plexxi. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Mike Robuck 1/21/2016 9:57:52 AM User Rank Author Re: SDN The AT&T media rep that I spoke with recently hinted that there will be an update soon. Maybe even above 5%. CenturyLink is targeting full virtualization across its IP core network and data centers by 2018. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% imorris 1/21/2016 3:17:31 AM User Rank Gold Re: SDN Virtualizing 75% of functions by 2020 is certainly an ambitious target -- I wonder if their MWC update will say anything about progress towards this goal. Is there a danger of trying to move too quickly when it comes to NFV/SDN given the concerns about interoperability and standardization? Telefonica seems to have backed off some of the ambitious targets it announced at MWC a couple of years ago. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Mike Robuck 1/20/2016 10:02:42 AM User Rank Author SDN Iain Morris wrote about Telstra's SDN ambitions. I'm working on setting up an interview with Telstra if anyone has some burning questions. 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