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Comments Vodafone Frustrated by NFV Immaturity Oldest First \| Newest First \| Threaded View [close this box] << < Page 2 / 2 dlr5288 5/22/2016 6:01:24 PM User Rank Platinum Re: Horseless carriage, wireless telegraph, intelligent typewriter .... Yes, good points! I agree. I think anything, especially technology based, is going to take some time. They have to work out the kinks and find out which ways will work best. All in good time. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% freehe 5/22/2016 9:45:31 PM User Rank Platinum NFV Maturity I am curious why no US companies have signed on. Then again, the U.S. always lag behind in technology. There was a NFV & SDN Summit 2015 in Paris but Vodafone was not in attendance. Seems kinda strange that they didn't participate as a vendor. http://www.uppersideconferences.com/nfv-sdn/ Dell'Oro disagrees and believes NFV is advancing http://www.delloro.com/news/network-functions-virtualization-industry-is-progressing-and-several-use-cases-emerging-for-2016-according-to-delloro-group If Vodafone is frustrated with NVF immaturity then they need to be the forerunners to help make it mature. NFV is a young architecture only 3 years old so it will take time for it to mature just like with any other industry. Vodafone should not be frustrated this early on. IEEE is having a NFV conference this year. http://nfvsdn2016.ieee-nfvsdn.org/ Here is a great diagram of NFV and SDN https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/contributed/nfv-and-sdn-whats-the-difference/2013/03/ Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% << < Page 2 / 2		Latest Articles Seven Sign Up for Italy's 5G Auction Italy's 5G auction could exceed a government target of raising €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) after attracting interest from companies outside the mobile market. All Quiet on VEON's Digitalization Front The emerging-markets operator is focusing on the humdrum business of connectivity and keeping quiet about some of its ill-fated 'digitalization' efforts. Huawei Edges Out Rivals for Three UK 5G Job Three UK has picked Huawei over existing radio access network suppliers Nokia and Samsung to build its 5G network. Nokia Bags $3.5B 5G Deal With T-Mobile US Vendor says that it's its biggest 5G deal to date. Verizon: 5G's Coming in 'Early' 2019 Verizon skates where the puck is going by waiting for standards-based 5G devices to launch its mobile service in 2019. More Blogs On-the-Air Thursdays Digital Audio ARCHIVED \| December 7, 2017, 12pm EST Orange's Isch Discusses SDN/NFV Blueprint Orange has been one of the leading proponents of SDN and NFV. In this Telco Transformation radio show, Orange's John Isch provides some perspective on his company's NFV/SDN journey. ARCHIVED SHOWS DOWNLOAD TO CALENDAR Special Huawei Video 10/16/2017 Huawei Network Transformation Seminar The adoption of virtualization technology and cloud architectures by telecom network operators is now well underway but there is still a long way to go before the transition to an era of Network Functions Cloudification (NFC) is complete. Video The Small Cell Forum's CEO Sue Monahan says that small cells will be crucial for indoor 5G coverage, but challenges around business models, siting ... People, strategy, a strong technology roadmap and new business processes are the key underpinnings of Telstra's digital transformation, COO Robyn ... Eric Bozich, vice president of products and marketing at CenturyLink, talks about the challenges and opportunities of integrating Level 3 into ... Epsilon's Mark Daley, director of digital strategy and business development, talks about digital transformation from a wholesale service provider ... Bill Walker, CenturyLink's director of network architecture, shares his insights on why training isn't enough for IT employees and traditional ... All Videos Information Resources >> 5G-Era Cloud Strategies for Network Operators >> New Engines Driving Industry Transformation: China Mobile Zhejiang Builds B2B Cloud Platform >> Huawei ICBC Project Wins DCD Living at the Edge Award of 2017 >> HUAWEI CLOUD NFVI Solution Becomes a World Leading Solution >> China Mobile (Zhejiang) Launched the World's First Decoupled 3-Layer Commercial Telecom Cloud Network >> Heavy Reading Report: Automate or Die >> Intent-Based Networking: Automating Next-Generation Networks >> Cable Looks to SD-WAN to Boost Business Services >> Huawei Software Customer Reference Program – HKT: Digital Transformation >> Heavy Reading Report \| Cable & SDN/NFV: Moving Toward Implementation All resources Twitter Feed Tweets about "from:telco_transform OR #telco_transform OR @telco_transform" Flash Poll All polls Slideshows Czech Out Telecom's Future Slideshow archive Infographics Huawei Wins World's First Tier IV-Ready Certification Infographics archive like us on facebook