Cisco says it intends to buy privately held Tail-f Systems, a leader in multi-vendor network service orchestration solutions for traditional and virtualized networks. Tail-f’s products help service ...

DZS to accelerate TELUS’ 5G and digital transformation, implementing state-of-the-art cloud native orchestration and automation software for network functions virtualization PLANO, Texas, March 16, ...

Network functions virtualization (NFV) enables IT pros to modernize their networks with modular software running on standard server platforms. According to ETSI, the goal of NFV is to transform the ...

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has the potential to advance significant change in the way telecom networks are built and operated. Led by seven major communications service providers, NFV ...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Communications service providers (CSPs) are being challenged to transform their carrier network infrastructure (CNI) to create new business network services, ...

In a bid to advance its cloud virtualization portfolio, Cisco has announced its intent to acquire network orchestration specialist Tail-f Systems for $175 million in cash and retention-based ...

Amdocs has been working on a way to integrate its operation support systems (OSSs) and billing support systems (BSSs) with new virtual network functions (VNFs), and it has created its Network Cloud ...

For decades, networks have been built on the same fundamental principle: dedicated hardware appliances for each network function. Need a firewall? Buy a box. Need load balancing? Purchase another ...

Remember network functions virtualization (NFV)? It seemingly only just arrived along with other disruptive, next-gen networking advances like software-defined networking (SDN) to shake up the ...