12.342.2014 - Software-Defined Telco – NFV in Production with VMware

Software-Defined Telco - NFV in Production with VMware Bjoern Brundert ( blog , twitter ) is a Sr. Technical Account Manager in Hamburg, Germany. As part of VMware&#rsquo;s Professional Services Organization he works with large enterprises to support and guide them on their journey to the Software-Defined Enterprise. One of his focus areas since early 2013 has been Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). General Introduction to Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) It is a very exciting time for the Telco industry right now! In this blog post, I will share some updates and observations on VMware&#rsquo;s current involvement in NFV. Telco providers around the globe are working with VMware on both proof-of-concepts as well as production deployments. But let me take a step back and start with a brief overview. You might have heard about NFV already, and maybe you have also read the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) documents around NFV . In summary, NFV is about delivering the promises of Cloud Computing for Telco providers and their customers: reduced CAPEX and OPEX; reduced time-to-market for new network services; greater ?exibility to scale up, scale down or evolve services; openness to the virtual appliance market including software-only solutions; and opportunities to trial and deploy new innovative [...]]>... - View Press Release - Visit VMware, Inc.