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Welcome to AvidThink!

An Independent Research and Analysis Firm

AvidThink is an independent research and analysis firm providing cutting-edge insights into the latest in infrastructure technologies. AvidThink was formerly SDxCentral.com’s research arm and spun out in 2018. We’ve partnered with well-known clients including Fortune 500 technology infrastructure companies, up-and-coming $1B-valuation unicorns and innovative early-stage startups. AvidThink has been quoted by and featured on major publications including WSJ, FierceTelecom, FierceWireless, The New Stack and Light Reading. We cover the latest in technology infrastructure including 5G, Edge and Cloud, IoT, SD-WAN/SASE, SDN, NFV, and Infrastructure Security.

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April 19, 2021

SD-WAN Deployment Challenges and How to Overcome Them

By Marc Cohn

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March 11, 2021

MEF Jumps on the SASE Bandwagon

By Marc Cohn

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February 18, 2021

Now Available: 2021 Telco Infrastructure Resource Site and Report

By Mike Metz

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February 1, 2021

MEF SD-WAN Certification Turns 1: Lessons Learned from the Industry’s First SD-WAN Standard

By Marc Cohn

The AvidThink Blog illuminates current issues with articles from our team as well as contributions from guests we feel provide thoughtful commentary about a wide variety of topics. Our blog is also used for surveys, and invitations to industry and private events.

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Reports and Briefs

Trusted reports and research briefs covering the latest in infrastructure technologies.

Research Brief

Weaving the 5G Edge — The Enabling Power of Programmable Fabrics

This research examines the novel use of programmable fabrics in edge architectures and how this hybrid approach can minimize the deployment footprint, reduce power consumption and cooling needs, and improve network performance.

Research Report

2021 Telco Infrastructure Report

This report examines major telco initiatives like 5G, SD-WAN/SASE, private networks, IoT, OSS/BSS modernization and the choices telcos face in building the next-generation telco cloud to support these efforts.

Research Brief

uCPE Round 2: From SD-WAN to SASE and Edge

This research brief explores the ongoing business and technology trends that drive connectivity needs and discusses the role that the universal customer premises equipment (uCPE) can continue to play.

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Articles

Thoughtful and insightful analysis.

April 21, 2021

Dish makes a Splash, picks AWS to host 5G RAN and Core

This marks the first time we're seeing a major telco — the 4th largest mobile network operator in the U.S. — bet its operational network on public...

April 19, 2021

SD-WAN Deployment Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Problems experienced during SD-WAN deployment could reframe the overall customer experience. MEF has sought to address these challenges through the...

April 7, 2021

Evolution of uCPE, the universal Customer Premises EDGE?

This article examines how the universal customer premises equipment (uCPE), which become popular with the rise of NFV and SD-WAN, can be a critical...

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AvidThink Technology Coverage Areas

SD-WAN
5G and Edge
IoT
SDN
NFV
Containers and Cloud
Infrastructure Security
AI/ML in Infrastructure

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