Sponsored Post Introduction Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are gaining traction as critical components of global connectivity solutions. With the growing demand for seamless and ubiquitous coverage, including in remote and underserved areas, NTNs offer potential. Much media coverage has been around satellite launches, the rapidly increasing number of thousands of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in the…
The Linux Foundation ONE Summit was held April 29 – May 1, 2024, at the San Jose Convention Center. According to its website, the Linux Foundation provides a proven, repeatable method to scale open-source software project communities via a comprehensive portfolio of support programs. As of 2023, the Linux Foundation had over 1,000 active projects…
Sponsored Post The rapid advancements in generative AI (GenAI) have captured the attention and imagination of industries worldwide, and our telecommunications sector isn’t immune. As telcos grapple with GenAI’s promise and potential, it’s crucial to separate hype from reality and chart an appropriate strategic course. During our research and advisory work, we’ve had conversations with…
The Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit was held at the San Jose Convention Center October 17 through 19, 2023. The OCP was initiated in 2011 as a collaborative community focused on redesigning hardware technology to efficiently support the growing demands on compute infrastructure. This year’s OCP Global Summit sold out for the first time,…
Network-as-a-service (NaaS) has been around for many years, with a surge during the arrival of software-defined networking (SDN) and a programmatic reimagining of networking about a decade ago. Today, we’re seeing a resurgence even as we grapple with multiple definitions of NaaS in the market. In this short article, I’ll discuss the flavors of NaaS,…
Sponsored Post Telecom operators face intense competition and pressure to transform. Many seek emerging technologies like generative AI (GenAI) to increase productivity, boost revenue growth, and enhance customer experience. However, realizing the full potential of GenAI in telecom requires capabilities that address challenges unique to our industry. We see GenAI models enriched with telco BSS/OSS…
The second annual SmartNICs Summit took place at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose from June 13-15, 2023. Emerging technologies, such as generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), are driving SmartNIC adoption in hyperscaler environments and beyond. The event had 228 attendees and featured keynote presentations from Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, AMD, and VMware. Exhibitors included AMD, Intel,…
With our partner Converge! Network Digest, AvidThink is pleased to announce the latest site in our Next-Generation Infrastructure series: 2023 Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking. Introducing the 2023 Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking Resource Site Digging into the alphabet soup of SASE, SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA, MCN, NaaS The 2023 Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking Resource Site and…
With our partner Converge! Network Digest, AvidThink is pleased to announce the latest site in our Next-Generation Infrastructure series: The 2023 New Middle Mile Report and Resource Site. Introducing the 2023 New Middle Mile Resource Site: Perspectives and Insights from Industry Leaders and Innovators The 2023 New Middle Mile Resource Site and accompanying report provide readers with…
Kubernetes and CloudNative Conference (KubeCon + CloudNativeCon) covers Kubernetes and related projects from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) — part of the Linux Foundation. This year, the North American conference was held at Huntington Place conference center in Detroit, MI, from October 24-28. Over 16,000 registered attendees showed up. AvidThink did as well — contributing…
Indian immigrants seeking further education in US institutions and high-tech jobs in Silicon Valley have enriched the diversity and vibrancy of the San Francisco Bay Area. One institution in India has achieved strong name recognition, even outside the Indian immigrant community, and that is the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). IIT comprises multiple campuses, with…
The following is a transcript of the panel conversation between Grant Joslin, Telecom Equity Research VP at Credit Suisse, and Roy Chua, Principal and Founder, AvidThink, during Credit Suisse’s 2022 24th Annual Communications Conference in June 2022. The content has been lightly edited for readability. The on-demand recording of the panel is available for viewing…
Problems experienced during SD-WAN deployment could reframe the overall customer experience. MEF has sought to address these challenges through the introduction of the industry’s first SD-WAN service standard.
As with the SD-WAN standard, MEF surveyed early market entrants to ensure that real-world experience and actual SASE products were considered in future standardization.
The MEF SD-WAN standard (MEF 70) has turned 1. This post offers lessons learned from collaborating with some of the world’s most prominent SD-WAN managed service providers and their vendors in certifying their services and products.
AvidThink (with assistance from technology experts) performed a second round of basic throughput and latency tests on AWS Wavelength on Verizon’s network.
AvidThink (with assistance from technology experts) ran a real-world basic test suite on AWS Wavelength on Verizon’s network. Here are the results.
The commercial real estate (CRE) community, including the vendors that serve them, is on a steep learning curve to keep their businesses, and their tenants’ businesses, alive.
In the battle against COVID-19 bandwidth has emerged as a lifeline. Here are some of the ways Telcos are helping amid the pandemic.
In November 2019 MEF introduced the SD-WAN Certification Program, which enables SD-WAN managed service providers (MSP) along with SD-WAN product vendors to certify conformance to the MEF 70 standard.
Despite COVID-19, OFC 2020, the Optical Fiber Conference, actually took place in San Diego from March 10-12. So how was attendance?
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, meant some companies had pulled out of participating in the RSA conference, but their absence was invisible on the show floor.
In response to a growing need, the MEF has embarked upon a new initiative emerging out of the SD-WAN standardization: Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS).
Marc Cohn takes a look at the MEF SD-WAN Standard technical approach including the service interface, SD-WAN elements, policy, and use cases.
Marc Cohn examines the MEF SD-WAN standard, including the motivation, technical approach, project plans, and what we can expect in the future.
Automation is beginning to emerge.
Huawei has made good on their promise of October 2018 to start embedding their AI chips everywhere and leverage their homegrown AI technology to improve their products
Vendors are playing a major role in today’s SDN/ NFV rollouts. NFV continues its march, SDN takes a back seat?
Key themes at ONS Europe include networking-cloud convergence, the evolving edge, cloud-native and containers, automation and 5G.
