Network functions virtualization (NFV) has become one of the hottest areas of communications industry research and development in recent years for a number of reasons. We hope this report provides some useful early insights into the virtual CPE sector.

Network operators must master the cloud if they are to realize the competitive benefits that network functions virtualization (NFV) can confer. These benefits include the ability to bring new features and services to market faster than rivals and the streamlining of operational costs so that operators can both boost profit margins and remain price-competitive.

In this article we share some consumer research recently conducted by Huawei's Customer Experience Transformation Center (CETC) which answers these questions for the general case. The answers are quite revealing, with some customer segments much more desirable than others, and each group having distinct priorities.

Security must not be an afterthought if the full commercial benefits of NFV are to be realized. This whitepaper explores some of the emerging security challenges created with NFV environments and provides recommendations regarding what requirements service providers should consider.

The term "carrier grade" has been an often used-and misused-term. To some it refers to high-availability network elements, or "five 9s" availability, or network links that fail over in 50 milliseconds. But carrier grade has a much wider scope.

The Internet of Everything offers tremendous opportunities for service providers. No industry will remain untouched by the ubiquitous connectivity of devices, processes, and people.

Software-defined networking (SDN), along with the power of virtualization, automation, orchestration, and other software-based techniques, promises to transform the internetworking industry. However, hardware still remains a big part of every network.

This concise, graphical e-book outlines the 8 must-have technologies that video service providers (VSPs) should adopt to cost-effectively power the next generation of multiscreen video.

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