Optical/IP news, analysis and opinion | Light Reading

Welcome

Advertise with us

Key developments in the Carrier Ethernet and IP/routing infrastructure and services sectors.

Topics / Optical/IP


News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: Orange Targets SMEs With XGS-PON in Poland By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/20/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia gets industrial with 5G in Oulu; Ovum and Three UK sing praises of 5G fixed wireless; Sky clinches second-tier soccer deal, but some clubs aren't happy. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco Renews Service Provider Focus at Partner Summit 2018 By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/20/2018 Light Reading's Mitch Wagner filed this report from Las Vegas, where he spoke to enterprise partners, telco CTOs and Cisco executives about the emergence of IoT, AI and 5G – and how those technologies are reshaping networking. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telecom Italia Appoints New CEO By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/19/2018 There's another new name at the helm of Telecom Italia (TIM) – the appointment could herald an access network spin-off. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Analyst: SD-WAN Not Yet Zero-Touch By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 Zero-touch provisioning and plug-and-play are still buzzwords where SD-WAN is concerned, but not reality, says VSG's Erin Dunne. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Orange Pushing Multivendor SD-WAN By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 Orange Business Services is working with several vendors to develop multivendor SD-WAN expertise and counting on MEF application programming interfaces and definitions for SD-WAN to enable a single portal for its SD-WAN offering, says Franck Morales, vice president of marketing of connectivity services for Orange Business Services. In addition, its SD-WAN service will be built on four other pillars: native cloud connectivity, best-of-breed security, global services and future-proof solution. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Having Caught Telcos in Broadband Speeds, Cable Providers Pivot to Apps & Experience By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 11/15/2018 Now that cable providers can deliver 1 Gbit/s download speeds to business customers on their hybrid fiber coax infrastructure, a panel of experts finds that more is needed to win sales over the long run. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T: App Focus Driving Enterprises to Managed SD-WAN By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/15/2018 SD-WAN is changing the way customers think about networking, from just routing packets appropriately to looking at application flows, and determining the best approach for each application, says Roman Pacewicz, chief product officer for AT&T. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement DT: Pan-Net Producing Multivendor Apps By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/14/2018 Almost four years into building its pan-European cloud, DT is 'very close' to finishing the infrastructure and is rolling out cloud-based multivendor apps. Post a Comment \| Read (0) F&S: Survey Shows Enterprises Prefer Managed SD-WAN Services By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/14/2018 Enterprises are shifting to a carrier-managed version of SD-WAN, with only about a quarter of companies preferring a DIY approach, says Roopa Honnachari, industry director, business services and cloud computing for Frost & Sullivan's ICT practice. Post a Comment \| Read (0) SES CEO Plugs Satellite's Role in Global Ecosystem By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/14/2018 Satellite access will play a key role going forward in reaching distant locations more quickly than fiber can, providing access and wireless backhaul, enabling disaster recovery and backup and connecting mobile sites including cruise and shipping vessels, airplanes and more, says SES CEO John-Paul Hemingway. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt's Voltolini on Service Automation By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/13/2018 Mirko Voltolini, global head of Network on Demand at Colt, talks about how the operator has automated the service delivery aspect of its Ethernet services but is still working on the significant challenge of automating the service assurance lifecycle. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T's Goodell: MEF Moving Faster on API Solutions By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/12/2018 Josh Goodell, vice president of intelligent edge for AT&T, touts strong growth in SD-WAN deployment with 28,000 end points contracted thus far on a global basis. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Three UK to Go Big on 5G for Home Broadband By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2018 Three UK CEO Dave Dyson aims to hoover up a big chunk of the UK broadband market with his forthcoming 5G service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Liberty Global's Cloud Network Strategy Explained By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 11/9/2018 Liberty Global's director of Strategy Roadmap & Innovation, Chris Aspell, explains how the cable giant's network will evolve to a more cloud-based architecture in the coming years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Swisscom Bangs Its 5G Cowbell By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/9/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor tests 5G in Norway; former Orange man joins Vodafone board; China's Xiaomi enters UK; Telefónica offloads insurance arm. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Spectrum: SD-WAN Is Coming Soon, but It's Complicated By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/8/2018 Satya Parimi of Spectrum Enterprise, says managed SD-WAN services are coming shortly following trials that revealed the complexity of deploying this new service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telefónica's 'Pre-Crime' Unit Is Fighting Hurricanes & Sloppy Workmen By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/8/2018 The Spanish operator is using data and sophisticated algorithms to predict when hurricanes and careless roadworkers could strike. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/7/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU approves Disney-Fox deal; Nokia helps create private LTE network for BMW in China, gets cozy with Infosys; Hyperoptic attracts Middle Eastern money; Three UK trumpets 5G progress. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: indesilife Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode... Nokia Pockets €2B From China 5G Deals By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/7/2018 Deals with China's big three operators should buoy investor spirits as the Finnish equipment vendor looks to end 2018 on a high. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CityFibre's CEO Courts Cable By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/6/2018 Greg Mesch, founder and CEO at CityFibre, explains why wholesale fiber networks are relevant to cable operators, offering them a new network asset option outside their existing coverage areas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards kelseywilson, 11/15/2018 1:15:53 AM MWC 2018 Threatens to Be 5G New Radio Bore Re: Re: MWC 2018 In the demo, they are not only partitioning the radio access network (RAN) and mobile core network but also creating virtual networks across transport and infrastructure resources.So do they think MWC 2018 will be a 5G New... Nally, 11/13/2018 11:23:28 PM Infinera, Coriant Hear a $430M Siren Song of Synergy Re: Intersting Could have never thought about it from this perspective but it is possible now after I read all this. Just has some slight information from some assignment help online who made me understand it indesilife, 11/13/2018 4:11:06 AM Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew Re: Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai Show Episodes Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode Date on second March 2015. Bhabi Ji Ghar standard hai indicate is rotating around two neighboring couples, the Mishras and Tiwari. Bhabiji Ghar... kelseywilson, 11/12/2018 11:25:14 PM Ericsson Lurches to $1.8B Write-Down Re: Ericsson lurhes This killed the value in the market, led to cancelled contracts and lost new business and made them almost worthless regardless of their competitive product sets. So Mr Ekholm you've presided over $800m shareholders value... kelseywilson, 11/1/2018 10:23:12 PM MWC 2018 Threatens to Be 5G New Radio Bore Re: Re: MWC 2018 Of course, a solution is only as good or as agile as its weakest link. That's why true end-to-end network slicing is required. In our demo, we're not only partitioning the radio access network (RAN) and mobile core network... WESTCables, 10/24/2018 2:27:36 PM Arista Promises New 400G Switches for These Cloudy Times Re: Greatly done Its great that Arista promises for 400G Switches. After the 400G Ethernet networks it was essential for networks to match the related technology accessories. PaulChau, 10/22/2018 2:44:46 AM Cisco Goes Back to School With Tetration Re: Re: good news Sometimes all you need is a little push to be able to reach greater heights already. You need to do a little exploration to know what other alternatives that you can take which can help you move forward with progress. The... Gabriel Brown, 10/21/2018 2:11:22 PM Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation Re: Re: Zen Internet Oh and Zen Internet is a cool name for an ISP. That's probably why I chose it. Gabriel Brown, 10/21/2018 2:07:52 PM Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation Re: Zen Internet I also was a subscriber to Zen Internet back in the day. And I concur, they had great support. I can't remember why I left. I think they increased their focus on small enterprise and ramped the price and service level ac... alexblogsite, 10/19/2018 2:20:17 PM Infinera-Transmode Closing Imminent; Karl's in Charge... of Metro Re: Re: Neat post v-tight gel Infinera positions the deal as an opportunity to scale in the ramp toward what it predicts in a press release announcing the transaction will be "the next wave of global network spending as network operators transform their... alexblogsite, 10/19/2018 2:03:03 PM Juniper, Ericsson Team on 5G Transport, Security Re: Re: Juniper Ericsson 5G Also added to the RAN family: spectrum sharing software that enables radios to support 4G and 5G transmissions simultaneously and dynamically in the same spectrum band without degrading the performance of either. Ericsson... [email protected], 10/19/2018 7:40:01 AM Juniper, Ericsson Team on 5G Transport, Security Re: Re: what about see Ericsson Links 5G Hands With Juniper & ECI, Snubs Cisco & Ciena https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/ericsson-links-5g-hands-with-juniper-and-eci-snubs-cisco-and-ciena/d/d-id/745829 Atlantis-dude, 10/18/2018 7:54:21 PM Juniper, Ericsson Team on 5G Transport, Security Re: what about csco RituGupta, 10/17/2018 9:39:17 PM 5G Transport – Where Do We Start? Re: Re: Regional Differences in 5G technology, I really think that things are getting a little bit out of hand. I mean, I can understand that it's important to work on what infrastructure we have if we want to be competitive, and the more efficient... wplummer, 10/17/2018 1:04:27 PM Huawei Hasn't Given Up on US Market, Pitches the FCC Re: Re: SSDD v-tight gel Alex: Exactly. That was my point. Huawei's been making variations of the same arguments for almost ten years (before it was 5G, it was 4G). So, again, SSDD. There's nothing novel about the strategy... More Message Boards		Security Now IoT Security Problems Can Cost Enterprises Millions Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 11/20/2018 A survey by DigiCert finds that the IoT is a priority for most companies, but ... (0) Former FBI Agent James Gagliano: 'Cyber Touches Everything' Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/20/2018 Former FBI Agent James Gagliano sees the worlds of physical security and ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News EANTC Joins Broadband Forum's Approved Lab List for CloudCO Tests Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/19/2018 The Broadband Forum has been lining up independent test labs for its CloudCO ... (0) Fujitsu's Rundberget Talks Frankly About Open Source Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 11/16/2018 Kirsten Rundberget, open strategy lead at Fujitsu Network, discusses the ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network ... Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT ... Versa's CEO, Kelly Ahuja: Securing & Software-Defining ... How Lumina Is Redefining SDN Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN ... Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software ... MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge Cisco's Yvette Kanouff: How We Get Real Results From ... The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... Masergy's NFV Journey Mavenir on RCS Cloud Platform & Multi-ID Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot Metaswitch: Defining the Cloud Native Core Accelerating IP/Optical Network Visibility & Control Making 5G NR a Reality With Qualcomm Act on Your Intelligence With Amdocs aia! Making 5G New Radio (NR) a Reality Accelerating C-V2X Toward 5G for Autonomous Driving Dan Sahar of Qwilt on Open Edge Cloud Platform Nominum's Craig Sprosts on DNS & Cybersecurity Trends Versa: A Lot More Than SD-WAN SmartNICs & the Future of Network Virtualization Introducing the Next-Generation ONT (Optical Network ... A10 Networks on Service Providers' Industry Needs Check Point on Cybersecurity Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation With Nominum DNS VeEX Test & Measurement Solutions Versa Networks' Kumar Mehta on SD-WAN Managed Services The Era of Agile Optics Has Arrived Atrinet's NetACE – Migration to NFV & SDN With ... Vodafone Live NFV Use Cases Powered by Amdocs Sonus in VellOS Mellanox Open Composable Networks Network Security Orchestration Sonus in the Cloud Sonus Strategy Netronome's Server-based Networking Platform Nexius: The Strategy & Science of Data Analytics Overture Networks NFV Solutions ECI's Elastic Network Masergy: Transforming Enterprise IT Arbor Networks on ISP Traffic Visibility ECI's LightSec: Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution ECI’s LightApps: Intelligence for Networks Service Gateway Virtual Edition SDN Management & Orchestration in the WAN Sedona Systems: Multi-Layer Applications Platform NFV – a Catalyst for Business Services Growth Telefónica: In Search of Virtual Simplicity Affirmed Networks Highlights NFV in Mobile Core Close-up on ConfD NetNumber Founder on Managing Signaling Control Tail-f, Cisco & What the Future Holds Sonus Shakes Up SD-WAN Automate, Scale & Create With Juniper's vCPE Solution Metaswitch's New CEO Martin Lund Discusses His Role ActiveVideo's Cloud Virtualization Technology Nominum on Leveraging the Power of DNS to Deliver ... Palo Alto Networks on Expanding in the Carrier/Service ... Infoblox on DNS Threat Index The Netformx Ecosystem Versa Networks on Leveraging VNFs Nuage Networks on Operationalizing SDN Mellanox's New 25/50/100Gb/s Ethernet Products Arista's CloudVision VIEW FULL VIDEO SHOWCASE Prime Reading DT's Terastream: A Bigger Splash? Iain Morris , International Editor , 9/13/2018 Deutsche Telekom's once-ballyhooed Terastream initiative, which turned seven this ... (2 comments) Leading Lights 2018: The Finalists Ray Le Maistre , Editor-in-Chief , 4/11/2018 Light Reading is thrilled to announce the finalists for this year's Leading ... (0) Robot Wars: Telecom's Looming AI Tussle Iain Morris , International Editor , 3/14/2018 Telcos performing routine chores will be ripe for AI-based automation. But whose ... (4 comments) Atrinet Pivots, Tackles Hybrid Network Headaches Ray Le Maistre , Editor-in-Chief , 2/13/2018 Network management vendor revamps its strategy to promote itself as a telco cloud ... (0) All Prime Reading Newsfeed Calix Lands Malta-Based Melita Wednesday, November 14, 2018 PEACE Cable Project Enters Cable & Material Manufacturing Stage Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Ekinops Unveils New OneAccess 10G Ethernet Access Device Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Nokia Unveils WaveSuite Tuesday, October 30, 2018 ATX Unveils Multipurpose, Future-Ready Node Monday, October 29, 2018 Light Reading’s Big Communications Event Returns in 2019 as Big 5G Event Thursday, October 25, 2018 ADVA Reports Q3 Improvements Thursday, October 25, 2018 Huawei Launches Flex-PON 2.0 to Help Operators Achieve Smooth Evolution to XG(S)-PON Networks Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier Deploys Ciena's WaveLogic Ai Tuesday, October 23, 2018 VeEX Teams Up With Ubisense Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Infinera Pitches Fiber-deep Access Solution at Cable Operators Tuesday, October 23, 2018 VeEX Intros 400GE Hand-held Test Set With Native QSFP-DD PAM4 Support Friday, October 19, 2018 Ekinops In Talks to Buy Alcatel Submarine Networks Thursday, October 18, 2018 More Newsfeeds

Educational Resources

sponsor supplied content

Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Service Delivery Case Study: Telstra's Ethernet Services Powered by MRV - Heavy Reading

Educational Resources Archive

CxO Spotlight - Executive Interviews

Arris CTO: What's Next for DOCSIS?

As an extension to DOCSIS 3.1, Full Duplex DOCSIS (FDX) will put cable operators in position to deliver symmetrical gigabit speeds over their widely deployed HFC ...

Post a Comment | Read (1 Comment)

Spirent CEO: Engineers Are Human, Too

Eric Hutchinson's goals as CEO of Spirent are nothing if not ambitious. He is seeking to not only move the long-time testing and assurance vendor into a new strategic ...

Post a Comment | Read (1 Comment)

MORE INTERVIEWS

Partner Perspectives - content from our sponsors

ZTE 4MIX Distributed Cloud Solution Builds 5G-Ready Cloud Infrastructure
By ZTE

New Business Model for Multi-Service 5G Transport Networks
By Huawei

Standalone or Non-Standalone, That Is Not the Question
By Alex Wang, Managing Director of 5G RAN Solutions, ZTE Corp.

Digital Business Transformation: Where Should You Begin?
By Trevor Cheung, for Huawei

UBBF 2018: Huawei Starts Ignition on Autonomous Driving Networks
By Ken Wieland, for Huawei

All Partner Perspectives

Featured Video

Flash Poll

All Polls

Upcoming Webinars

November 20, 2018
Enabling the Virtualized Edge with Smart NIC Data Acceleration

November 27, 2018
DAA - Headend Considerations Before the First Remote Unit is Turned Up

November 27, 2018
Transatlantic Optical Transmission With 16QAM

November 29, 2018
5G Expectations Still Evolving With a Global Twist

November 29, 2018
Serial 100G – A Forerunner to the Networks of Tomorrow

December 4, 2018
5G Performance Monitoring: Using the Network Edge for Competitive Advantage

December 5, 2018
How to Build an Efficient Campus Network to Drive Business Innovations in Retail & Manufacturing Industries

December 13, 2018
More Frills, Less Bills – Creative Monetization for 5G

December 20, 2018
PoE: Adding Power to (IoT)∞

January 23, 2019
Crossing The R-PHY Finish Line – RPU Installation, Cutover and Ongoing Maintenance 

Webinar Archive

Upcoming Live Events

2020 Vision Executive Summit

December 4-6, 2018, Lisbon, Portugal

Cable Next Gen-Technologies & Strategies

March 12-14, 2019, Denver, Colorado

Telco Automation Everywhere

April 2, 2019, New York, New York

Making the Most of OTT Video

April 8, 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada

May 6-8, 2019, Denver, Colorado

All Upcoming Live Events

Slideshows

Microsoft Ignite Slideshow: Stay Away From the Agony Booth

Post a Comment | Read (0)

The Many Faces of Digital Transformation

Slideshow: Behind the Scenes at Sprint's 5G 'Split'

More Slideshows

Infographics

Huawei Wins World's First Tier IV-Ready Certification

After years of development, data center construction gradually goes standard and modular.

Post a Comment | Read (2 comments)

The Power of SmartNICs

A View of the Future Mobile Threat Landscape

Infographic Archive | Sponsored Infographic Archive

To save this item to your list of favorite Light Reading content so you can find it later in your Profile page, click the "Save It" button next to the item.

If you found this interesting or useful, please use the links to the services below to share it with other readers. You will need a free account with each service to share an item via that service.
Digg
Del.icio.us
Reddit
Tweet This
[close this box]