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News & Views Most Popular MEF, ONUG Join Hands on Enterprise SD-WAN By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/7/2019 The groups, representing service providers and enterprises, are teaming on SD-WAN specifications to help telcos satisfy enterprise needs – and make money doing it. Post a Comment At Vonage, It's Not Just About Technology By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/4/2019 Sanjay Srinivasan, Vonage VP and chief architect, talks with Light Reading's Mitch Wagner about the company's VoIP strategy and explains why SD-WAN is important to Vonage. Post a Comment Bigleaf Receives Divine Inspiration for SMB SD-WAN By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/4/2019 Bigleaf provides cloud-based SD-WAN as a service for small businesses with big connectivity needs, inspired by a conversation with a church IT director. Post a Comment Advertisement Frontier's Irwin on the Security Benefits of Managed SD-WAN By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 10/3/2019 DALLAS -- Scott Irwin, senior director of SD-WAN for Frontier Communications, explains how Frontier's customers are increasingly moving to a more centralized managed SD-WAN platform. Post a Comment Spectrum Enterprise's Gunnar Peters Looks Ahead By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 10/3/2019 Gunnar Peters from Spectrum Enterprise discusses how the company listens to customers and decides what services to offer next. Post a Comment Silver Peak Heats Up SD-WAN Telco Romance By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/1/2019 The SD-WAN vendor is looking to increase sales through service providers, as enterprises turn to SPs to outsource networking needs. Post a Comment Orange's John Isch: Crowded SD-WAN Market Challenges Telcos By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 9/27/2019 Big vendors' acquisition of SD-WAN specialists mean service provider and vendor interests are often at odds, says Orange Business Services' John Isch. Post a Comment Advertisement SD-WAN Shines in a Dark Enterprise Market By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 9/25/2019 As the enterprise market stagnates for telcos, SD-WAN promises revenue growth. Post a Comment Podcast: 5G, Edge Computing Give SDN & NFV New Focus By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 9/24/2019 As the editors recap Light Reading's event series on network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN), technologies like 5G and edge computing arrive just in time to hurry the industry along its path to more modern networks and add plenty of drama. Post a Comment Aryaka Learns to Love SD-WAN Over the Public Internet By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 9/24/2019 Aryaka launches SD-WAN service over the public Internet for cases where 'best effort' is good enough for enterprise connectivity, complementing its existing global, private network that offers guaranteed SLAs. Post a Comment Podcast: The NV & SDN Americas Recap By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 9/24/2019 Light Reading editors Mitch Wagner, Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey gathered to empty their notebooks and recap the NV & SDN event at the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas. Post a Comment Masergy's Watson: SD-WAN Is SDN's Killer App By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 9/17/2019 Enterprises demand SD-WAN from telcos, and SD-WAN won't work without SDN, says Ray Watson, Masergy's innovation VP. Post a Comment Smokey & the NFV Bandit By Prayson Pate, CTO, Ensemble, ADVA Optical Networking, 9/6/2019 NFV has many naysayers, but it's alive, kicking and thriving, with SD-WAN as a significant catalyst. Post a Comment Podcast: What's Changing in the Competitive World of SD-WAN By The Philter, 8/26/2019 Our series on the state of the SD-WAN market continues with a discussion on what's holding back some companies in the space and how standards and new technologies are advancing the cause of SD-WAN. Post a Comment MEF Seeks to End SD-WAN Confusion By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 The MEF 70 standard looks to clarify the definition of SD-WAN and pave the way for carrier interoperability, certification and faster deployment times for SD-WAN services. Post a Comment Podcast: SES Networks Takes ONAP Sky-High By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 The satellite network operator is looking to the Open Networking Automaton Platform (ONAP) to automate connecting its space-based network with terrestrial operators. Post a Comment Orange's Isch on Keeping SD-WAN Secure & Simple By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 8/15/2019 In a recent podcast with Light Reading, John Isch discusses how Orange 'co-innovates' with SD-WAN customers, and shares several case studies on what this process looks like by describing collaborations with its SD-WAN customers Siemens and Sony. Post a Comment Bell Canada's Ely: Market Demands Scalable, Co-Managed SD-WAN By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 8/7/2019 As 5G takes off, service providers must plan ahead for its impact on SD-WAN. In addition, Ely says growing demand for 'co-managed' SD-WAN services creates challenges around scalability. Post a Comment SES Takes ONAP to the Final Frontier By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/6/2019 SES Networks is using Amdocs to implement the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) on Microsoft Azure, to allow its telco customers to seamlessly extend to SES's satellite service. Post a Comment Podcast: The Fast-Moving World of SD-WAN By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 7/30/2019 Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser discusses the world of SD-WAN, why there are so many vendors and whether enterprise 'white glove' services are handled by butlers. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors New Adtran SD-WAN Targets SMBs, Distributed Enterprises Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Altice USA Teams With Cisco on SD-WAN Services Monday, September 30, 2019 SD-WAN Startup Bigleaf Raises $21M Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Trustgrid Touts EdgeNetwork SD-WAN for Banking Transactions Wednesday, September 18, 2019 VMware Boosts Cloud Automation & Touts Hyperscale SD-WAN Tuesday, August 27, 2019 TPx Picks ADVA Ensemble Software for Its uCPE Monday, August 26, 2019 MEF Publishes SD-WAN Standard Wednesday, August 21, 2019 GTT Enhances SD-WAN With Universal CPE to Improve Agility & Performance Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Masergy Bundles SD-WAN & Security Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Cisco, VMware, Silver Peak & Nokia Nuage Top SD-WAN Market Wednesday, July 24, 2019 QOS Networks Wins State of California Contract as Exclusive SD-WAN Provider Thursday, July 18, 2019 Cato Intros Full-Service SD-WAN Support Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Aryaka Partners With Microsoft on Azure Networking Services Monday, July 15, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Unit 42 Finds the First Cryptojacking Docker Container Larry Loeb, Author, 10/17/2019 Palo Alto Network's Unit 42 has found the first cryptocurrency miner malware that ... (0) Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity: Making It Work for Your Organization 10/16/2019 Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a new frontier in information security. ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News BBWN Bites: Connecting Africa to Cost $100B – World Bank Report Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/18/2019 Also today, Sparklight Business brightens enterprise WiFi, Eir bites into Apple ... (0) BBWN Bites: Builders Toss Nest Out of New Properties Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/17/2019 Also today, Tele2 reports earnings, pay-TV rises in Spain, India's government ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase Network Rising: DriveNets Adapts Hyperscaler Approach to ... New 5G Network Security Threats Sigma Systems at Digital Transformation World 2019 Ciena Talks Converged Interconnect Networks at Cable ... Red Hat Enterprise Linux: A Secure Foundation for the ... Viasat: Connecting the Unconnected LotusFlare: Awesome Digital Experiences to Drive Growth Source Photonics CEO: Vertical Integration & Lean Models ... MobiledgeX: Who Benefits From Edge Computing? Why Is 5G Different? VMware Service Assurance: Reducing Operational ... Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures Using SDN & NFV 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 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 ... (3 comments) Why BT's Security Chief Is Attacking His Own Network Ray Le Maistre , Editor-in-Chief , 7/17/2017 With the cybersecurity threat landscape shifting quickly and continuously, BT's ... (0) All Prime Reading

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Juniper CTO Talks About the Company's 5G Aspirations

When Bikash Koley jumped ship from Google to become the CTO of Juniper Networks in mid-2017, it was considered quite a win for the networking firm. Koley, who had ...