With SDN experience already under its belt, Colt is looking to evolve its management systems to adapt to a hybrid environment of physical and virtual capabilities.
With SDN experience already under its belt, Colt is looking to evolve its management systems to adapt to a hybrid environment of physical and virtual capabilities.
Operations reform FOLLOWED by SDN and NFV certainly looks like the optimum route, but might that stretch the timeline so long that it becomes pointless?
I really don't envy any of them their task -- let's hope one manages to pinpoint a working model that provies the benefits with a workable timeframe that the industry can build on because it's looking more and more complex by the week.
That's a lifeline for the incumbent OSS fraternity, but....
The big questions remain on the interaction between, for example, an SDN controller and a legacy inventory and provisioning platform. And all the other combinations you can think of.
Is this really all about professional services? If so, won't that skow things down and make it even more expensive?
So many different options and questions.
What's going to be most interesting is to hear again from the oikes of Colt and BT and EE and NTT Comms in 6/12/18 months to see how they are progressing.