AT&T Commits its ECOMP Service Orchestrator to Open Source

AT&T confirmed that it is committed to releasing into open source its current Enhanced Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy (ECOMP) platform, which is the service orchestration system that powers the AT&T software-defined network (SDN). AT&T said ECOMP is mature, feature-complete, and tested in real-world NFV deployments. The company believes open source ECOMP will bring maturity to SDN and become the industry standard for orchestration,...

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Verizon Completes 5G Spec

As part of its 5G Technology Forum, Verizon announced completion of its 5G radio specification. Ericsson, which is part of Verizon’s Technology Forum, said the specification provides guidelines to test and validate crucial 5G technical components. The development of the specification allows industry partners such as chipset vendors, network vendors, and mobile operators to develop interoperable solutions and contribute to pre-standard. Ericsson...

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Europe's 5G Manifesto

A "5G Manifesto" from key players in the telecom industry was submitted to EC Commissioner Oettinger with the aim of spurring deployment of 5G infrastructure in Europe. The 7-page manifesto provides recommendations for a common vision and a calendar for deployment of investments, standards and the synchronized introduction of services in Europe. It underlines the need for spectrum and improved regulatory conditions in terms of local installation...

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Ericsson Signs MoU with China's Inspur

Ericsson and Inspur Group, the leading supplier of data center equipment in China, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In cloud infrastructure, Ericsson and Inspur will test and verify the compatibility and/or performance of selected Ericsson software solutions related to areas such as Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), IoT, OSS/BSS and cloud on Inspur’s hardware platform, and evaluate joint proof-of-concept (PoC) opportunities. The...

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Mellanox Advances Remote Direct Memory Access over Ethernet

Mellanox Technologies released new software drivers for RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet). The new drivers simplify RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) deployments on Ethernet networks and enable high-end performance using RoCE, without requiring the network to be configured for lossless operation. “RoCE has built-in error recovery mechanisms and while a lossless network has never been a strict requirement, customers typically configure their...

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AT&T Business Fiber Expands Gigabit Reach

AT&T announced widened availability of its AT&T Business Fiber service across the United States.  The service supports symmetrical 1 Gbps Internet in major cities in AT&T Fiber Ready buildings. The company said it has expanded coverage over the past few years to reach over 1 million incremental business customer locations in the US. In just the San Francisco Bay Area, AT&T currently has over 1,600 multi-tenant office buildings...

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Netcracker Acquires CoralTree

Netcracker has acquired CoralTree Systems, a provider of converged solutions for European service providers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition includes CoralTree's technology solutions and highly skilled resources in systems integration, business operations support and other professional services. CoralTree’s solutions also include technology assets in video activation, BSS and OSS which complement Netcracker’s solution portfolio. Netcracker...

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Nokia and Samsung Expand Patent Cross License

Nokia and Samsung agreed to expand their patent cross license deal beyond the scope of the arbitration agreement between the two companies that was announced in February 2016. The new agreement expands access for each company to patented technologies of the other and reinforces Nokia's leadership in technologies for the programmable world. With this expansion, Nokia expects a positive impact to the net sales of Nokia Technologies starting from the...

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