02/02/20 ~ Converge! Network Digest

Sunday, February 2, 2020

2020 State of NFV: NFV Transformation to Cloud Native

Sunday, February 02, 2020 NFV, Nokia, Video

State of NFV Resource Site and Report: https://ngi.how/nfv-20 NFV is expanding into the radio access with CloudRAN becoming a technology that is pervasive. Sandro Tavares, Global Head of Mobile Networks Marketing at Nokia, talks about how we’re starting to execute on the NFV transformation to cloud native infrastructure and enable the networks of the future. https://youtu.be/PN2sMU-8...

Orange picks Nokia and Ericsson for 5G in mainland France

Sunday, February 02, 2020 5G, Ericsson, France, Nokia, Orange

Orange officially named Nokia and Ericsson as its vendors for 5G in mainland France. The companies will provide a package of products and services that will enable the deployment of 5G across the country. The agreement includes antennas and associated professional services. Financial terms were not disclosed. The decision follows pressure from the U.S. government and contentious debate over the security of the critical infrastructure. Orange had...

GSMA updates statement on Coronavirus and MWC20

Sunday, February 02, 2020 #MWC20

The GSMA confirmed that the upcoming MWC Barcelona event, 24-27 February 2020, will proceed as planned, across all venues at Fira Gran Via, Fira Montjuïc and La Farga L’Hospitalet The statement following the World Health Organization's decision that the Coronavirus outbreak now meets the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The GSMA said it is continuing to monitor and assess the potential impact of the Coronavirus...

Dell'Oro: Broadband access equipment sales may have peaked

Sunday, February 02, 2020 Dell'Oro, Research'

Sales of cable broadband access equipment will decrease with a 2 percent CAGR from 2019 to 2024, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The virtualization of network infrastructure, which is already playing out in the cable market, will extend to other equipment areas, thereby reducing traditional hardware revenue. Some highlights from the Broadband Access 5-Year Forecast Report: Virtual CMTS/CCAP revenue will grow from $90 Million...

Telia deploys SD-WAN in Norway with Nokia

Sunday, February 02, 2020 Nokia, Norway, Nuage, SD-WAN, Telia

Telia is partnering with Nokia’s Nuage Networks to launch SD-WAN services in Norway. Telia has a global common SD-WAN platform deployed on three continents that is based on Nokia Nuag. "We are happy to announce the start of the new generation datacom services in the enterprise market," says Jon Christian Hillestad, Head of Enterprise in Telia Norway. "This solution represents a whole new way of producing datacom services, that gives opportunities...

Pakistan Telecommunication upgrades backbone to 200G with Nokia

Sunday, February 02, 2020 Nokia, Optical, Pakistan, photonic

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) upgraded its 100G optical transport network to 200G using Nokia's 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS). The capacity expansion has been carried out in the major cities of Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Overview of the solution deployed: Nokia 1830 PSS By using PTCL’s extensive fiber footprint, Nokia DWDM provides multipath redundancy against multiple fiber cuts hence ensuring higher network...

Western Digital begins BiCS5 3D NAND production

Sunday, February 02, 2020 Western Digital

Western Digital commenced initial production of its fifth-generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS5, in a 512-gigabit (Gb) chip. BiCS5 is Western Digital’s highest density and most advanced 3D NAND technology to date. Second-generation multi-tier memory hole technology, improved engineering processes and other 3D NAND cell enhancements significantly increase cell array density horizontally across the wafer. These “lateral scaling” advancements in combination...

Telefónica forms new chief digital consumer office

Sunday, February 02, 2020 Telefonica

Telefónica has formed a new Chief Digital Consumer Office (CDCO) to be led by Chema Alonso, who until now was responsible for Telefónica's data strategy and cognitive intelligence project. The unit's main objectives will be to transform and accelerate product and services sales processes and customer relations by making them more digital, faster and simpler. The unit will also be responsible for driving innovation at all levels within the compa...