Keys to Standing Out in a Crowded Field

The concepts of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) - often discussed generically as "virtualization" - have become embedded in the Telecom lexicon with a speed and pervasiveness that few disruptive network evolutions have enjoyed in the past. Yet, if the work from 2012 through now has been about establishing thought leadership and proving out the ability to support telecom-grade networking use cases, 2016 will be about getting initial deployments up and running and using virtualized networking platforms to enhance operator monetization goals.

In this webinar, Jason Marcheck (Service Director, Service Provider Infrastructure) will examine the recent developments in the SDN/NFV landscape with the goal of providing an update on how operator strategies have evolved during the past few years, and what is weighing most heavily in their decision making process.

Building on continuing research into the carrier SDN/NFV along with some recent survey research into network operator demands and buying presence, the webinar will take a multi-faceted view of the topic, considering both vendor and service provider perspectives.

Whether you network infrastructure vendor, an operator that has begun executing on an SDN/NFV deployment plan, or an operator still formulating a comprehensive SDN/NFV strategy please join us to learn how SDN/NFV solutions are maturing - and how to take advantage of it.

We are in the fourth year of ETSI NFV and the Communication Service Providers are still maintaining the clear objective of the network transformation; they are also considering with more attention the possible ROI because the NFV environments are still considered fragmented and not completely mature.

Network Transformation is not just limited to virtualization and orchestration of network functions, but also concerns the IP transport network and the access network. In particular, the market needs of the Enterprises' market segment are strongly contributing to accelerate the adoption process of SDN and mostly of SD-WAN.

Italtel, that is active with the implementation of NFV/SDN solutions from the very beginning, proposes an agile approach capable to reach important results in terms of cost reductions, operational efficiency and business agility without waiting for a complete standardization. Besides, our proposition is centered on the market impacts that are possible with the implementation of services responding to the needs of the end users (both consumer and business), changing the point of view respect to the propositions based mainly on the transformation of existing network functions to VNFs. At the same we demonstrate that an evolutionary approach based on SDN is possible also on the existing network.

In this webinar we'll provide some examples considering both the achieved results and the emerging game-changing solutions that Telcos and Enterprises have to take into account and exploit in the next future.