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Mike Robuck
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posted in September 2016

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Verizon's Lonker Talks About New Cloud Virtualization Service
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9/30/2016   3 comments
Verizon's Victoria Lonker provides details about the launch of her company's Cloud Virtualization Service for enterprises.
CenturyLink’s Nowak: SD-WAN Chock Full of Surprises
Telco Transformation Video  
9/30/2016   Post a comment
CenturyLink's Eric Nowak talks about some of the surprise use cases for his company's recently launched SD-WAN service during Light Reading's NFV & Carrier SDN conference in Denver.
The Growing Pains of Open Source
Mike Robuck  
9/29/2016   59 comments
Open source communities are, in some ways, still finding their feet as the industry moves away from using single vendors.
Funny Feeling: Sept. Cartoon Caption Contest
Mike Robuck  
9/29/2016   119 comments
The TT cartoon caption contest rolls into September.
Telstra's Blackall on Network Virtualization
Mike Robuck  
9/28/2016   8 comments
At the OpenDaylight Summit in Seattle, Telstra's Blackall said network capacity will need to quadruple by 2020 to meet increasing demand.
Ecosystem Transformation: Readiness & Realities
Infographics  
9/28/2016   6 comments
While communication service providers face several large challenges in regards to creating their own digital ecosystems, the upside is too big to ignore for most of them.
Comment: marketing - Mike Robuck - 9/27/2016
Comment: 200 channels - Mike Robuck - 9/27/2016
AT&T's Rice: Industry Needs to Normalize VNFs
Mike Robuck  
9/27/2016   10 comments
VNFs need to be more like Legos and not unique snowflakes, according to Rice.
OpenDaylight Launches Trademark Program
Mike Robuck  
9/27/2016   5 comments
OpenDaylight also welcomed China Mobile as a new member.
A River Runs Through It: OPNFV Debuts Colorado Software Release
Mike Robuck  
9/26/2016   3 comments
OPNFV's third software release includes laying the groundwork for the industry's MANO layer.
Cloudy Forecast: Public Cloud Services Market
Infographics  
9/23/2016   9 comments
IT modernization is top driver of public cloud adoption, according to a recent report.
ONOS, OpenDaylight Update Open Source Platforms
Mike Robuck  
9/23/2016   3 comments
It was a busy week for open source groups as ONOS released the eighth version of its platform while OpenDaylight announced the availability of its fifth platform release.
Comment: Re: bandwidth - Mike Robuck - 9/22/2016
CenturyLink's Nowak: Lessons Learned From SD-WAN
Mike Robuck  
9/22/2016   9 comments
CenturyLink had a few surprises in regards to how its enterprise customers were using its SD-WAN offering.
Comment: a la carte - Mike Robuck - 9/22/2016
Comment: bandwidth - Mike Robuck - 9/22/2016
Comment: Re: about people - Mike Robuck - 9/22/2016
Report: CMOs Lead Digital Transformations
Mike Robuck  
9/21/2016   15 comments
A report said that CMOs, not CIOs or CTOs, are at the tip of the spear for digital transformations.
Comment: Sports - Mike Robuck - 9/21/2016
August Cartoon Caption Contest Winners
Mike Robuck  
9/19/2016   13 comments
We picked the winners, but everyone's a winner just by posting!
Comment: $$$ - Mike Robuck - 9/15/2016
Heavy Reading: More SPs Leaning Towards NFV First Strategy
Mike Robuck  
9/15/2016   8 comments
Both SDN and NFV will continue their growth spurts over the coming years, according to recent research by Heavy Reading.
Orange Takes AT&T's ECOMP on Test Drive
Mike Robuck  
9/15/2016   5 comments
France's Orange is the first service provider to test AT&T's ECOMP platform.
CenturyLink's Walker: Telcos Need to Hit Refresh
Mike Robuck  
9/14/2016   31 comments
Service providers of all stripes need better cooperation in order to better serve customers.
Comment: going strong - Mike Robuck - 9/14/2016
Level 3's Dugan: SDN/NFV Key to Enterprises' Digital Transformations
Mike Robuck  
9/14/2016   6 comments
Service providers can help enterprises solve their IT and infrastructure dilemmas through the use of SDN and NFV.
This Year's Model: Programmable Functional Disaggregation
Mike Robuck  
9/13/2016   6 comments
Network disaggregation is becoming a prime time player for service providers, but it's not for everyone.
Verizon Lights Up IoT Platform With Sensity Systems
Mike Robuck  
9/12/2016   8 comments
Verizon continues to build out its IoT stable with another acquisition.
Report Highlights SPs' Top SDN Use Cases
Mike Robuck  
9/9/2016   6 comments
A survey by IHS Markit says that 75% of the respondents have either already deployed SDN or will this year.
Comment: Re: Roadmap... - Mike Robuck - 9/9/2016
Comment: Re: Observations - Mike Robuck - 9/8/2016
Comment: VR - Mike Robuck - 9/7/2016
Seen & Heard: Huawei Overtakes 2nd Place in Service Provider Core Router Market
Mike Robuck  
9/7/2016   3 comments
Huawei overtook Juniper Networks for second place in a recent core router market report.
Comment: Re: VIdeo - Mike Robuck - 9/7/2016
Seen & Heard: Orange Seeks to Cure Digital Infobesity
Mike Robuck  
9/2/2016   42 comments
Orange has created the Digital Society Forum to examine the effects of digitalization on users' lives.


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