NFV Reality
My past two blogs have been about NFV vendor challenges. From the xSP side, I continue to see what I’ll call extreme interest in our NFV plans. The xSPs want to deploy NFV for the reasons the...
View ArticleSome Guiding Principles Are in Order for NFV
By Tom Schroer – Dialogic, Inc. The momentum around Network Functions Virtualization or NFV is building. While still in its early stages, it promises to be a disruptive influence to the way service...
View ArticleIVR, You Ready for the Future?
When smartphones began to replace traditional mobile phones, some felt it signaled the end of voice-driven communications. Among the early casualties expected were interactive voice response (IVR)...
View ArticleDiameter Signaling Controller (DSC) ≠ Diameter Routing Agent (DRA)
Many people in our industry confuse a Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) with a Diameter Routing Agent (DRA). While a DRA was the first and most publicized function of a DSC, and an important one at...
View ArticleNFV and Burgers – A Lunch Discussion
Having spent most of the last few years focused on the enterprise side of the Unified Communications market, it was time to get caught up on the developments that the communications service providers...
View ArticleThe WebRTC Codec Conundrum
As someone who has spent most of his career in the Voice over IP industry, I’ve come to recognize the seasonable resurgence of the issues centered on voice and video codecs. Like the cicadas that...
View ArticleIMS and VoIP Infrastructure Continue Growth
By Jim Machi – Dialogic, Inc. I’ve written from time to time (many times), about how both the IMS, and VoIP infrastructure markets continue to grow. The IMS market is growing because of LTE. VoLTE, and...
View ArticleNFV Interview
NFV is an important topic for Dialogic. Dialogic has had software infrastructure products for some time in the media processing area, even before I ever heard of the term NFV. Software-based media...
View ArticleITEXPO West Forecasts a Bright Outlook for Clouds
By Jim McLaughlin – Dialogic, Inc. I’ve just returned from the ITEXPO west conference, held in sunny Anaheim California, where Dialogic hosted an exhibitor booth, and also participated in three dynamic...
View ArticleNFV and Open Source Explored at ITExpo
By Alan Percy – Dialogic, Inc. Alan Percy at the panel discussion Open Source in the Service Provider Network at ITEXPO Network Function Virtualization (NFV) got plenty of attention this last week at...
View ArticleNFV is About to Turn Three
There was a lot of buzz around the state of NFV at the SDN and OpenFlow World Congress held in Dusseldorf recently. Both operators and vendors had a lot to say about NFV, but one thing was certain –...
View ArticleServices and Applications are the Jewels of NFV
As readers of this blog know, I have been travelling to conferences to attend, speak, and have in-depth discussions. One item I am talking about, and asking about, and interfacing with people about is...
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