Most of you will recall that there has been a persistent goal to make OSS/BSS “event-driven”. Suppose we were to accept that was the right approach. Could we then apply some of the edge-computing and IoT principles of software structure and organization of work to the OSS/BSS? Let’s take a look at what would happen…
I mentioned in my blog yesterday that a network and addressing model was critical to edge computing and NFV. If that’s true, then could it also be true that having a virtual-network model was critical to vendor success in the NFV space? The VMware NFV 2.0 announcement may give us an opportunity to test that,…
It seems possible, based on the results of the MWC show, to speculate a bit on what infrastructure and service considerations are likely to arise out of the 5G specs. “Speculate” is the key word here; I’ve already noted that the show didn’t address the key realities of 5G, IoT, or much anything else. I…
If computing in general and carrier cloud in particular is going to become more edge-focused over time, then it’s time to ask just what infrastructure features will be favored by the move. Even today we see variations in server architecture and the balance of compute and I/O support needed. It is very likely that there…
The iconic MWC conference is now pretty much history. The big announcements have been made, the attendees have largely exhausted themselves (the exhibitors certainly have!), and it’s time to take stock and decide whether anything important was really said and shown. In terms of point announcements, it’s rare for something huge to come out at…
There should be no question that I am a big fan of edge computing, and so I’m happy that Equinix is pushing storage to the edge (according to one story yesterday) or that Vapor IO supports micro-data-centers at the wireless edge. I just wish we had more demand focus to explain our interest in the…
When you have an architecture that set the standard for NFV, what do you to for an encore? AT&T’s answer to that question is “Network 3.0 Indigo” or in short terms, just “Indigo”. It’s another of those huge concepts that’s difficult to describe or to understand, and its sheer scope is certain to create healthy…
In a blog last week, I mentioned the notion of an NFV infrastructure concept that I called a “modular infrastructure model”. It was a response to operators’ comments that they were most concerned about the possibility that the largest dollar investment in their future—carrier cloud—would end up creating a silo. They know how to avoid…
We had a couple of NFV announcements this week that mention onboarding or integration. Ericsson won a deal with Verizon that includes their providing services to integrate VNFs, and HPE announced an “onboarding factory” service that has the same basic goal. The announcements raise two questions. First, does this move the ball significantly with respect…
Operators have been fascinated by the public cloud opportunity, and new initiatives like that of Orange Business Services seem to promise that this fascination could be gaining some traction in the real world. But Verizon at the same time is clearly pulling back from its public cloud computing commitments. What’s really going on with operator…