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Alan Weissberger Cloud Computing Networking Software Defined Network Technology

Assessment of Open Networking, Bare Metal Switches, White Boxes, and NFVi

The Vision and Reality of Open Networking: From 2012 to at least 2016, there was tremendous industry buzz about disaggregation of the network switch, transport equipment, and network appliances. Many industry “experts” and stock market analysts said that purpose-built hardware would be replaced by “open network” software running on commodity “white boxes” and “bare metal […]

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Viodi View – 03/28/16

With the first shipments of the Oculus Rift going out today, will we soon see a new world of content? How will virtual reality shake up the content distribution business, if at all? Will VR only have niche applications or will it become a new way of life, just like the smart phone has become an appendage for many […]

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IPv6 – Is There a Better Way?

Editor’s Note: Cyber threats, Internet of Things, privacy and Internet freedom are often front page news and are at the forefront of public consciousness. At the same time, IPv6, started almost 20 years ago and which promoters promise will address the aforementioned issues, began to gain traction in 2014 (e.g. Google IPv6 traffic doubling in […]

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Alan Weissberger Wireless

Will Outsourcing of Managed Services and Network Maintenance Make Telecoms More Competitive?

Introduction: Managed services and outsourcing of wireless and wireline network operations has become an emerging trend in the global telecom industry.  Here are a few examples: Last year, Embarq outsourced its Network Operation Centers (NOCs) to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). In a blockbuster deal announced a few months ago, Sprint announced it will pay Ericsson […]

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Viodi View – 07/01/2009

Summer is here and the living is easy; at least I think that is how the song goes. Actually, summer is here and somehow I missed spring cleaning. Loose ends seem to be everywhere; web sites that are almost updated and articles not quite finished. With all of the clutter, my mind becomes blurred with […]