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MEF published the first Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) standard defining SASE service attributes, a framework and common definitions, and a Zero Trust framework that together allow organizations to implement dynamic policy-based actions to secure network resources for faster decision making and implementation for enterprises. SASE Service Attributes and Service Framework Standard — This standard […]
The FCC approved Lumen’s sale of certain incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets in 20 states to Brightspeed. The deal has now received all final regulatory clearances needed to close. Brightspeed plans to make significant investments to build an expanded fiber optics network throughout the 20-state footprint. These plans include providing fiber facilities that are […]
MEF and TM Forum are aligning their efforts on open standard APIs to automate inter-provider services for digital transformation. Specifically, MEF’s inter-provider LSO Sonata APIs will be aligned with TM Forum’s APIs so as to prevent a forking of the standards. MEF LSO Sonata APIs enable automation of MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet services, with additional […]
Verizon’s 5G service will be live in 10 arenas by the end of the 2019-2020 season, including Talking Stick Resort Arena, Chase Center, Pepsi Center, and coming soon to Madison Square Garden. These arenas together host millions of basketball fans, hockey fans, and concert goers each year. Last month, Verizon launched its 5G service in […]
Verizon is rolling out enterprise-specific enhancements to its premier cloud calling solution – Virtual Communications Express (VCE). Verizon is delivering its VCE solution over its global VoIP service, and reinforced with hosted or premise based SD-WAN connectivity. The solution is also now available across Asia, Europe and the U.S. Verizon is also now offering VCE […]
CenturyLink announced a significant expansion of its inter-city multi-conduit infrastructure with plans to add 4.7 million miles of fiber in North America and parts of Europe. The first phase of this overbuild fiber network, completed in June, connects more than 50 major cities throughout the U.S. The expansion leveraged the multi-conduit infrastructure all ready in […]
The Optical Internetworking Forum’s Transport Application Programming Interface (T-API) 2.0 is market ready, following a six week, multi-vendor interoperability demonstration. The results of the interoperability test are reported in a new whitepaper published by the OIF. The multi-vendor demo led by four network operator labs included lab-deployed and cloud-deployed systems testing new dynamic behavior use […]
Level 3 Communications, which is in the process of being acquired by CenturyLink, announced it is expanding availability of its Metro 2.0 global Ethernet platform and software-defined networking (SDN) solutions to the Asia Pacific region, enabling enterprises to access its Ethernet platform at two points in each of Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore, for a […]
Colt Technology Services has selected Cisco for a system-wide 100 Gbps upgrade to its pan-European and Asian network. Colt’s current network infrastructure delivers connectivity to more than 680 data centers and more than 24,000 on-net buildings. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 series and the Cisco Aggregation Services Router […]
While sales of service provider routers continue to slow, sales of carrier Ethernet switches are trending sharply up, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. “The ‘SDN hesitation’ we first identified four quarters ago remains in effect, slowing router spending in the third quarter of 2014 as carriers remain cautious about investing in equipment […]
