Panel Discussion - From Legacy to Virtual: First Steps Toward a Software Telco
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Panel Discussion - From Legacy to Virtual: First Steps Toward a Software Telco
Christos Kolias
Sr. Research Scientist
Orange
Dave Reekie
GM Open Source & Security/Interconnect
Metaswitch
Cassidy Shield
Vice President, Marketing Platforms Business Division
Alcatel-Lucent
Rich Tehrani (Moderator)
CEO
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For any carrier looking to make such a significant change to its infrastructure as the move from dedicated appliances to virtualized serverbased applications, the question is bound to be, “How do I begin designing a telco in a cloud environment?†This session address the questions every telco should ask when beginning its move to NFV, including which cloud environment is most appropriate, how to ensure interop with existing infrastructure, how will a fully virtualized telco impact power requirements, management, what tools are needed to manage NFV and cloud apps, and more.
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