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Infonetics Survey: SDN and NFV Moving from Lab to Field Trials; Operators Name Top NFV Use CaseCAMPBELL, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2014 SDN and NFV Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, for which leading operators-representing 51% of worldwide telecom capex-were interviewed to determine the timing and priority of the many use cases for their software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) projects. ANALYST NOTE "This is the year that SDN and NFV move from the lab to field trials. Many carriers are in the process of moving from SDN/NFV proof-of-concept projects to working with vendors in the development and 'productization' of software that will become the basis for commercial deployments. I saw a lot of this software running in demos in vendor and operator stands at the recent Mobile World Congress, and it's easy to see it is much more real this year," notes Michael Howard, co-founder and principal analyst for carrier networks at Infonetics Research. Howard adds: "Over the coming months, a few operators will move to actual commercial deployments, mostly specific NFV use cases, but only a few. It won't be until 2015 that we'll see commercial deployments kick into motion, still most likely on a limited basis, as operators put one or two use cases to the test under real world conditions, in their live networks." SDN AND NFV STRATEGIES SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
NFV: THE NITTY GRITTY WEBINAR Join Infonetics Co-founder and Principal Analyst Michael Howard (News - Alert) May 8 for NFV: The Nitty Gritty, a live event looking at network functions virtualization (NFV) technologies and how carriers, cloud data centers, and enterprises can create their own field trials and deployments: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=753277&s=1&k=1CE0FA8C06CEB57C4E995F51AAE899D7 SDN AND NFV SURVEY SYNOPSIS Infonetics' 2014 35-page SDN and NFV survey is based on interviews with purchase-decision makers at 31 incumbent, competitive, independent wireless, and cable operators from EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Asia Pacific, and North America that have evaluatedSDN projects or plan to do so. Infonetics asked operators about their strategies and timing for SDN and NFV, including deployment drivers and barriers, target domains and use cases, and suppliers. The carriers participating in the study represent 51% of the world's telecom capex and 47% of revenue. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp. RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS
RECENT AND UPCOMING MARKET FORECAST REPORTS AND SURVEYS Download Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.
INFONETICS WEBINARS Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.
TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT: N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [email protected], +1 408-583-3335 N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [email protected], +1 408-583-3395 EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [email protected], +44 755-488-1623 Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp ABOUT INFONETICS Infonetics Research (News - Alert) (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.
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