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Network Functions Virtualization Takes Flight for Evolved Packet Core With 142% Year-to-Year Growth Rate in 1Q18, According to Dell'Oro GroupREDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) takes flight for Evolved Packet Core (EPC) with 142% year-to-year growth rate in 1Q18. Ericsson ranked as the number one vendor. "NFV has been promoted for many years now and it appears 5G is the impetus to get the market moving for wireless service providers," according to David Bolan, Senior Analyst at Dell'Oro Group. "NFV Cloud-Native architecture is required by 5G for the core to deliver micro-services and mobile edge computing for low-latency services. Leading edge service providers are preparing their EPCs for 5G, especially since the 5G non-standalone networks will rely on them."
Additional highlights from the 1Q18 Wireless Packet Core Quarterly Report:
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