Why OpenStack is generally used for NFV
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an initiative of open source cloud infrastructure communities to speed up the innovation in carrier grade network solutions such as session border control, load balancers, firewalls, intrusion detection devices and WAN accelerators. . We see our customers apply these software defined networking solution often on an OpenStack platform. Why do […]
6 Reasons why telecom providers migrate from proprietary to open solutions.
Building an open source telecommunications infrastructure is highly attractive to telecommunication enterprises. Both for operators in low ARPU markets where cost reduction is imperative, as for telco’s aiming to gain more control over their ability to innovate and differentiate. In the last couple of years we have seen a huge migration by telecommunications providers […]
Virtual Open Infrastructure Summit
Join us October 19-23, 2020 As you all know, OpenStack is one of the largest open source projects in the world. The community has over 100.000 active contributors from 180 countries. And although there are many ways to communicate with each other, under normal circumstances there is no better way than to meet face to […]
Software support versus infrastructure support
With all open infrastructure components; whether it’s Ceph, OKD, Cumulus, Kubernetes, or OpenStack, I often get questions about the difference between software support and infrastructure support. ‘In what way and at what level am I able to support my open source infrastructure?’ ‘Can I support my open source infrastructure with software support only, or do […]
So, why Open Source MANO?
One of the projects Fairbanks is working on at this moment, is implementing Open Source Management and Orchestration (MANO) to the OpenStack platform of one of our customers. Although this customer is a service provider, we see a lot of attention from the (tele)communication service provider (CSP) market building up around MANO. As it allows […]
OpenStack is alive and in motion
Not so long ago, someone said he felt OpenStack had lost its relevance. Although I hear this from time to time, it always takes me by surprise. Because OpenStack is more alive than ever, moving forward with the forthcoming 20th release of OpenStack: Train. But how can you tell OpenStack is more alive than ever?! […]
