Network function virtualization (NFV) enables telecom infrastructure to function more like cloud infrastructure, adapting dynamically to demand and scaling up and down as required. The result is greater versatility and flexibility with dramatically lower costs.
However, telecom operators need to tread carefully as they deploy NFV. Choosing different technology vendors to support every function, also known as a ‘best-of-breed’ approach, may dilute many of the cost benefits associated with NFV. This could happen because integrating multi-vendor solutions into the higher layer orchestration system can be expensive, time consuming, and technically challenging. An integrated or ‘best-of-suite’ approach, on the other hand, simplifies service delivery and reduces operating costs by up to 60%. It performs better and helps ensure highly responsive connectivity.
This ebook explores how an integrated NFV solution can support your 5G transition and share use cases from two telecom operators which chose the ‘best-of-suite’ path.