Don Clarke
Principal Architect, Network Technologies
Hosting ETSI NFV in Mile High City
September 21, 2017 Virtualization
The global telecommunications industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation to software-based networking driven by the emergence of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Last week in...
Network and Service Management – The Missing Piece for NFV
January 12, 2017 Virtualization
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) enables telecommunications networks to be implemented in software running on high volume industry standard servers as outlined by network operators...
ETSI NFV Continues to Build Momentum
February 29, 2016 Networking, Networks, Virtualization
Last year I blogged about ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group (ETSI NFV) progress. The ETSI NFV body of work has become firmly established as...
5G — The Beginning of an Exhilarating Journey
December 2, 2015 Consumer, Technology, Wireless
“5G” is the next step for the evolution of wireless technology beyond “4G-LTE” with the 2018 and 2020 Olympics acting as powerful Incentives for...
A Hands-On Innovation Experience in Silicon Valley
June 30, 2015 Networking, News, Technology
When my boss informed me a few weeks ago that I had been selected to be a participant in an intensive four day “Innovation...
OPNFV Builds Momentum With First Code Release
June 4, 2015 Networks, Virtualization
Today sees the first OPNFV release known as ‘Arno’ (OPNFV releases are named after rivers) which OPNFV has been busily creating since the community...
NFV and SDN: Paving the Way to a Software-Based Networking Future
March 23, 2015 Networks, Strategy, Virtualization
When ONF Executive Director Dan Pitt invited me to contribute a blog post, it brought to mind our interaction in the summer of 2012...
ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group Publishes Second Release of Documents
January 14, 2015 Networks, Virtualization
In September, I blogged about the launch of the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) initiative, this week saw another significant event, the second release...
CableLabs Founding Member of Open Platform for Network Function Virtualization
September 30, 2014 Networks, News, Virtualization
Almost exactly two years after a group of 13 network operators launched Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) onto the world stage, there is now another...

