Light Reading Gets to the Bottom of SDN's Role in Next Generation Telecommunications Networks

NEW YORK, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitch Wagner, West Coast Bureau Chief of Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the market-leading online community for the global communications sector, published the story "The Three Faces of SDN," which summarizes the role of Software Defined Networking (SDN) in next-generation telecommunications networks.

As SDN becomes more popular, vendors wrestle to promote visions of the technology that put their own products in the best light. In his own irreverent style, Wagner separated the vendors into three distinct buckets: Pure Players, the loosey-goosey school, and the zombie army of the White Walkers (inspired by the TV series Game of Thrones).

Wagner analyzes the technology and business issues associated with SDN. He discusses the vision of SDN, the goals of vendors, and the perception of carriers. He touches upon software and hardware changes and the combination of SDN and NFV.  Wagner predicts that the industry will begin to see niches where SDN is valuable, but that the technology has a long way to go before it becomes mainstream.

The story provides a whirlwind overview of the SDN strategies of more than a dozen companies, including Big Switch Networks, Pica8, Cumulus Networks, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Brocade Communications Systems, VMware, PlumGRID, Midokura, Google, Amazon, CenturyLink, and Verizon Communications.

To read the complete story and engage with the Light Reading community, visit The Three Faces of SDN

About Light Reading

Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for telecom analysis for more than 350,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading produces targeted communications events and focused one-day conferences each year for cable, mobile, and wireline executives across five continents.

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