Network functions virtualization is an architecture of network services -- usually Layer 4 through 7 -- deployed as software, often as virtual machines, and separated from the underlying hardware.

Microsoft is having a "Do'h!" moment, though not in the bumbling, Homer Simpson sense. Quite the opposite, actually. In a blog post, Microsoft announced its Windows Core Networking team is working on ...

Networking giants Ericsson and Cisco have announced working together on virtualising the core network of Vodafone Australia in an effort to replace its fixed functionality systems with virtualised ...

Verizon finally began moving commercial traffic to its cloud-native 5G standalone (SA) core network, which opens up the ability for the carrier to offer more flexible services. It also further fills ...