Digitalk in the news - Tech Trade reports virtualisation strategy built on key partnerships

Digitalk’s recently announced partnership with Affirmed Networks has attracted media attention, particularly in the context of the shift towards fully virtualised networks. It’s a clear sign that virtualisation is gathering pace and emerging, not just as a credible alternative to physical deployments but as the key model for future service rollout.

It’s an approach we’ve embraced from the very beginning, as we saw the clear advantages it can bring to our partners. Mobile Cloud is based on virtualised technology that allows functions to be deployed in global data centres, providing a distributed MVNE as a Service platform but which also includes core network capabilities to enable MVNOs to capitalise on the ability to differentiate offers.

Industry publication Tech Trade reports on how virtualisation of core telecoms assets is now a reality, with more operators and vendors adopting the technology. In particular, it highlights how leading solution provider Affirmed Networks has taken a new and exciting approach. Rather than reinventing legacy solutions in a virtual environment, Affirmed Networks has built its offers from the ground up to be virtualised, which provides both performance and economic benefits to operators in comparison to physical solutions.

As Strategy Director Mark Ashdown noted, Affirmed shares our core belief in the power of virtualisation, which gives us the ability to deliver more effective services to our MVNO partners. It’s at the heart of our cloud platforms, which enable partners to access a complete global infrastructure base while minimising their entry costs. Read the full article for more insight on this profound global shift and what it means for the industry.

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/10/07/affirmed-ceo-hassan-beating-cisco-et-al-to-telecoms-cloud-future/