VIAVI Solutions today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Barry Johnson, Vice President, Global Channels, to its 2021 list of Channel Chiefs. The prestigious CRN Channel Chiefs list, released annually, recognizes leading IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate outstanding leadership, influence, innovation, and growth. Barry was chosen as a […]
Telcos and hyperscalers join forces to tackle connectivity 5G is here, and with it the promise of a range of new use cases that rely on ultra-low latency and ultra-reliable networks. In order to be able deliver on these performance requirements, networks are pushing processing power closer to the end users, to the edge of […]
During the installation of a wireless network, antenna alignment counts. As mobile operators plan coverage objectives, it is critically important that antenna alignment is accurately implemented during cell site installation. Otherwise, it may result in coverage gaps, network performance degradation, and loss of revenue. It is equally important that installers are equipped with an effective […]
Ethernet business services including cell site backhaul, internet access, and all the flavors of virtual private networks are among the most profitable and fastest growing services at many communications service providers. The best operations teams take great care to ensure business services are high quality on delivery to eliminate costly customer disputes. Here’s a list […]
Take the complexity out of network and cloud validation to drive innovation and accelerate next-generation technology deployments. Learn how the new AION unified delivery platform is providing ultimate flexibility, improved deployment and provisioning to help validate next-generation network and Cloud infrastructure, applications and services. It is crucial for your network to be always-on. Your transformation […]
Data centers are facilities that store and distribute the data we find on the internet. With more than 100 billion web pages, as well as a growing amount of high bandwidth video, it’s easy to understand why giant warehouse-sized data centers have hundreds of thousands of servers, switches, and storage and up to a million […]
While it’s clear that independent testing doesn’t always mean clear and fair results, there’s growing support around the NetSecOPEN security testing model. There is a lot at stake in the performance and security of network devices, and that is why testing has been always been carried out by independent, third-party organizations. But as we’ve all seen, […]
O-RAN testing at Plugfest 2020 EANTC and VIAVI Solutions took part in the Joint European O-RAN and TIP Plugfest 2020, part of the second global O-RAN ALLIANCE plugfest, where we together demonstrated automated end-to-end (E2E) O-RAN tests at the Open Test and Integration Center (OTIC) lab. This included testing multi-vendor pairings. EANTC and VIAVI joined the plugfest […]
The new 5G technology will considerably improve a large number of services and accelerates the digital transformation of an industry. With massive and low-latency connectivity, 5G can revolutionize the robotics industry, especially when it is combined with MEC (Mobile or Multi-access Edge Compute). In this article, we will explain why 5G is paramount to the […]
The last question you want to hear after a fire in your building is, ‘We have a backup …. right?’ Similarly, the last question you want to hear after a supply-chain attack, like the recent Sunburst catastrophe, is ‘We have what we need to determine if we were breached…right?” Remediation for this type of event […]