Accurate and traceable time stamps have become a financial trading imperative to protect investors and adhere to regulatory requirements. Who made what trade? When? Did it complete as intended? All simple questions. Read why ensuring accuracy of this information has become a complex business. Timing and synchronization have become top concerns for finance IT managers. […]
The undeniable efficiency, speed and near-term cost savings associated with moving 5G virtual network functions (VNFs) to the cloud makes it a potential path operators must explore. Learn why this approach is not without risks and which testing practices help overcome these challenges. For starters, it’s completely unproven. As we covered in a previous post, […]
Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is being adopted by service providers and equipment manufacturers to reduce infrastructure deployment costs and to lower the barrier of integrating innovative product developments. Read about the advantages and challenges emerging in that process, and how testing helps speed up O-RAN deployment. In O-RAN, the distributed unit (DU) is connected […]
Timing synchronization within and across datacenters is the lynchpin of 5G data integrity. Operators need to ensure the time difference between any two datacenter servers is accurate within 100 microseconds. Read about ways of avoiding inaccurate timestamps and meet regulatory requirements. We previously explored why this has been so difficult for datacenter operators, especially in comparison to […]
Synchronization testing of servers in a lab environment will not necessarily reflect the actual results in the field. Read why verifying synchronization in the live, working network is the only way to assure timing accuracy and performance. Obstacles to achieving 5G’s promised performance lurk around every corner. Let’s face it, distributed and disaggregated architectures that […]
Pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation are complex processes that require comprehensive testing to accelerate delivery, achieve efficiency and promote significant cost savings. Read why we are engaging key stakeholders to make end-to-end silicon testing, support, and services a vital necessity. 800G is becoming a reality. While broad adoption is still on the horizon, meeting time-to-market […]
Secure Access Secure Edge (SASE) represents an evolutionary step for SD-WAN vendors to enhance SD-WAN security in the multi-cloud environment. Learn why a comprehensive test and validation strategy is essential to manage SD-WAN security effectively. SD-WANs are commonly virtualized and rely heavily on the public Internet, along with a range of private WAN connections. Managing […]
Learn about timing and synchronization considerations for 5G Open RAN Networks to deliver the full range of enhanced capabilities available with 5G New Radio. It is impossible to ignore the current waves in the telecoms industry caused by the emergence of Open RAN. An ever-increasing number of major telecoms operators and vendors are moving to […]
Known to some as “The Wild West of SD-WAN,” we have identified a set of best practices to tame the complexity of SD-WAN. Learn the essentials of managing SD-WAN complexity with a comprehensive test and validation strategy. Because of its policy-based forwarding, inherent security and centralized management, SD-WAN (software-defined wide-area network) is viewed by many […]
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 […]
