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SD-WAN and SD-Core: Understanding the Differences
When we talk with communications service providers (CSPs) about our SD-Core solution, one of the most common questions we get is, “Is this like SD-WAN?” The short answer is no, not at all, totally different. In fact, it would probably be quicker to list the things that SD-Core and SD-WAN have in common. They both start with “SD,” and… that’s about it.
Tools for a Digital Transformation
The difference between NFV, SDN and Orchestration We’re 5+ years into the digital transformation, but still see confusion around the difference between NFV, SDN and Orchestration. There is oodles of information available online to explain the difference between these...
End-to-End 5G-Ready: Application Placement and Heterogeneous Network Slicing
As an industry, we often get caught up in the new technologies which will enable the last mile of 5G. Approaching MWC, a show where the “new car smell” wafts from the halls, it’s important to remember what important to the foundations of 5G - the flexibility of a...
Coffee Chat: 4 Executives, 1 MWC, Lots of News
Sometimes the most interesting conversations happen over a coffee. With that in mind, we gave four Lumina executives a cup of coffee and one goal - explore what’s coming at MWC. With that in mind, our team hashed out a few important trends we expect to see and...
Service Automation for Heterogeneous Networks
Heading into a world of always-on and on-demand, service providers are rethinking their role in a 5G world. They need to meet expectations in an environment of declining revenues and antiquated architecture. Delivering a 5G service with existing architectures is...
Open-Source 101: Starting off Right – how to RFP an Open Source Project?
Last week we highlighted some lessons learned on starting open source projects in your organization. In support of providing a springboard for your dive into open source, we need to address another area where the industry often stumbles – the RFP process. Yes, you’re...
Open-Source 101: Where Should You Start?
So, you’ve decided to embrace open-source in your organization. You’re sold on the big-picture benefits of open software: Eliminating vendor lock-in. Tapping the innovation and problem-solving capacity of a broader community. Giving yourself the flexibility to adapt...
GSMA Taps Lumina as “GSMA 100” Global Innovator
Here at Lumina, we’ve been preaching the gospel of open-source, end-to-end network control for years. We believed that, as more service providers geared up for their 5G rollouts, they’d eventually reach the same conclusion: that 5G makes it essential to embrace a more...
Open Source 101: Tapping into the Value of Open Source?
In last week’s blog, we highlighted why the service provider community is looking to open source to solve some of their network challenges. This week, we’ll continue that conversation by addressing the value open source brings and how to approach open source projects....
Open Source 101: Why bother?
Not long ago, if you walked into a service provider organization and asked what people thought about open-source, you’d get a lot of blank stares. You might run across engineers playing around with open-source software in their spare time. But on the list of strategic...
