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Internet connectivity has reached a new level of importance throughout the world and the global pandemic has only accelerated that. The focus on internet access should continue as the “work-from-home” model is being embraced by many companies and individuals continue to spend more time online for their shopping, entertainment, and educational needs. These factors are also causing broadband providers to …
Broadband access has become essential to our professional and personal lives. Most people now rely on the internet for much of their daily existence. Given this importance, the internet is being viewed as a fundamental human right. And governments and broadband providers around the world are investing money to ensure broadband access is available to all. Network Traffic Everyone knows …
Subscriber demand for bandwidth has been growing rapidly, and demand is expected to grow even faster in the future due to increasing numbers of connected devices, video streaming, and gaming. Of course, the global pandemic has taken bandwidth demand to a new level, with employees working from home and students learning from home. Increasing demand for bandwidth creates major opportunities …
With the number of internet connected devices increasing rapidly throughout the world, the scarcity of IPv4 addresses is becoming more problematic. The IPv4 shortage is particularly acute for international broadband providers, which have less access to IPv4 addresses. Although the 4.3 billion addresses supported by IPv4 seemed like a lot in 1983 (when IPv4 was created), it is woefully inadequate …
Tackling the lack of adequate broadband infrastructure in America, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect program has spent almost $1.3 billion to facilitate broadband deployment in areas of rural America that don’t currently have sufficient access to broadband. America is not alone in trying to provide broadband access to more of its citizens. Australia’s national broadband network (nbn) recently announced …
Network traffic has surged due to the global pandemic and with companies extending work-from-home arrangements indefinitely (and in some cases permanently), network traffic will probably never return to its former predictable levels. The need for network agility and the ability to make changes quickly is helping fuel the growth of network virtualization. A virtualized network is provisioned (and can be …
According to a recent report from Meticulous Research, “The network functions virtualization (NFV) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 34.9% from 2020 to 2027 to reach $122 billion by 2027.” This rapid growth is being fueled by the many benefits of NFV, including lower costs, increased flexibility, and greater scalability.These benefits are the same reasons why many broadband …
Marc Andreessen famously said “Software is eating the world.” Time has proven Andreessen to be prophetic. We can now say “Software is eating the network.” The Road to Software-Based Networks Network functions virtualization (NFV) is driving the transition to software-based networks. NFV virtualizes network services, such as routers and firewalls that have traditionally been run on proprietary hardware. Proprietary “closed …
The topic of network agility has been gaining momentum in the past few years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting work-from-home surge has put the importance of network agility into overdrive. Network Agility: A Definition The term “network agility” means different things to different people. In looking for a common denominator, network agility can be defined as the network’s …
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