If you want to learn more about how virtual routers, or vRouters, will be used to meet the demands of 5G transport and other next-gen services, check out the on-demand recording of the webinar, “Virtual Routers for Flexible, Future-Proof 5G Transport.” Click here to listen to the free recorded session, and you’ll also be able to download the presentations, a special market report by IHS Markit Executive Director Heidi Adams, and a number of other resources on this topic.
The 60-minute webinar, co-sponsored by Fujitsu, first aired on December 10, 2019, and was hosted by IHS Markit, the London-based data and information services firm. Allen Tatara, Senior Manager at IHS Markit, served as moderator. A Q&A session followed the presentations.
Presenters included: Joseph Mocerino, Principal Solutions Architect, Optical Networking, Fujitsu Network Communications; Heidi Adams, Executive Director, Network Infrastructure Research, IHS Markit; and Hugh Kelly, Vice President of Marketing, Volta Networks.
The global audience included network operators, service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprise end users. The presentations and Q&A covered a number of topics, including:
- The market trends driving IP network evolution;
- An introduction to virtualized routing architectures and virtual routers;
- The strategies for supporting the delivery of network slices for 5G services;
- The challenges facing this network evolution; and
- Several use cases and deployment examples.
5G will bring the promise of ultra-broadband speeds, ultra-reliable low-latency services, and the ability to massively scale communications for a wide range of devices and next-gen applications like Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities, telemedicine, and connected cars. But these services will also place new demands on the underlying IP transport infrastructure impacting how we will design our networks in the future.
In particular, the way routing is delivered into the network must evolve. In response, the implementation of new solutions – such as cloud-native virtualized routers – are emerging to enable higher-capacity, more flexible, and less costly IP networks. In fact, a recent survey by IHS Markit revealed that 95% of service providers had plans to virtualize at least one or more of their network functions or applications. All these topics and more are covered in the webinar, so don’t miss this opportunity to learn about how cloud-native virtualized routers will play a leading role in meeting 5G transport requirements. Click here to listen to the free recorded session and download additional market insights on these emerging topics.
