Mobile Network Operators will focus on virtualizing the core network especially the mobile core, including the EPC systems and the IMS infrastructure, using the Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) to reduce their network CapEx and OpEx. SNS Research predicts that the MNOs will spend as much as $415 Million for mobile core virtualization in 2014 alone to cater for the explosion in the mobile traffic. Another key highlight includes the fact that the Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), which is a service provider led initiative aimed at virtualizing network components in a service provider network, are seing commercial-grade vendor solutions in the market place which will enable MNOs to start rolling out their virtualized networks.
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