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ConteXtream Debuts Commercially-Available OpenDaylight-based, Carrier-Grade SDN Fabric for NFV

ConteXtream Debuts Commercially-Available OpenDaylight-based, Carrier-Grade SDN Fabric for NFV Image Credit: ConteXtream

ConteXtream, a leading provider of carrier-grade network virtualization solutions, this week launched ContexNet 4.0, a commercially-available OpenDaylight-based, carrier-grade software-defined networking (SDN) fabric for network functions virtualization (NFV). The ContexNet 4.0 aims to help carriers avoid commoditization of their products and develop new revenue streams by creating a more flexible and programmable network through a SDN/NFV model.

According to ConteXtream, ContexNet 4.0 takes advantage of OpenDaylight, OpenStack, OpenFlow and other industry standards to help carriers overcome deployment challenges and enables them to pursue new revenue opportunities. The open standards based platform integrates easily into existing infrastructure and provides the flexibility needed to quickly introduce and support new services, enabling service providers to offer more personalized, a la carte-style plans to consumers, such as video or music streaming, without straining the network as a whole, added ConteXtream.

Neela Jacques, Executive Director, OpenDaylight
ConteXtream has been a valuable member and an active contributor of the OpenDaylight community. They were also among the first companies to embed OpenDaylight code into a commercially shipped product. It will be exciting to watch how OpenDaylight continues to impact their solutions.

Nachman Shelef, CEO and Co-Founder, ConteXtream
Today’s wireless carriers are facing a tipping point. They need to innovate beyond their traditional service model or become the latest commodity industry. The cost of increased traffic without corresponding growth in ARPU has tightened profit margins for carriers, making it harder to continue building up the network to meet future needs and investing in R&D to identify and launch new services. ContexNet 4.0 allows service providers to optimize their network to meet traffic demands, control costs and introduce new services so they can open up new revenue streams.

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