Comcast Cable the largest cable provider in the US, has joined the Opendaylight project, a community-led and industry-supported open source platform to advance Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Comcast which offers video, high-speed Internet and phone services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings. The carrier is embracing SDN as part of its long-term network vision and has been contributing to OpenDaylight with its partner CableLabs in a project called PacketCable PCMM.
Apart from Comcast Cable, the Chinese computer giant, Lenovo has also joined the project to support the development of an open, common SDN and NFV platform to enable network automation and programmability.
Neela Jacques, Executive Director, OpenDaylight
We're seeing more end users starting to adopt OpenDaylight and participate in its development as the community sharpens its focus on stability, scalability, security and performance. Comcast has been testing ODL and working with our community since launch and the team at Lenovo were heavily involved in ODL's foundation through their roots at IBM. Our members see the long-term value of creating a rich ecosystem around open systems and OpenDaylight.
Rakesh Puri, Executive Director, Network Applications & Systems, Comcast
With an ever-growing number of endpoints to manage, evolving our SDN and NFV capabilities becomes increasingly important. We've actively participated in OpenDaylight since the beginning and have seen both the codebase and ecosystem continue to mature in ways that are trending positively for service providers.
