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NEC Taps HP OpenNFV Platform to Offer Pre-Validated VNFs to CSPs

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HP and NEC, today announced a partnership that will see both companies collaborating to accelerate communications service provider (CSP) adoption of network functions virtualization (NFV) technology. The partnership will see NEC offering its virtual network functions on the HP OpenNFV Platform, including the HP Helion OpenStack® Carrier Grade, providing a pre-validated solution to CSPs. 

According to a joint statement from both companies, pre-validation will include proof-of-concept testing to verify proper integration of NEC’s virtual network functions with HP's virtualization infrastructure products, and compliance with the ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group (ETSI NFV ISG) Standard. 

In addition, both companies plan to develop a joint NFV reference platform to demonstrate NEC virtual network functions and management software on HP OpenNFV infrastructure in OpenStack and Linux KVM environments.

Atsuo Kawamura, senior vice president, NEC Corporation
NFV technologies enable flexible, scalable, and operationally efficient service deployment that will transform conventional network operations. NEC has a track record of expertise in commercially delivering SDN/NFV solutions for mobile and fixed networks. This collaboration with HP will help us further strengthen our NFV solutions portfolio to help CSPs bring new innovative services to market more quickly and efficiently.

Werner Schaefer, vice president, Network Functions Virtualization, HP
CSPs are looking for ways to easily implement NFV technology. Our collaboration with NEC is intended to create more open environments for customers, meeting their desire for faster deployment at a lower cost, continuing our commitment to enabling increased adoption of NFV technology.

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