Opera recently announced the availability of two new Network Function Virtualization (NFV) features - containers and cloud elasticity - to its Rocket data optimization platform. The solution is being trialed with a Tier-1 customer, said Opera.
With the addition of containers and cloud elasticity, Opera claims that its Rocket data optimization platform can automatically scale in or out in less than a second, ensuring mobile operators have the capacity they need when they need it.
According to Opera, container technology, with its shared Linux kernel resources, allows operators to pack many more Rocket Optimizer container instances on a host machine , which means efficient use of server hardware, power and an overall lower footprint. Additionally, each of these container instances can be instantiated, operational and performing its optimization, monetization, or analytics function in real time. 
Nitin Bhandari, SVP of Products at Opera
That means fewer server deployments and lower operating costs, while integrating seamlessly with NFV orchestrators using RESTful APIs.
