VMware Joins OPEN-O NFV Open Source Project

VMware has joined the likes of China Mobile, China Telecom, Ericsson, ZTE and Intel as a premier member of the OPEN-O Project.

Hosted by The Linux Foundation, the OPEN-O open source project enables leading telecommunications, cable and cloud operators end-to-end service orchestration over network functions virtualization (NFV) infrastructure, along with software-defined networks (SDN) and legacy networks.

As a Platinum member, VMware said it will participate in both the governing board, along with the technical steering and marketing committees to help drive the continued wave of innovation in open, standards-based orchestration.

Today there are more than 400 CSPs and Telcos globally, many of which are looking to accelerate innovation and launch new services faster, easier and with less expense. CSPs and Telcos are looking to combine network, cloud, mobility and IT architectures into a converged platform for network services and applications with Over-The-Top agility and industry-standard economics. OPEN-O enables operators to significantly improve service agility and velocity to increase revenues, while simultaneously reducing overall costs for greater profitability. Several of the world's largest operators including China Mobile, China Telecom and Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) are participating in OPEN-O, joining many open networking innovators including VMware.