


The operator also issued CAPEX guidance, setting a target of 15% of revenue going forward. Very interestingly indeed, Donovan suggests that their transition to SDN is also a transition to open-source software - the 75% SDN by 2020 target goes with another target of 50% open-source by the same time. For example, the cycle time to set up a new managed Ethernet link under their Network on Demand product is down 95%, to an average of 3 days for customers where no wiring work was needed and, perhaps even more impressively, down 82% to 15 days for customers where the carrier needed to pull fibre. John Donovan, AT&T’s technology chief, says their SDN transition is already paying off. Security & Privacy: Oracle CSO gaffe P2P networks as a weapon dodgy cars fixing StagefrightĪT&T: SDN is paying off already via faster sales cycles, CAPEX savings.Content 2.0: Apple TV on hold over price DTAG ditches exclusive content BT ups sport pricing.Global Carriers: Three Indian prospects for Nokia Niel’s MyRepublic hits Australia SingTel Q2 Telstra FY15.European Carriers: Orange.es ups prices OFCOM OKs BT-EE on one condition.Smartphone Roundup: HTC “worth less than its cash” Lenovo struggles in Q2 new Samsung flip phone!.Valley Roundup: Let me Alphabet that for you Skype for Business for iOS hedgies flee Alibaba, Baidu.Cloud & SDN: Cisco Q2 Rift.io how Google SDN works Rackspace’s AWS as a service robot opens data centre.US Carriers: Son tried to sell Sprint to Comcast Bell launches tri-band VZ tests 10Gbps.AT&T: AT&T: SDN is paying off already as CAPEX drops.
