TelcosurveyonNFV-IPlatformEXCERPT

Conductedonbehalfof

RozRoseboro,SeniorAnalyst

NFV-IProcurementStrategyWe will buy pre-tested and validated solutions (NFVI +

VNFs + MANO + Integration Services)

16%

We will procure best-of-breed components for

NFVI, MANO and each NFV use case (VNFs) and use a

third-party systems integrator

34%

We will procure best-of-breed components for

NFVI, MANO and each NFV use case (VNFs) and do the integration ourselves

34%

We have not decided on our procurement strategy

16%

Source:HeavyReadingServiceProviderSurvey,October2016,n=120

ImportanceofNFV-IPlatformAttributes

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Reliability

Security

Availability

Performance

Near-zero time failure recovery

Manageability

Critical

Very important

Somewhat important

Marginal

Source:HeavyReadingServiceProviderSurvey,October2016,n=120

Thankyou!

RozRosebororoseboro@heavyreading.com