siliconindia | | October 20194 Please Welcome 5G and the Cloud Native SolutionsThe broader definition of enterprise networking has always been about connectivity and providing the ability for different applications, servers, branches and campuses to communicate. We have come a long way from the era of networking that talked about 'dumb pipes' and was bound exclusively to physical hardware. A discussion on this date can never be complete without mentioning 5G. 5G, the next generation of cellular wireless, will be deployed by carriers of all sizes by the end of 2019. While 5G deployment is a service provider issue, how it helps to enable organizations with different use cases is an enterprise networking concern. With 5G, Edge Computing becomes a reality. The expanded bandwidth and lower power consumption used by 5G enables more edge of network deployments, whether it's for standalone Internet of Things (IoT) devices or for edge computing deployment. With an edge computing deployment, compute resources are remotely deployed and connected via 5G. In years past, Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) were all you can read about everywhere, but that has evolved in 2019 with the concept of Cloud Native Functions (CNFs). This new entrant has taken the world of enterprise networking with storm. With CNFs, networking concepts are encapsulated inside of cloud native technology approaches, namely containers and Kubernetes, in order to enable network functions.Arpit Joshipura, General Manager of Networking at The Linux Foundation, explained in a video interview with EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet saying, `What if we take the best of the telecom world, which is full automation and lots of functions, then take the best of cloud native and marry them together?'. The cover feature in this edition has answered the question. Affirmed Networks has revolutionized the world of Telecom by introducing Virtualization. Building their Cloud native solutions, this firm has shown new hope to the telecom operators struggling with scalability issues, when the world is beaming eyes for 5G.This edition, we bring several more promising companies who have the potential to innovate, invent and transform the modus operandi of enterprise networking at large.Do let us know what you think. Chitra MishraSpecial Editoreditor@siliconindia.comsiliconindia | | October 201933"I GUARANTEEJASMIN WALDMANN,one of the best international life coaches; combines Life Coaching, Fitness Training, Diet Coaching and Meditation to help you holistically in creating the lifeyou want to lead.CHANGE"CHANGEMELife Coach and Fitness Expert Jasmin Waldmann developed a unique program called "Change ME",along with her team ofhighly trained specialists,it is Now available in Indiafor corporates.JASMINC LMWALDMANNEDITATELANCEBMISHARPDH PPINESSSTRE GTHContact: JWLCC,Office@jasminwaldmann.com +919703497909www.jasminwaldmann.comEditorialsiliconindia Vol 08 · Issue 3 - 5 · October 10, 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Special Editor Chitra Mishra Editorial Team Ananth.V Imelda Tarzarina John Roshan Anto Srrayvinya OLM Sophia Rohtagi Sujith Vasudevan Trisha Pragya VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Mohana Krishnan Siva Sankar Group Art DirectorAshok KumarNoida Ashu Sethi Garima AnandCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Anupreethi Danila Sambit Satpathy Shashi Ranjan Tapas Ranjan Mallick
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