Although viewed by some as a complex and high-cost process, only accessible to operators with a large mass of customers, solutions to virtualize network functions are beginning to be applied in the world of small and medium ISPs and ICT service cooperatives.

In the last 15 years, Interlink, which was born in Rosario as an ISP, has been dedicating itself to designing networks and providing software solutions for other Internet providers. The company, which has 20 employees between Argentina, Brazil and Paris, joined the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to keep abreast of the latest advances in network virtualization. "Today the ground is being matched between large and small suppliers", as Mariano Malisani, its president, told Convergencialatina.

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ISPs and cooperatives take their first steps in virtualization

Although viewed by some as a complex and high-cost process, only accessible to operators with a large mass of customers, solutions to virtualize network functions are beginning to be applied in the world of small and medium ISPs and ICT service cooperatives.

MORE ANALYSIS

CNT Ecuador turns profitable, accelerates growth in 5G and fiber

Ronald Spina is General Manager of the National Telecommunications Corporation (Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CNT). He said the state-owned Ecuadorian operator’s turnaround was achieved while improving its EBITDA margin and accelerating the rollout of FTTH and 5G.

CABA frames AI within public policy for management and economic development

Telefónica’s two sides: growth in core markets, Latin America sales weigh on profit

GSMA M360 Latam and CLTD kick off in Mexico

The events will bring together telecom operator CEOs and heads of regulators from across the region. The discussion will focus on the challenges the digital ecosystem is facing to succeed at a time when operators’ business models are undergoing a profound transformation.

Liberty Latin America consolidated postpaid growth in the first quarter

The operator added 50,000 new lines across the countries in which it operates, with Costa Rica, Panama, and Jamaica standing out. It also recorded slight increases in RGUs in Costa Rica and Jamaica. Total revenues reached US$1.083 billion, in line with the same period a year earlier.

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