Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) Network Operator Perspectives on Industry Progress OBJECTIVES

The key objective for this white paper is to provide an update on progress since we published the first joint-operator white paper on Network Functions Virtualisation in October 2012 and initiated the Network Functions Industry Specification Group (NFV ISG) under the auspices of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). [1] This is a non-proprietary white paper authored by network operators who are participating in the NFV ISG. It has been produced independently of the NFV ISG; it is not an NFV ISG document and claims no endorsement by the NFV ISG. CONTRIBUTING ORGANISATIONS & AUTHOR