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ARM, Applied Micro and Netzyn Collaborate on New NFV Platform to Reduce Operator CostsARM (News - Alert), Applied Micro and server software developer Netzyn today announced a new virtual set-top box (vSTB) reference platform which utilizes network functions virtualization (NFV). The new vSTB platform runs on cloud servers powered by Applied Micro's X-Gene® Server on a Chip® solution, and offers the potential to reduce network operator CapEx and OpEx, as well as increase average revenue per user (ARPU). The upcoming demonstration at NFV World Congress is an expansion of Proof of Concept (PoC) #31 (STB Virtualization in Carrier Networks) as determined and accepted by the European Telecom Standards Institute's (ETSI (News - Alert)) NFV Industry Specification Group. "Pay-TV subscribers care about rich user interfaces (UIs) with responsive performance," said Karthik Ranjan, director of operator relations at ARM. "Migrating STB functionality from a standalone box to a remote server talking directly with your TV saves significant cost, energy and materials with no material impact on UI performance. vSTBs will enable operators to increase ARPU through enabling new services on the TV faster while reducing their overall OpEx by utilizing cloud computing and low-latency networks." Showcasing the flexibility of the ARM® ecosystem to run virtual network functions on a range of hardware platforms, the vSTB platform enables operators to:
In addition to Applied Micro, the demonstation is also available on a mobile SoC microserver platform based on a Samsung (News - Alert) Exynos 5422 SoC. Both demonstrations can be viewed at the ARM booth (#48). Technical specifications for the reference platforms can be found on the ARM Connected Community blog "The next evolution of the set-top box: migration to the cloud." Partner Quotes
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