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Survey Results

Roz Roseboro, Senior Analyst

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How familiar are you with the OPNFV project?

28% 72% Very familiar Somewhat familiar

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

What type of company do you work for?

Fixed-line telecom network

• perator

14% Mobile operator with network assets 13% Converged operator (fixed and mobile network assets) 20% Virtual network operator (no network assets) 2% Cable network operator 7% Cloud services provider 4% Other network operator 3% Software vendor 16% Hardware vendor 13% Other vendor 6% Other 2%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

In which region are you located?

U.S. 67% Canada 5% Central/South America 2% Europe 13% Middle East 2% Africa 1% Asia Pacific (including Australia) 10%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

What is your main job function?

Corporate management 10% R&D technical strategy 25% Network planning 9% Engineering 20% Product/Service Management 14% Sales and marketing 14% Customer support 3% Software developer 2% Other 3%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

What is your company's annual revenue?

Less than $50 million 17% $50 million to $100 million 9% $100 million to $500 million 11% $500 million to $1 billion 7% $1 billion to $5 billion 17% More than $5 billion 39%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

Which of the following best describes your company's level of engagement with the OPNFV project?

It is actively involved and contributes directly to the project 31% It actively follows the project, but is not contributing yet 45% It does not currently follow the project, but that may change over time 20% It has no plans to follow or contribute to the project 4%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

Which of the following best describes your personal level of engagement with the OPNFV project?

I am actively involved and contribute directly to the project 13% I am actively following the project, but am not contributing yet 54% I am not currently following the project, but that may change over time 32% I have no plans to follow or engage with the project 1%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=218

How has your personal level of engagement with OPNFV changed over the past year?

Increased 69% Decreased 2% Stayed the same 29%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=140

What would motivate you to increase your personal level of engagement with OPNFV?

More operator support 16% More vendor support 17% More tangible output 17% More mature underlying technology 20% Better alignment of project scope with my company’s priorities 26% Nothing would motivate me to increase my level of engagement with OPNFV 2% Other 2%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

OPNFV aside, which of the following open source projects are you personally engaged in? (choose all that apply)

3% 4% 8% 10% 11% 12% 20% 21% 26% 28% 29% 54% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Other Ceph Open Contrail DPDK Open Data Plane ONOS KVM OpenvSwitch I'm not involved in any other open source projects OpenDaylight Linux OpenStack

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

At what stage is your company in the execution of its NFV strategy?

We have no NFV strategy planned at this point 10% We are now developing

• ur NFV strategy

34% We have an NFV strategy but have not started executing it yet 11% We are in the testing/proof

• f concept stage

regarding NFV 26% We are in production deployment with NFV 19%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

What is your company's current deployment of the following open source initiatives?

Already deploying now Now testing Plan to deploy in the future Unsure about deploying No plans to deploy OPNFV reference architecture 11% 22% 37% 26% 5% Open source SDN controller 15% 25% 39% 17% 4% OpenStack 23% 27% 32% 14% 4% OpenvSwitch 18% 16% 32% 26% 8% KVM 22% 21% 21% 26% 9% Containers 12% 21% 28% 28% 11%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=202-210

How important are the following projects to the success of OPNFV?

Very important Somewhat important Not important Don’t know OpenStack 68% 24% 1% 8% OpenvSwitch 47% 33% 5% 15% Carrier Grade Linux 42% 33% 10% 15% OpenDaylight 40% 39% 7% 14% KVM 37% 35% 10% 18% DPDK 28% 34% 13% 26% Open Data Plane 23% 38% 11% 27% ONOS 20% 43% 12% 25% Ceph 13% 42% 10% 36% Open Contrail 12% 35% 25% 29%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=200-213

How important are the following projects and organizations to the success of NFV?

Very important Somewhat important Not important Don’t know OPNFV 58% 32% 4% 7% OpenDaylight 42% 41% 7% 11% ONOS 20% 43% 13% 24% OpenNetworking Forum 34% 40% 14% 13% ETSI NFV ISG 45% 35% 9% 12% Linux Foundation 34% 48% 8% 10%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=206-213

Which of the following statements best matches your opinion of OPNFV?

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=211

20% 35% 37% 3% 3% 2% OPNFV will bring clarity to the vendors developing NFV solutions OPNFV will be critical for operators to achieve their NFV goals and bring value to the industry OPNFV will help other open source projects develop solutions appropriate for operators OPNFV is not addressing the issues that matter to my company OPNFV is over-reaching and may struggle to accomplish all of its stated goals OPNFV is an interesting science experiment that will have minimal impact on the industry

Which of the following benefits do you expect to see from OPNFV? (check all that apply)

37% 38% 39% 51% 62% 74% Increased understanding of underlying technologies Higher-quality products Reduced risk Accelerated adoption More rapid deployment of NFV Easier integration 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

Overall

Which of the following benefits do you expect to see from OPNFV? (check all that apply)

36% 38% 33% 47% 60% 69% 36% 35% 47% 56% 65% 83%

Increased understanding of underlying technologies Higher-quality products Reduced risk Accelerated adoption More rapid deployment of NFV Easier integration 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100% Vendors Service Providers

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By type

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

Please rate the importance of the following OPNFV activities

Very important Somewhat important Not important Performance testing/benchmarking 70% 27% 3% Systems integration/reference platform 69% 30% 1% Functional testing 63% 36% 1% Influence on upstream projects 37% 58% 5% Pharos test-bed labs 28% 67% 5%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=209-212

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: OPNFV will accelerate the adoption of NFV in the industry overall.

Strongly agree 37% Somewhat agree 49% Neither agree nor disagree 12% Somewhat disagree 2% Strongly disagree 0%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: OPNFV will accelerate the adoption of NFV in my company.

Strongly agree 20% Somewhat agree 45% Neither agree nor disagree 29% Somewhat disagree 5% Strongly disagree 1%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=213

What are the biggest barriers to accelerating NFV adoption at your company? (choose all that apply)

4% 24% 30% 32% 37% 38% 47% 55% Other Switching cost Lack of skill set to operate virtualized environment Security concerns Software stability Availability of commercial solutions Unclear ROI Integration of multi-vendor solutions 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=211

Overall

What are the biggest barriers to accelerating NFV adoption at your company? (choose all that apply)

4% 30% 34% 34% 40% 47% 47% 57% 6% 15% 23% 29% 34% 21% 48% 51%

Other Switching cost Lack of skill set to operate virtualized environment Security concerns Software stability Availability of commercial solutions Unclear ROI Integration of multi-vendor solutions 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Vendors Service Providers

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By type

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=211

What are the three most critical challenges facing the OPNFV project? (please choose three options)

2% 21% 29% 30% 32% 32% 33% 38% 43% Other Lack of resources with relevant skill set Lack of operator commitment Lack of buy-in across the vendor community Awareness of the project Concerns about open source technology Unclear strategy Industry perception of the project Managing competing company agendas 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=212

Overall

What are the three most critical challenges facing the OPNFV project? (please choose three options)

2% 17% 25% 29% 36% 34% 38% 37% 38% 3% 30% 35% 30% 26% 28% 24% 43% 49%

Other Lack of resources with relevant skill set Lack of operator commitment Lack of buy-in across the vendor community Awareness of the project Concerns about open source technology Unclear strategy Industry perception of the project Managing competing company agendas 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Vendors Service Providers

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By type

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=212

Please indicate how important it is for OPNFV to focus on the following technologies and activities.

Critical Important, but not critical Marginal Not important at all Containers 26% 55% 18% 1% Management/orchestration 61% 32% 7% 0.5% Security 75% 21% 4% 0% OSS/BSS integration 54% 37% 8% 2% Skills training 39% 49% 11% 2% VNF interoperability 54% 37% 9% 0.5%

Source: Heavy Reading survey, October 2015, n=207-211

Thank you!

roseboro@heavyreading.com

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