Why virtualization was top of the agenda for platform operators at IBC

With service providers starting to virtualize backoffice and headend functions, like nc+ with its converged, virtualized video processing platform for multiscreen TV, it is clear that the operations revolution that Cisco has been predicting has arrived. Ken Morse, CTO & VP, Video Software & Solutions at Cisco, explains the impact that virtualization (including of set-top box and UEX intelligence) and ‘as a service’ cloud-based solutions are having on time-to-market and agility, and why virtualization and orchestration were the first things platform operators wanted to talk about with Cisco at IBC this year.