AT&T boosts in-house virtualization competence with Vyatta acquisition

Giant US operator AT&T has continued its quest for self-reliance in the virtualization era with the acquisition of Vyatta Software from Brocade.
The two things AT&T seems to covet most within Vyatta are its SD-WAN and white box capabilities, with both being components SDN. It will also acquire the Vyatta network operating system, which includes some existing virtualized network functions and, it seems, some tools to help make new ones.
This acquisition is symptomatic of AT&T’s