Virtualization key to connected world

Taking a step back from the technical minutia around SDN and NFV, Amol Phadke, Global Lead Network Virtualization, Accenture, reminded the morning keynote audience at Broadband World Forum what NFV and SDN is really all about: connectivity.
“For every person on the planet, we’ll have five to 10 devices per human being by the end of next year,” said Phadke. “But it doesn’t stop there. 80% of humanity is going to be connected by some network in the next couple of year