Fostering a Vibrant Ecosystem to Lead the Network Transformation of Tomorrow
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Intel® Network Builders
Open Source
End Users
OEMs/ TEMs
ISVs
SIs
Intel® Select Solutions
Visual Cloud
Network Edge
Network Core
Technical Enablement
Intel Network Builders program offers programs, content and resources dedicated to helping ecosystem partners leverage the service-enabling capabilities of Intel products, evaluate solutions against industry standard benchmarks and improve system performance and functionality.
Accelerating Network Transformation
Network transformation is being driven by a focus on open platforms, virtualized/containerized infrastructure and converged technologies.
This reinvention of network infrastructure brings a new development paradigm, which requires a team of expert partners that can provide guidance and meet each organization’s specific needs.
Intel Network Builders was created to work with ecosystem partners to accelerate their transformation to this new era. Partners can directly reach out for support and guidance on acceleration technologies that deliver system improvements in efficiency, performance, automation, security, resource management and more.
Learn MoreIntel® Technologies
Intel's portfolio of advanced products and technologies transform enterprise, service provider and data center networks, bringing advanced performance and intelligence to both the network core and the network edge. View all Intel Technologies.
Container Experience Kits
Intel has been working with partners and with open source communities to address barriers to commercial containers-networking adoption and to deliver consumable capabilities concerning configuration, manageability, performance, service-assurance, and resilience.
Intel Select Solutions for Network
Intel® Select Solutions for network transformation offer a faster and more efficient deployment path for verified, reliable infrastructure configurations that support virtual network enhancements.
Network Edge Ecosystem
Intel is guiding a broad community of partners toward the development and acceleration of edge centric network technologies and services. This mature ecosystem is rapidly delivering optimized workloads, software platforms, and emerging use cases that will meet future network edge demands.
Network Transformation Experience Kits
Network transformation takes many forms: open platforms, virtualized infrastructure, containers and cloud native practices—and often a mix of any of these.
NFV Service Assurance
Providing robust service assurance capabilities is critical in the network transformation to a software-defined and increasingly virtualized network environment. It is vital to monitor systems for utilization and malfunctions that could lead to service disruption.
Open Source
Open source organizations foster industry-wide collaboration and innovation on technologies that propel the industry forward. Intel is a leading contributor to a number of open source projects within the NFV and SDN area.
Open Standards
Open standards organizations foster industry-wide collaboration and innovation on standardizing technologies that propel the industry forward. Intel is a leading contributor to a number of open standard organizations working in the NFV and SDN area.
Visual Cloud Computing
Visual cloud computing consists of a set of capabilities for remotely consuming content and services that center around the efficient delivery of visual experiences, including media processing, media analytics, immersive media, cloud graphics and cloud gaming.
University
Intel® Network Builders University provides video training on Intel® technologies and industry trends and initiatives to equip ecosystem partners for advanced NFV deployments. This training resource is complimentary for all ecosystem partners.
16,000+ members are already learning for their professional development. Visit University!
Solutions
Solutions Catalog
The Solutions Catalog is a searchable database showcasing hundreds of products and solutions for your network infrastructure.
Find by Intel Technology and Platforms
- 1st gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor
- 1st gen Intel Xeon-D Scalable processor
- 2nd gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor
- 2nd gen Intel Xeon-D Scalable processor
- Accelerators
- Intel Atom Processor
- Intel FlexRAN
- Intel Omni-Path Fabrics
- Intel Optane Persistent Memory
- Intel Optane SSDs
- Intel Select Solution
- Intel Tofino and Tofino 2
Document Library
Access reference architectures, white papers, and solutions briefs to build and enhance your next-generation network infrastructure.
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Solution Briefs
90+
White Papers
15+
Application Notes
5+
Case Studies
Events
TECHNOLOGY vSUMMIT SERIES
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Join us for the Technology vSummit Series. The Intel® Network Builders Technology vSummit builds on the first vSummit shared in the summer of 2020. Topics discussed will dive deeper into some of the exciting technologies driving the continued transformation of the network highlighted in the first vSummit. Three main areas will be discussed: Network at the Edge, Virtualization of the RAN, and the continued need for strong Network Security. This topical series will be shared across 3-4 different sessions per vSummit in interactive Q&A sessions hosted by Telecom TV's Guy Daniels.
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Winners' Circle
The Intel® Network Builders Winners’ Circle is designed to align Intel with its ecosystem of partners who are accelerating network transformation using Intel technologies.
The program provides technical enablement through testing and benchmarking of solutions. Intel works with Winners’ Circle partners to create go-to-market assets and programs that strengthen end user relationships.
All Intel Network Builders ecosystem partners are invited to apply to the Winners’ Circle Program. Membership requirements are generally focused on alignment with industry’s transformational needs including optimizations, adoption of key industry initiatives and delivery of innovative solutions.
Learn MoreRegister Today!*Must be a Intel® Network Builders member to register, click here to sign up.
Intel® Network Builders Ecosystem Partners
The Intel® Network Builders ecosystem program accelerates network transformation by connecting all of the players that are driving new solutions to the market, including service providers, end users, infrastructure, software, and technology vendors.
The ecosystem offers members technical support, technology training, technology matchmaking, co-marketing opportunities and more. These programs help companies to optimally utilize Intel technologies in their solutions, and facilitate joint collaboration. The fast-growing ecosystem has more than 350 members.
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End User Members
Use the Intel® Network Builders end user portal to communicate your deployment requirements to the Intel Network Builders ecosystem and create connections that can lead to your next-generation network buildout.
The portal is a forum that allows communications service providers or enterprises to connect to specific Intel Network Builders ecosystem members that provide software defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and other telecommunications products or solutions.
Utilizing the End User Portal, enterprises and service providers can share deployment requirements with ecosystem members to start a collaboration that could lead to developing the right solution for a wide range of network applications.
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Build Your Solution
Innovating with Intel means access to technologies, know-how and partnerships that provide a market advantage. As an Intel Network Builders ecosystem partner, your solution can gain visibility with telecom, enterprise, and data center companies.
Intel Capital
Intel has a long record of working with, and growing, disruptive and innovative companies ranging from seed stage to firms looking for growth capital. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested $12.9 billion in 1,582 companies worldwide, and 692 portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired.
How to Join
Does your company utilize Intel technology and provide software-defined networking (SDN), or virtualized/containerized solutions for telecom, enterprise, and data center markets? You might be eligible to join the Intel Network Builders ecosystem. Learn more here about becoming a member.
Newsletter
For all your ecosystem news and industry trends, please subscribe to the Intel Network Builders newsletter. You'll get two emails each month with news about partners and technology developments, as well as the latest trends from the Intel Network Builders Social Hub.
Explore our Builders Programs
Through focused collaborations, Intel Builders members accelerate optimized solutions to market and deliver tools and documentation to speed solution deployments.
Intel® AI Builders
Learn how solution providers are using the Intel® AI portfolio to help customers extract deeper insights from their data.
Intel® Data Center Builders
Learn how a robust ecosystem of leading systems and software solutions partners are working together to drive the future of data center innovation.
Social Hub
Visit the Social Hub today to stay ahead of the latest network transformation news from Intel and partners across the Intel® Network Builders ecosystem.
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